@Dazercat I’m still here!! Still sober!! I’ve just been working a ton trying to stay busy. I’ve had a few rough days but I’m still going. I’m 15 days in.
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Good job getting through the rough days!
Hey thanks Jess, I’m doing good. I did relapse on alcohol, but still clean from cocaine. Not gonna make any excuses I’m not mad at myself, and when I relapsed I didn’t get drunk and honestly me and the girls had fun we were dancing and singing, but I saw what the devil was trying to do, make me thing alcohol was gonna make me fun and happy. I only drank the one day and still felt shitty the next, wasn’t worth it and I learn something new Everytime. The girls birthdays just came, and I took them to Walmart and let them pick out a bunch of toys, I’m still doing tattoos, alot of haters in my home town but then I have some ppl who really like my work. I still know if I don’t stay sober my tattoo life won’t last long, just in that night of drinking even tho we had fun I could feel all the foggyness and moral compass was off so yeah gonna keep pushing forward, when I did relapse i let my mother know it was happening and gave her my money so I wouldn’t buy any drugs, I still let her hold onto my money so that I don’t buy any drugs at all. So yeah back on day 4 anyways
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Dude I’m so proud of you for growing through these relapses. If there is one advice I can give from one artist to another. When I was drunk all the time I could hardly ever write music I was constantly in a block, now I find myself writing usually 1-2 hours a day. Pour those emotions into your art man it’s so therapeutic I believe in you, you’re a good soul man 
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Great job. Keep up the good work.
Congratulations on 15 days. Woohoo 
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So glad to see you back Mike! 
It sounds like you’re in a good place in your recovery, regardless of the relapse.
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Thanks man. Absolutely, that last bad relapse I had I didn’t even want to touch my art, and when I’m sober it’s all I want to do is draw and I have so much creativity.it will stick again, I’ll never give up on being sober.
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Yeah @Becsta ! Come back here and love us please!!
I talk to Becsta outside of here. She’s a busy bee but I know she’ll probably poke her head in soon 
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@Masa…
Ahhhhh I can’t find Marie’s tag.
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Hey Dan! How are you??
I’m doing great thank you 
day 829 AF today I’ve been abit absent due to life being super hectic - juggling kids, 3 weeks of study left on my course and getting back into my health and fitness - but I’m sober and happy and wouldn’t have it any other way!
@Girlinterrupted I’ll be back in afew week to give some love to you all, so hold tight lol 
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It’s amazing what we can do sober! I’m very excited to hear about your course - I truly hope it ends well and propels you along a new path. You sound so confident and grounded, if not serene in every moment at least you are familiar with the concept that all is well and all shall be well.
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Oh, thank you!
Definitely not serene in my household 
but yes, everything has a way of working itself out… I think I’m finally learning not to try and control everything in my life, to let some things take their natural course and trust in that process.
I’m loving my course and will be starting a new one in January that is specific to mental health, it’s an interest I’m becoming very passionate about.
I’ve just had a look at the daily check in thread and there are +900 unread posts 
I have ALOT of catching up to do on here
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All here and present thank you 
, @M-be-free49 is right name change (thank you). Did a google search Masa and an extract of one of my check-ins came top of list 
so swiftly had my profile updated.
I forget my name change nearly posted here as well for me 
I am not going anywhere thats for sure
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Well hello Mr. Dan.
The scar has healed nicely and is comfortably hiding behind a beard.
There’s an analogy in there somewhere 
about getting sober, but I just woke up. Ha
Thanks for checking on me Buddy. Quick rundown of my last year… My timer says
4.5 years. My family is thriving in our new state. Great jobs. Kids are in great schools. And I have found some great AA up here.
All that while doing our best to staY safe and healthy in this crazy world. All while living sober, One day at a time.
I haven’t been on here for months and months. Like the last time I disappeared, it was for no particular reason. Just kind of over it. But I guess I gotta remember that I have been able to help a person or two on here. And God willing, I might get to help another person or 2.
Great to hear from ya bro. And shout out to @Jante76 Thank you both for checking on me
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It’s great to hear from you, Gabe, with so much good news! I like that attitude of helping a guy out - that will help me reduce my involvement with drama and focus on what’s real. 
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Glad to everything is going well!! Thanks for the quick update!!!
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