Dee74

continues from here:

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...t-11-a-20.html

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Conquest

BD, I hope your eye drops kick in quickly. Go on and rock the no makeup look!

FAD, How are you running late at 4:46 am?! You're a beast! Crush your workout and enjoy your day.

Running late as well soooo... Have a fantastic, sober day friends!

SoberLeigh

Good morning, Octsobers.

Sending special love, Venus. That love is sure to pick up some luck and some leads as it circles the globe on its way to you.

BD, hope those eye-drops work quickly.

Briar, thinking of you often; hope to hear from you.

Conquest, Arbor, FAD (from) - have a great day.

Arbor

I'm here everyone. I'm sure you all don't want to hear about the snow that continues to happen in the Northeast. I was up all night Sunday and most of yesterday cleaning up yet another snowstorm. I thought we were getting away with no snow this past weekend, but something came in Sunday afternoon. A midnight plow start time that lead to working 12 straight hours until the next day ending around noon.

Feels like your hungover when you don't sleep. Best way to describe it. I got to remind myself of where I came from. That's what it used to feel like every day when I drank. It was clear that I was not getting any quality of sleep.

Looks like a busy week ahead. Some more winter weather coming in this afternoon, Wednesday and possibly Thursday too. I know spring is around the corner somewhere. I can hear the birds and sun looks great. It's brighter in the morning.

I hope everyone has a great day and make it the best you can!

SoberLeigh

Arbor, I simply cannot imagine what you have gone through this Winter. Spring is going to be so very Sweet.

venuscat

I don't understand about the snow plough Arbor. They start at midnight? And why does that then mean you have to work for 12 hours? And I'm sorry. It sounds awful.

Also hoping we hear from Briar soon.

Love to everyone. ♥

Mark1014

^^^^^^^^^^^^Now here's a great example of finding the good! I've gotten better, but still got to work on that until it is second nature.

The predicted high for here tomorrow is 77 and then 32 for Thursday. Our last freeze is usually in March. Y'all in the North deserve a glorious spring and summer. This must be a record year for snow in the Northeast.

ChickChick......been missing you around here too.

Briar

Hi guys, I hope everyone is well and Arbor is warm.

Day six of rehab done. The program is a minimum of two weeks. That seemed like an eternity at first, but today I asked to extend it to three weeks, and my counselor agreed that is a good idea.

I really like it, you guys. It's really good. But I realized today how scared I am to go back to my life and my work. I realized I need more time there. I'm committed to getting as much out of this as I possibly can so I never have to do it again. The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know, and I don't feel prepared to implement a whole new way of thinking and managing my life yet. It's really intimidating seeing how much I need to change.

My husband is pressuring me to quit my job, but I'm confused about that. I love what I do, though I realize the job is unmanageable and not healthy for me.

It's a pretty intense time right now, but someone said to me the other day that when everything falls apart, maybe it's so everything can fall into place.

Love you guys!

venuscat

Albert Einstein said: “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.”

So you are in pretty good company Briar.
And it's REALLY good to hear from you.
I am so glad that you like the program. It all sounds wonderfully positive.

We have missed you a great deal...and I know every single one of us is really proud of you!! ♥

SoberLeigh

What a great post, Briar.

I am very happy that you are getting so much out of outpatient rehab and that you have even requested and committed to a longer term of treatment.

If your job is unhealthy, it sounds like something that needs to be re-evaluated; nothing is worth the loss of your health.

"When everything is falling apart, maybe it is so everything can fall into place". I really like that.

Great to hear from you, Briar; you have been missed.

SoberLeigh

Hi'ya, venuscat, fromadistance, BD, Conquest, Arbor, Chickchick.

venuscat

And phoebe. ♥

SoberLeigh

Yes, phoebe; I am so sorry phoebe.

venuscat

I love you Leigh ~ I do it every time I try to list everyone....and I can guarantee we still missed people. It's too hard...and I hope you are feeling OK love. I read in the 24-hour thread that you were coming down with something.

venuscat

And why are you up at this time love?

Mark1014

Morning all, I've only been up five minutes and seeing Briar's post has made my day..... That's GREAT NEWS. Now I'm gonna pour a cup of coffee and crank up. Y'all make it a good one.

venuscat

Have a great day from! ♥♥ (Whatever crank up means....enjoy).

Mark1014

crank up
1. To cause to start or get started as if by turning a crank: cranked up a massive publicity campaign.
2. To cause to intensify, as in volume or force: cranks up the sound on the stereo.

Here you go V!

Conquest

Briar, Your post stopped me in my tracks, made me take a deep breath, and smile. I'm so proud of you and excited for you. And thanks for sharing that quote. It will stay with me all day.
I've heard someone else say that once the pieces are put back together, they're often reinforced and stronger than ever before...
A prayer that I've heard to lift up is "Break me. Make me." 😀

Starting my day with a SR smile...can't beat that!

SoberLeigh

dreadful insomnia - extremely tired but cannot sleep.

finally went to bed again at about 4:00 a.m. but still didn't fall off until about 6:00; awake again at 7:15.