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mtnmagic · 11-16-2008, 10:23 AM

Day 34 for me. I find that I am feeling out of sorts. Kind of angry and ornery today. Impatient but about what I just don't know. Emotions have been all over the place the last couple of days. Happy, sad, mad...they seem to change at the drop of a hat. Well I guess if they don't stay the same way for long, it makes it harder to fall into the pit of depression, huh? I'm just going to hang on. Drinking would make things a hundred times worse.

Eclipse · 11-16-2008, 01:53 PM

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all are having a good Sunday. I got up feeling great and went major grocery shopping, getting some laundry done, going to get the kids help me rake leaves. It feels so good to have some energy and motivation again! I still just can't understand my brain wanting it any other way! But like Ed says: It's not 30, 60 or 90 days, it's just one day. So here's to another day!

mtnmagic · 11-16-2008, 11:59 PM

Sounds like you are having a really good day Eclipse. Glad to hear it.
Have a great night, ok?

NewDayNow · 11-18-2008, 09:12 PM

Hi all,

I've been chasing life, maybe trying to catch back up with it. Sometimes it is hard to get on line and back to all of you.

Your right Mtn drinking would make things a hundred times worse.

Hi Eclipse. It really is just one day.

I still get the temptation to drink. Just on some days. It comes and goes. It seems to be getting easier and easier with time. I'll go several days without a thought of it now.

It really does get better with time, easier I guess!

Hang in there,

Ed

Eclipse · 11-19-2008, 01:51 PM

Way to go mtn and Ed. I'm hanging in there too!

mtnmagic · 11-20-2008, 09:19 AM

Hey Eclipse and Ed - I guess we will hang in there together.

Ed - I've noticed my cravings come and go also. They don't feel as
intense. More like a dull nagging headache at times. I find if
I acknowledge it, tell myself that I will not drink no matter what,
it seems to slip away in a little while. I get the feeling that I need
to catch up with life too. It makes me anxious because I'm not
sure what to plan or not, what to change or not, or some days
what to do besides go to meetings, go to work and not drink
no matter what. I guess that will work itself out in time, but
boy can I be impatient. I want to change everything right now, lol!

Eclipse - So glad you are feeling better, too. That motivation
and increased energy level does feel so good. On my days off
I started to take on cleaning and decluttering my house. Boy
is that gonna be a huge job. Started to get overwhelmed by
the task in front of me. Decided to break it down into small
pieces and then be satisfied with what I did accomplish, rather
then ignoring that and beating myself up for everything else
I had left to do. Progress, not perfection!

TryingSoHard · 11-21-2008, 08:40 PM

Hey, y'all. Just checking in. Hope you're all doing well and hanging in there on this cold Friday night.

mtnmagic · 11-21-2008, 11:54 PM

Hi TSH - Yep, I'm hanging on. It is very cold here too. Hope you
have a good night.

TryingSoHard · 11-23-2008, 12:56 AM

And another weekend day has come and gone...

Anyone got anything good going on on Sunday? I'm hoping my Tennessee Titans stay undefeated...! (Or maybe if they lose I'll be able to afford tickets to the game in December... LOL)

Eclipse · 11-24-2008, 02:50 PM

Hey Magic,

I notice that if I just break it all down and work on one thing at a time I do much better, otherwise I just stress out at the amount of stuff to do!

deerwalk · 11-25-2008, 01:12 AM

I am now on day 50. Going to hit the hay,though it's been really hard to sleep lately- that's an old problem. I am roughly ten days away from breaking my record of two months sober about a year and a half ago. That sounds awful, I was an everyday binge drinker, the worst. But when I get into three months maybe I'll feel better.

TryingSoHard · 11-29-2008, 07:51 PM

Well, I made it. Today is day 60. I have to admit that I wondered if I would cave on Thanksgiving, but I didn't. I hope everyone here is doing well.

shanman422 · 12-01-2008, 01:01 PM

Hello all!

Day 43 here... just pacing along like the rest of ya!

I haven't been in this thread at all but would like to say hi since I will be graduating on from the 45 and under thread in a few days!

TSH - sorry that my Jets beat your Titans... but my husband sure wasn't... haha, he was flying high all last week!!

The Jets sure didn't play well yesterday though, ugh!

Have a good one!

Hope · 12-03-2008, 12:20 PM

Congrats everyone!

Welcome to this thread Shannon!

I've been sober for 59 days! Tomorrow is 60 days for me!

shanman422 · 12-03-2008, 04:55 PM

Hello friends... thanks for the warm welcome Hope. Oh sure, I come and you go onto the next thread... haha... well I'm gonna keep my 14 day distance as long as you keep up that great pace!

nickishine · 12-03-2008, 05:06 PM

Hi Everyone!

I'm glad I was told about this forum as I haven't ventured out on anything other than "what's the other one"???? Short term memory loss!

Today is day 12 for me and I haven't been making it past 23 days at the longest for several months (maybe a year or two)??.... Anyways, I'm trying not to go there and sabbotage myself cuz I'm really good at that when I start counting the days from before versus just staying in the now this time.

It's been great reading everyones posts and learning where they're at minute to minute, day to day. I really didn't think I'd jump in and "be a part of" so quickly but since I've got too much time on my hands in early sobriety, I thought what do I have to lose? Instead, I'm gaining a lot of support and respect for you all as well as finding I'm not terminally "unique"!

Thanks for being here!

Hugs xoxox,
Nicki

nickishine · 12-03-2008, 05:10 PM

Mtnmagic,

Are you out there? I just realized we are literally neighbors. North or South? Send a private message if ya want. Hope all is well, yeah! It's getting cold but where's the snow!!!!!!!????????

Nicki

Hope · 12-04-2008, 03:58 AM

Hi friends!!

Good to see us all moving forward on this recovery journey!

I have 60 days today (wow, time has really flown by) weird. And technically, I should be "graduating" from this thread but I'll still keep popping in to offer encouragement to all of you.

All of you help me continue moving forward. I could never do it alone. I no longer have to be alone. Thankful for all of the support!

justforme · 12-04-2008, 01:04 PM

Hope, congrats on 60 days!!! That is awesome

I have 46 days sober now, so I guess I can join this thread. It's nice to keep moving up! It feels great

Went to 2 good meetings yesterday. I feel good today. Just trying to stay in the day.

timzup · 12-04-2008, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hope

I have 60 days today (wow, time has really flown by) weird. And technically, I should be "graduating" from this thread

Yeah, your time's up here buddy. Go on, push off to where you belong. I'll take your place for the next 30 days thankyou-very-much.

Don't need blooming old-timers here with yer 60+ days.

Right folks, sorry about her. Ok, now, what we talking about then?

shanman422 · 12-05-2008, 11:35 AM

HIYA!!! Yippy Skippy it's Friday... I'm really looking forward to going home and vegging out with my family tonight.

Today is 47 DAYs and I feel fantastic! Just wanted to stop in and say hi.... i have been really busy this week playing catch up since I was out on vacation last week. I haven't been on here nearly as much as I would like. I will definitely check in with a cup of coffee tomorrow morning though.... it's become a new weekend morning ritual that I look forward to!

Have a great day!

Shannon

justforme · 12-05-2008, 02:31 PM

I'm writing my 4th step inventory this weekend... EEEEEEEEK!!!!

I know i'm ready, but it's going to be tough. I don't plan on doing it all this weekend, but I'd like to at least get my resentments & fears done. Yikes!!

grrrr · 12-10-2008, 10:08 PM

Hi everyone!
52 days for me, just wanted to check in on this thread. I am really looking forward to 60 days and being able to have a couple months under my belt. I have felt really good about not drinking and not been tempted much at all lately. Went out to lunch today with friends, about half of whom were drinking. I am glad to be in the sober half this time.

nickishine, hope you are doing well. I am definitely sober now for longer than I have been in about 15 years. Feels really good to be making smart choices.

jfm, hope the step work went well last weekend.

shanman, belated TGIF to you! Glad you got through the weekend ok...

I miss hearing from you mtnmagic, hope you are doing well.

Take care all!

11-16-2008, 01:53 PM	#77 (permalink)
Eclipse Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 464 Blog Entries: 10	Hi Everyone! Hope you all are having a good Sunday. I got up feeling great and went major grocery shopping, getting some laundry done, going to get the kids help me rake leaves. It feels so good to have some energy and motivation again! I still just can't understand my brain wanting it any other way! But like Ed says: It's not 30, 60 or 90 days, it's just one day. So here's to another day! __________________ Life's a journey....but you can't always count on the lines on the road to guide you.

11-18-2008, 09:12 PM	#79 (permalink)
NewDayNow Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 443 Blog Entries: 1	Hi all, I've been chasing life, maybe trying to catch back up with it. Sometimes it is hard to get on line and back to all of you. Your right Mtn drinking would make things a hundred times worse. Hi Eclipse. It really is just one day. I still get the temptation to drink. Just on some days. It comes and goes. It seems to be getting easier and easier with time. I'll go several days without a thought of it now. It really does get better with time, easier I guess! Hang in there, Ed __________________ *9-14-08 The rest of my day starts right now*

11-19-2008, 01:51 PM	#80 (permalink)
Eclipse Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 464 Blog Entries: 10	Way to go mtn and Ed. I'm hanging in there too! __________________ Life's a journey....but you can't always count on the lines on the road to guide you.

11-24-2008, 02:50 PM	#85 (permalink)
Eclipse Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 464 Blog Entries: 10	Hey Magic, I notice that if I just break it all down and work on one thing at a time I do much better, otherwise I just stress out at the amount of stuff to do! __________________ Life's a journey....but you can't always count on the lines on the road to guide you.

12-01-2008, 01:01 PM	#88 (permalink)
shanman422 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 150	Hello all! Day 43 here... just pacing along like the rest of ya! I haven't been in this thread at all but would like to say hi since I will be graduating on from the 45 and under thread in a few days! TSH - sorry that my Jets beat your Titans... but my husband sure wasn't... haha, he was flying high all last week!! The Jets sure didn't play well yesterday though, ugh! Have a good one! __________________ "Without struggle, there is no progress" ~Frederick Douglass~ 10/20/08

11-16-2008, 10:23 AM	#76 (permalink)
mtnmagic Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lake Tahoe CA Posts: 605	Day 34 for me. I find that I am feeling out of sorts. Kind of angry and ornery today. Impatient but about what I just don't know. Emotions have been all over the place the last couple of days. Happy, sad, mad...they seem to change at the drop of a hat. Well I guess if they don't stay the same way for long, it makes it harder to fall into the pit of depression, huh? I'm just going to hang on. Drinking would make things a hundred times worse.

11-16-2008, 11:59 PM	#78 (permalink)
mtnmagic Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lake Tahoe CA Posts: 605	Sounds like you are having a really good day Eclipse. Glad to hear it. Have a great night, ok?

11-20-2008, 09:19 AM	#81 (permalink)
mtnmagic Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lake Tahoe CA Posts: 605	Hey Eclipse and Ed - I guess we will hang in there together. Ed - I've noticed my cravings come and go also. They don't feel as intense. More like a dull nagging headache at times. I find if I acknowledge it, tell myself that I will not drink no matter what, it seems to slip away in a little while. I get the feeling that I need to catch up with life too. It makes me anxious because I'm not sure what to plan or not, what to change or not, or some days what to do besides go to meetings, go to work and not drink no matter what. I guess that will work itself out in time, but boy can I be impatient. I want to change everything right now, lol! Eclipse - So glad you are feeling better, too. That motivation and increased energy level does feel so good. On my days off I started to take on cleaning and decluttering my house. Boy is that gonna be a huge job. Started to get overwhelmed by the task in front of me. Decided to break it down into small pieces and then be satisfied with what I did accomplish, rather then ignoring that and beating myself up for everything else I had left to do. Progress, not perfection!

11-21-2008, 08:40 PM	#82 (permalink)
TryingSoHard I'm just a little unwell Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,041	Hey, y'all. Just checking in. Hope you're all doing well and hanging in there on this cold Friday night.

11-21-2008, 11:54 PM	#83 (permalink)
mtnmagic Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lake Tahoe CA Posts: 605	Hi TSH - Yep, I'm hanging on. It is very cold here too. Hope you have a good night.

11-23-2008, 12:56 AM	#84 (permalink)
TryingSoHard I'm just a little unwell Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,041	And another weekend day has come and gone... Anyone got anything good going on on Sunday? I'm hoping my Tennessee Titans stay undefeated...! (Or maybe if they lose I'll be able to afford tickets to the game in December... LOL)

11-25-2008, 01:12 AM	#86 (permalink)
deerwalk Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 556 Blog Entries: 12	I am now on day 50. Going to hit the hay,though it's been really hard to sleep lately- that's an old problem. I am roughly ten days away from breaking my record of two months sober about a year and a half ago. That sounds awful, I was an everyday binge drinker, the worst. But when I get into three months maybe I'll feel better.

11-29-2008, 07:51 PM	#87 (permalink)
TryingSoHard I'm just a little unwell Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,041	Well, I made it. Today is day 60. I have to admit that I wondered if I would cave on Thanksgiving, but I didn't. I hope everyone here is doing well.

12-03-2008, 12:20 PM	#89 (permalink)
Hope Getting Better All The Time Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Recovering Posts: 3,289	Congrats everyone! Welcome to this thread Shannon! I've been sober for 59 days! Tomorrow is 60 days for me!

12-03-2008, 04:55 PM	#90 (permalink)
shanman422 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 150	Hello friends... thanks for the warm welcome Hope. Oh sure, I come and you go onto the next thread... haha... well I'm gonna keep my 14 day distance as long as you keep up that great pace! __________________ "Without struggle, there is no progress" ~Frederick Douglass~ 10/20/08

12-03-2008, 05:06 PM	#91 (permalink)
nickishine Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: lake tahoe Posts: 194	Hi Everyone! I'm glad I was told about this forum as I haven't ventured out on anything other than "what's the other one"???? Short term memory loss! Today is day 12 for me and I haven't been making it past 23 days at the longest for several months (maybe a year or two)??.... Anyways, I'm trying not to go there and sabbotage myself cuz I'm really good at that when I start counting the days from before versus just staying in the now this time. It's been great reading everyones posts and learning where they're at minute to minute, day to day. I really didn't think I'd jump in and "be a part of" so quickly but since I've got too much time on my hands in early sobriety, I thought what do I have to lose? Instead, I'm gaining a lot of support and respect for you all as well as finding I'm not terminally "unique"! Thanks for being here! Hugs xoxox, Nicki

12-03-2008, 05:10 PM	#92 (permalink)
nickishine Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: lake tahoe Posts: 194	Mtnmagic, Are you out there? I just realized we are literally neighbors. North or South? Send a private message if ya want. Hope all is well, yeah! It's getting cold but where's the snow!!!!!!!???????? Nicki

12-04-2008, 03:58 AM	#93 (permalink)
Hope Getting Better All The Time Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Recovering Posts: 3,289	Hi friends!! Good to see us all moving forward on this recovery journey! I have 60 days today (wow, time has really flown by) weird. And technically, I should be "graduating" from this thread but I'll still keep popping in to offer encouragement to all of you. All of you help me continue moving forward. I could never do it alone. I no longer have to be alone. Thankful for all of the support!

12-04-2008, 01:04 PM	#94 (permalink)
justforme Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 67	Hope, congrats on 60 days!!! That is awesome I have 46 days sober now, so I guess I can join this thread. It's nice to keep moving up! It feels great Went to 2 good meetings yesterday. I feel good today. Just trying to stay in the day. __________________ "life is a garden, not a road we enter and exit through the same gate wandering, where we go matters less than what we notice." - Bokonon 10/20/08

12-05-2008, 11:35 AM	#96 (permalink)
shanman422 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 150	HIYA!!! Yippy Skippy it's Friday... I'm really looking forward to going home and vegging out with my family tonight. Today is 47 DAYs and I feel fantastic! Just wanted to stop in and say hi.... i have been really busy this week playing catch up since I was out on vacation last week. I haven't been on here nearly as much as I would like. I will definitely check in with a cup of coffee tomorrow morning though.... it's become a new weekend morning ritual that I look forward to! Have a great day! Shannon __________________ "Without struggle, there is no progress" ~Frederick Douglass~ 10/20/08

12-05-2008, 02:31 PM	#97 (permalink)
justforme Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 67	I'm writing my 4th step inventory this weekend... EEEEEEEEK!!!! I know i'm ready, but it's going to be tough. I don't plan on doing it all this weekend, but I'd like to at least get my resentments & fears done. Yikes!! __________________ "life is a garden, not a road we enter and exit through the same gate wandering, where we go matters less than what we notice." - Bokonon 10/20/08

12-10-2008, 10:08 PM	#98 (permalink)
grrrr moving forward Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SD, CA Posts: 144	Hi everyone! 52 days for me, just wanted to check in on this thread. I am really looking forward to 60 days and being able to have a couple months under my belt. I have felt really good about not drinking and not been tempted much at all lately. Went out to lunch today with friends, about half of whom were drinking. I am glad to be in the sober half this time. nickishine, hope you are doing well. I am definitely sober now for longer than I have been in about 15 years. Feels really good to be making smart choices. jfm, hope the step work went well last weekend. shanman, belated TGIF to you! Glad you got through the weekend ok... I miss hearing from you mtnmagic, hope you are doing well. Take care all!