guess who's got 7 months? DisplacedGRITS, that's who! - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

DisplacedGRITS · 10-08-2012, 10:58 PM

hey y'all! actually, my 7 months snuck up on me yesterday and i didn't even notice it. crazy how that's happening now. my life is moving along smoothly. my only real problem is i occasionally get hooked on the idea of having "a beer or two." it doesn't last because i know it's never a beer or two and i'm not about to go down that road. so i come back here, read the forums and get myself grounded again. i wish that feeling would go away completely but at least i am aware of it and i now what to do when it strikes. i WILL NOT jeopardize all i've gained for a stupid beer. they aren't even my favorite drink. i'd rather have a slushie. also, as trite as this sounds, i don't wanna have to start counting again from Day 1. heck, my Days Sober is a good motivational tool for me so i'm sticking with it. anyways, i'm moving forward towards 8 months, then 9 then...well, when i hit a year, my husband and i are going to start seriously talking about children. i'm going to be 32 then and i'm tired of waiting but i have to prove to myself and him that i can maintain sobriety. not a drop of alcohol and none of that white knuckle BS. real, honest, happy sobriety and i'm doing it. for me, for us and for our future family.

for everyone in early recovery, keep up the good, hard work. i was a hopeless drunk of the worst kind. if i can find sobriety, you can. keep trying, keep coming back here and never give up on yourself. the life you want is possible. you just have to be willing to work for it and reach out for help. help will always be there for you.

Scolova · 10-08-2012, 11:04 PM

So true about the help

& WTG on 7 months!

**Dee74** · 10-08-2012, 11:47 PM

way to go DG! Congratulations!

D

IndaMiricale · 10-08-2012, 11:52 PM

That is awesome DG

When I first saw the post , I thought to myself no way. Its been that already...

You are just doing awesome and your a great asset here.

And 32 your go young lady. You got so much life to live..

MrsKing · 10-09-2012, 12:06 AM

Congrats

so pleased for you!

instant · 10-09-2012, 12:17 AM

well done DG great achievement

RobC420 · 10-09-2012, 12:43 AM

Good Work DG!

427 · 10-09-2012, 12:50 AM

OMG! I remember YOU! Wow. That is so awesome. Must be a pretty incredible feeling, huh? Way to go!!!!

Lyoness · 10-09-2012, 12:53 AM

Congratulations! That's awesome!

LaceUp · 10-09-2012, 01:08 AM

Congratulations DG

Natom · 10-09-2012, 01:19 AM

I loved the title of this thread DG, congrats on your 7 months

heath480 · 10-09-2012, 01:42 AM

Congratulations.

MesoFreak · 10-09-2012, 02:10 AM

Congrats! Yah I am tired of Day 1

I want to be at months! I don't want to have children until after I graduate and get a job, but I also do not want to have any drinks when I am raising my babies, I don't want to be like my father. I want to be a good daddy

sugarbear1 · 10-09-2012, 02:40 AM

Congratulations!!!!!!!

***least*** · 10-09-2012, 04:45 AM

Congrats on seven months sober!! Woo hoo!!

freshstart57 · 10-09-2012, 04:48 AM

Well done, Grits, goodonya. Thanks for showing the way, it's a good thing you are doing here.

nonblondechef · 10-09-2012, 05:07 AM

Tastefully done, DG!!

Hollyanne · 10-09-2012, 05:09 AM

Way to go DG!!!
And thank you for all you do here.

hypochondriac · 10-09-2012, 05:40 AM

Well done DG!! xxx

frances2011 · 10-09-2012, 06:10 AM

Way to go DG! Inspiring! Keep going!

10-08-2012, 10:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
DisplacedGRITS Crazy Cat Lady Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,913 Blog Entries: 3	guess who's got 7 months? DisplacedGRITS, that's who! hey y'all! actually, my 7 months snuck up on me yesterday and i didn't even notice it. crazy how that's happening now. my life is moving along smoothly. my only real problem is i occasionally get hooked on the idea of having "a beer or two." it doesn't last because i know it's never a beer or two and i'm not about to go down that road. so i come back here, read the forums and get myself grounded again. i wish that feeling would go away completely but at least i am aware of it and i now what to do when it strikes. i WILL NOT jeopardize all i've gained for a stupid beer. they aren't even my favorite drink. i'd rather have a slushie. also, as trite as this sounds, i don't wanna have to start counting again from Day 1. heck, my Days Sober is a good motivational tool for me so i'm sticking with it. anyways, i'm moving forward towards 8 months, then 9 then...well, when i hit a year, my husband and i are going to start seriously talking about children. i'm going to be 32 then and i'm tired of waiting but i have to prove to myself and him that i can maintain sobriety. not a drop of alcohol and none of that white knuckle BS. real, honest, happy sobriety and i'm doing it. for me, for us and for our future family. for everyone in early recovery, keep up the good, hard work. i was a hopeless drunk of the worst kind. if i can find sobriety, you can. keep trying, keep coming back here and never give up on yourself. the life you want is possible. you just have to be willing to work for it and reach out for help. help will always be there for you. __________________ Sobriety Date: May 3, 2013 If I can do it, you can do it. Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. -The Big Book of AA, Chapter 5 Page 58

10-08-2012, 11:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scolova dude in recovery Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gulf Coast, TX Posts: 1,506 Blog Entries: 2	So true about the help & WTG on 7 months! __________________ ScotA "I've never seen anyone drink themselves smart, successful or happy. Most end up broke, bitter and alone. <anonymous>

10-08-2012, 11:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 65,242	way to go DG! Congratulations! D __________________

10-08-2012, 11:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
IndaMiricale Powerless over Alcohol Join Date: May 2011 Location: Trudging the Road to Happy Destiny! Posts: 4,020	That is awesome DG When I first saw the post , I thought to myself no way. Its been that already... You are just doing awesome and your a great asset here. And 32 your go young lady. You got so much life to live.. __________________ "The only real thing in life are dreams, which nature cant touch with decay." Bob Dylan "Each day,somewhere in the world ,recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic , sharing experience,strength and hope."

10-09-2012, 12:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
instant instant Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 4,205 Blog Entries: 5	well done DG great achievement __________________ Let everyone be my teacher and RTFD May 15 2011

10-09-2012, 12:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
MrsKing Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,141	Congrats so pleased for you!

10-09-2012, 12:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
RobC420 Euphoric Recaller Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: PHX Suburbs Posts: 371	Good Work DG! __________________ O, the body is so heavy...how do we move it.... how do we survive it -HSJ

10-09-2012, 12:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
427 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 183	OMG! I remember YOU! Wow. That is so awesome. Must be a pretty incredible feeling, huh? Way to go!!!!

10-09-2012, 12:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lyoness Night owl Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Orion spur of the Milky Way galaxy Posts: 1,037	Congratulations! That's awesome!

10-09-2012, 01:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
LaceUp Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 50	Congratulations DG __________________ ~Sober Date August 30 2012~

10-09-2012, 01:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Natom Not Alone Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: South East UK Posts: 1,240 Blog Entries: 2	I loved the title of this thread DG, congrats on your 7 months __________________ Tiny little boxes in a row. Ain't what you want it's what you know. Just happy in the shoes you're wearin.

10-09-2012, 01:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
heath480 AA member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 1,557	Congratulations. __________________ Sobriety Date 23rd May 2003. Sobriety delivers everything Alcohol promised.

10-09-2012, 02:10 AM	#13 (permalink)
MesoFreak Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 221	Congrats! Yah I am tired of Day 1 I want to be at months! I don't want to have children until after I graduate and get a job, but I also do not want to have any drinks when I am raising my babies, I don't want to be like my father. I want to be a good daddy

10-09-2012, 02:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
sugarbear1 ~sb Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: MD Posts: 9,752	Congratulations!!!!!!! __________________ Someday everything will all make sense. For now, laugh at confusion, smile through tears, & remind yourself that everything happens for a reason. All Big Book quotes are from the first edition. Linked with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

10-09-2012, 04:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
*least* bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 28,630 Blog Entries: 31	Congrats on seven months sober!! Woo hoo!! __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

10-09-2012, 05:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
nonblondechef Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Home - there's no place like Home Posts: 974	Tastefully done, DG!! __________________ "God bless the broken road that led me straight to you." - Jeff Hanna and Matraca Berg

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10-09-2012, 04:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
freshstart57 Self recovered Self discovered Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 2,656	Well done, Grits, goodonya. Thanks for showing the way, it's a good thing you are doing here. __________________ AVRT has shown me how to never drink again and to never change my mind.

10-09-2012, 05:09 AM	#18 (permalink)
Hollyanne Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,347	Way to go DG!!! And thank you for all you do here.

10-09-2012, 05:40 AM	#19 (permalink)
hypochondriac Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 4,249	Well done DG!! xxx __________________ “The future you have tomorrow, won't be the same future you had yesterday.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Rant

10-09-2012, 06:10 AM	#20 (permalink)
frances2011 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,598	Way to go DG! Inspiring! Keep going! __________________ "Sobriety is action. We must live a sober life, not think a sober life!" March 1, 2011 ~ Proud to Be a Marcher