Kaily

Going to work to clean , only 2 hours today
Going to car boot sale
Walking my dogs
Eating well
Cleaning house
Cutting the grass
Having a life

Gained from drinking
Blurry Day with lots of guilt.

jessie65

I don't want to go back to that. I hope you can get back on track Kaily.

Delilah1

You can make tomorrow a productive day. If you are drinking now, dump out the rest.;-)

BixBees505

Kaily...boy do we all understand.

Delilah is right, stop NOW if you are drinking, and dump whatever is available to you. If it isn't yours, leave money on the counter for the rightful owner with a note to keep replacements out of your abode or locked up.

Locked up is the arrangement I have with my partner. Locked up as if the bottles were firearms, which they may as well be.

ZenLifter

If only guilt and regret could stop us from drinking again, many of us would have stopped long before we did. Be kind to yourself, and try to focus on what you can do NOW, to quit and stay sober. Do you have a plan?

FreeOwl

I remember those days....

Today I saw a gorgeous sunrise, went on an 11 mile trail run, had lunch with a friend, washed the sheets, helped my wife make the bed, took a nap with her, played with the dogs, hugged my sister as she left for Chicago, read for a couple hours and am making plans for having friends over for dinner.

I don't miss those missing-out days

desertsong

When I was drinking, the list of things I accomplished was always shorter than the list of things I didn't get done. Even the simplest of things, like taking a bag of trash to the garage, was overwhelming.

I completely understand where you're coming from. The good news is that you never have to feel this way again. Tomorrow can be a better day if you choose. We're here to help.

mecanix

Drinking made me miserable , not drinking made me miserable .

By drinking i knew tomorrow was going to 100% be a miserable experience.

With sobriety and working on my life, tomorrow, next week , next month I had the chance of things being better… It has been better

day 3 was better than 3 hrs ,
week 3 better than day 3 ,
month 3 better than week 3 ,
year 3 better than month 3 .

It's sometimes painful to be sober but the pain is worthwhile, i promise

Bestwishes, m

hpdw

Your right Kaily nothing gets done . I hope you can get back on track and back to the car boot sale which i love too by the way and missed when I was drinking , think off the bargains your missing . You can do it

least

Drinking stopped me from doing the things I should, like taking good care of my dogs and cats. So glad those days are gone.

madgirl

Drinking today has stopped me - nope. Didn't drink - instead I cleaned house, prepared some paper work for my new job starting tomorrow, did a bit of shopping, and am now relaxing in a calm frame of mind.

If I had been drinking? UGH

The paperwork wouldn't have been completed, the house would feel chaotic, and I'd be an anxious mess anticipating my first day on the job. Scratch that. I wouldn't even HAVE this job.

tonib

Today is day 4 for me if I would've drank I would be sitting on my couch now in a dazy. Making stupid facebook post, calling people I never call, chain smoking a pack of cigarettes, running back to the liquor store before they close to get another 4 pack or half pint and second pack of smokes, and feeling on top of the world not worrying about tomorrow. Then tomorrow waking up dying of thirst, with aniety and diarrhea, calling into work, staying in bed feeling like crap, possibly losing my job, and trying to get back to day 1 again.. so not worth that night of so called fun.. I made a promise to myself "I will not have another day 1" instead today I spent time with my family, cooked dinner, took a nap, watch some movies, and smoked a e-cig, and about to go to bed sober. Tomorrow will be how a work day should, clear headed, stressful of course, BUT without the drank.