Welcome to SR Charlie.
Hopefully someday soon I will be able to do something for y'all, thank you for the kind notes and support.
Charlie whether you are on day one or 30 years sober, you help some one when you share, thanks for suiting up & showing up.
I stay sober using the fellowship & the program (12 steps) of AA.
I found the meeting group in the town I live in and I am going to work the steps.
Go right to it with the steps, I would suggest starting right off with a temporary sponsor, they can help you find a sponsor that is a fit for you, it could very well turn out to be them.
You are starting off the right way.... stay in the day!!! One day at a time, there is no reason to rush, but it was crucial for me to keep moving forward!
Beware of the "Wow, I have not drank in XXXX number of days, I can't be an alcoholic." or the "Well one can not hurt.", if you are an alcoholic like me or many others one is never enough.
Take the steps, you will find if you apply all of them daily that you will have found a solution not just to your drinking problem, but life!