Thera, I hang out in newbies every day - even though I'm over 2 yrs. sober. There's alot of activity here, plus I get to welcome some of the newcomers, which means so much to me. I like what you said about seeing things in color now vs black & white (and foggy too).
Fandy, you just reminded me of something. I was a morning person too. During my drinking career, very little remained of the real me from years ago - but now I'm getting up earlier too - & appreciating not having that soul-destroying feeling of remorse and dread. I am now reading again. It was years since I was able to concentrate on a book. I'd read a few pages & not retain anything. Same for movies I tried to watch. So sad - we thought we were living. We were just going through the motions.