I just want to say that your post made my day Trish! I remember last year when you absolutely refused to consider meetings and a f2f program. You have made such incredible progress!
And you should be proud of yourself.
I would have to second the idea that step work is important. I fluttered around the rooms of AA for over a year without having a sponsor or working the steps. (I know you blend NA with AA)...
I didn't make much progress.
Working the steps has been a challenge and a hard look in the mirror that I didn't really want to do. My sponsor coddled me for a while with steps 1 to 3, but she took off the kid gloves at step 4 and it was tough. (I told her she put on her boxing gloves). But it is liberating to finally understand how situations in my life REALLY go down, and to see how those situations include my involvement....
Keep up the good work, you are doing great!