I'm doing what I should of been doing all along
Yep, I'd agree.
There's the issue of "what am I capable of doing" though. The way I see my past now, as crappy as parts of my past were, I really was doing the best I could do, at that time, with the tools I had available / knew how to use.
Now, I've got new tools, new knowledge, new help and new power. (bear in mind though, this stuff works now.....it likely won't be enough down the road. I've got to continue to be willing to grow and continue searching......)
FWIW, I didn't know my last drink date for about, oh....maybe 6 months. A friend of mine had to help me figure it out. It wasn't a big deal to me - the date anyway. I've never been a day-counter and it didn't matter to me if I had 11 days, or 12, 3 months or 5, etc.
I agree though, we're really just doing basic stuff, living life as we should have all along. Leave it to an alkie for wanting an award for not being horrible. LOL