Hey guys --
Not that I'd ever presume to speak for Dee or Anna, but I was about to log in and say ... well, pretty much what Dee just explained. I've seen it a few times in my time here -- either photos or people using their own names as their user names, etc. Anyway ...
Hope all are well. I'm kind of exhausted -- mentally and emotionally -- right now and thus not posting much. Nothing bad -- and nothing that threatens my sobriety -- just two days away from a much-needed week away from work. Definitely needed.
I think that the early phases of sobriety are a reminder that rebuilding is underway. It can seem daunting. Lonely, especially when former friendships must necessarily recede into the past. Even existing friendships. One of the realities of my sobriety has been that woman I've considered my closest friend and I don't spend as much time together as we used to. Ol' Venecia, minus the wine, has not had as many social invitations. I can live with that but sometimes it's still hard.
On the other hand, there are things worse than rebuilding. Like our old lives.