Good for you. Take your life back, you can do this. I'm also in my 40s and will be hitting the 7 month mark on August 2. The longest before this was 53 days years ago.
The most important thing for me was (is) staying connected with the way I was feeling on day 1...thanks to SR.
When you were about to hit the "reply" button the AV acted up, but you immediately switched your thoughts back to hitting the button...and you did. That is how it's done...every minute of every day. Stay active in your sobriety.
Now my daily push to stay sober is turning into daily gratitude.
Do it!