A little positivity
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A little positivity
I had a friend come over last night, usually I would rush around the house gathering the beer cans off of the tables, counters, bedside tables and dresser and still miss the ones in the bathroom or on the floor by the bookshelf or not be able to get them all in the trashcan and not have time to get the trash out so I'd be stuck trying to hide them - or the embarrassment of forgetting one by the shampoo or by the toilet or some other place that a normal person that just had a few drinks wouldn't leave a beer can. Instead I looked around at the empty and half empty bottles of water that haven't made it to the garbage and was totally okay with it.
I thought I was hiding the evidence because I was ashamed of the clutter. Realized I was hiding the evidence because I was ashamed of myself and the judgment.
I thought I was hiding the evidence because I was ashamed of the clutter. Realized I was hiding the evidence because I was ashamed of myself and the judgment.
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awesome! yeah i bet if i looked hard enough i could still find a can somewhere in the yard msyelf. its nice to not have to wrry about that stuff anymore. I'm still a bit of a pig tho so my piggish ways where not entirely becuase of drinking like I had initially hoped oh well.
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Brings back memories. I was very secretive about my drinking ( or so I thought ) and would usually go outside in the garage to slam beers and immediately crush and hide the empties in a couple of stash places I had. But invariably I'd leave them here or there hidden behind a clock or a book or something. So glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.
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My son told me last night that he's happy I don't drink anymore because I pay attention to him and spend time with him and whenever I drank beer I wouldn't ever pay any attention to him - so that was bittersweet but all the more reason to ignore that "you can just grab one" voice
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Good job 
I used to be very secretive too. I remember setting my clock for 3 in the morning so I could sneak and recycle my empties in the neighborhood church's bin.
It's nice to have uninterrupted sleep
I used to be very secretive too. I remember setting my clock for 3 in the morning so I could sneak and recycle my empties in the neighborhood church's bin.
It's nice to have uninterrupted sleep
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