Day 17 - positives just keep coming
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Day 17 - positives just keep coming
I'm starting to feel guilty about being such a ray of sunshine here, but reporting in is really helping me stay motivated. A few random thoughts.
I've been feeling absolutely great these past few days.
Both my son and stepdaughter have noticed the change in me I think - it is so nice being able to get up every AM and feel good - no more yelling at the kids to hurry up and get ready for school because *I* am hung over is a great thing.
My wife seems to think I'm going a little loopy because I have been smiling at her so much. Last night she actually thought I was laughing at her, got a little pissed at me, but I reassured her that I was just happy. Cooked dinner for her last night and breakfast for her this AM.
My doc is tapering me off Cymbalta and replacing that with BusPar. So far so good.
Friday night I'm going to test-and-tune at the dragstrip here w/ my '71 Mach 1.
Satuday I am building a workbench in our garage for my wife - she is getting into metal working art and is encroaching on MY car-stuff workbench.
NONE of this would have been possible if I were still drinking.
I do worry about relapse at some point, but I am starting to look at my days-of-sobriety count as a valuable possession. More days=more value. I really don't want to ever have to restart at "1". I know summer will be a test of my resolve.
I've been feeling absolutely great these past few days.
Both my son and stepdaughter have noticed the change in me I think - it is so nice being able to get up every AM and feel good - no more yelling at the kids to hurry up and get ready for school because *I* am hung over is a great thing.
My wife seems to think I'm going a little loopy because I have been smiling at her so much. Last night she actually thought I was laughing at her, got a little pissed at me, but I reassured her that I was just happy. Cooked dinner for her last night and breakfast for her this AM.
My doc is tapering me off Cymbalta and replacing that with BusPar. So far so good.
Friday night I'm going to test-and-tune at the dragstrip here w/ my '71 Mach 1.
Satuday I am building a workbench in our garage for my wife - she is getting into metal working art and is encroaching on MY car-stuff workbench.
NONE of this would have been possible if I were still drinking.
I do worry about relapse at some point, but I am starting to look at my days-of-sobriety count as a valuable possession. More days=more value. I really don't want to ever have to restart at "1". I know summer will be a test of my resolve.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PA
Posts: 161
Glad to hear you're doing well..
Nothing to feel guilty about.. No one said sobriety has to be miserable. I love it, and I love the new me..
Yes the weekends without hangovers are awesome..
Keep up the good work..
Nothing to feel guilty about.. No one said sobriety has to be miserable. I love it, and I love the new me..
Yes the weekends without hangovers are awesome..
Keep up the good work..
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 2,405
Congratulations on 17 days! You have every right to be a ray of sunshine. I've felt the same as you for the past 19 months and I have no intention of stopping feeling wonderful about my sobriety.
J
J
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Here's me. but when drinking could be found in doorways!
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Hi and welldone.
Nothing to feel sorry for... its posts like this, hearing someone is doing well and happy that push me to carry on...
Thanks for sharing... and if coming here to post each day helps... on you go... post away...
Nothing to feel sorry for... its posts like this, hearing someone is doing well and happy that push me to carry on...
Thanks for sharing... and if coming here to post each day helps... on you go... post away...
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