midnightrun

Coming up to 30 days clean and since I am disabled and cant get around alot I am literally getting battered by the sheer monotony that life has to offer me in my apartment for 90 % of my life. for the last four years

So of course the false safety net of using once again rears its ugly head and over the last week I made a commitment to myself - I will exhaust every avenue to rid myself of the boredom and if I give it 100% effort for 30 days and I cant find something useful and interesting to do, then I will use......but I am gonna die trying first.

And so slowly but surely an idea came to me. I will create a professional blog that takes on all the issues that recovering addicts have to deal with early in their recovery.

Boredom is one of mine - so I am gonna talk about me being bored!! Anxiety is another. I will talk about that and the pills I am on for anxiety and mild depression.

I will talk about the loss of my best friend and worst enemy - my drug of choice. I mourn, I crave and I hate it all at once.

I will discuss my disability to the world wide web and why I need help to stop feeling ashamed about something that is not my fault.

I will spend more time on recovery forums - I will bond with people here and I will hopefully find my sponsor here too.

I've just killed half an hour writing this - so I am on a roll!!!

And finally I will end my blog every night with

" GOD , PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU, TO GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE , THE COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE"

So I wait (impatiently) as my web designer puts the building blocks in place and gives me all the functions i need to communicate with everyone how I REALLY feel and hopefully take the edge off the boredom that haunts my every waking moment

least

Sounds good to me! When it's set up let me know where to find it and I'll be a regular reader.

Ainslie

Hey there,

I find dealing with boredom really challenging too. Sometimes I amuse myself merely by my own cynical attitude - which cant be healthy, but its not getting drunk. A blog sounds like a great idea Theres also a thread someone started with heaps of other ideas too

midnightrun

Least,

You are such a sweetie and moral booster.

I know you will be someone i can count on in the future for a chat during the difficult days. God Bless

And thank you Ainsley. Aren't all of us addicts cynics and skeptics....!!

Anna

That sounds like a really good plan!

It seems that you are excited about the idea, ready to go and have lots of good ideas for writing. That doesn't like boredom at all, so good for you!

Balou

Imagination is a wonderful thing.
Good luck to you and use your mind for the right reasons

sleepie

You sound strong and resourceful, I can't wait to read that blog

CarolD

When you get it set up....you can use it as a home page
in your Profile. Glad you are planning for keeping busy.

I too have several disabilties that limit my activities
Thankfully...only 1 is painful.

This might be what Ainslie mentioned?
It was conpiled by SR members.

150 Things To Do Instead of Drinking

1. Read a book
2. Take a walk
3. Play a musical instrument
4. Knit
5. Clean your closets
6. Research your genealogy
7. Cook a gourmet dinner
8. Write an article for your local newspaper
9. Go take some pictures
10. Clean the mildew in your bathroom
11. Start writing that book you've been planning
12. Plan a flower garden
13. Plant a veggie garden
14. Play with a pet
15. Read to a child
16. Visit someone in an old folks' home
17. Watch a news special on TV
18. Set up a family budget
19. Make a web site
20. Take up archery
21. Exercise
22. Go to an online recovery meeting
23. Surf the internet
24. Call your mom
25. Learn a foreign language
26. Write a poem
27. Play golf
28. Take a bubble bath
29. Draw
30. Teach a parakeet to whistle
31. Take a nap
32. Listen to music
33. Paint
34. Clean your desk
35. Start a stamp collection
36. Go window shopping
37. Browse in a book store
38. Go to an art gallery
39. Go for a drive
40. Paint a room
41. Watch the clouds go by
42. Play darts
43. Do target shooting
44. Do home repairs
45. Clean your garage
46. Sort your photographs
47. Make a scrapbook
48. Climb a tree
49. Plant a tree
50. Make marmalade
51. Make a list of things to do
52. Write a letter to the editor
53. Volunteer somewhere
54. Take a hike
55. Take a college class
56. Try yoga
57. Meditate
58. Get a massage
59. Make fruit smoothies
60. Bake cookies
61. Do a crossword puzzle
62. Go to the gym
63. Plant a color bowl
64. Sharpen your pruning tools
65. Change your engine oil
66. Sew
67. Groom your dog
68. Go see a play
69. Write a sonnet
70. Sort your recipes
71. Play solitaire
72. Go bird watching
73. Write a letter to a friend
74. Read a poetry book
75. Repot your houseplants
76. Go to a movie
77. Mow your lawn
78. Put up (or take down) your Christmas lights
79. Make pickles
80. Go jogging
81. Watch sitcoms
82. Plan menus for a diet
83. Do a jigsaw puzzle
84. Play chess
85. Write a country-western song
86. Watch a video
87. Go for a bike ride
88. Plant an herb garden
89. Start an online journal
90. Dye your hair
91. Go to a restaurant
92. Lift weights
93. Bake some bread
94. Learn a martial art
95. Polish the furniture
96. Make a flower arrangement
97. Read the newspaper
98. Start some seeds
99. Sort your magazines
100. Do some laundry.
111. Take a nature walk
112. Play with your kids
113. Volunteer at a homeless shelter
114. Volunteer at a school
115. Pick up garbage in a park
116. Tickle your kids
117. Play basketball
118. Volunteer at an animal shelter
119. Read to a child or pet
120. Sign up for obedience training with your dog
121. Take a walk and pick up litter you see on the way
122. Spend time at the library
123. Sort all your digital photos and make an album to print for holiday gifts to family.
124. Help your kid organize his closet.
125. Figure out the melody and chords to your current favorite tune on the piano.
126. Practice your holiday cookie recipes
127. Make crackers from scratch (that one didn't go so well).
128. Make tortillas from scratch (better).
129. Reread a book you haven't read for years.
130. Tango
131. Learn about someone else’s religion.
132. Reread one of your college textbooks.
133. Key out a wildflower.
134. Do your nails.
135. Do word puzzles.
136. Play a board game.
137. Burn CD’s of some of your favorite music for a friend.
138. Plant a bonsai.
139. Play Mad Libs.
140. Speak only in heroic couplets for an hour.
141. Read poetry online.
142. Ride a stationary bicycle.
143. Set up a domino topple.
144. Play backgammon.
145. Build a house of cards
146. Make an entry in Wikipedia.
147. Read a world almanac.
148. Publish a family newsletter.
149. Throw cards at a hat.
150. Go to bed.
and now......
151. Start a Blog

All my best...glad you are here with us...

Dee74

Hi Midnightrun

I'm also disabled and can't get out much either - posting and reading here at SR has been a lifeline for me, especially in the early days.

I think it's vitally important for everyone to have a sense of purpose, but especially so if you're housebound.

I wish you well with your blog.
D

midnightrun

To everyone - thankyou so much for your kind words and support. And glad that I added my own number to make it 151 things to do!!

Dee74 - I will PM you in the morning.

Dee74

Sure thing

your morning is probably the middle of my night, LOL but I'll get back to you as soon as I'm able

D

Ainslie

Thanks Carol

152. Learn how to post links.