SomethingBetter

I don’t post too much but I think I will again today, the one thing I want to share is how great my mornings are now.

I remember the crappy feeling of Saturday morning and all the other mornings that ended in ‘y’, but always without fail something you could bet on was that I was well hung over on Saturday mornings.

I envy my wife; she can lie down and be out like a light within minutes, I however still have a hard time falling asleep at times but I am waking up around 5 am every morning, it feels fantastic.
My wife and I went out to dinner last night “Sweet Tea” and when I got home I went straight to the bed room and got in bed around 9 PM, she simply smiled and said are you going to bed already? I hadn’t thought about it but yea I was ready for bed early on a Friday night.

I used to use alcohol to escape life, I was really missing out on a lot of great things!

Thank you SR!

Fandy

yes, there is something very gratifying to me about a sober saturday morning...i love to enjoy the weekend and not worry about what i did the night before, have a terrible headache and never get moving before noontime.

I always had trouble sleeping and used booze to help me sleep (or so i thought)....I sleep much better now a days and it shows...no puffy red face, no stomach issues and a LOT more energy.

thank you SR indeed....for a place to talk about it...(without annoying my friends and family by babbling constantly about being sober, some of them just don't relate).

Arc

Thank you for that post. Waking up each day feels great now, especially on a weekend when it was the worst of the hangovers. Now for me it's up at 7AM, walk the dog, breathe in fresh air and start the day with my head held high!

BoozeFree

I woke up this morning thinking the same thing about how great it was to wake up sober today. After my last relapse bring on day 6 today feels great. At first when I woke up I was like woah it's 5:30, and then I jumped out of bed ready to start the day and have fun.

Missy7

Me too! Day Three! I woke up at four actually and thought--Four and I feel good! I'll just go back to sleep. Slept till 7:00. And I even felt good knowing that I had to face the last stack of booze receipts this morning (today is only day three).

Turns out we spent less than $200 on booze this week--which is actually pretty good. So I can still pay some valid bills. I just told myself--you have to face it. Change something by knowing where things are. Don't be afraid of the numbers, just thank God that as of now we both still have jobs and can (at least for now) correct the damage eventually.

So now we get to go to breakfast then do our chores than play pinochle with our kids all night.

I too drink to avoid life. Why? Why would I? I've been so fortunate. I love my family. I love my job.

And I love sober Saturday and SR!

Zebra1275

Thanks for the gratitude post.

EmeraldRose

Yup...up and at'm early here too. Drove 6 miles to feed the 2 goats I have left, came back and went across the street to the eldery neighbor to clip her cat's claws for her, doing 2 loads of wash already, walked the dogs all around town -and its only 11am.
Have to work from 1-10 so I will have a busy satisfying day. Gotta run...things to do.....!

SASA

well I slept till 10.30 this morning with my kitties in bed..... There is nothing better then saturday with 3 pouring kitties...... I than made breakfirst (protein powder shake and yogurt with fresh fruits) and tea...... Now I am on here reading, it is a great morning..... I am very grateful.

ronf

LOL, A while back I realized I'd come full circle. I now go to bed about the time I used to go out, and I get up in the morning about the time I used to come in.........surely age has nothing to do with it

RebelAngel

I remember the Saturday (and Sunday) mornings that I had to weigh up taking 'the scenic route', (about an extra 10 miles) to my weekend job which meant dragging my sorry, hungover a$$ out of bed even earlier or risking being over the limit & getting stopped at a Garda checkpoint.

I was SO HAPPY to get up this morning not only feeling great, but with yet another anxiety I need never have again. Thanks for another reminder why sobriety ROCKS!

Kjell

Very true!

Kjell~

Zencat

I like getting up early without having that sunk to the bottom of the pit feeling. I'm always amazed how much easier it is to get out of bed each day and feel eager to take on the day.

Arc

It truly is.

Now its wake up, head to the coffee pot, get some breakfast cooking, walk the dog, figure out the daily agenda and get moving.

As opposed to laying in bed, dreading getting up while your head pounds.

I gave the lawn a much needed spring time mowing yesterday, and the grass definitely looked a little greener