Its my 2-week-aversary :-)

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02-24-2016, 03:50 AM

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ICanDoBetter

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Its my 2-week-aversary :-)

Today is day 15... Kind of hard to believe, quite frankly. It's slowly getting easier. Rather than the daily thoughts or urges to drink in the present, I find my kind jumping to future events and social situations where I know I won't drink and formulating plans for how to approach each. I actually found myself smiling last evening at the notion of not drinking at some date we have coming up (can't recall what it is at the moment)... Smiling because going into things already knowing I won't drink removes the angst and trepidation of wondering if I will succeed in moderating, if I will drink too much, etc. Deciding ahead of time and having a plan simply removes a whole bunch of stress. :-)

I'm also rather frugal... And in the back of my mind I was always justifying the expense of alcohol and pretending I didn't care. I figure conservatively I'm now 'saving' minimum $25 a week. That adds up pretty fast!

And lastly, celebrated my 2-week-aversary by getting back in the pool for laps this morning for the first time in months to gear up for this summer's sprint triathlon. Felt good to be back in the water even if I'm extremely slow and had lots of stops and starts.

Today I'm heading to work, then homework with the kids and exercise date by request of my six year old... And today I will not drink.

02-24-2016, 04:05 AM

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kinzoku

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That money definitely adds up! Congrats

02-24-2016, 04:45 AM

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SoberinSyracuse

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What a relief it is, being able to reclaim your life! Keep on going, and enjoy!

02-24-2016, 04:47 AM

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Congrats on two weeks sober!

Keep going, it gets better still.

02-24-2016, 05:23 AM

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MikeM

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Congrats!!

02-24-2016, 05:50 AM

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Mountainmanbob

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Originally Posted by ICanDoBetter

Today is day 15... .

Congratulations and if you keep doing what you have been doing you will be celebrating your one month sober very soon. Sober time flies by fast -- enjoy every sober moment.
MB

02-24-2016, 06:12 AM

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Plure

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Well done!

02-24-2016, 09:20 AM

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Soberwolf

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Massive congrats 2 weeks is awesomeness

02-24-2016, 03:57 PM

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ICanDoBetter

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Thanks all :-). Fifteen days feels pretty sweet. I find myself smiling a lot more out of pure happiness rather than as a coping mechanism. Awesome feeling :-)