suzie89

I'm 100 days sober today and so humbled and happy to be here. I know it's not that long in the grand scheme of things, but I'm in so much of a better place. My house is more organized, I'm on top of my 3 kids schedules, work is dramatically better, I've lost 20 pounds, I have a sponsor and I'm on step 3 (starting 4 next week and prepared for LOTS of writing and thinking). My dog is happier because she's getting long walks most days. I've watched some greats series and movies on Netflix, and even read a few books. Believe me, I really have some bad days, and I haven't gotten out there socially as much as I would like, but baby steps. Interesting thing this morning looking at my FB memories. 5 years ago today we adopted my dog. I was thinking back and one of the reasons I got her was to get 'healthier' by having something to,focus time and energy on, and take on runs and walks, and to also do something nice for the kids. Of course, the biggest thing I could have done to get healthy was to stop drinking but even though I knew I drank a lot then, I didn't think I had a drinking problem. And my thoughts on getting healthier quickly fell to the wayside a couple of months later when one of my girls was diagnosed with leukemia in September of 2011. So 4 years ago today, we were in Orlando for my daughters Wish trip and today was the day she and her twin swam with dolphins with my husband. My son was too young so we went to Gatorland. And even though I was so thankful that my daughter was in remission and well in her way to recovery, and even though I was so happy to spend a special day with my 4 year old son, I still had to drink just to get through the day. I was well aware of the fact that I was an alcoholic by then. So it's interesting to share my 100 day milestone with these memories. All the things that brought me to this place, and broke me enough to finally make me get sober. I'm so sorry it took these 5 years, but I'm so blessed to be here.

least

Congrats on 100 days sober! Keep going, it gets better yet.

Delilah1

Congratulations on 100 days sober!!! I bet you are making wonderful memories with your family.:-)

Hevyn

100 days is fabulous, suzie. You had to do it when you were ready.

Dee74

100 days is awesome Suzie - congratulations!

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Jtmlk

100 days is excellent - im sure your starting to believe in yourself more and more as each day passes.

gatorman

100 days...awesome!!!! Congrats!!!

On The Road

Suzie - 100 days is a really big deal. And it sounds like you're well on you way. Keep at. Work hard - and enjoy sober time with your family!

Jillian2563

Thank you for sharing your story! 100 days is awesome!

strategery

Congratulations Suzie!!

uncorked

Wonderful! You should be proud of yourself! (Great news about your daughter, too.)

Soberwolf

Awesome job on reaching triple digits Suzie