Happiness
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Happiness
Hey all! Just thought I would take some time to check in and update.
Today marks 6 months without alcohol, and things have been pretty amazing!!! It was hard at first, not only because of having to adjust to life without alcohol, but I had a lot of unusual, somewhat trying life events, all happen in pretty rapid succession. I find it kind of humbling though that I was able to cope and adjust so easily when normally I would have used it as an excuse to drink. It was actually easier. Even though it was hard, it was so so much easier!
Things I thought would be so difficult without drinking haven't been as bad as I anticipated. My first vacation without drinking was amazing! All the dinner parties, and social events that used to give me anxiety over if and/or how much I would drink are now a welcome break and looked forward to. Little things... like last year I missed my preschoolers picture day because it was early in the morning and I wasn't feeling good from the night before, are becoming a distant memory. I had him there early and adorable this year (even though I still had no idea that day was picture day! Lol)
I've told most of my close friends that I'm not drinking anymore, and not one of them pressed for "whys or how comes", most of them didn't know me as a drinker anyway. My house is still a mess some days, my kids still stress me out most days, and things can still be hard... really hard.
BUT--- I am happy!! So happy. And life is easy. Boring sometimes, but that's okay!! I still have a hard time with "forever"... so I focus on today. Or this week. Or next month. Months don't seem so long anymore.
Life is good y'all. And I'm so so thankful.
It CAN be done! It DOES get easier!
Today marks 6 months without alcohol, and things have been pretty amazing!!! It was hard at first, not only because of having to adjust to life without alcohol, but I had a lot of unusual, somewhat trying life events, all happen in pretty rapid succession. I find it kind of humbling though that I was able to cope and adjust so easily when normally I would have used it as an excuse to drink. It was actually easier. Even though it was hard, it was so so much easier!
Things I thought would be so difficult without drinking haven't been as bad as I anticipated. My first vacation without drinking was amazing! All the dinner parties, and social events that used to give me anxiety over if and/or how much I would drink are now a welcome break and looked forward to. Little things... like last year I missed my preschoolers picture day because it was early in the morning and I wasn't feeling good from the night before, are becoming a distant memory. I had him there early and adorable this year (even though I still had no idea that day was picture day! Lol)
I've told most of my close friends that I'm not drinking anymore, and not one of them pressed for "whys or how comes", most of them didn't know me as a drinker anyway. My house is still a mess some days, my kids still stress me out most days, and things can still be hard... really hard.
BUT--- I am happy!! So happy. And life is easy. Boring sometimes, but that's okay!! I still have a hard time with "forever"... so I focus on today. Or this week. Or next month. Months don't seem so long anymore.
Life is good y'all. And I'm so so thankful.
It CAN be done! It DOES get easier!
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