Carlotta

Hi

Today was 7 years sober for me (was quite busy and almost forgot).
I don't drop in often but I am still around.
It is good to see you DP. If you ever decide to quit completely, you know SR has your back.

Big hugs to Dee, Scott and whichever fellow Janurians are left

Dee74

wow - congrats Carlotta

dorothyparker

Congratulations Carlotta. It would have made 7 years if I stayed sober. I'm doing Dry January so I'm lurking on SR a few times. Much better forum than the HAMS one, the harm reduction one.

I'm glad SR is here and I'll be back in a flash if I find my moderating is not working.

Best to you and your continuing success.

x

Carlotta

Just dropping in to say hello. I have not logged in ages but I am still sober and doing good.

Fusion

Lovely to see your name pop-up, Carlotta. I'm glad your'e sober and doing well. Belated congratulations on your 7 years sober.....and now, almost eight years!

Dee74

Hey Carlotta

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Carlotta

Hi Tatsy and Dee, it's so good to see you. I hope you guys are doing good **{hugs}}.
I am trying to lose some weight and I am struggling with the "I want to stuff my face with pizza" beast today so I figured out I should check in on SR and see what is going on.
All in all I am doing good though. Working in a shelter during a pandemic while living with someone who is at risk and in ill health is a bit of a balancing act but I feel pretty blessed and my meditation has really come in handy to deal with stress.
Oh yeah, I also started smoking cigarettes again a while back so I really want to quit. This is wayyy too expensive for my budget and really not good for me. I am no spring chicken anymore.

dorothyparker

Hello all. I'm still drinking but moderating super well.

I get nauseous after 5 drinks so for me, it's not bad at all. I don't drink that amount everytime I drink either and I have quite a few days during the week I'm AF. So..,I can live with that and what a difference it's made in my life. Day and night.

dorothyparker

Hey Carlotta, I just wanted to say Congrats on your many years of sobriety, in the midst of a pandemic no less. Wow. You working in a shelter must make you doubly safe so I'm sure your at-risk person is fine. It's great that you're doing your share in the pandemic, very courageous. I've also started smoking a bit of cigarettes (after 13 years of quitting) but I'm smoking less than 5 a week so I'll allow myself that for now.

Keep up the great work. I'm so grateful for the checking in from my Class of January 13 pals once in a while.

Carlotta

Hi Class.

I hope everyone is doing good wherever you are.
Today marks 8 years for me.
When I embarked upon that sober journey and joined SR, I did not even visualize myself posting that. At the time I was really trying my best to live in the moment and not drink. This forum was a life saver for me and I know that I would not have gotten where I am today if it was not for the crew here.

Just checking in and sharing my gratitude.

Dee74

Congratulations Carlotta!

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Lunetta

Hi all,

I don’t know if you remember me, but you all got me through my toughest time when I was 30 years old and quit drinking. I had made the New Years resolution and stopped drinking on January 1, 2013. I have not had a drink since. That said, I have slipped up on prescription painkillers many times. Basically I would get pregnant, stop taking them all throughout the pregnancy and 1 year of breastfeeding, then start up again once I was done breastfeeding. I’ve had 3 beautiful children since 2014, and with my youngest I decided that this was it, I was going to be 100% sober after her. Then the pandemic hit. Last summer, I started up again with the pills and have been on and off of them since then. It’s actually really stupid, I take one a day, which is just enough to give me a little buzz. I’m super concerned that I’m either going to start taking more, or start drinking again. My goal is to stop taking them 100% starting 6/20/2021. I know I can do it and except for this one nagging issue, my life is amazing. My kids, my family, my business. I’ve even been working out and eating healthy. I just need to quit this one last issue. It doesn’t seem like I’m able to do it on my own, so I wanted to come back in and post here (I’ll also check out the newer boards as well). Thank you for hearing me out and I hope everyone is doing well out there. Sending love.

Dee74

Of course I remover you Lunetta. Congrats on the last 8 years and leaving alcohol behind...I know you can do it with the pills too.

This isn’t a very active thread though. To really get the benefit of this community, like you did before, I encourage you to post elsewhere as well

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Lunetta

Thank you I’ll get back on the other threads! Good to see you Dee!

Dee74

Carlotta

Life has been a bit stressful and crazy. My husband was gravelly ill and hospitalized around Christmas.
He is back home and he right now bed bound. I also retired from my job so days seem to mesh into each others.
Anyway, 2 days ago I had 9 years sober and totally forgot it was my sobriety date LOL.

I am so grateful that I quit drinking, it is just a second nature to me.
Giving everyone who reads this a big hug.

Dee74

I'm sorry for what you have going on Carlotta but congrats on 9 years - thats a great achievement
I hope your husbands condition improves,

D

Carlotta

Thank you so much Dee. It is good to see you are still at the helm. I hope that life is good to you

Dee74

All good here thanks

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dorothyparker

Carlotta. I'm rooting for you and hope that the pill issue is no longer one. Take care. I'm good. My drinking is super controlled since 2019 and I'm grateful.