Class of May 2012 part 23
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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This class planted the seeds for me truly wanting to live a sober life! I am so proud that we have some folks that have truly made it all 4 years. You are my inspiration!!!!
Congrats on 90, Kitty!
Hey Saskia and Jeni!
Love and hugs,
Lee
Congrats on 90, Kitty!
Hey Saskia and Jeni!
Love and hugs,
Lee
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Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,424
Hey all!
Was just poking around SR and thought I'd say hello here. Other than my typical struggles of raising a toddler, I had a great summer. Lots of beach days and walks downtown. Fall has arrived and we've already done some good fall family activities. A little nervous about winter coming and being indoors more often, but I'm sure I'll get out more than I think.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Was just poking around SR and thought I'd say hello here. Other than my typical struggles of raising a toddler, I had a great summer. Lots of beach days and walks downtown. Fall has arrived and we've already done some good fall family activities. A little nervous about winter coming and being indoors more often, but I'm sure I'll get out more than I think.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Reach Out and Touch Faith
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: On a Sailboat
Posts: 3,871
Living on the ocean here, literally. A friend is letting me stay on his sailboat while I save up for my move to New York. Zero and I will be going there in a few months to finish my Paralegal degree.
The plan is to follow up working with homeless domestic violence survivors. When I was a victim of DV there were very few services if you did not have children, that is how I ended up homeless. My former landlady' daughter (also DV) went near broke having to pay for basic legal support or rely on her mother who is mentally unstable. Being blessed with a small monthly income and medical insurance I can afford to do all legal aid work. I might even have time to help out the ACLU.
So that is where I am now that I have 5 years sober.
The plan is to follow up working with homeless domestic violence survivors. When I was a victim of DV there were very few services if you did not have children, that is how I ended up homeless. My former landlady' daughter (also DV) went near broke having to pay for basic legal support or rely on her mother who is mentally unstable. Being blessed with a small monthly income and medical insurance I can afford to do all legal aid work. I might even have time to help out the ACLU.
So that is where I am now that I have 5 years sober.
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Shockozulu congratulations on 5 years sober!! That is great work you are doing, and I hope the move and the degree go well.
I am 5 years sober today. I can't believe it's been 5 years since I was constantly and frantically checking into this thread with so many others looking for a way out of the misery of drinking. I am so grateful for that experience and for all the people here who have contributed throughout the years. I hope everyone is doing well.
I am 5 years sober today. I can't believe it's been 5 years since I was constantly and frantically checking into this thread with so many others looking for a way out of the misery of drinking. I am so grateful for that experience and for all the people here who have contributed throughout the years. I hope everyone is doing well.
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: South East England
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Hey OLL! How great to have you pop in! Silly really, but I still miss this thread. I've never really found another thread that seems like home.
Congratulations too to FP and Shock who hit 5 years last week.
I'm doing well. 15 months and feeling pretty solid.
Love to all our Mayans ❤️
Congratulations too to FP and Shock who hit 5 years last week.
I'm doing well. 15 months and feeling pretty solid.
Love to all our Mayans ❤️
Reach Out and Touch Faith
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: On a Sailboat
Posts: 3,871
OLL, sorry I'm late to the party. I spent a lot of time looking for something special and unique for my special and unique Sobriety sibling. Almost sobriety twins since we share the same month and year.
Everyone gets a cake but not everyone gets a unique Soviet Sobriety Medallion.
Proud of you
Everyone gets a cake but not everyone gets a unique Soviet Sobriety Medallion.
Proud of you
Reach Out and Touch Faith
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: On a Sailboat
Posts: 3,871
Originally Posted by Jeni26 
Hey OLL! How great to have you pop in! Silly really, but I still miss this thread. I've never really found another thread that seems like home.
Congratulations too to FP and Shock who hit 5 years last week.
I'm doing well. 15 months and feeling pretty solid.
Love to all our Mayans ❤️
Congratulations too to FP and Shock who hit 5 years last week.
I'm doing well. 15 months and feeling pretty solid.
Love to all our Mayans ❤️
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 771
I couldn’t resist excavating to find my old class, even though no one will probably see this. I used to post as Luling. Wanted to start over and not think about my failure and not sure my old login would work anyway, so I made a new login.
Anyway, I was doing fine for a while, then life went to sh-t. This is the part I don’t enjoy talking about, but it doesn’t matter. I didn’t handle it well and jumped back into drinking, worse than ever. Things in my life are good now, aside from all the wine I was drinking up until I came back here.
But I’m back, doubling down on my commitment to get sober. I’m so pleased and inspired by the milestones I’m seeing here. Has it really been that long? And if anyone sees this, thanks. Because when I was trying to decide what to do about my hopeless situation I remembered you guys and came back.
Im on day 6 and counting.
Class of November 2018
Anyway, I was doing fine for a while, then life went to sh-t. This is the part I don’t enjoy talking about, but it doesn’t matter. I didn’t handle it well and jumped back into drinking, worse than ever. Things in my life are good now, aside from all the wine I was drinking up until I came back here.
But I’m back, doubling down on my commitment to get sober. I’m so pleased and inspired by the milestones I’m seeing here. Has it really been that long? And if anyone sees this, thanks. Because when I was trying to decide what to do about my hopeless situation I remembered you guys and came back.
Im on day 6 and counting.
Class of November 2018
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Luling!! I remember you well. You were so kind to me when I first started out, and I wondered where you got to.
Lovely to see you recommitting to sobriety. I had a few difficult times in sobriety and am happy to say I’m now 2 years and 9 months sober again. My life is really good right now, and I’m so grateful that I made it stick.
Xx❤️Xx
Lovely to see you recommitting to sobriety. I had a few difficult times in sobriety and am happy to say I’m now 2 years and 9 months sober again. My life is really good right now, and I’m so grateful that I made it stick.
Xx❤️Xx
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Jeni! Oh wow, it’s so good to hear from you. I teared up a little when I read your post; I’m such an emotional dork lately. Im so happy for you and your two years and nine months of sobriety.
I hate saying stuff like “this time it’s different” — but it is because it has to be. I’m starting to feel really good about this, almost happy.
Thank you for being awesome. You really do inspire me. :-)
xoxo
I hate saying stuff like “this time it’s different” — but it is because it has to be. I’m starting to feel really good about this, almost happy.
Thank you for being awesome. You really do inspire me. :-)
xoxo
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Hi Jeni and Luling!!!! Congrats on 6 days Luling, I’m so glad you are back from the brink!!! And jeni with 2 years and 9 months....I’m right behind you with a little more than 2.5 years. God I am so grateful for my sobriety, because nothing else in my life would be good without that. I just got a little corgi puppy and am totally in love 
he’s such a good little boy! And I’ve been loving being a dog mama. Hopefully some others will check in, I’d love to hear from our other Mayan friends!! Xoxo
he’s such a good little boy! And I’ve been loving being a dog mama. Hopefully some others will check in, I’d love to hear from our other Mayan friends!! Xoxo
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