enfinthechange

We are all totally nailing this... thanks for your help and support . Life is exciting again and there's so much to do and look forward too..the weekend for one!!

This is just bloody great! X

Munchkin94

Today is end of month at work which means the pressure is high and all eyes are on my team to realize as much revenue as possible before we close the books. This will be my first end of month without a hangover in years. If I'm honest with myself I've probably worked many of them still drunk from the night before...

It's going to be a long stressful day but I'm looking forward to seeing what I can accomplish with a clear head!

Happy Friday everyone!!! I will not drink today no matter what's waiting for me at work!!

enfinthechange

If you can savour how you feel, in the moments between working just look about, feel it....relish the clear head and the challenges. ... you are strong and amazing! Think of the emotional high you will have later... and the treat of ice cream, cake and safety!!! Good luck x

Pebbles128

Day 30 here.
I'm feeling angry & frustrated with the social service system but mainly with my daughter, sperm donor & his parents for totally disrupting my grandchild;s life this week. I can't believe the "system" is allowing this to happen. I feel awful for returning custody to the other grandparents. Didn't sleep well at all last night.
Good news is I'm picking the child up today for the weekend. I know he will be safe & happy here but I'm so sad about this whole situation.
I was also told my daughter will not be allowed to take her new baby home from hospital (parents relapsed-due in March) so I have been asked to take custody. I think the social worker is telling her today. I expect my phone to be blown up but I won't be answering it....

It's so hard not to worry 24/7 but I'm not going to drink over it.

Canadian Koala

Hello December Class

Writing from my desk at work (shhh!)
I want to wish a nice sober weekend to all our group including moi!

Thanks for your good words yesterday,.
You all made my day

RayJay

Happy Friday everyone, we made it through another week.

I'm sipping tea, doing fine. I hope you are too.

enfinthechange

I have joined the freakin gym..... inducted and am hour on machines... better than beer!!!! Wooooooooo.... nice cuppa now !!!

enfinthechange

Socialising..invited a family with kids round for brunch. ... .. not booze would be here anyway and it's fun!!! I'm making salted caramel brownies and raspberry white chocolate cookies for snacks now too... love it!!!

BringingBackB

Hello guys

Busy weekend for me. Just about to head into the city for the football game, although im planning on a quiet evening afterwards. Tomorrow im braving the 3 degree celsius british winter and heading out for my first ride of the year on the mountain bike. Not thinking about drinking, but need to remain vigilant.

Have a safe one all.

enfinthechange

Hmmm.day backfired a bit as the guy who came round, and the lady later on drink a fair bit and just kept going in about drinking... till I wanted too as well ... then all afternoon I just thought I wanted a drink... the 1st non emotional related plainn old craving. .. I wanted to drink to be happy and hang out .... not an option and I didn't, but it was a fair few hours of wanting. I'm not very good at not getting what I want it transpires. .spoilt child syndrome... boo hoo poor me.

Gotta learn to deal with this!!!! Did all the right things.... ginger ale, tea, talking, playing tape through. . But it took ages... ...... keep on keeping on!

Happy Saturday night everyone... especially those having their 1st night under Trump!

Munchkin94

I had a pretty decent challenge this afternoon too. Not as big as yours Enfin in that no one was drinking in front of me but my husband went out to run some errands leaving me home alone for the first time since I sobered up. Alone time was always prime drinking time (no one to hide it from) Within minutes after he left I started craving. There's nothing in the house but I actually considered going to buy some. Just a small bottle...who would know? I paced around the kitchen for about 5 minutes running through it in my head. I decided to brush my teeth and then I could go if I still wanted to but I saw a box of whitening strips on the shelf. They need 2 hours to work...thankfully the craving was gone within 10 minutes of applying them.

Scared me a bit how intense that craving was though...

quitter62

Hello all! Still alive and well. Finished up 7 weeks today, pretty happy about that! Chloe and Koala also have the same quit date.

Not really any urges to drink anymore, loving the simple life!

Everyone hang in there!!!!!

ChloeRose63

Morning, Class! Up real early to get my Sunday started. Wishing everyone a wonderful Sunday and a great week ahead, too! ♡CR

enfinthechange

Well done...we had to remember it does pass. ... and waiting for it to pass isn't going to anywhere near as horrible or difficult as drinking and suffering hours of regret and shame and disappointment when give in.... you did so well then, and white teeth to boot!! Awesome x

enfinthechange

I just went for another flippin run... 2.5km... not far and not ran all the way but by gosh, dunno what's happening to me!!!!

ChloeRose63

"Run, Efin, Run"!

enfinthechange

I am about as graceful as forest gump but fatter and more unfit! !!!

capricallia

Belated happy birthay Koala.

Enfin I often think my mind is like a tantrumming toddler when it doesn't get what it wants. Good job getting through it.

Wishing you peace pebbles and I hope you are enjoying your weekend with your grandchild.

4 weeks for me today, can't quite believe it, seems like a vast amount of time. Spent four hours this morning sorting out paperwork and scrubbing my kitchen and dining room - cursing the fact all my units and tiles are white. Brings me a sense of contentment to see it all lovely and clean. Almost like a metaphor how my mind/life is changing from destruction and chaos to order and organisation.

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

Canadian Koala

Hello December class

I'm having a good weekend but Friday was very hard.
It was the day right after my birthday and I had a super craving like I didn’t have since weeks...

Friday nights were always a big mess, weekends after weekends in my drinking life.
Every Friday, 5 pm was the signal to get really wasted.
Destructive to a point where I was coming back alive only on Sunday.
I was never taking any appointment on saturdays because it was impossible for me to be there

So...I called my sponsor and told him I was having a hard time (they say “call before...”) and he talked with me for over an hour.
It was the good thing to do because the craving completely disappeared.
I made myself a nice supper and went to bed sober.
I am grateful to him

I had a wonderful day yesterday where I met 2 old friends and went to eat Chinese food with them.

Day 52 is in progress and I’m about to go to a flea market to try to find some vintage LPs.
It’s more to just change my mind and go outside get some fresh air.

I wish everybody a good Sunday.
I hope your football team will win if you watch football later on (in USA)

Big koala hug to all of you

RayJay

Sounds like it was a hard few days for some of us. But guess what? You got through it and stayed sober. That's amazing.

Speaking of football, I am a huge Green Bay Packers fan. The last 38 days have been hard on many levels, but training myself *not* to drink on Sundays during football is one of the hardest. This is a huge game and there's nothing I'd love more than to sit and watch with a beer or 10. But, I'm sober and so I won't. My husband is at work today, so I will navigate those waters by myself.

Staying online and close today is a priority.