Reid82

Checking in for another 24 hours please. Sunny morning here at 9:00 am now

theVman31

It's 11:11
24 more please Bisous

ChloeRose63

24 more for me, too!

Purplrks3647

What day is it anyway? ...I think it's Saturday....either way I need another 24 please ...and coffee

FBL

It's 5:09 AM and I'm in for another sober 24.

Saskia

In for another 24

gatorman

24 more please

Reid82

It's Groundhog day +++ now! I'll have a tea please. I'm only drinking about 10 cups a day now! No sugar anyway so not that bad......is it?!

yukonm

Signing up for 24 hours drink and drug free. 6:39am in Jacksonville, Florida.

Congratulations to all celebrating milestones today

Treesofgreen

24 more please. Up early because my six year old woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to make some Zumbo dessert breakfast masterpiece. So I helped her make some chocolate chip muffins with sprinkles and they just went into the oven. Will most likely have to do any batch when her little sister wakes up. Â Muffins anyone?
Yesterday we chose the scholarships for the high school kids. We had SO many deserving kids. It was nice to see how involved in the school and the community they are. We picked 10 winners and now it’s up to me to contact the school and the winners. The weather looks beautiful today. Hoping to be able to spend a lot of time outside today.

kenton

Three and a half years sober today and I'm feeling a little bit proud about that. Is it ok to feel proud? I'm never sure what it's ok for me to feel. I've noticed that about myself since I stopped drinking and lockdown has highlighted it for me. Its strange because I love hearing about how other people are feeling and in my opinion, other people have the perfect right to feel any emotion they choose, but me? I'm never sure.Â
Truth is, I'm feeling a bit suffocated in my home but I don't know whether it's ok for me to feel this way. I know that so many people are isolated and lonely and I'm at the other end of the scale. I'm living in a home with a lovely husband and four wonderful children and an awesome dog but there doesn't seem anywhere for me to go. Whenever I try to sneak off to write or meditate or just be..... someone comes and finds me! It's beginning to wear me down. I go out every day for my run but the children have got into the habit of taking it in turns to come with me and I don't want to discourage this but it means I get no time on my own. The only time I get to myself is when I go to the supermarket once a week …. standing in the queue 2 metres from anyone else is bliss. And so I'm feeling a bit suffocated but then I feel guilty because we're healthy and safe and so many people are struggling and everyone's in the same boat and is it ok to feel guilty?Â
Tomorrow I get to leave the house and do my first proper shift for the Samaritans and I'm so nervous but this really can't come soon enough. I'm overthinking things and I need to get outside of my home and my head for a while and be a support to someone else. Because when I'm empathising with someone else, I'm not second guessing myself and questioning whether it's ok to feel the way I feel. I need to learn how to support myself as effectively as I can support others.Â
I've made so much progress in the last 3 and a half years but I think I'm only just realising how much further I still need to go. So grateful that I started this journey when I did.Â
Apologies if this posts in one big blurb. I did type it in paragraphs but paragraphs don't seem to survive the 'submit reply' button anymore. I know that paragraphs, like normal life, will return one day, I just felt the need to be honest about how I'm feeling. If that's ok?Â
Love to everyone and 24 more for me please xxx Â

Dee74

I think it's ok to feel proud and it's ok to feel a little suffocated too Kenton - no one here is a saint and what we feel is what we feel...thats humanity for you .


You'll do great at your shift and congrats at your milestone
D

Dee74

those characters mean that something you're typing (maybe a space?) is not being recognised by the software here.
I'd try another browser BK - its worth a try?Â

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Awake61

In for 24.

Reid82

Congrats Kenton on 3.5 years.

zeppodog

Was asked to go into work today, almost look forward to it just to get out of the house and lucky I'm still working and glad my wife has always made us save a portion of earnings. Really feel for people who lost jobs with nothing to fall back on. Hope things start getting better soon. Good day to stay sober.

wiscsober

I have a bottle of non-alcohol sanitizer given to me "La Rose "Kills Germs" Hand Sanitizer 99.9% germs."
I couldn't catch up on the last thread. How is our new friend sobermafia ?
Posting still off Carbon working best for me.
a negative covid test yay
0622 CDT Requesting 24 more free of alcoholic ways.
Hi Venus and everyone.

venuscat

A negative test? That is awesome isn't it dear Wisc? s

Have a great day at work dear zep! s

abcowboy

venuscat

kent honey you are amazing and I bet you are doing so so well in you first shift.


I don't know.
I am falling apart.

It's not the noise, well it is bad but no I can't wear earplugs. I need a life. It is all of the time. Every single day since the beginning of March. Every day. It is the constant lack of privacy and constant flow of strangers in the shared entrance. Yesterday a man was coughing his lungs out, I called my landlords, they said oh he has a cold. Really????

And there is no end in sight.