Juneof44

My first weekend off the sauce. The theme? Stay busy.

It's time for Operation: Clean The Garage! (or, as I like to call it: Operation: Get Rid Of Stuff!)

Is it anybody else's first weekend? How do you plan on "filling the void"?

Fee11

7 days today. I need to join "Operation Get Rid of Stuff"! Drunken thrift store shopping replaced with conscious recycling. I want to hug the few people who are left that don't hate me and record the feelings in my heart. Sappy sappy... my emotions are crazy... i prolly should lock myself in my room! Much love, Juneof44

CarolD

Each time I stayed sober over those early milestones
first Friday...first weekend...first holiday......

I felt stronger....better able to move forward.....

Well done to both of you.....

doggonecarl

Congrats to both of you, J44 and Fee. A first week is monumental. Hard, but you've made it.

barliegirl

Friday night I sort of panicked; how many years without wine in my hand for a Friday night? So, I stole my son's DSiXL and played until 2:00 in the morning! (Although I am exhausted, I am no longer as tired as I was from lack of alcohol.)

This morning, although I was tired, it was the first time in 4 years that I went to a hockey game without feeling 'hung over'. YEAH! I almost could 'see' better this morning - is that possible? When I came home, I was exhausted, so I had a nap on the bed.

It's Saturday night and even my husband asked me if I was going to have wine tonight - I said no. Every hour, every minute, every second that I can say no is a mini victory until the day is finished and I start day 7. I feel strange, though. Almost like I want to drink tonight. If I do, it won't be just one, it will be 1.5L and the same old, same old will be tomorrow.

I'll work on keeping busy.

Renee65

hey June, day 6 here and my first weekend sober. I'm a little antsy I have to admit. I've got a meeting lined up at 6pm. Until then, I am making myself busy with little stuff. I used to start drinking around 2pm on the weekends so it's a little different from the weekdays. Weekdays I'm good until 5pm, so today is definitely a different animal for me. Finding myself snacking WAY too much but...sobriety is my #1 priority. If it means a little extra food right now, so be it. Good luck to us all.

Dee74

good going guys!

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LovesToTravel

I read, cleaned played alot of computer games....anything to keep busy in those first few days. It gets easier with every passing minute, hour, day....

Cottonwoodchris

Great going, y'all. That first weekend was hell for me, with the detox and all. The next week, it was time to clean house and get my stuff together. Yeah, at 31 days now, I still have not caught up with all the laundry, but the pad is clean.

Big congrats to all of you. Keep making it work!

BanjoBob

I made it through my first weekend. Today (Monday) is day 7!

Hardest time was Saturday afternoon hanging out with family and nothing much to do.
Perfect drinking time, says the little voice inside! I just kept the thought that one drink would lead to 10 and I would wake up at 4:00 in the morning wondering why I did it AGAIN and loathing myself AGAIN.

It was the best weekend I have had in a very long time.