opentorecieve

Today is Sunday, and I will stay clean today. Sorry I'm usually a little late on the uptake this is ridiculous but I'm doing everything humanly possible to stay clean for good this time.

mecanix

hey y'all ,
sober sunday evening here in london town …

Not done much today , made a chicken curry , burned it a bit on the hob … think i might be having one of those days where everything i say or do is slightly at odds with the world around me ..
Played a bit of skyrim … and have been looking at a few things online …
Might get rid of these large wardrobes i have here in my room and get large plastic stackable storage boxes as i think they'd use the space more efficiently . Also it'd give me some decent filing space with everything marked up properly …

Keep on everyone not long to go before monday now

Bestwishes, m

TheLightShines

I know exactly how you feel. I have difficulty on the weekends too. Sometimes I just do things that i enjoy by myself. Movies, shopping for vintage finds. It's not easy but nothing great comes to us without us trying our best!

Nonsensical

Bikes were ridden
Bacon was eaten
Books were studied
Sobriety enabled it all

Tiptree

Had cheese ravioli a, Italian sweet sausage, sautéed spinach and fresh Italian bread. Full and sleepy, off to bed early to read. Have a restful evening all!

Gilmer

I just drove three hours to a strange city, was within 100 feet of my destination, and plowed into another car. Everybody's OK, and both cars are drivable. But it was my fault, and it's a real bummer.

SillyString

Hi all! Well, I made it through my 7th weekend! I was triggered Friday night when hubby and I were with drinking friends. That's not what triggered me. My DH started reminiscing about bars we used to frequent. This one, that one, another one. It was so irritating, and I just wanted to scream, "REALLY?!?!?!" I admit I got jealous of all of them (the drinkers), and I felt like sh@t.

Even the next morning, I was upset, and was wishing I could just drink normally. But, I never lost sight of the fact that I just can't, period, and I moved on from that point and had a really wonderful Saturday. I just sucked it up and accepted the feelings, felt them, and went about my day anyway and without drinking.

Come Saturday night, I was dog tired, and I slept really, REALLY well. Woke up today, and again was grateful for my sobriety. And I noticed that I haven't slept as well as I did last night in years. Realized, in fact, that the ability to sleep, and sleep soundly has begun to return just over this past week...from day 42-49. More amazing gifts of recovery.

Alysheba

Gilmer, so sorry that is a bummer for sure. Thankfully you weren't hurt!

Sillystring, bit pat on the back for not giving in. Sounds like it was really hard and I'd likely have been irritated too. Good for you for gutting it out!

I went to a great meeting with some really cool people tonight. This one guy had just return from Kenya/Tanzania doing charity work with some desperately poor people and with a group that helps out with the victims/children of the horrible AIDS epidemic there. I hope I can go someday. It sounds really hard but very rewarding. Maybe someday when my funding gets a little more settled. He said they might get grants together for people who don't have the money but can go over and help.

Well, made it through Sunday and am hanging out in front of the tube now. The situation I live in has been difficult lately. Trying to get a few things going to make some changes. Everything seems to take so long, but I'm also learning that things don't necessarily happen when I want them to but maybe when I need them to. I can be thick about some things and I guess it takes a while.

Glad to see people still posting Sunday night. Have a good one!

Gilmer

Alysheba, that would be so great if you could go to Africa to help out!

I really like your Disraeli quote!