GotGrace

Non, I am very sorry about your loss today.

It has been a beautiful but difficult day for me. My DH is out of town and my two youngest kids were at each other's throats all morning. I chewed them out then felt bad about that, even though they both deserved it!

This afternoon I took 3 kids to the pool for the first time this season. It seemed like every adult had a beer in their hand. In the past this stressed me out because I knew if I started drinking at 3 p.m. I would be passed out by 8 p.m. So I would grit my teeth and make it to 5 p.m. and then get rolling. Today I didn't have the 5 p.m. drink to look forward to and it really bothered me. I found myself wishing I was a normie as I watched all the grownups sip their Coronas.

We are home now. I am tired, but no longer hungry, so I am not feeling as deprived. I think I will need to make pool trips earlier in the afternoon until this sobriety in summer thing is a little more ingrained!

Have a lovely evening, everyone.

Olive1

Hello weekenders!
I had a fabulous day on the beach! And a wonderful ferry ride home. I think one of my favorite things is the sound of the water through the rocks as the wave retreats. And the 'bup, bup, bup' that the seagulls make when they are chattering to each other.
I hope everyone is doing well!

Croissant

Oh, I read that as;

"The Heavy Metal meeting last night was fantastic and so was the carrot cake."

Sorry, it cracked me up - I had visions of Ozzy Osborne types comparing cake recipes! Not that there is anything wrong with that...but the visual was hilarious.

Croissant

Awww Grace. The thing I remind myself is, my drinking probably looked normal when I was out socialising too. Who knows what those people are like when they get home.

I try to flip those thoughts upside down and be thankful for my health and that I'm present in the moment and free of all the chains and problems alcohol brings.

matt634

Working on my first sober weekend after 60 drunk lost ones. Been to my first aa meetings ever and they have helped to hold me close to sanity and sober. This will be the first sunday morning in a long time that I'll remember Saturday and not regret it and wonder why my wallet is half empty. Just found sr last week so thanks to everyone here who has encouraged me and advised me. You along with the meetings has made this sober weekend possible. I just pray for strength to stay quit. I've tried this so may times only to relapse and give up. But this time its quit or die from the drink or suicide. The party's been over for a long time and has been replaced with shame slavery and extremely intense blackouts and days of darkness and misery. Pray for me to win this because its do or die.

Ruby2

Olive, what a great picture. Thank you.

Got Grace, I feel I'm always talking to my kids with an edge to my voice when they are squabbling. I feel bad too. mine actually were not, for a change, at each other's throats for much of the day. I understand. It's maddening at times.

Mine played nicely together but since their play involved running through the garden bed that I had just planted and throwing mud at each other, I hollered about that. Thankfully they didn't trample any of what I had just put in.

Hope, congrats on the medal. I had to laugh at Croissant's imagery. Ozzie passing out crumpets and congratulations.

It is nice and cool outside and blazing hot in my house. I just wish there were more circulation.

Glad to be home, safe and sober. I took my daughter to the open meeting I attended tonight, we ate pizza and came home. Generally she would have sat in the kids playroom but she wanted to be with me and there were no other kids her age. She sat on my lap and colored instead.

Church, then chauffeuring my son to a laser tag birthday party. Some laundry. Maybe some planting. Time flies when you are having fun. Off to bed.

getmeoffthisbus

I always feel great at this time. Why? Earlier in the evening, and that is each evening, I find myself wishing I was drinking or was going to drink. But at midnight, it feels damn good going to bed sober because I would have been going to bed either way. In the drunk scenario, it would have just led to a restless night, multiple wake ups, maybe even some where I needed to drink to get back down, and worst of all, guilt in the wee hours of the morning and promises that I wouldn't be doing it again.

There also would have been many political rants and overshares on FB to regret in the am. So many I'd be afraid to click and see how many people ignored them or mentally gave the "Are you drunk?" icon. did you guys see the list of icons FB should have btw?

I don't know if I'm making sense. Bottom line: the night would have been over for me either way now and I'd much rather turn in while sober.

Django

Sorry to hear that non,had to do the same last week and hope you're ok.

7:30am sitting at work on a lovely day in the uk.Its funny that now I'm 100% serious stopping drinking that I'm making all kinds of plans.I thought I was stuck with everything like it is for the rest of my life (which would of been short if I carried on).

2 weeks of getting in a bit of shape and then doing the insanity workout for 2 months which.is.brutal.

Sounds like we have a lot of secret bird watches in here :-)

Gilmer

I'm so sorry, Non--and also everybody else who has lost a pet.

mecanix

Hey Non hope you check in soon , touch base with us all ..

Heavy metal meetings sound cool i like a blast of halford 4 , made of metal , good recovery vibes from the metal god , a very decent fellow with i think 27 years in recovery Long may he run !

A nice morning here in london , checked the plants and none have wilted too much .

Going to get the music stuff out in a bit and have a play but find myself tripping over other things in my small room here , looking forwards to moving when it eventually happens and having some more space .. House prices are just rushing out of my borrowing bracket at the moment .
You gotta trust in life that things are happening for the right reason and that the right opportunity will present itself when the time comes …

I try not to be that pushy demanding drunk anymore i'm sure that things will happen or not at the right time , there is a natural ebb and flow to these things .

Sober Sunday lets all get through ,

Bestwishes, m

AlcoholFree66

It's Sunday evening here and yes the rain has really come down this weekend. I still went for a swim with my daughter today, cooked and watched August: Orange County on DVD with my husband this afternoon. I feel so happy to have had a sober and relaxing weekend. Thanks SR.

Weasel1966

While AF winds down her day mine...along with a bunch here... Are just beginning. I love how we get to time travel on this site!

Fresh strawberries and fizzy water for breakfast. I need to get back to my diet. I had like a month of meatball prams and pizza.

Verrrryyyy lazy today. Very.

Hope you all wake us with clear heads and ready to start a new one!

Ken

Nonsensical

Good Morning Sobrociraptors!

Looks like we are getting some more glorious weather today. Gonna do some tree pruning and take a long walk with Mrs Non. Then work on my shop project, building these small, wheeled cabinets. I started assembling them earlier this morning and I appear to have been under-caffeinated as I meant to make them identical, but I made them slightly different. Nothing I can't fix - they are for a workshop, not an elegant dining hall.

Appreciate the well-wishing re: the dog. I had one with cancer last year (in May) and I had to put her down, too. Used it as an excuse to drink. Not doing it again this year. It helps nothing and makes many things worse. Stay on the life bus, people.

soberclover

Weather in Vermont should be wonderful today...yay! Our school's Prom was last night so I'm a bit bleary-eyed this morning having stayed up late working. Hoping to get in some swimming today although I'm thinking the pool will be filled with my son's friends Hoping to also plant some flowers on patio as well as at bf's Dad's grave.

Non, I'm glad your furry friend no longer suffering and thinking of you and your family today.

GotGrace

Non, I just noticed your tag line. I love it. So true!

Jupiters

in bed at like 10:30pm last night! ZZzzZZZz
been up for hours already lazin' around. I think today I'll get back into my kettlebell routine again, it's been weeks since I did it. Time to get back at it.
Plus- I ate wayyyy too many pb n choc chip cookies yesterday. LOL

Weasel1966

Hey! June first is a perfect time to start anew if you had some troubles this weekend! You can do it!

ktwsober

All sober here

A couple of days ago I posted my weekend plans and my concern over a 50th Bday party I had to make an appearance at.

As I predicted it was a real cluster with several people really drunk when I arrived at 6PM. I just took over the dj role with my music and focused on that. Stayed about two hours. There have got to be a few people hurting this morning.

What a blessing it is to be sober this morning and feeling great.

Ruby2

Good morning everyone. I like the idea of time travel on this site. Just starting my day and woke up in a far better frame of mind than usual. Getting enough sleep and allowing myself to just let go of the worry about getting stuff done. I don't know how I did it. I think it was just being sick and tired of it.

Kids are precious and funny. My daughter adopted a new pet of her very own. A bug. Commonly called a pill bug, sow bug, roly-poly. A wood louse (yucky name). And named it Bella. Carrying it around in a cup. Wants to bring it to church. "But I love her mommy!" As long as it isn't a fly or a cockroach.

Ooh. A bird that isn't a sparrow. A yellow finch was just visiting my yard. Yes, closet bird watchers.

Meandering thoughts. Nice to not have a hangover. How many of us regret waking up in the morning and resent having missed a day of full on drinking the day before? That is precious.

bigsombrero

Sorry to hear about your dog, Non. Sounds like you're doing the right thing and processing this in a healthy way.

Ruby I'm a huge bird-watching nerd. I am that guy who points out and tries to name every single bird in the trees!

Glad to see everyone else enjoying this glorious weekend.

Last night I flew home to Chicago last night after a long weekend with family. I saw aunts, uncles, both parents, sister, bro-in-law, cousins, and of course my wonderful niece and baby nephew! My niece is just 2.5 years old, and she absolutely thinks I'm the coolest uncle on the block. Whenever I leave the room she will ask aloud where I went and when I am coming back. I saw her every day I was in town (3 days). She really is such a great kid. My nephew is just 6 months old and is the happiest little baby I've ever seen.

As I mentioned, I was at my grandmother's memorial service in Minneapolis. It was a very nice event and was a great time for reflection. Yesterday I went with my mother to the farmer's market and the St. Paul train depot, it's been refurbished after years of neglect and is now a treasure on the river.

The flight home last night was delayed by thunderstorms and I didn't get to sleep until Midnight here in the Windy City. But I was up early and got out at 7am for my daily jog anyway...with a busy weekend behind me, it's going to be a long, lazy Sunday here of watching baseball and relaxing. Ceiling fans are on, windows are wide open, and a wonderful cross breeze is coming through.

It's a great day to be sober.