It's Never Too Late Weekender July 22 Part 3
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Originally Posted by biminiblue 
Sunburnnnned on my shoooooollllderrsss makes me happy 
We watched several dozen harbor porpoises today just off the beach. First they all went racing by then they turned and spent time doing whatever they were doing - just sort of milling about. I was so hungry but I wasn't about to leave and miss that!
Such. A good day.
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We watched several dozen harbor porpoises today just off the beach. First they all went racing by then they turned and spent time doing whatever they were doing - just sort of milling about. I was so hungry but I wasn't about to leave and miss that!
Such. A good day.
in.
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I gotta agree with ya, Mesa. My sobriety valuable and jeopardizing that is off limits. Sobriety is more important than social events that surround me. Now that I've moved it's been super easy to craft my own social sphere, but my first 2 years of sobriety were spent in the heart of the beast and I had to make tough calls. Friends going camping? Nope - been there, I know how that goes. College reunion with the ole' buddies at the big game next week? Thanks but no thanks. It's been hard here too - declining invites to intellectual expat dinners, social networking at bars, etc. I just skip those events, and I still continue to skip events where drinking is a featured player.
The way I see it, I've done all that stuff before. Why not try something new? Nobody is too old to change their habits, diets, thinking patterns, lifestyles or friendships. We often talk like Popeye: "I 'yam whatt I 'yam" but I think that kind of self talk only serves to shrink our world and limit our choices. Been sober 4+ years and I continue to enjoy discussing sobriety because my battle isn't over. This jigsaw puzzle never gets solved, but it certainly gets easier when you get all those corner pieces in place.
Anyhoo. Marty and SoberP, I know what you mean about just hangin' out on the porch and enjoying that peaceful time. I am almost excited to spend my lunch break on my patio tomorrow with an iced coffee - how crazy is that?
The way I see it, I've done all that stuff before. Why not try something new? Nobody is too old to change their habits, diets, thinking patterns, lifestyles or friendships. We often talk like Popeye: "I 'yam whatt I 'yam" but I think that kind of self talk only serves to shrink our world and limit our choices. Been sober 4+ years and I continue to enjoy discussing sobriety because my battle isn't over. This jigsaw puzzle never gets solved, but it certainly gets easier when you get all those corner pieces in place.
Anyhoo. Marty and SoberP, I know what you mean about just hangin' out on the porch and enjoying that peaceful time. I am almost excited to spend my lunch break on my patio tomorrow with an iced coffee - how crazy is that?
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Hi guys! I missed you all day!
I was working like a dog.
I really really need to get on a good eating schedule there. I only ate once and it was bc I was beyond hangry... And then it made me nauseous. I'll get there but I might have to store some groceries there... fruits and chia seeds and stuff.
I did go to an aa meeting which was fantastic, and then came home and had leftover burrito and I just took a shower.
I'm so tired. It feels really good.
I'm fatigued from so much contact with the world against my control. I really liked my unemployed life of leisure. But it had its drawbacks- economic insecurity, no sense of direction, oversleeping and feeling weird about it, etc.
Soooo, balance. Looking for a good balance. It'll happen. Everything happens.
Ommmmmmm
Xoxo
I was working like a dog.
I really really need to get on a good eating schedule there. I only ate once and it was bc I was beyond hangry... And then it made me nauseous. I'll get there but I might have to store some groceries there... fruits and chia seeds and stuff.
I did go to an aa meeting which was fantastic, and then came home and had leftover burrito and I just took a shower.
I'm so tired. It feels really good.
I'm fatigued from so much contact with the world against my control. I really liked my unemployed life of leisure. But it had its drawbacks- economic insecurity, no sense of direction, oversleeping and feeling weird about it, etc.
Soooo, balance. Looking for a good balance. It'll happen. Everything happens.
Ommmmmmm
Xoxo
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