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Old 09-21-2016, 03:20 PM
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30th birthday today !

It's definitely not easy getting through today without drinking but I'm staying busy .. went to lunch and played games at Dave & Busters, now at work ! The most difficult part will be after I get off and avoiding any invitational text messages to go out. However, I'm staying strong and plan to go home and watch a movie tonight !
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Old 09-21-2016, 03:31 PM
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I turned 44 for my day 4 just last friday! It was my first sober birthday since I turned 21.

For my Birthday I worked 11-9 in a commercial kitchen on the busiest night we've had in ages. By the time I got home I was too tired to even really care much but my cravings tend to die off later in the evening. It's the noon to sunset times that are hardest for me.
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Old 09-21-2016, 03:33 PM
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Happy Birthday SoberHappyHour!!
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Old 09-21-2016, 03:54 PM
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Old 09-21-2016, 09:44 PM
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Happy Birthday.

I'll be not celebrating my birthday next Monday as well. Well, I might treat myself to take away instead of cooking, and allow myself an early night lol. To be honest, since I got sobriety, my sobriety birthday seems more special to me than my belly-button birthday. And when I turn up at AA on milestone days, it feels like others think so as well. I might get more gifts on a belly-button birthday, but the love and joint celebration is stronger when I'm celebrating my sobriety.

Anyway. Hope you're having an okay day. Why not think back to your pre-drinking days (that's childhood for me pretty much) and treat yourself to something or an activity that you'd have loved back then. Chances are you'll find yourself enjoying it now as well once you get going. Even if it's just jumbo popcorn and a slob out with your favourite childhood movie or cartoons. Or buying tickets to a theme park. Or driving out to a favourite spot for a hike about. You might not be able to do it today, but you can promise it to yourself and plan it - get it on the colander and research the finer details (nothing like a little hope and something to look forward to).

And what better gift to yourself than sobriety and recovery. BB
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Happy birthday SHH!

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Old 09-21-2016, 10:09 PM
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Happy 30th birthday!! You are starting this next decade of your life off on the right foot!
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Happy 30th birthday, this will be one to remember! : )
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Old 09-22-2016, 12:41 AM
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Happy birthday 😊🎈
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Old 09-22-2016, 12:51 AM
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Old 09-22-2016, 02:57 AM
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Happy 30th birthday S H H . Gosh 30 what a wonderful age to be sober well done .
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Old 09-22-2016, 02:59 AM
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Happy birthday SoberHappyHour! I truly hope it is a good and sober one .
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Old 09-22-2016, 06:50 AM
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Happy happy birthday!

I turned 40 in August, just before my 6mo birthday - and it was one of the most joyful, happy, best days of my life. I didn't do anything special, but my MWF meeting and dinner with my parents, and some pampering like getting my toes (and fingers! never do that) done...the love I got from people near and far felt so well deserved for the first birthday in a long time.

Enjoy your new decade and all that your life of sobriety will bring!
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