fini

great to see you at this milestone, MissP!

MissPerfumado

Hi IWalkTheLine

I did find I had a lot more time and in addition to running, I took up gym classes again, read a lot and was on SR a heap. I didn't "force" myself to try out new hobbies, I just went with what felt interesting. What I did do was follow through on thoughts of "I'd like to do this" or "How about trying that?".

Early on in recovery, my motivation was to do whatever I needed to stay sober. After some weeks, when I had some energy back, I began to get motivated to start on projects like decluttering my flat, fixing old pairs of shoes and altering or donating old clothes ... getting through those things not only took up some weekend free time but made me feel like I was getting somewhere, being reborn ... all that good stuff.

Thanks for your response. All of the responses mean a lot to me.

MissPerfumado

Thanks everyone! I got up this morning and thought, was it self-indulgent of me to write all of that out ...!? Reading all the messages made me feel really glad I did write it all down. Thank you.

Bandicoot, Snazzy, that's how this site works, isn't it? So many people passed on good advice to me, I mention something to you, you'll say something to someone else here, and so it continues. The fellowship in action. So happy to be part of it!

Fallow

That was beautiful and helpful Happy for you and glad you posted. Great going one year is awesome.

saoutchik

I enjoyed this thread. Thanks MissPerfumado and congratulations on 1 year

Jtmlk

Awesome achievement, you must be very proud of yourself