Notsodrunk

So I guess the normal check in is oh it’s day whatever and this is how I feel.....( 76 and mediocre)

But I wanna know how y’all doing?!?!

Who’s kicking the ass of this slippery slope of sobriety ???

I’ve never been sober this long so I don’t know how to act! ))). But it’s fun!

So who’s killing it and actually remembering important stuff? Paying bills on time? Got that promotion?

Ima go ahead and challenge the fine folks of SR - tell me one accomplishment THIS WEEK that you can cop up to being sober?!?!

Didn’t wake up hungover?

Remembered to feed the cat?!?

Finally tackled that house project just to stay busy and not drink?

Didn’t get evicted?

Let’s hear it?!?

Dee74

Lived every day fully, even the not so great ones

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AnvilheadII

didn't get evicted!
now that is a great item for the gratitude list!!!

least

Took my dogs for an enjoyable and productive walk after their breakfast.

Hevyn

I had no apologies to make, no lies to remember.
Took some long hikes vs. staying isolated in the dark house with curtains drawn.

D122y

Not,

Congratulations.

All of the above and then some.

The other day I thought to myself what is the good and bad about drinking booze.

The good...arguably...a temporary euphoria and confidence.

The bad...I don't have the desire or time to list everything from (a) agoraphobia to (z) zoned out. Maybe 100 negatives w variables.

It is a better world. I took my kid to see a baseball game this week. I drove 250 miles and accomplished a myriad of difficult tasks, slept, and came 250 miles home again.

Went to dinner that night like it was easy.

Glad and proud to be free.

Thanks.

wildflower70

Cramming for exams on Monday....to finally finish my degree

Notsodrunk

Sounds great guys. Reading your responses I’ll share my minut accomplishment -

We took our daughter and the dogs to the beach and I didn’t have to make my wife drive home.

Hey , it’s the little things that all add up to how great not being a sloppy drunk anymore is.

Keep em coming! All of y’all can find an accomplishment that you did this week and thought it was no big deal. . . So let’s celebrate some little things that add up to a big thing.

Numblady

Tonight I was puttering around doing yard work and I heard a car crash. I was able to not only drive over there but I could very safely take my daughter with me. I didn’t have to worry about checking on a wreck, talking to cops, seeming like a fool because I was already toasted and trying to act like a useful person. (Note: the people were okay; their car was in bad shape but they were both out and talking and unarmed other than rattled; the offending car drove off but...left his/her license plate at the scene so they should be able to find the person). Afterward my daughter told me I was nice because I worry about people. (This is I guess the second time in recent memory I’ve hopped in the van randomly with her to go try and chase someone down to help them).

Similar to others I’ll never stop feeling like driving whenever wherever is some kind of super power—and I have it now!

Cosima11

I thought about getting a puppy today. I was just looking online so it would've been a slightly impulsive decision and unfortunately the one I wanted had already been sold, but... 8 months ago there's no way in hell I would've been able to even contemplate committing to taking care of another living being.

Snowydelrico

Built my daughter a bed from scratch for her 3rd birthday
Made it a surprise for when she woke up.
Put lights and bunting on It with unicorn print duvet and a neon rainbow as a reading light.
She loves it!

My other half posted it on the nursery tapestry.
All the staff in her nursery keep saying ‘ your Felicity’s dad, the one who built that bed’

What a buzz.
Can’t beat that kind of feeling. Priceless.

aasharon90

Incorporating a program of recovery
on a continuous daily bases that was
taught to me and learned some 27 yrs
ago to help me achieve many of lifes
rewarding gifts and promises.

August252015

I'm not so much for the fighting, battling, beating "the [ whatever you call your alcoholism]" Implies a lot of negativity to me.....but that's just me.

I thrive on peace, joy and optimism - sure, it was practical measures and tasks at the start because I was coming back to life from a projected death quite soon -

But now, and for quite awhile (I'm 28 mo and change sober) it's about how well I keep my emotional balance each day. How well I serve to others - is my focus on me, or what I can do and be for others? It's on living the backdrop of recovery that's my life. The daily step 10 inventory of AA is my "scorecard."

I'm so glad when anyone who needs to quit does, permanently. If the words work for you, and you keep making progress in *recovery* not simply sobriety, that's a daily miracle in and of itself.

Rar

Ran out of opioids prescribed post surgery and didn't request a refill. The OTC pain relievers aren't working well and I want to drink to make me feel better. I am not drinking.

tomsteve

tell me one accomplishment THIS WEEK that you can cop up to being sober?!?!

- i woke up in my own bed without black eyes.

eyes99

No desperate late night baths trying to scrub the booze smell off of me before so that my husband wouldn’t know.

Went to my 20th college reunion and I can remember it! Didn’t drink, no one knew why or cared, had a great time, then drove on home.

Nonsensical

I had positive things to say about the fella in the mirror.

Lizajane

Working out daily, lost weight, feeling healthy even in the morning, house is clean and tidy, and living life honestly...no sneeking/hiding.

August252015

^^^Jealous bc I am not able to do as much exercise- read barely any- other than PT right now, thanks to a back injury....and I still want ice cream at night after a day of eating well. Prayers up for dr release to LIFE (ha) very soon!

Rar

Me too August~ . Last year I was recovering from shoulder surgery and gained 30+ pounds. I managed to lose about 25 of those only to have recent foot surgery. I am now inactive and have gained 9 pounds. Discouraging and depressing!