Weekender Thread 19 - 23rdJuly 2018
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Originally Posted by Bernie8402 
Checking in for the weekend. I'm still here. Doing better spiritually and emotionally. Been trying to stay off technology a bit. Hope you all have fun sober weekends.
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((((Kevlarsjal2)))) 
hope you’re feeling better soon. Once you’re off the crutches, you’ll be able to get out and about and it will make a big difference. Maybe you could write a list of the positive and fun things you want to do once you’re mobile again? Hang in there, it will get better ❤️
hope you’re feeling better soon. Once you’re off the crutches, you’ll be able to get out and about and it will make a big difference. Maybe you could write a list of the positive and fun things you want to do once you’re mobile again? Hang in there, it will get better ❤️
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Originally Posted by TeeJayVerm
I am in... with rain expected in the Chicago area for most of Friday. 
I saw Dee74's original post and I can easily relate the GIF to me and my relationship with alcohol.
There is a newer Indie/Folk rock song out there that is about a worn out relationship and I relate that to my alcohol consumption. (One of the lyrics: "All we ever do is all we ever knew"; Artist: The Head and The Heart)
(My musical tastes are broad and "less than mainstream" so I will make sure I limit the number of lyrical references in this forum. Haha!)
I saw Dee74's original post and I can easily relate the GIF to me and my relationship with alcohol.
There is a newer Indie/Folk rock song out there that is about a worn out relationship and I relate that to my alcohol consumption. (One of the lyrics: "All we ever do is all we ever knew"; Artist: The Head and The Heart)
(My musical tastes are broad and "less than mainstream" so I will make sure I limit the number of lyrical references in this forum. Haha!)
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Enjoyed catching up on the thread and love the Thursday post. My mom read me pooh as a little girl and am thinking I need to pick up my collection here soon.
Checking in for an interesting weekend. We are having our first overnight houseguest and she will be drinking. Its an old friend of my bf's and she kind of invitied herself and he thinks I have no friends so he didnt say no. I have hung out with her a few times since I moved here 6 years ago. Not thrilled but staying proactive and positive about it. I told her she should feel free to drink if she likes and she said she has a flask ready that she was going to drink from discreetly or as she said "wasn't really gonna talk about it".... hmmm ok. Recovery is kind of my life right now. I don't mind if she drinks but I'll probably talk about not drinking. I'll try not to bring it up too much.
I have a pretty healthy fear of alcohol I think, so I'm not too too worried. It's just alot to think about, plan and reflect on. I am not used to living with anyone besides my bf and I plan to just take time to myself if I need it. She keeps changing the dates but it sounds like she's arriving Saturday night and leaving Monday afternoon. Really still not sure how this happened! Lots to do and I will try to make this forum a priority this weekend. Cleaning my sponsor's house tomorrow before I get ready for the her.
Sao thanks for the reminder of how things used to be. That wasn't long ago at all. I need to protect my sobriety first, always.
Checking in for an interesting weekend. We are having our first overnight houseguest and she will be drinking. Its an old friend of my bf's and she kind of invitied herself and he thinks I have no friends so he didnt say no. I have hung out with her a few times since I moved here 6 years ago. Not thrilled but staying proactive and positive about it. I told her she should feel free to drink if she likes and she said she has a flask ready that she was going to drink from discreetly or as she said "wasn't really gonna talk about it".... hmmm ok. Recovery is kind of my life right now. I don't mind if she drinks but I'll probably talk about not drinking. I'll try not to bring it up too much.
I have a pretty healthy fear of alcohol I think, so I'm not too too worried. It's just alot to think about, plan and reflect on. I am not used to living with anyone besides my bf and I plan to just take time to myself if I need it. She keeps changing the dates but it sounds like she's arriving Saturday night and leaving Monday afternoon. Really still not sure how this happened! Lots to do and I will try to make this forum a priority this weekend. Cleaning my sponsor's house tomorrow before I get ready for the her.
Sao thanks for the reminder of how things used to be. That wasn't long ago at all. I need to protect my sobriety first, always.
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I just realised that I today I have been sober 40 days! Obviously being in rehab has helped with that but it’s 40 days nonetheless ��. I haven’t had this much time for at least 5 years, yay!! xx
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yay! well done ML, 40 days is great!
sounds like rehab is going well for you & you're starting to get a handle on your anxiety as well as clocking up the sober time. getting to grips with my social anxiety was a big part of my recovery too, so keep up the good work
sounds like rehab is going well for you & you're starting to get a handle on your anxiety as well as clocking up the sober time. getting to grips with my social anxiety was a big part of my recovery too, so keep up the good work
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Happy Saturday, weekenders!
Last Friday I left work, bought a fifth of vodka, drank maybe 2/3 of it in the course of the evening and tossed the rest of the bottle out. Come Saturday I got up early, did some housework, and as soon as the liquor store opened I was back there buying another. Drank on and off through the day and almost finished it by late Saturday night. In the wee hours of Sunday morning I poured the rest down the sink and decided to get through Sunday sober.
After being sober all week and feeling great I almost convinced myself on the way home from work Friday that I needed to do that again - that avoiding it was depriving myself of a "fun" weekend. Solitary binging and napping all day, yeah, fun. Scary to see how close I came to believing that insanity.
Anyway, I'm planning to actually enjoy my life today!
Best wishes, all
Last Friday I left work, bought a fifth of vodka, drank maybe 2/3 of it in the course of the evening and tossed the rest of the bottle out. Come Saturday I got up early, did some housework, and as soon as the liquor store opened I was back there buying another. Drank on and off through the day and almost finished it by late Saturday night. In the wee hours of Sunday morning I poured the rest down the sink and decided to get through Sunday sober.
After being sober all week and feeling great I almost convinced myself on the way home from work Friday that I needed to do that again - that avoiding it was depriving myself of a "fun" weekend. Solitary binging and napping all day, yeah, fun. Scary to see how close I came to believing that insanity.
Anyway, I'm planning to actually enjoy my life today!
Best wishes, all
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