1 year sober! Here are some fun numbers to sum up how it went:
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1 year sober! Here are some fun numbers to sum up how it went:
In no particular order:
1 year sober — give or take a couple of days. I didn’t realize my day one was going to be THE Day One, so I didn’t note the date. But it was shortly after the new year of 2019.
$3,650 saved, supposing I spent $10 a day on alcohol. That doesn’t even include going out, so the real number would be much higher.
5,000,000+ steps on my Fitbit. Walking was/is my way of coping.
24 pounds lost.
2 school projects that I had to run out and buy poster board, markers, etc for. My poor kid would have been out of luck if I had been unable to drive.
1 legit emergency that I had to jump in my car and tend to.
12ish (approximately 1 a month on average) drinking dreams. Just had one last night, and it SUCKED. Probably had others that I can’t remember.
115/70 blood pressure, a significant improvement. My doc had been nagging me about it being too high. Ha. That showed her.
1 friend dropped. Turns out she’s hard to deal with when I’m sober.
2 friends gained. Started buddying around with a couple of ladies from the gym. They’re hilarious and barely ever drink.
3 trips to Florida — two were handling stressful family business and one was fun. I learned that it’s possible to go to airports and do things in other cities without alcohol. Who knew? And speaking of Florida ...
18 or so roller coasters and other rides ridden at Universal Studios and Disney. It was a short trip but we packed a lot in. The old me would have been primarily interested in getting alcohol instead of running around having fun with the kiddo. Also my energy would have fizzled early.
5 worse than usual days when I came really close to giving up on this sobriety nonsense.
5 times I didn’t give up just because of a crappy day. Thank god.
365 hangover free mornings. They weren’t all glorious, but even when I was tired and had a gross, snotty cold, it beat having a hangover.
26 books read, at least as far as I’ve tracked on goodreads. I was really trying for a book a week, but it’s still more than I would’ve read if I had been drinking.
0 important appointments that I missed or was late for. Sober Bonnie is punctual!
0 times that I’ve felt ashamed of myself.
0 regrettable purchases made on amazon. People should never drink and on-line shop, amiright?
Anyway, what next? Once I was a couple of months into sobriety, I told myself, just do a year. One year, then decide whether or not to continue.
And now, the very thought of going back makes me sad and anxious. Sometimes I still feel like I want a drink, which worries me and makes me feel that I will eventually and inevitably screw up. But then I feel relief when I remind myself that I don’t have to go through that again. It’s 100% my choice, so I think I’m going to keep it up.
Anyway, thanks Dee and Anna and everyone. This forum is the best. I come here and lurk almost every day, and you guys help me keep my head in the right place.
Happy New Year! ❤️❤️❤️
1 year sober — give or take a couple of days. I didn’t realize my day one was going to be THE Day One, so I didn’t note the date. But it was shortly after the new year of 2019.
$3,650 saved, supposing I spent $10 a day on alcohol. That doesn’t even include going out, so the real number would be much higher.
5,000,000+ steps on my Fitbit. Walking was/is my way of coping.
24 pounds lost.
2 school projects that I had to run out and buy poster board, markers, etc for. My poor kid would have been out of luck if I had been unable to drive.
1 legit emergency that I had to jump in my car and tend to.
12ish (approximately 1 a month on average) drinking dreams. Just had one last night, and it SUCKED. Probably had others that I can’t remember.
115/70 blood pressure, a significant improvement. My doc had been nagging me about it being too high. Ha. That showed her.
1 friend dropped. Turns out she’s hard to deal with when I’m sober.
2 friends gained. Started buddying around with a couple of ladies from the gym. They’re hilarious and barely ever drink.
3 trips to Florida — two were handling stressful family business and one was fun. I learned that it’s possible to go to airports and do things in other cities without alcohol. Who knew? And speaking of Florida ...
18 or so roller coasters and other rides ridden at Universal Studios and Disney. It was a short trip but we packed a lot in. The old me would have been primarily interested in getting alcohol instead of running around having fun with the kiddo. Also my energy would have fizzled early.
5 worse than usual days when I came really close to giving up on this sobriety nonsense.
5 times I didn’t give up just because of a crappy day. Thank god.
365 hangover free mornings. They weren’t all glorious, but even when I was tired and had a gross, snotty cold, it beat having a hangover.
26 books read, at least as far as I’ve tracked on goodreads. I was really trying for a book a week, but it’s still more than I would’ve read if I had been drinking.
0 important appointments that I missed or was late for. Sober Bonnie is punctual!
0 times that I’ve felt ashamed of myself.
0 regrettable purchases made on amazon. People should never drink and on-line shop, amiright?
Anyway, what next? Once I was a couple of months into sobriety, I told myself, just do a year. One year, then decide whether or not to continue.
And now, the very thought of going back makes me sad and anxious. Sometimes I still feel like I want a drink, which worries me and makes me feel that I will eventually and inevitably screw up. But then I feel relief when I remind myself that I don’t have to go through that again. It’s 100% my choice, so I think I’m going to keep it up.
Anyway, thanks Dee and Anna and everyone. This forum is the best. I come here and lurk almost every day, and you guys help me keep my head in the right place.
Happy New Year! ❤️❤️❤️
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