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Take What you Need and Leave the Rest
Welcome back to my blog that is basically just a public journal lol. Currently it’s 18 degrees outside with a high of 28, so what better day to cozy up and write. Two things I am pretty burnt out on having to say, “I slipped up and drank again” and “my back still isn’t better”.…
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Volcanic
Recently I made it to 4 months alcohol free, my longest streak yet. It’s weird to even acknowledge the longest streaks anymore because it still feels like I have been sober for the full year and five months since I started outpatient rehab in April 2022. 528 days out of 537, no booze, that’s 98%…
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Broken Record
Tomorrow, April 10th, it will have officially been one year since I signed up for intensive outpatient rehab (for the second time) and started this journey. I really thought I would be able to say I had gone one year without any alcohol. I even fantasized about announcing it on social media… I fantasized about…
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Slips and Intimacy
Well, it happened again, I slipped up this Wednesday after a 110-day streak. I hit up my ex, met him at the bar, and spent the night with him. I’ll be honest, it was nice. It also so happened to be my mom’s birthday that day. I was already holding on by a thread when…
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Middle Achiever
This morning I woke up with the “genius” idea to start a recovery group called, “Middle Achievers”. Now I realize I probably need to work on that name (lol) but I’ll give a little background on where it’s coming from. Before I quit drinking in April, I started following this local running group for people…
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My Messy Reality
If you have a somewhat newly sober friend, give them a hug…because this shit is hard. I’ve heard some of the sober influencers/authors that I follow talk about the “messy middle”, which I’ll explain. When you decide to get sober there is this excitement you feel about getting your shit together. People tell you how…
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Harm Reduction-My Story and why it’s important
Harm reduction. What exactly is harm reduction? Harm reduction can mean a lot of different things for different people. I am going to talk about what it means to me. Growing up, I had what society would consider an alcoholic mother. And if we’re talking labels, she definitely fit the bill. My Dad and Mom…