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***Four Years*** | Sober and the City

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Sober and the City. FAQs / Who’s who? Days of Wine and Roses by Alicia. Staying Sober in College and a Summer Update! July 29, 2011 · 1:13 pm. This Saturday, July 30th, 2011 will mark 4 years of continuous sobriety for me. Four years. That seems unfathomable to me. That means that today, July 29th, marks the 4 year anniversary of my last drink. It’s funny that we celebrate one of the worst times in our lives. The following Tuesday I had dinner with A. For your incredible life-saving suggestion! It has be...

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LuluGetsSober: chocolate and chick-flicks

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Just as drinking pervades our culture, it diffused into my personality. I grew into my abuse, like the occasional tree you can find on a nature walk, its roots spilling over both sides of a boulder like outspread fingers, in spite of the rock's lack of soil, moisture, and stability. To see it only at the height of its maturity is to wonder: Why build on that? This blog is one of my many recovery efforts to uproot my damaged foundation and cultivate the right conditions for blossoming. It sounds dreamy :).

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Time To Quit: December 2011

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I've come to find that I am an alcoholic and I don't know what I should do. I hope this will help me think through my journey and help others to make changes in their own lives. Friday, December 30, 2011. So I know it's a cop out, and pretty hokey at that, but My New Life begins on January 1, 2012. Sure, I know there's no reason it can't be today, and hell, it should have been back in July. BUT, each day is a new day and I will not dwell in my past. The good news is I can see with more clarity what the s...

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it's a girl thing: April 2010

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It's a girl thing. One alcoholic's chronicle of the journey called recovery. Tuesday, April 20, 2010. A Day of Promise. I awoke at 9:30 AM this morning, ready to get up and greet the day. It was an especially beautiful morning, too. Full of birdsong, cool dry breezes, and huge yellow butterflies dancing among the trees and grass, putting on a private spectacle purely for my wonder and enjoyment. With a few simple words, the hope and joy in my spirit, the promise of the day were crushed. Did I suddenly fe...

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it's a girl thing: Running To Nowhere

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It's a girl thing. One alcoholic's chronicle of the journey called recovery. Tuesday, April 12, 2011. I'm tired. Slept until 3:30 PM. I know it's part depression, part exhaustion, too much running, not enough healing in between workouts, etc. When I awoke, I had a voice message from the HR person of the company I've now interviewed with twice for different positions. She said they had just posted another 30 hour position and I should apply for it right away. I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel. Update: Di...

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it's a girl thing: Heartsick

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It's a girl thing. One alcoholic's chronicle of the journey called recovery. Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Still wide awake and so sad. It's 12:52 AM and I have to get up at 5:30AM. To get ready to go to a job that I'm beginning to hate. A job that saps my self-esteem and confidence. A job that makes me doubt myself, and makes me feel that I am worthless. I'm seriously thinking of calling in sick. After all, I'm sick at heart, sick in the bottom of my soul. So, it wouldn't really be a lie. The Edge of Sobriety.

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it's a girl thing: November 2010

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It's a girl thing. One alcoholic's chronicle of the journey called recovery. Friday, November 19, 2010. I'm leading our 5:30 meeting this afternoon. As usual, I'm putting WAAAAY too much thought into this - how I'm going to do it, what I'm going to do and say, what I should wear, whether I should I wash my hair, or if it would be good to take in some "visuals," etc., etc. ad nauseum. Please pray that I will be STILL and LISTEN for the words my HP wants me to speak. Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Baby, I'm...

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it's a girl thing: Prayers (Please!)

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It's a girl thing. One alcoholic's chronicle of the journey called recovery. Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Everything pretty much the same here. Had a few good days after seeing the doctor and getting on new meds, but today, I'm back to where I was. Supposed to follow up with her tomorrow, and probably will, given that I'm barely holding back the tears at work. Either that, or I'm sarcastic and sniping at my coworkers. So much easier to be angry instead of sad, but that just hurts everyone around me. I will s...

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it's a girl thing: February 2011

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It's a girl thing. One alcoholic's chronicle of the journey called recovery. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. I'm Not Lovin' It. I am in a bog of quicksand, known as Resume Hell, and sinking fast. I have to find a job. My hubby is constantly stressed out because of all the debt we've amassed, and eventually, we want to buy a house. Plus, he's going to be traveling a lot with his job come spring. So, I need to start working again, both for financial reasons and to put some structure into my everyday life.