19 months, a car wreck, and a box full of puppies

The past week was an eventful one.  Well, actually it was just Thursday, but there was enough action to make it feel like a week.  First of all, and most importantly, I celebrated 19 months of sobriety.  Who whudda thunk it?  If anyone had told me 19 months ago, that I could and would be …

Knowing myself

Step Four of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous says: "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." I am working my way through the steps again with my sponsor, and I just finished all of the writing for my 4th step.  Somehow, I thought that doing a 4th step at this point in my …

I’d like a mulligan for May, please. (And Healthy Habit #6)

I would like a do-over for the month of May.  Is that too much to ask?  It was a long, horrible, emotional month that I spent doing a whole lot of nothing (when I wasn't busy being depressed and feeling sorry for myself).  I didn't write much, I didn't read much, I didn't declutter anything, …