Christmas Eve, interrupted…but only briefly

Today I'm feeling sad.  'Tis the season, I guess.  I had one of those ugly, tears-and-snot filled meltdowns this morning.  I'm happy that I made it all the way until Christmas Eve to do it this year, but I was really hoping to avoid it completely.  I miss my daughter terribly, and, actually, I even …

Healthy Habit #8 – A Month of Breaks (and an update on gratitude)

At the beginning of the year, I decided to try to add healthy habits instead of making resolutions, hoping that at least a few of them will stick and I will end the year healthier than I was at the beginning.  So far, there have been a few that have stuck, and those have made …

A Month of Gratitude – Update

For the month of July my Healthy Habit was gratitude.  Each day I focused on the things in my life for which I am grateful, and I did my best to post about it everyday, but I missed a few here and there.  This habit has been, by far, my favorite and my most successful.  After …

Gratitude – July 29

I tried to post this earlier...really, I did.  No internet connection at home.  Ugh.  What did people do before wi-fi? Anyway, today I want to express my gratitude for my sobriety and everything that helps me stay sober.  I believe, with all of my heart, that if I hadn't gotten sober, I would've died, either …

Gratitude – July 26

Today I am conscious of my treasures, I have had a truly lovely day full of them. Here is my gratitude list for today: This morning a good friend of mine had an art show to sell some of her work.  She's a very talented abstract painter and I have coveted her beautiful work for …

Gratitude – July 23

Happy Wednesday!  It was a good day today, with much to be grateful for.  It was much like yesterday, and the day before, uneventful, no drama and, really kind of predictable.  I really appreciate looking for, and finding, things to be grateful for on uneventful days.  It takes more careful observation throughout the day and …

Gratitude – July 21

My Monday was a completely unremarkable day.  I went to work and it was a normal day; there were no deadlines, no disasters, no fires to put out.  After work at home, there was no drama, no tasks that needed immediate attention, no errands to run, no phone calls to return.  It was an uneventful …

Gratitude – July 20

  Last night our friends who recently relapsed came over for dinner.  They have a few days of new sobriety under their belts and we thought that it might be nice for them to get out of the house and away from the guilt and shame they were feeling.  We spent several hours talking about …

Gratitude – July 18

This was an extremely busy week for me.  When I wasn't working I was either sleeping, or wishing I was sleeping.  But now, the weekend is here, and for that, I am very grateful!!  I am looking forward to catching up on my blog reading, doing some writing, and otherwise taking it easy (well except …

Gratitude – July 16

I am grateful to be sober every day, but the last couple of days has me thinking about it a lot more than I usually do.  Austin and I have some friends, a married couple, that we know through the program.  They are both early in sobriety, and trying to start a new life of …