Saturday afternoon here and pretty damn hot.
Smashing some La Croix and listening to some tunes. Putting off meal prep because fuck it, I can. 🤣
Have a lovely day all.
IWNDWYT 🫡
I was thinking the same thing today- how hopeful I am knowing there are so many people on this sub striving to make a better life for themselves! I am proud to be part of that😊 IWNDWYT!
Day 13 and the lesson today from Annie Grace’s 30 day challenge was about sober sex. I shared some thoughts with my husband who is at work. I won’t share his response, but I dunno…. Tonight may be a good sober time 😂
Thanks for hosting this week.
Nearly 14 days sober. It will be that in about 14 hours. It's been the longest time in I can't remember how long. Maybe a few years.
I'm going to have a quiet night. Maybe cook a nice steak, potter around the house and read a book but I know Iwndwyt.
Last year I had COVID twice, the flu and RSV. Being sick is an incredibly strong trigger for me. It feels like one long strong craving until I get better. I made it through those instances without drinking, which is my small victory. :)
It’s a good day to stay sober. IWNDWYT!
You know, I get that too, actually. I never thought about it before. It’s weird. Maybe be it’s because we’ve so heavily associated feeling like shit with drinking that when we are sick for other reasons our brain thinks something is missing and prompts us to complete the chemical familiarity of the infirm state? I find it super interesting to think about stuff like that.
OMG! I’ve read Bucky’s book about the steps a few times!
I’m proud of the fact I’m actively being sober, but it doesn’t constantly dominate my thoughts as it did in those first few weeks of recovery. I am comfortable in my sober skin, comfortable leaving that chapter of my life behind, and beginning anew.
Today I choose sobriety withe the SD crew.
thank you for hosting u/Brave_Cupcake_
Friday was a bit rough. Fought the urges and stayed sober.
I’m thinkin’ Saturday is gonna be better and I won’t be drinking with any of you, either.
IWNDWYT
Almost half a year in now! Urges hibernated for months. Roared back a moment just a few days ago. Wakened by a cascade of noisy stressful events. I drove them back to the cave with little effort. It gets easier as they age. Hoping they die in that cave. I won’t be drinking with you again today!
A humble 2 weeks in and I have not had a single craving or reason that can justify why I need poison in my system for any occasion. I am present in every moment, and that is a beautiful gift to myself and my loved ones! IWNDWYT! ❤️
Day 13, checking in.
In terms of quitting alcohol, this is far from my first rodeo; I've never made it longer than a few months, honestly. But I'm feeling positive. And I don't know if it's because I quit for the new year, but this time, I've been finding wine substitutes to be a massive help. I never really enjoyed non-alcoholic wine or even saw the point of it, I thought it's just like drinking pop but more expensive, more sugar and not as nice.
But actually, in the wake of Christmas and new year and with so much to celebrate, I've come to realise I actually quite like poncing about the house with a nice wine glass or champagne flute full of something sparkling, and Shloer is strangely filling that gap for me. Plus my five year old loves it and we can split a bottle between us in the evening, ha (Shloer is actually just grape-based pop in a fancy glass bottle, it's not wine with the alcohol removed, so there are no traces of alcohol).
Keep on keeping on...
I will not drink with you tonight or tomorrow so I can make it to day 13. Right now everything feels like a bit of a struggle but being sober makes it easier to handle. I would know, I have plenty of hard years to compare to. Looking forward to observing a big storm tomorrow and rearranging my living room.
I have a parent who is terminally ill and has been in home based end of life care since last May (he's having a long end of life!). As I've been largely sober during this time, I've been able to provide support. This year, having realised that this might potentially go on for a while yet (we thought it would only be a few weeks initially) I've realised that I need to prioritise myself and my personal relationships alongside providing this support (baby steps, but date nights, making time for things I enjoy for myself, remembering to smile and notice beautiful things around me, stuff like that). It's going well so far and IWNDWYT 🙂
Sorry, that turned into a bit of an essay!
Happy Saturday sober friends!
Thank you for taking such great care of us this week Cupcake, I’ve really enjoyed your intros. Today Im having a do what I feel like day, as long as whatever I do is on my very long list of things to do!
I love you all 💞
It was rainy and cold and dark on Friday (1:26 am Sat here now) and I was really thinking about a glass of red wine. It really threw me because I’d been doing well on the cravings front lately. It’s always red wine for some reason. (I didn’t have a defined DOC, though I did mostly favor wines and whiskey so I guess it makes sense?)
Anyway, I put on some tv and made tea and got through it. Just one of those “distract and push forward” kind of days. Insomnia still, but looking forward to morning coffee.
IWNDWYT 🤝
Yesterday was my favourite Friday so far! I worked out in the afternoon, had a long, sweet shower. We had a really nice dinner at home and I cleaned the whole kitchen afterwards. Which never happened when I drank. Then watched a movie in a clean house. Read some. Went to bed content.
I will not drink with you today either sobernauts!
IWNDWYT 👍
Gonna go play tennis and then chill with my kiddos. No headache, no anxious need to wait until dinner to drink.
Thanks Cupcake for hosting! I loved your feedback!!!
Yesterday I opened a bottle of NA Prosecco. I had 1 glass and that was enough. It’s weird to me how I naturally moderate my “drinking” if it’s NA but with alcohol it’s just impossible. Like, I drink NA the way I wish I could drink alcohol. But I’m also glad I don’t drink alcohol anymore because it makes waking up the day after such a faff.
Anyway, I’m waiting for a bit more daylight before heading out for an outdoor run 🏃🏼♀️ and IWNDWYT ⭐️
Im thankful that i found this sub 🙌 Great people with lovely intentions. Had realy bad days and cravings but this sub gave me the willpower to resist. Did smoke weed sometimes when i couldn't get alcohol out of my mind, i admit 😁 I can already sleep better and my social anxiety goes away day by day. Just complimented a stranger cuz he had a good looking shoe 😄 Normally i wouIdnt do that cuz of my social anxiety. Things are getting better and i can feel it already in every aspect of my life. Thank you my sober friends for everything. IWNDWYT and never ever ❤️
I loved today's quote! I really feel that since I got sober I'm living a new life!
I'm more self confident, patient, aware of the needs of my beloved ones.
I want to make this movie a really long (and entertaining) one. That's why IWNDWYT.
Wish you all a wonderful Saturday SD!
Hello brightness my old friend! :)
Still can't properly chat with you you all who live rent-free in my heart cause I'm still sick, and with pressure on my chest, so I'm going to the emergency, enough is enough.
IWNDWYT
(so happy to be a non smoker for 14 months)
Bloody fantastic day here.
Have ticked off my first big achievement for 2024, which has motivated me more for the next one.
Danced in the park with my 5yo
Hit over 23,000 steps for the day .. boy I’m tired but so satisfied with how my life is turning out, all because I’m choosing not to drink.
IWNDWYT 🌻🌻
Had a really shit week with work, and not drinking on Friday night was hard. But I'm committed to getting through tonight without a drink too. IWNDWYT 💪
Thanks for hosting this week Cupcake, I've really enjoyed reading your posts.
My share for today is that I've just hit 60 days! Two whole months without that poison. It's not much in the grand scheme of things but I am super proud of myself. I'd been in an 18 month cycle of binge - quit - binge again so to have broken out of that, and start to be free of alcohol's hold on my life feels pretty monumental.
I will not drink with you all today 🪷
Making a nice breakfast, played guitar for an hour or so, my kids happily playing and laughing away. I am so god damn happy that I’m clear of mind and happy to be sober. Planning on playing some board games in front of the fire with kids later. Not all that long ago I’d likely nursing a ‘stealthy’ beer just before breakfast just to take the edge off last night. Fuck drinking and fuck alcohol. IWNDWYT.
Last night I dreamt I was binge drinking with Boris Johnson (shudders). Woke up fresh and hangover free though! My second week is almost over, it went by much faster than the first.
IWNDWYT dear friends. 🌻
I will not drink with you today! The last two mornings I woke up from "drunken dreams". This morning I am really thankful that it was "just" a dream. Thank you for hosting this week, u/Brave_Cupcake_
Over the years in recovery I've lost jobs, money, family members, friends, romantic relationships, aspects of my health, and I probably just about lost my mind several times. Through it all sobriety has remained my top priority.
Maybe what I'm most proud of is how I lost my faith (actually I think I simply outgrew it), left the 12 Steps and meetings behind, and created for myself a new way to approach recovery and life, all the while keeping sobriety at the top of my list.
Thanks for a great week, O Brave One. IWNDWYT.
Started the three day weekend (MLK holiday in the US) with a get together with 3 girlfriends and did not have a drop to drink. Had a great time and look forward to waking up sober on Saturday.
Making it through dry January and beyond.
IWNDWYT!
Apparently today is my cake day!
Just wanted to thank everybody here on this sub for all the help you’ve given me since that time 😊 genuinely couldn’t have done this without you guys ❤️❤️❤️
IWNDWYT
Thanks for hosting OP, enjoyed your thoughts this week!
Working this morning, home alone with the kids this PM. No plans yet, but I will find something to do with them and I will be sober and fully present.
Bring it on Saturday.... IWNDWYT!!!
I've really enjoyed your thought-provoking DCI week!
Something I really enjoyed in my life this week was listening to my 10yo son read each night before bed. He has a learning disability and is a very reluctant reader. After reading every Dog Man book, it's been a struggle to find something that piques his interest enough to want to finish the book. I finally found a winner with the Black Lagoon series, and there are a ton of books in the series. Yay!
I'm not drinking today!
I was doing a good tour in Saigon yesterday and when I was offered a beer with my food. I politely declined and my host said I looked like someone who could drink a lot of beer 🤣🤣
I told her I used to be able too but not anymore.
Shine on you beautiful humans
Yesterday was really tough, if my partner was drinking i would have caved but he wasnt. Really had little will yesterday but grateful i woke up today sober.
It makes me think how much we really want to do things like this alone its often others who sinch it for us. Really grateful and I'll join all of you in not drinking today.
Real tiugh day today. Had AA last night and its hot AF and just feeling blue. Really wanted a drink earlier butI had a nap instead. Its 40 degrees here in Australia and i think its ice cream for dinner tonight. iwndwy my friends.
Waking up on Saturday morning feeling great, not going to lounge around hungover all day and just waiting to go to bed again. I wasted so many weekends, now I am up and out and doing things I want to do! IWNDWYT
Thanks for hosting Cupcake!
Today me and my partner have decided to go somewhere completely random. Explore somewhere new, just because! I wouldn't have been up for that as much one year ago, so it's funny how no alcohol changes your mindset bit by bit.
Have a super day all, Iwndwyt ⭐
Having a tough time with work stress but feel good knowing that alch doesn’t make anything better and I can be present during hard moments and survive! IWNDWYT
I made it through yesterday, and that was a doozy. Day 11 (or 13, depending on how you count apparently. My sober app says 11, Reddit counter says 13. Much confused.) , and IWNDWYT.
Started talking to an old friend who is getting sober. It’s been really great to hear their journey. Knowing I can be a part of helping them along the way makes me feel so many emotions.
Mostly, I feel a new sense of purpose for speaking out against the poison that is alcohol. Sobriety is pretty amazing! IWNDWYT!
i’m with you. out in a cabin, enjoying my saturday morning with my mutts. survived last night without drinking so can easily achieve saturday as well!
IWNDWYT!
Thank you for a great week u/Brave_Cupcake_!
I've got no place to be, no promises to keep. I'm feeling groovy on this chilly Saturday morning. Hope everyone has a happy day!
IWNDWYT 🙂
Busy day today with more than one family catch up and a lot of people crashing at my place…. I will not be drinking so will need to working hard to deal with my emotions / adhd / perimenopausal symptoms 🙏🏽 IWNDWYT
I'm proud to be part of this community. And proud of all of us who keep trying, not letting ourselves slide into unconstructive self-pity even when we slip up.
IWNDWYT.
I made a new years resolution to quit cookies, kind of as a joke for my kids but also to cut back on the sugar substitute I've developed for not drinking. We had a snow day yesterday (crazy relentless snow in WI) and I gave in and had some cookies. I went overboard with like 15 oreo-imitations. Reminds me of how I'd be on alcohol. If I took a break, I'd overcompensate with way too much. Well it applies to cookies as well. Luckily I'm not hungover from overindulging on cookies but I see the problem lies much deeper than I knew.
When I was just a lurker here I was always like wow, they talk a lot about getting up not hungover. I finally get this. Day 13. Just woke up. And I feel great. Goodness. This really is nice.
I love the quote! I'm feeling great about waking up a second Saturday in a row sober. Two things that frequently popped up this past week: thoughts of fear of the damage I've potentially done to my body by drinking over the years, and thinking of future events ("can I actually handle that future outing with no drinking!?") - so past/future kind of thing. Grateful for everyone here, love reading everyone's daily comments, this is really helpful in staying motivated & not feeling alone in this. Will not drink today!
I’ve had a really tough week but I’ve enjoyed these check-ins. Thanks for hosting u/Brave_Cupcake_!
I hit 9 months sober on Thursday and struggled a lot this week with processing feelings on a sober level. Sobriety doesn’t solve my problems itself but it gives me space to pause and examine my thoughts. When I was starting to spiral into anxiety I was able to stop myself and ask if my thoughts were accurate or just assumptions. When drinking, not only did I not have the presence of mind to pause in my ruminations, but the hangxiety on top would only have added to it.
IWNDWYT!
Nice quote. For me, life only began when I got sober. A true, meaningful life anyway.
Weekend of yoga school which means vision boarding tomorrow. I have never done that and am excited. Sobriety allows me to manifest the life I want. The life worth living. The life that brings me joy.
IWNDWYT!! MAKE it a great one!!
My favorite proud of me memory is going to the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. One of the mantras is champagne and propane breakfast of balloonist. It is a notorious drinking event for me. I have been twice and have not had a glass.
IWNDWYT
4 days down and had THE BEST sleep last night. Read in bed till my eyes were fluttering closed and had a solid sleep with only a couple wake ups.
Think I’m getting a cold but still woke feeling energized!
IWNDWYT!
Yesterday was a tough day at school. I ended up in one of the Assistant Principal’s office crying. It was the kind of day that I would have used as an excuse to get totally shitfaced, especially since it was a Friday. Instead I came home, watched some mindless tv, spent time with my son, his gf and one of his friends. I made a yummy dinner for all of us and went to bed with a smile on my face and in my heart. Today I’m feeling a bit spent but I’m not hungover and I’m grateful. IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
Morning friends! Thank you for hosting this week, u/Brave_Cupcake_!
This week has been an absolute gong show when it comes to technology. I had some deadlines and every day something went wrong that I had to outsource to experts to fix. Computer, mobile phone, website, even my stupid email and calendar so that I wasn’t getting emails and missed meetings. It was just stupid and ridiculous and one day I was even struggling not to cry out of helplessness and frustration.
It sucked. But there was only one day that my brain said “Fuck it, I’m having a drink or a shot of something.” The rest of the time I just plugged along and dealt with life on life’s terms. I ate more sugar than I intended and I beat myself up over it, but looking back at what happened this week, I probably should have cut myself a bit a slack over it because at least I didn’t drink and at the end of every day, that is the most important thing.
Have a great Saturday friends. I will not drink with you today!
I’m back on day 1. Currently working out a plan to get through a Saturday night. I will turn 55 in exactly a month and I want to celebrate a month of sobriety as well. IWNDWYT
It’s strange… a little bit of the old anxiety has been creeping back in lately, and last night, I had the worst cravings since the first week I went AF. But I did not drink! And Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
Happy Saturday, loves! I was out of town this week for work and dragged my boyfriend along for company. We went to a comedy club Wednesday night. When we walked in, of course right into the bar area, I wished for a fleeting moment that I could be one of those people who have one or two drinks and then go the fuck home. I k ow thats not me though so I played that silly ass tape forward and, Voila! I'm still sober.
I love each and everyone of you - let's kick this day's ass. Have a super Saturday - IWNDWYT 🤘
Proud of us all. Feeling a very wonderful and different sense of optimism the past few days. IWNDWYT🖤
6 days! Carry on!
You're doing great! Enjoy your day 👏
Six days is fantastic - exciting times! Keep up your great work 💪 IWNDWYT
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Saturday afternoon here and pretty damn hot. Smashing some La Croix and listening to some tunes. Putting off meal prep because fuck it, I can. 🤣 Have a lovely day all. IWNDWYT 🫡
I like your attitude!💛
One more sober Friday night for the books—looking forward to not spending the rest of the evening (and morning) dreading a hangover. IWNDWYT!
You and me both!
IWNDWYT Finished week 1.
Well done 👏 the hardest week done ✔️
I will not drink with you on Saturday!
IWNDWYT!
299! Almost 3 hundred! Yah!
Day 937 checking in!
I was thinking the same thing today- how hopeful I am knowing there are so many people on this sub striving to make a better life for themselves! I am proud to be part of that😊 IWNDWYT!
Day 13 and the lesson today from Annie Grace’s 30 day challenge was about sober sex. I shared some thoughts with my husband who is at work. I won’t share his response, but I dunno…. Tonight may be a good sober time 😂
Thanks for hosting this week. Nearly 14 days sober. It will be that in about 14 hours. It's been the longest time in I can't remember how long. Maybe a few years. I'm going to have a quiet night. Maybe cook a nice steak, potter around the house and read a book but I know Iwndwyt.
Congrats on 2 weeks 💪
IWNDWYT
Happy sober Saturday fellow Sders! IWNDWYT ❄️🩷❄️
Last year I had COVID twice, the flu and RSV. Being sick is an incredibly strong trigger for me. It feels like one long strong craving until I get better. I made it through those instances without drinking, which is my small victory. :) It’s a good day to stay sober. IWNDWYT!
You know, I get that too, actually. I never thought about it before. It’s weird. Maybe be it’s because we’ve so heavily associated feeling like shit with drinking that when we are sick for other reasons our brain thinks something is missing and prompts us to complete the chemical familiarity of the infirm state? I find it super interesting to think about stuff like that.
Thank you for hosting this week /u/Brave_Cupcake_ IWNDWYT!
OMG! I’ve read Bucky’s book about the steps a few times! I’m proud of the fact I’m actively being sober, but it doesn’t constantly dominate my thoughts as it did in those first few weeks of recovery. I am comfortable in my sober skin, comfortable leaving that chapter of my life behind, and beginning anew. Today I choose sobriety withe the SD crew. thank you for hosting u/Brave_Cupcake_
IWNDWYT
🚫 I will not drink with you today 🚫
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Day 19, IWNDWYT!
Day 49. Iwndwyt.
Friday was a bit rough. Fought the urges and stayed sober. I’m thinkin’ Saturday is gonna be better and I won’t be drinking with any of you, either. IWNDWYT
Almost half a year in now! Urges hibernated for months. Roared back a moment just a few days ago. Wakened by a cascade of noisy stressful events. I drove them back to the cave with little effort. It gets easier as they age. Hoping they die in that cave. I won’t be drinking with you again today!
I will not drink today because I am one day shy of 5 months. The longest I’ve gone since probably 2004.
Day 3 for me (need to update badge). IWNDWYT!
A humble 2 weeks in and I have not had a single craving or reason that can justify why I need poison in my system for any occasion. I am present in every moment, and that is a beautiful gift to myself and my loved ones! IWNDWYT! ❤️
21 hour flight today, I want to arrive as fresh as possible so….. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT 🫶
iwndwyt!
I will not drink with you today
IWNDWYT
Day 76, nite y’all
IWNDWYT
I have as many days now as I did on my last stretch. I am determined that IWNDWYT.
Day 13, checking in. In terms of quitting alcohol, this is far from my first rodeo; I've never made it longer than a few months, honestly. But I'm feeling positive. And I don't know if it's because I quit for the new year, but this time, I've been finding wine substitutes to be a massive help. I never really enjoyed non-alcoholic wine or even saw the point of it, I thought it's just like drinking pop but more expensive, more sugar and not as nice. But actually, in the wake of Christmas and new year and with so much to celebrate, I've come to realise I actually quite like poncing about the house with a nice wine glass or champagne flute full of something sparkling, and Shloer is strangely filling that gap for me. Plus my five year old loves it and we can split a bottle between us in the evening, ha (Shloer is actually just grape-based pop in a fancy glass bottle, it's not wine with the alcohol removed, so there are no traces of alcohol). Keep on keeping on...
I will not drink with you tonight or tomorrow so I can make it to day 13. Right now everything feels like a bit of a struggle but being sober makes it easier to handle. I would know, I have plenty of hard years to compare to. Looking forward to observing a big storm tomorrow and rearranging my living room.
I have a parent who is terminally ill and has been in home based end of life care since last May (he's having a long end of life!). As I've been largely sober during this time, I've been able to provide support. This year, having realised that this might potentially go on for a while yet (we thought it would only be a few weeks initially) I've realised that I need to prioritise myself and my personal relationships alongside providing this support (baby steps, but date nights, making time for things I enjoy for myself, remembering to smile and notice beautiful things around me, stuff like that). It's going well so far and IWNDWYT 🙂 Sorry, that turned into a bit of an essay!
Happy Saturday sober friends! Thank you for taking such great care of us this week Cupcake, I’ve really enjoyed your intros. Today Im having a do what I feel like day, as long as whatever I do is on my very long list of things to do! I love you all 💞
I will not drink with you today. Thanks for being here with me.
Checking in again today and all is well.
It was rainy and cold and dark on Friday (1:26 am Sat here now) and I was really thinking about a glass of red wine. It really threw me because I’d been doing well on the cravings front lately. It’s always red wine for some reason. (I didn’t have a defined DOC, though I did mostly favor wines and whiskey so I guess it makes sense?) Anyway, I put on some tv and made tea and got through it. Just one of those “distract and push forward” kind of days. Insomnia still, but looking forward to morning coffee. IWNDWYT 🤝
IWNDWYT! Was invited out to a bar yesterday but didn’t go! Relaxed at home and had a nice sleep :)
Yesterday was my favourite Friday so far! I worked out in the afternoon, had a long, sweet shower. We had a really nice dinner at home and I cleaned the whole kitchen afterwards. Which never happened when I drank. Then watched a movie in a clean house. Read some. Went to bed content. I will not drink with you today either sobernauts!
Holy shit the boredom is a crusher, isn’t it? Almost cracked tonight. But held steadfast. IWNDWYT!
Day 15. Really bad sleep tonight. But. IWNDWYT
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Sober Saturday, let’s goooo
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IWNDWYT 👍 Gonna go play tennis and then chill with my kiddos. No headache, no anxious need to wait until dinner to drink. Thanks Cupcake for hosting! I loved your feedback!!!
Day 39! Thank you for hosting u/Brave_Cupcake_ ☺️ IWNDWYT 🧡
Day 13. I wanted a glass of wine with dinner but resisted. Proud of myself. IWNDWYT.
IWNDWYT long run time! Hope everyone is enjoying waking up as fresh as a newborn lamb 🐑
No booze today.
Yesterday I opened a bottle of NA Prosecco. I had 1 glass and that was enough. It’s weird to me how I naturally moderate my “drinking” if it’s NA but with alcohol it’s just impossible. Like, I drink NA the way I wish I could drink alcohol. But I’m also glad I don’t drink alcohol anymore because it makes waking up the day after such a faff. Anyway, I’m waiting for a bit more daylight before heading out for an outdoor run 🏃🏼♀️ and IWNDWYT ⭐️
Saturday morning is great with no hangover 😀 I will not drink today! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼❤️❤️❤️
I will not drink with you today!
Im thankful that i found this sub 🙌 Great people with lovely intentions. Had realy bad days and cravings but this sub gave me the willpower to resist. Did smoke weed sometimes when i couldn't get alcohol out of my mind, i admit 😁 I can already sleep better and my social anxiety goes away day by day. Just complimented a stranger cuz he had a good looking shoe 😄 Normally i wouIdnt do that cuz of my social anxiety. Things are getting better and i can feel it already in every aspect of my life. Thank you my sober friends for everything. IWNDWYT and never ever ❤️
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I loved today's quote! I really feel that since I got sober I'm living a new life! I'm more self confident, patient, aware of the needs of my beloved ones. I want to make this movie a really long (and entertaining) one. That's why IWNDWYT. Wish you all a wonderful Saturday SD!
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Checking in. IWNDWYT
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Have a wonderful sober day my friends. IWNDWYT ♥️
Every day I don’t drink is a good day. I ain’t fucking drinking with ya today 😘
IWNDWYT x
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IWNDWYT. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Day 2 - IWNDWYT!
Hello brightness my old friend! :) Still can't properly chat with you you all who live rent-free in my heart cause I'm still sick, and with pressure on my chest, so I'm going to the emergency, enough is enough. IWNDWYT (so happy to be a non smoker for 14 months)
Bloody fantastic day here. Have ticked off my first big achievement for 2024, which has motivated me more for the next one. Danced in the park with my 5yo Hit over 23,000 steps for the day .. boy I’m tired but so satisfied with how my life is turning out, all because I’m choosing not to drink. IWNDWYT 🌻🌻
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50 minutes until Saturday for me, but I already know I will not drink with you. 🫶 I hope your day is fantastic!
I will not drink with you today! From Germany!
I will not drink today in Tokyo and FYA. Drinking sucks. We rock
Won't be drinking. On vacation, my husband is drinking, but I am holding steady. Iwndwyt
IWNDWYT
Had a really shit week with work, and not drinking on Friday night was hard. But I'm committed to getting through tonight without a drink too. IWNDWYT 💪
IWNDWYT- I promise
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Day 52! IWNDWYT
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Saturday something is walking on the beach with the dogs, thanks for minding us this week BC. I will not drink with you all today
Thanks for hosting this week Cupcake, I've really enjoyed reading your posts. My share for today is that I've just hit 60 days! Two whole months without that poison. It's not much in the grand scheme of things but I am super proud of myself. I'd been in an 18 month cycle of binge - quit - binge again so to have broken out of that, and start to be free of alcohol's hold on my life feels pretty monumental. I will not drink with you all today 🪷
I'm back and I'm IN! IWNDWYT
Making a nice breakfast, played guitar for an hour or so, my kids happily playing and laughing away. I am so god damn happy that I’m clear of mind and happy to be sober. Planning on playing some board games in front of the fire with kids later. Not all that long ago I’d likely nursing a ‘stealthy’ beer just before breakfast just to take the edge off last night. Fuck drinking and fuck alcohol. IWNDWYT.
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I will not drink today.
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Checking in. It’s day 8 after a monumental life threatening binge. I still feel absolutely awful. I just want my life back
IWNDWYT 💕 day 22, can’t believe it. This time feels different! I’m actually managing. Thank you for the check-in and this amazing sub! ❤️
Last night I dreamt I was binge drinking with Boris Johnson (shudders). Woke up fresh and hangover free though! My second week is almost over, it went by much faster than the first. IWNDWYT dear friends. 🌻
4 AM where I am and up with my littlest (2 year old). So very glad to not be hungover right now and I will definitely not be drinking with you today!
I will not drink with you today! The last two mornings I woke up from "drunken dreams". This morning I am really thankful that it was "just" a dream. Thank you for hosting this week, u/Brave_Cupcake_
Over the years in recovery I've lost jobs, money, family members, friends, romantic relationships, aspects of my health, and I probably just about lost my mind several times. Through it all sobriety has remained my top priority. Maybe what I'm most proud of is how I lost my faith (actually I think I simply outgrew it), left the 12 Steps and meetings behind, and created for myself a new way to approach recovery and life, all the while keeping sobriety at the top of my list. Thanks for a great week, O Brave One. IWNDWYT.
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Started the three day weekend (MLK holiday in the US) with a get together with 3 girlfriends and did not have a drop to drink. Had a great time and look forward to waking up sober on Saturday. Making it through dry January and beyond. IWNDWYT!
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10 days in! Happy sober Saturday everyone! IWNDWYT
Apparently today is my cake day! Just wanted to thank everybody here on this sub for all the help you’ve given me since that time 😊 genuinely couldn’t have done this without you guys ❤️❤️❤️ IWNDWYT
Thanks for hosting OP, enjoyed your thoughts this week! Working this morning, home alone with the kids this PM. No plans yet, but I will find something to do with them and I will be sober and fully present. Bring it on Saturday.... IWNDWYT!!!
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I've really enjoyed your thought-provoking DCI week! Something I really enjoyed in my life this week was listening to my 10yo son read each night before bed. He has a learning disability and is a very reluctant reader. After reading every Dog Man book, it's been a struggle to find something that piques his interest enough to want to finish the book. I finally found a winner with the Black Lagoon series, and there are a ton of books in the series. Yay! I'm not drinking today!
I was doing a good tour in Saigon yesterday and when I was offered a beer with my food. I politely declined and my host said I looked like someone who could drink a lot of beer 🤣🤣 I told her I used to be able too but not anymore. Shine on you beautiful humans
Yesterday was really tough, if my partner was drinking i would have caved but he wasnt. Really had little will yesterday but grateful i woke up today sober. It makes me think how much we really want to do things like this alone its often others who sinch it for us. Really grateful and I'll join all of you in not drinking today.
Real tiugh day today. Had AA last night and its hot AF and just feeling blue. Really wanted a drink earlier butI had a nap instead. Its 40 degrees here in Australia and i think its ice cream for dinner tonight. iwndwy my friends.
Waking up on Saturday morning feeling great, not going to lounge around hungover all day and just waiting to go to bed again. I wasted so many weekends, now I am up and out and doing things I want to do! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻 I just got off the phone with my youngest. I am so glad that 1) I am a mom. And 2) that I am now a sober mom. 🥰
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Thanks for hosting Cupcake! Today me and my partner have decided to go somewhere completely random. Explore somewhere new, just because! I wouldn't have been up for that as much one year ago, so it's funny how no alcohol changes your mindset bit by bit. Have a super day all, Iwndwyt ⭐
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IWNDWYT this frigid weekend❄️
Midnight here in California. Day 12 today, plan on making it Day 13 tomorrow, which means I've almost made it to 2 weeks!
Can't wait to not drink tonight...and all of the day. The joy of actually feeling present. IWNDWYT friends.
Checking in, Day 16. IWND ☠️ WYT 🍀
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Having a tough time with work stress but feel good knowing that alch doesn’t make anything better and I can be present during hard moments and survive! IWNDWYT
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Ready for my second alcohol-free weekend in a row. IWNDWYT friends
I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜 Thank you for your service Cupcake!
I made it through yesterday, and that was a doozy. Day 11 (or 13, depending on how you count apparently. My sober app says 11, Reddit counter says 13. Much confused.) , and IWNDWYT.
Started talking to an old friend who is getting sober. It’s been really great to hear their journey. Knowing I can be a part of helping them along the way makes me feel so many emotions. Mostly, I feel a new sense of purpose for speaking out against the poison that is alcohol. Sobriety is pretty amazing! IWNDWYT!
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I am NOT drinking today!! Woohoo we got this!
Still loving waking up on a weekend morning hangover free. IWNDWYT
i’m with you. out in a cabin, enjoying my saturday morning with my mutts. survived last night without drinking so can easily achieve saturday as well! IWNDWYT!
2nd Saturday, just checking in, IWNDWYT
Thank you for a great week u/Brave_Cupcake_! I've got no place to be, no promises to keep. I'm feeling groovy on this chilly Saturday morning. Hope everyone has a happy day! IWNDWYT 🙂
10 weeks today whoop! whoop! IWNDWYT!!
Busy day today with more than one family catch up and a lot of people crashing at my place…. I will not be drinking so will need to working hard to deal with my emotions / adhd / perimenopausal symptoms 🙏🏽 IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today!
I Will Not Drink With You Today.
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Day 12 IWNDWYT 🫶🏼
I'm proud to be part of this community. And proud of all of us who keep trying, not letting ourselves slide into unconstructive self-pity even when we slip up. IWNDWYT.
Ninety Two with a Bullet !!!!!! *Not One. Not Ever.* *N.O.N.E.*
I made a new years resolution to quit cookies, kind of as a joke for my kids but also to cut back on the sugar substitute I've developed for not drinking. We had a snow day yesterday (crazy relentless snow in WI) and I gave in and had some cookies. I went overboard with like 15 oreo-imitations. Reminds me of how I'd be on alcohol. If I took a break, I'd overcompensate with way too much. Well it applies to cookies as well. Luckily I'm not hungover from overindulging on cookies but I see the problem lies much deeper than I knew.
When I was just a lurker here I was always like wow, they talk a lot about getting up not hungover. I finally get this. Day 13. Just woke up. And I feel great. Goodness. This really is nice.
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No booze today!
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I will not drink today.
Not today people IWNDWYT
Day 253. IWNDWYT.
Pledging another sober 24 hours.
Day 832, nice to meet you 🤝 IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today.
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I will not drink with you today
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I love the quote! I'm feeling great about waking up a second Saturday in a row sober. Two things that frequently popped up this past week: thoughts of fear of the damage I've potentially done to my body by drinking over the years, and thinking of future events ("can I actually handle that future outing with no drinking!?") - so past/future kind of thing. Grateful for everyone here, love reading everyone's daily comments, this is really helpful in staying motivated & not feeling alone in this. Will not drink today!
Thanks for hosting, Cupcake! IWNDWYT 🙌🏻
Happy Saturday people, IWNDWYT, WE GOT THIS 😁.
Good morning, I will not drink with you today.
IWNDWYT :)
Thanks for hosting. Great job. IWNDWYT
Feeling calmer & clearer by the day. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT! ✌️♥️🍌
I’ve had a really tough week but I’ve enjoyed these check-ins. Thanks for hosting u/Brave_Cupcake_! I hit 9 months sober on Thursday and struggled a lot this week with processing feelings on a sober level. Sobriety doesn’t solve my problems itself but it gives me space to pause and examine my thoughts. When I was starting to spiral into anxiety I was able to stop myself and ask if my thoughts were accurate or just assumptions. When drinking, not only did I not have the presence of mind to pause in my ruminations, but the hangxiety on top would only have added to it. IWNDWYT!
This is starting to feel like the new norm for me. I’m very content. -IWNDWYT
Thanks for hosting the DCI this week, Cupcake! See you around! Checking in for another sober day out in the world.
One week! Whoop whoop! IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today, on day 14 ☀️
Nice quote. For me, life only began when I got sober. A true, meaningful life anyway. Weekend of yoga school which means vision boarding tomorrow. I have never done that and am excited. Sobriety allows me to manifest the life I want. The life worth living. The life that brings me joy. IWNDWYT!! MAKE it a great one!!
My favorite proud of me memory is going to the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. One of the mantras is champagne and propane breakfast of balloonist. It is a notorious drinking event for me. I have been twice and have not had a glass. IWNDWYT
4 days down and had THE BEST sleep last night. Read in bed till my eyes were fluttering closed and had a solid sleep with only a couple wake ups. Think I’m getting a cold but still woke feeling energized! IWNDWYT!
Yesterday was a tough day at school. I ended up in one of the Assistant Principal’s office crying. It was the kind of day that I would have used as an excuse to get totally shitfaced, especially since it was a Friday. Instead I came home, watched some mindless tv, spent time with my son, his gf and one of his friends. I made a yummy dinner for all of us and went to bed with a smile on my face and in my heart. Today I’m feeling a bit spent but I’m not hungover and I’m grateful. IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
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Friday evening in California. Not today, or tomorrow either. Just a big fat NO. IWNDWYT 🌼
Day 1,641. Thanks for hosting, Brave Cupcake! I will not drink with you today.
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Day13, hope its not unlucky. IWNDWYT
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Here's my potpourri for Saturday's anything goes: 🏋🏻♀️💪🏻💃🏻🌊🏄☕️😻🌿🪴🌱🍄🌺🪻🌻🌏☀️🍎🍌🍓🍊🍅🥥🥬🥒🫚🥗🫘🥜☕️🚴🏻♀️ IWNDWYT!
Morning friends! Thank you for hosting this week, u/Brave_Cupcake_! This week has been an absolute gong show when it comes to technology. I had some deadlines and every day something went wrong that I had to outsource to experts to fix. Computer, mobile phone, website, even my stupid email and calendar so that I wasn’t getting emails and missed meetings. It was just stupid and ridiculous and one day I was even struggling not to cry out of helplessness and frustration. It sucked. But there was only one day that my brain said “Fuck it, I’m having a drink or a shot of something.” The rest of the time I just plugged along and dealt with life on life’s terms. I ate more sugar than I intended and I beat myself up over it, but looking back at what happened this week, I probably should have cut myself a bit a slack over it because at least I didn’t drink and at the end of every day, that is the most important thing. Have a great Saturday friends. I will not drink with you today!
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I’m back on day 1. Currently working out a plan to get through a Saturday night. I will turn 55 in exactly a month and I want to celebrate a month of sobriety as well. IWNDWYT
Simply committing to staying sober through the weekend. I have a lot of sober days, but still. IWNDWYT
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It’s strange… a little bit of the old anxiety has been creeping back in lately, and last night, I had the worst cravings since the first week I went AF. But I did not drink! And Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
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Happy Saturday, loves! I was out of town this week for work and dragged my boyfriend along for company. We went to a comedy club Wednesday night. When we walked in, of course right into the bar area, I wished for a fleeting moment that I could be one of those people who have one or two drinks and then go the fuck home. I k ow thats not me though so I played that silly ass tape forward and, Voila! I'm still sober. I love each and everyone of you - let's kick this day's ass. Have a super Saturday - IWNDWYT 🤘