KeL578

hello everyone!!!

It has been exactly 365 day since i began posting here.
I did it.
I made it a year without a single drink.
this was pretty much the hardest thing i have ever had to do in my whole entire life.
I cried this morning. Aaron woke me up before he left for work to tell me how proud he was of me… i just lost it. i cried. all i could say was, “i did it.”

i couldn’t have complete these past days without this site.
I don’t know how many of you have read my past posts, but i went through a really rough go. i wasn’t sure if i was going to survive my job, my relationship, my life.

but i did.
and i came out feeling like a million bucks!

I have a new career, a new home with Aaron, a new goal to get my fire back!!! —without alcohol of course!

actually, a lot of my friends saw how great i looked and felt and also decided to ease up on the drinking! i have never felt better in my entire life.

for any of you out there who have questions or need support, please don’t hesitate to ask anyone here… that is what we all joined this site for… support and to help support others..

thank you all for everything!

this is only the beginning… :)

~K

it’s been quite some time since i’ve posted here… but i sure have been thinking about all of you!!!

as of one week ago… i am 6 months sober.
it feels amazing.
i don’t know if i will ever drink again! especially after what happened last night.. i went out for dinner with my friend/coworker and ordered my standard virgin caesar (canadian version of a virgin bloody mary)...
i was so thirsty when she brought it to the table, i took 2 huge gulps and realized that it had SEVERAL shots of vodka in it…
i immediately felt my head rush…
i turned all red and semi-freaked out…. i had gone 6 full months without even a glass of wine… and now, in one sip… i feel ill!
i called over the waitress and politely told her that i ordered a virgin… and this had vodka… and i don’t drink. she looked at me like i was insane,, but then apologized and took the drink away.
I can’t say i’m not mad… cause i kinda was… it made me feel sick for the rest of the night. and to be honest, it tasted like shit.
i don’t think i will be drinking ANYTIME soon..
people have started to ask when i will have a drink,,., and i really don’t know… i just really really enjoy being in control of my life right now… my boyfriend and i have moved in together.. i just got a new job.. starting in 2 weeks… i am so happy and so healthy…
i wish all of you the absolute best… and hope you all are as happy as i am these days… hang in there… it’s hard, but you can do it..
talk soon again,,,
Kelita

just finished a long weekend here in canada… went up north… it was beautiful… and it gave me a lot of time to think and reflect on quitting drinking. i don’t need to drink. sometimes i want to drink,, but i don’t want to get drunk anymore.
i think this weekend, i had more accidents sober than i ever had drunk… it kinda made me laugh. i fell out of the hammock 3 times… walked into the fire pit (not lit.. i couldn’t see it in the dark) and then burned my arm reaching for something in the oven.
i have more sober bruises than i can count on one hand… but you know what THE BEST PART of sober bruises is? i can remember how i got them all… hahaha
have a great week everyone!!