Charlie

is moving forward, one day at a time.



I'm doing 28 things
 

Charlie's Life List

  1. 1. quit drinking
    10 entries . 18 cheers
    927 people
  2. 2. Reboot
    4 entries . 2 cheers
    2 people
  3. 3. live my life
    6 entries . 8 cheers
    197 people
  4. 4. take care of myself
    13 entries . 33 cheers
    280 people
  5. 5. Keep my chin up
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    4 people
  6. 6. Work the steps
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    4 people
  7. 7. forgive myself
    2 entries . 8 cheers
    672 people
  8. 8. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
    34 entries . 2 cheers
    735 people
  9. 9. write
    2 entries . 10 cheers
    1,362 people
  10. 10. Be a better attorney
    4 entries . 17 cheers
    3 people
  11. 11. spend more time with friends
    5 entries . 16 cheers
    588 people
  12. 12. Encourage all the smokers who have the Amazing Goal of quitting
    55 team members . 2 entries . 24 cheers
    52 people
  13. 13. see a game at each Major League Baseball stadium
    2 entries . 10 cheers
    76 people
  14. 14. memorize The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock
    3 entries . 15 cheers
    32 people
  15. 15. live with no boundaries between the sacred and the secular
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    8 people
  16. 16. write in my paper journal more
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    9 people
  17. 17. say 43 positive things about myself, one a day for 43 days
    19 entries . 4 cheers
    11 people
  18. 18. feel the fear and do it anyway
    2 entries . 15 cheers
    446 people
  19. 19. take 43 self portrait photographs where you cannot see my face
    5 cheers
    86 people
  20. 20. learn to play the mandolin
    1 entry . 9 cheers
    252 people
  21. 21. live the four agreements
    1 entry . 9 cheers
    35 people
  22. 22. make a daily "to do" list that i actually follow
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    105 people
  23. 23. be dairy free
    3 entries . 4 cheers
    2 people
  24. 24. visit my friend in Massachusetts
    4 cheers
    1 person
  25. 25. eat more vegetables
    3 entries . 8 cheers
    861 people
  26. 26. Spend less; save more; embrace conspicuous underconsumption
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    2 people
  27. 27. do first things first
    4 cheers
    94 people
  28. 28. Celebrate Flirt's birthday with chocolate, flirtinis and anything purple on Nov 11th
    1 cheer
    53 people

How I did it
How to develop my law practice
It took me
2 years
It made me
drained and broken


Recent entries
Keep my chin up
Things to remember 17 hours ago

I am broke, not poor.

I am hopeful, not fearful.

I am powerful, not weak.

I am blessed, not cursed.



Reboot (read all 4 entries…)
Time to think outside the box 1 day ago

Whatever that means…

What I am doing is not working. I do not know how to run a business, I don’t know how to manage money, I barely know how to live life as a grownup. So I am going broke.

I take that back. I am broke.

My phone has been shut off, I am probably going to get kicked out of my apartment, and my car is likely to be repoed.

The really scary thing about having my phone shut off is that I have resumes out there right now. I had (ironically enough) a phone interview the other night for a non-legal job at night so that I could do things like pay the phone bill and the rent.

So I have to get creative, which is hard enough to do under optimal circumstances. I can eliminate things like criminal enterprises, so manwhore is off the list.

But I am now in need of basic necessities in modern life — food I have for a few weeks, thanks to things that don’t go bad like pasta and canned soup. But shelter, and the added modern necessities for survival — communication and transportation — are spotty. Even clothing is in question, as I do not have a winter coat at the moment. That one I’m not as worried about, global warming and all.

But I am worried.

So I have to make contingency plans, and that will a series of honest assessments about my life, assessments I’m not ready to make yet.



Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 34 entries…)
Thursday November 5 2 days ago

I haven’t done this in a while. I’ve been busy dodging all the stuff flying off the fan. Alternating between between fear, panic, depression, and hope.

This last week, I am happy to report, hope has been on the up. Let’s hope the trend continues.

Today I grateful for:

  • Almost two months of real sobriety behind me, and one day at a time to go.
  • I have some per diem and hourly work to do for my former boss, and I have resumes out there for more regular work.
  • I’m making peace with my family.
  • The resurgence of hope in my life. All will be well, this too shall pass.
  • The wonderful, amazing, sexy new person in my life, who is also sane and sober. Excited and happy.


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