justnick

Almost there!

Still sober!  I watch movies, self-teach computer programming, and spend time with my wife with all the free time. I would be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to play from time-to-time, and I've...

So I managed to get through the holidays without hogging the video games from friends and family.  I played a lot less than I would have liked.  Of course, if I had my way, I probably would have...

So I'm about to spend some holiday time with my family.  That also probably (hopefully?) means social gaming time with my step-brother.  What I mean by social gaming is playing video games with...

One of the exceptions to my rule about no video games has been: "I can play video games so long as I'm playing with a friend who is physically in the same room as me, who is not also my spouse, and...

So, my dad is at it again.  He got in a fight with his wife and found me at my second job.  Whenever he gets in a fight with his significant other, he seeks me out.  It's uncanny (he didn't know...

I'm off to a good start!  30 days in!

I did it!  I'm 31 days sober!  Time for a new goal of 90 days.  I've revised my prohibition to allow for game-playing with friends, but I haven't even exercised that right yet.  Most of my...

Still trucking! I've filled my time catching up on a ton of things around the house that I've neglected (like filing bills, receipts, important documents, etc).   I've also watched a fair amount...

I had a strange dream on the evening of 11/23/08.  I dreamed that I plopped down before my gaming console and started playing video games while my wife right there on the couch reading.  I didn't...

I'm almost halfway there!  I'm discovering it is a challenge for me to find entertainment outlets that are not so time-consuming. Video games can be so open-ended and/or require such an investment...

12 days sober!  It's also been 2 weeks and nearly a day since I've played World of Warcraft, which is the game that was the source of nearly all my distraction.  After 30 days, I'm going for 90! ...

10 days sober!  I'll actually be 2 weeks WoW-sober tomorrow, but as far as all video games, I'm 10 days sober.  I'm a third of the way there!

Still sober! I've spending much of my time trying to get a better 2nd job, working current 2nd job, reading, and doing some journal writing here when I'm most tempted.  Also, played a board game...

I applied at a local university this past weekend and intend to take evening classes.  I also sent an email to the appropriate department regarding evening classes.  I can expect a response in 2...