darkhairedgirl1

 For the last month a half, I've been doing so well.  The best I've done, well, probably ever.  I've been "useful".  I've been healthy.  I've been honest.  Dare I say even happy.  What's...

You know, I'm back to a little over 30 days sobriety and I'm just feeling a bit of disconnect.  Maybe it's because now I'm working a second job, maybe it's because I dropped the loser boyfriend,...

 I wrote this (out of nowhere because I'm not a poet) the day after I was arrested for DUI.   As I sit with blinding light in my eyes; Sweaty and full of butterflies, The officer steps to my...

I've been seeing someone in my homegroup and it's been a bumpy ride since before we even started dating. He's BP and a recovering alcoholic (some history with drugs also), has been living at home...

I don't think I quit drinking for myself. At the time I thought I did but seeing as I'm sitting where I am now, I have a chance to reflect and see the things I have been telling myself. Rather, lying...

I admit, I have procrastinated with my fourth step.  It didn't mean I didn't want to do one.  It's just the thought of getting all that shit out on paper really put me off.  Recently, my sister...

 I'm so excited that I get my 30 day chip today.  I want to go to 3 meetings and claim a chip in every one!  I won't but I thought about it.  lol  My new AA friend is going to be there to cheer...

ONLY A PERSON WHO RISKS IS FREEby Author UnknownTo laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.To reach for another is to risk involvement.To expose your ideas, your...

I've been on such a spiritual and emotional high that's just been building since I got into AA.  I feel myself slipping off of it a bit and it's scary.  Doubts are creeping into my mind and...

I'm three weeks sober as of yesterday and I'm stoked.  The fog is starting to lift and my thoughts are more positive.  It's because of that that my motivation has about doubled as well.  I...

Today I took my 12-year-old sister Casey to the Renaissance Fair.  This is normally an event I would go to primarily to walk around the park, with a Guinness and a turkey leg, and proceed to catch a...

 For the last month a half, I've been doing so well.  The best I've done, well, probably ever.  I've been "useful".  I've been healthy.  I've been honest.  Dare I say even happy.  What's...

You know, I'm back to a little over 30 days sobriety and I'm just feeling a bit of disconnect.  Maybe it's because now I'm working a second job, maybe it's because I dropped the loser boyfriend,...

 I wrote this (out of nowhere because I'm not a poet) the day after I was arrested for DUI.   As I sit with blinding light in my eyes; Sweaty and full of butterflies, The officer steps to my...