Hello WordPress friends! Wooo! We are so close to the end, canya feel it!? Actually, I have had a lot of fun writing during this challenge as often as I have, keeping accountable, so thinking that after Saturday this all goes bye bye is sad. š I know, it isnāt like I canāt keep journaling … More Sober October Journal- day 27
Hey everyone! Day 22 was a surprisingly quiet day at work so I got a lot of my own personal stuff done like VOTE!! šŗšø Woo! I drove by the polling location on Saturday but the line was so long that I couldnāt chance it with the time I had left in the morning. So … More Sober October Journal- days 22 and 23
Hello guys! It is day 21, Sunday, and I am feeling great! Going strong still not drinking, continuing being active and conscious portion control when eating. I have seen and felt many changes in myself. I feel that inner peppiness again, which is nice. My face and skin look so healthy and my body is … More Sober October Journal- day 21
Hey everyone! Nineteen days! Woo! I am getting closer to the Sober October finish line. If you are just jumping on board, I started the challenge earlier than October 1st. It just felt better in my mind to start the challenge on a Monday (9/28) versus that Thursday the 1st. Obviously I am neurotic. š¤¦š»āāļø … More Sober October Journal- day 19
Hi! It is currently day 17. Doing great. Still havenāt drank a drop of alcohol, have been conscious about portion control, and exercising 3-4 times a week. I weighed myself today. I was happy to see that I dropped another pound. Yay! Just a few healthier, mindful changes along with sobriety can add up to … More Sober October Journal – day 17
Hey guys n gals! Holy moly, I am beat today. Didnāt have the best of sleep last night. My eyes popped open at 4:30AM, where I bounced in and out of a million thoughts till 6:30AM, when all the alarms in the house went off waking up everyone. š My life in a nutshell right … More Sober October Journal- day 16
Hi guys! I am back! We spent a fantastic few days eating and hiking in the mountains of New Hampshire, and guess what? I stuck hard to my sobriety challenge during this trip. I am so proud of myself for not giving in. It was tempting. Believe me, I was thinking of giving myself a … More Sober October Journal – day 14
Day ten! Day ten! Day ten! Hot damn, day ten! Yup I just sang that like The Old Man from A Christmas Story after he reads his telegram. Ten days of no drinking. No junk food. Eating right. Keeping an active exercise schedule- all while I havenāt turned into a jerk. Iād say we all … More Sober October Journal- day 10
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I am in the car waiting to pick up my middle schooler. Perfect time to draft out todayās post! Lemme see, today is day nine. Still doing great with no alcohol. No junk food and have really kept an eye on mindfulness while eating. Today is a typical Tuesday …except I weighed … More Sober October Journal- day 9
Itās been a full week, everyone! š To date I have been keeping myself pretty positive about this whole sobriety this month. Iām not sure many people know about Sober October, but it is a worth while challenge. And it isnāt always just about not drinking alcohol. Most times people try to take the thirty-one … More Sober October Journal- day 8
Hello guys! Happy Weekend! Well, itās almost over now but hope you had a great weekend. Saturday- With covid19 forcing us to stay in this year, I had to figure out what I could do to keep sane, aside from work and parent all day. Yard work seemed like a good move. So, one morning, … More Sober October Journal- Days 6 and 7
Hellooooo everyone! Itās gloomy up in New England on this Friday, but itās almost the weekend so who cares, right? !!B R I N G. O N. T H E. W E E K E N D!! Idk why I am cheering on the weekend. I have nothing but errands planned. Which I am actually … More Sober October Journal- day 5
Hello guys! I almost didnāt post anything today but my husband came home early from work and swept my youngest daughter off to play some basketball with his friends. They grab their kids to play full court bball. Which I think is adorable. Plus I get some bonus me time! Which ..I just spent starting … More Sober October Journal- day 4
Hello everyone! It is day three of the challenge. I have had no wine, no junk food and have tried to mind my stomachās signals of fullness. So far I feel pretty good and havenāt been missing much, but it is only day three. š Which is technically the day I chose as my rest … More Sober October Journal- day 3
Ladies and Gentlemen…Letās hear it for me! (Are you cheering? I canāt hear you.) So, I woke up again ready to start another day of this sober challenge. I should mention that whenever I start something new I am to a fault pretty positive-minded. Itās quite obnoxious I know, but my brain likes to trick … More Sober October Journal- day 2
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