The weekend is always a big trigger for my need to get smashed and I’m proud to say I made it through Friday and Saturday! Saturday was especially hard because I had the whole day to do whatever I want and that usually leads to getting fucked up. Instead I cleaned the house, I had a delicious bone broth on all afternoon in the slow cooker which I turned into an amazing vegetable soup (that I can actually remember eating!) I got active on some online communities, including this one and that was a big help. Since I left Facebook and company behind to join the fediverse I’ve been feeling even more isolated because it was the only contact I had with the few friends and family that live far away. But I’m getting more comfortable now and starting to be a part of a few good online communities on lemmy, Bluesky and Pixelfed! I’m feeling awesome this morning and I want to remember this feeling of not waking up hungover… even with a small sense of accomplishment. I went for a little hike last night instead of passing out shitfaced. That gives me great satisfaction.

So today is Sunday! Piece of cake! Gonna get through it again because this is worth it and this is necessary. Feeling good can become the norm instead of just a small exception in between days of feeling shitty and recuperating.

I think I’ll keep posting here about either how hard it is to resist or how good it feels to have resisted. I hope you all will post your struggles and successes too!

#IWNDWYT