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wanna be a little fish in a vodka sea wish I were the person my grandparents thought I’d be Read more.
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List 30 things that make you happy. 1. Stella 2. Joshua 3. Dude, my dog 4. My grandma beating brain cancer this year 5. My GOSH DANG SOBRIETY 6. A body that never gave up on me 7. Medication 8. A house that belongs to me 9. The ability &… Read more.
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I made it a year without drinking. No plans to go back to it, either. Almost 14 months sober and going strong. Read more.
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Tomorrow makes one week since my daughter was born. The best, most emotional, exciting week of my life. I didn’t know it was possible to love another living thing this much. Every time I look at her I feel a love so strong it almost physically pains me, a love… Read more.
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Still here. Still sober. That’s about all I got. Read more.
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The last time I strung together eight months of sobriety was in 2016, over six years ago, & I relapsed shortly after that anniversary. Took me until last summer to get help. I’m scared to be here again. My brain says I’ll fail, & it doesn’t help that I just… Read more.
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It’s been struggle city here lately in Kirsten land, specifically in the area of mental health. Maybe the pregnancy hormones are the real culprit here, but does the root cause matter when I’m experiencing such mental anguish? I haven’t been able to regulate my emotions for months and I become… Read more.
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My brain won’t settle down. It’s been screaming for vodka for days, which I’ve ignored, so now it’s feeding me a romanticized version of my life as a drinker. And it’s starting to get to me. I’m not going to drink but God this gets so beyond tiresome sometimes. Sometimes… Read more.
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of 2023. I think I read 6 total last year so this is a big deal. I let my hobbies fall by the wayside for too long in my addiction, and now I’m ready to pick them back up. Read more.
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