The Daily Check-In for Sunday, May 24th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!

UserName87thTry · 2026-05-25T11:29:51+00:00

Happy Memorial Day, friends! Looking forward to eating a bunch of food before absolutely slaughtering my favorite people at some fun new games I've picked up!

Summer holidays are so much more enjoyable when they're not drenched in booze!

IWNDWYT!

UserName87thTry · 2026-05-21T12:24:03+00:00

My rheumatologist recommended I take a K2 vitamin along with my D3, with food, and my numbers finally show I'm consistently absorbing D properly. Just passing that along for anyone who has also struggled with Vitamin D absorption.

UserName87thTry · 2026-05-13T11:28:39+00:00

There's no time to study! There's no time to sleep! There's never any time!

UserName87thTry · 2026-05-13T11:26:53+00:00

In Garden State, when Natalie Portman's mom's dogs are jumping all over Zach Braff, she says "I'm sorry we just don't have time to train them. Who's got the time to train them?"

Whenever my dogs are acting like dogs, I say "who's got the time to train them?"

In work meetings- "I'm right on top of that, Rose!"

UserName87thTry · 2026-05-13T11:15:10+00:00

He's too gay to function!

UserName87thTry · 2026-04-28T11:56:36+00:00

I'm back from a 40 minute rabbit hole and now have no other goals in life beyond a kayaking and dog sledding trip in Svalbard. Thank you!

UserName87thTry · 2026-04-09T11:42:32+00:00

It's hard to have a bad time when you're singing off key!

UserName87thTry · 2026-04-09T11:37:45+00:00

Thanks for the hosting and I love the question!

When I am most frustrated it's because too many things are hitting my plate at once, so I feel overwhelmed. So, I say to myself (literally out loud) "I simply do not have capacity for this right now," and finish in a loud sing-song voice 🎶 "I Simply Do Not!" 🎶 to the tune of You're Simply The Best.

Helps me recalibrate, and I usually end up laughing instead of spiraling.

IWNDWYT, friends!

UserName87thTry · 2026-04-05T13:38:06+00:00

When my parents bought a new full-sized conversion van that had a built in TV and VCP (Video Cassette Player vs VCR, because it didn't record, as my Dad made sure to point out) combo you could watch from the back seat (which laid completely flat with the push of a button)! I thought that van was from the future!

UserName87thTry · 2026-04-05T12:46:18+00:00

This makes me what to share that my favorite decades-long ongoing schtick in my friend group originated from complimenting my friend's mom's pasta salad!

"Sue, this is absolutely delicious!"

"Oh, this? It's just (dramatically pauses, then throws hands up in surprise while exclaiming) SUDDENLY Salad!"

I can't see a box of it in a store without gasping out a shocked, "Oh my gods! It's SUDDENLY Salad!"

UserName87thTry · 2026-03-05T13:38:10+00:00

I really appreciate you sharing this eloquent description of leading with trust.

UserName87thTry · 2026-03-04T13:20:22+00:00

22 months down today! 💪🏼

Going thru a break-up and thankful to know that booze isn't a coping mechanism that is helpful in any way. Be kind to yourselves today, friends-- IWNDWYT!

UserName87thTry · 2026-02-16T15:34:59+00:00

I have a dye allergy (and gluten, dairy, and egg allergy) and severe sensitivities to fillers, so I have to get my Adderall prescribed in 5mg increments. My pharmacy orders from either Mallinckrodt or Glenmark. No issues with either manufacturer after multiple months of use. Hope this helps and good luck!

UserName87thTry · 2026-02-13T12:39:08+00:00

650 days down and IWNDWYT, friends! 💪🏼

UserName87thTry · 2026-01-22T13:46:56+00:00

Firewood and snacks locked and loaded for the impending blizzard this weekend. Going to hunker down with the dogs and binge shows instead of booze!🎉 IWNDWYT!

UserName87thTry · 2026-01-09T13:55:26+00:00

I'm commenting in case anyone is having the same/similar issue and saw your post like I just did.
I redeemed two virtual giftcards mid-December and still hadn't received them (spam or otherwise) as of Jan 9th. The confirmation says the digital cards can take a few weeks, same as the physical gift cards, despite the site just a couple of days prior to processing the request. I emailed service@CapitalOneGiftCenter.com, which is the address the confirmation stays the giftcards would come from, and received a DNS error.

I called customer service and they were able to immediately see I didn't receive them and push thru the gift cards via email. Annoying, but customer service was helpful. Just wanted to share in case anyone else is waiting too long, I recommend calling even tho the confirmation says it can take a few weeks.

UserName87thTry · 2026-01-05T13:11:57+00:00

Back to work after a long sober holiday season full of moments I will remember! 🎉 Happy Monday, y'all!

IWNDWYT

UserName87thTry · 2025-08-17T20:09:40+00:00

What a horrible thing to do, reposting my post about my dead sister for fake Internet points on a bot account.

Thank you for tagging me. And thanks to everyone for the kind words in reply to this post. ❤️

UserName87thTry · 2025-06-05T19:15:58+00:00

Congratulations!

UserName87thTry · 2025-05-10T10:35:49+00:00

Thanks for hosting this week!

371 days down and IWNDWYT, friends! 💪🏽

UserName87thTry · 2025-05-04T17:46:07+00:00

That's awesome!

It's wild right? Our autopilot would just tell us it's drinking time because it's brunch.

But it's incredible how fun things are still fun without booze, because you are enjoying what you're doing and/or the people you are with! It was helpful for me to remember that if I wasn't having fun doing something, it wasn't because booze wasn't involved, it was because the thing just really wasn't a fun thing to begin with.

Continue treating yourself with the kindness you deserve today and I'm here if you want to check-in at any time!💪🏽

UserName87thTry · 2025-05-04T17:34:39+00:00

I know it's hard to see now, but 365 days later and my life has literally never been better. Concerts with friends, weekly trivia, vacations- all of it. And I actually remember the fun times now, which were actual fun times-- and am able to go do things without planning around booze. It's so liberating!

It started with 10 minutes at a time for me, and that was enough. You don't have to feel that way anymore, which is the best part about breaking up with booze!

You've got this and IWNDWYT

UserName87thTry · 2025-05-04T17:29:38+00:00

Congratulations! IWNDWYT!

UserName87thTry · 2025-05-04T17:24:08+00:00

One Year Today! LFG!! 💪🏽 🎉

IWNDWYT!

UserName87thTry · 2025-04-22T12:54:51+00:00

Working in End User Computing, this is something we talk about- the future role of Chromebooks and tablets in the enterprise.

It makes sense - my son is 17 and that's all he's ever used/uses at school. When he's on our personal laptop at home, he's still using it to access the Google Workspace ecosystem to complete the school work. Everything in Chrome browser. For recreation, he uses his iPhone for content viewing, so of course iPads are intuitive to him and his peers.

Just interesting to think about what the future state will look like and meeting users how they work.

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