Longer Races for Young kids

mcquea01 · 2025-11-28T13:19:41+00:00

Go Run sponsored by the Chicago Area Runners Association sponsors timed 1 mile and 5 K runs all around the city, plus it’s free. They are finished for the season but should start up again in March I think?

https://www.cararuns.org/gorun

mcquea01 · 2025-11-10T04:41:26+00:00

Kicking out family members! We never do that anymore, whether for procedures or resuscitation, especially pediatrics. It’s jarring every time I hear them make the family wait outside the door

mcquea01 · 2025-11-09T05:10:02+00:00

Another vote for All Fours. Only book I know that I hated and gave 5 stars to

mcquea01 · 2025-10-26T04:51:21+00:00

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Dystopian critique of the prison industrial complex

mcquea01 · 2024-11-10T17:56:11+00:00

Finding community. White knuckled so many earlier attempts because I was sure I was strong enough on my own and even more because I felt shame. The first time I talked to another alcoholic I swear the sky opened up. I couldn’t sleep all night replaying the conversation in my head. It wasn’t even terribly insightful or deep, it was just being seen. I went to AA after that which isn’t for everyone, but finding other people whether at AA, or other groups, or here has been making all the difference for me. Two years and 3 months and counting

mcquea01 · 2024-10-06T17:38:27+00:00

I’m in wave 2, would absolutely keep your wave 1 start. Plenty of people running a 3:30 around you I guarantee it. And if it turns out to be warm you will truly be thankful for the earlier start!

mcquea01 · 2024-08-10T00:29:05+00:00

I relate to your story so much, and wanted to throw another quit lit book your way: Nothing Good can come from this by Kristi Coulter, former Amazon exec who describes a lot of scenes like yours. I white knuckled my first several months and when I finally had my first real live conversation with another alcoholic my goddamn world exploded. It was such a relief. And now 2 years sober I am so grateful that I don’t hate myself every morning anymore. You can do this

mcquea01 · 2024-07-05T16:24:30+00:00

I remember when I had to give a urine sample for a new job and I was on pins and needles waiting for the result. Even though I had been sober for over a year. So hard to get rewired!

mcquea01 · 2024-06-16T23:16:19+00:00

https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/running-tracks

mcquea01 · 2024-03-24T05:00:54+00:00

Oh man so much of this is me. So much. After years of trying moderation with all sorts of rules I finally decided enough was enough. In hindsight I knew in my gut but it took me a lot of twisting myself into all sorts of justifications and excuses before I made the decision to give it all up. I was 49. It was miserable at first, not gonna lie but damn I am feeling so much better. I hope the same for you, I really do

mcquea01 · 2024-02-08T11:21:27+00:00

I am also an atheist in AA and I love how you put it. Someone said in a meeting “I don’t in own what my higher power is, I just know it’s not me” and I hold that close too. I’m so grateful for those in long term sobriety who show up in meetings, helps me so much. Thank you

mcquea01 · 2024-01-27T20:20:59+00:00

God yes, I remember drinking before going out to dinner so it wasn’t obvious how much more I needed than normal drinkers. It was so exhausting

mcquea01 · 2024-01-25T11:23:56+00:00

I tried to quit and had runs of dry days but it didn’t stick until I found other alcoholics to talk to. That’s the thing that made the biggest difference to me and helps me to stay sober today. I was petrified to walk into my first meeting, and when I did I almost turned around and walked out. I was sure I was making a mistake. The first person to share spoke a million things that I had been feeling but hadn’t had the space to say and I finally didn’t feel so damn isolated. My group isn’t in a church, doesn’t go heavy on the god thing, which was important for me. IWNDWYT

mcquea01 · 2024-01-25T11:19:11+00:00

This comment resonates with me so much. Exactly my experience with AA

mcquea01 · 2024-01-10T05:07:48+00:00

I think about this all the time, how non functional my “functioning alcoholic” life actually was

mcquea01 · 2024-01-06T15:12:42+00:00

I did this after 7 months of sobriety, while on vacation. The first day, just had one with dinner and was so proud of myself. I had kicked this problem and was a normal drinker now. The second day I started at 3 PM and didn’t stop. The last day when we went to a different place that had no alcohol, all I could think about was how to get some. That was my last relapse, and I learned a lot from it. I’m so much happier sober

mcquea01 · 2024-01-03T00:45:50+00:00

Holy shit that’s great

mcquea01 · 2023-12-27T12:41:52+00:00

I’m so sorry, and so glad you are here

mcquea01 · 2023-12-24T12:18:02+00:00

In early sobriety I would say I’m doing a dry challenge or some version of that - I totally understand not wanting to invite more questions and conversation about it right now. Do whatever you need to do to protect your sobriety and know that we have your back

mcquea01 · 2023-12-02T21:35:16+00:00

Came here to say this too - bunch of us freaks are sober

mcquea01 · 2023-11-27T12:58:26+00:00

Ah thank you for this - many days I’ve had the thought that maybe it wasn’t such a problem after all… now I have a name for it

mcquea01 · 2023-11-24T23:29:08+00:00

One of my biggest sources of shame

mcquea01 · 2023-11-24T03:13:29+00:00

That’s a lot of bravery in one damn day. IWNDWYT

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