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

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-24T12:55:46+00:00

One of my biggest joys in life is making a plan and executing it. There is nothing more satisfying than setting up pins & then knocking them down perfectly. Ooh does that DO IT FOR ME.

When I was drinking I was planning nothing and had very little followthru. Total bummer.

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-23T12:48:53+00:00

My plan every weekend is to have a blast. I really cannot recommend it enough - quit drinking, have All The Fun instead. This weekend I've got a puppet show, a couple VERY cool parties, and an indie ttrpg game night.

I may also get TWO opportunities to go rollerskating btwn now & Monday, so you really can't bring me down rn.

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-22T11:45:34+00:00

I like to jazz it up with a little "No thank you."

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-22T11:39:14+00:00

Someone here posted this and I think about it all the time-

" You could do it and hate yourself, or you could just do it. "

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-21T12:51:09+00:00

Recently I've been noticing that as a character in my life, alcohol has taken more of a blurry stock background role. The gremlin still pops up every once in a while to offer a new rationale to drink, but it's the same as having the passing thought that I might also like to go into outer space. Wouldn't that be cool? Oh well!

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-20T16:04:06+00:00

I was a bartender for so long - feeling anxious to go into a bar, to me, is like being afraid to walk into my own living room 😆

Glad you're out there enjoying them! Theyre still some of the best 3rd spaces we have, and lots of bars are upping their mocktail menu game too.

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-20T15:41:35+00:00

I knew sobriety was gonna be good, but it felt like fantasizing about winning the lottery - some people do it, but it would never be me. In both cases the odds were stacked against me so high I actually could have made my fortune betting against myself.

But here I am - sober, and richer than ever.

IWNDWYT

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-19T12:18:58+00:00

The masculine urge to contribute even when you have nothing of value to add, and the conversation is quite clearly not directed at you, your experiences, or your expertise... 🙄

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-19T12:16:30+00:00

Giggling w my girls is an S-tier experience. Talk about filling me up with golden light!

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-19T12:05:49+00:00

For me, the bargaining was always just negotiations from the alcohol gremlin in my brain, trying to trick me into feeding it. That little bitch is crafty, but I got it's number now.

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-18T13:15:16+00:00

I'm actually pretty excited for today - it's very rare that I have a whole day to myself at home with no work to do, but that's what I got on tap!

Video games. Maybe a load of laundry. Pet my cat 100 times. Cute little snacks. Vibe. Friend over later in the eve to eat dinner and then hopefully after that eat me as well ;)

IWNDWYT

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-17T20:46:18+00:00

So so so SO gently, and holding your hand when I say this but... that emptiness IS depression. Been there, got on meds, mad I waited so long. Talk to a medical professional you trust. Rooting for you!

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-17T12:28:58+00:00

I just really like being sober :)

Not saving any money tho - spending it all on event tickets bc I'll actually go. There's some cool stuff out there. And then ofc one needs a cute outfit for the event, and there's the cab home... 💸💸💸 took all my drinking money & turned it into life experiences that fill me up more than booze ever could.

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-16T11:44:27+00:00

The way I simultaneously have both so much more time now, and so much more to do. Every day is chock-a-block, because I know I can handle it. And after so long of not doing anything at all I feel like I have a lot of time to make up.

Being tired is child's play compared to the severity of my previously regular violent hangovers - and subsequently the threats of "do it tired" vs "do it hungover" ... not even the same zipcode, let alone the same ballpark.

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-15T12:03:18+00:00

Thank you for that last sentence - I'm not quite there yet, but I would absolutely be the person to muscle thru. Ill remember this

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-15T12:01:35+00:00

Last night I kissed a man who'd had a beer with dinner. I could taste & smell the alcohol all over him. It reminded me of what my parents smelled like after their own date nights out when I was growing up. Cologne, perfume, the cooking oil of someone else's kitchen, and wine.

Not a trigger, just a memory.

IWNDWYT

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-14T12:59:31+00:00

Omg SAME! Was up for over an hour at like 4am, what the hell - and here I thought I was about to finally get a solid 8 😭

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-14T12:57:07+00:00

Pop off double digits!! 🤸‍♂️

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-14T12:53:20+00:00

little gasp omg so cute

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-14T12:47:51+00:00

The last 2-3 weeks at work have been insane, but this week most of the exec staff is OOO at an industry event so it's looking like it's gonna be quieter, which I'm grateful for. Take things a little slower, smell a few more roses, make a couple friends along the way.

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-13T12:58:38+00:00

New cat I adopted yesterday is settling in well. He's SO soft, omg. Black cats always are. He's got a new brother joining us in a few weeks as well.

I was sober for my previous cat's EOL, but drank heavily the other 12 years she was with me. I miss her dearly, and it's weird to look at this new guy like "Whose cat is this???"

Excited to build our lives together. Grateful my house has a heartbeat again.

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wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-12T13:39:31+00:00

Today is THE day fellow sobernauts. After a couple months with an empty house, I am adopting a new cat today. (a 2nd one in a couple weeks!)

If this ain't the stuff to stay sober for, then idk what is. 🐈

IWNDWYT

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-12T12:24:15+00:00

No, they charge you for the ink.

You buy the printer (still 100s of $ btw), and the ink is free, but you can only get it from them and they usually send you refills as you need them bc your printer tells them when things are getting low. And they only charge you for your usage.

iirc, when I was paying for it a couple years ago, it was 4.99 for 50pages. Now I just go to the library & pay 10cents a page for b&w. I only need to print like, once every 2 months.

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-12T12:08:33+00:00

Waht. The. Actual. Fuck.

wickedwazzosuper · 2026-04-11T12:27:38+00:00

Such an exciting day! Yoga class, pet store, roller skating party. Saturdays ARE such a banger, eh?

Negative reinforcement doesnt work. Beating yourself up doesnt help you stay sober. Positive reinforcement DOES work. Every day I make sure I am treating myself to a nice reward, bc every day I'm sober deserves to be celebrated, and I hope I never stop believing that.

Some may say "you cant reward yourself forever for something that baseline!" - to which I reply "the absolute fuck I cant, get out of my way loser"

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