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30 Days

Hello Alcohol-

It's been 30 days since you were around.  I still think about you all the time.  I have to, for fear I grow complacent and think you're actually a friend of mine.  It was fairly easy to keep you at bay while I was in Valley Hope, but now that I'm out I suspect that you'll be whispering in my ear.  Do me a favor... stay away.

I don't want you in my life anymore.  You took me further than I wanted to go, and kept me longer than I wanted to stay.  I'm never coming back, so back off.  I see now what a thief you are, how you would take me from who and what is most important in my life.  I won't give you a second chance.

Today I have a choice.  For years you took that from me.  It's mine again, and I'm not going to let it go.  I know that if I make the wrong choice, and choose to drink, it won't be long before you are in control again, you monster.  One drink might as well be a thousand.

I will get my 30 day coin tonight, everyone that is important to me will be there.  Family, and recovering friends.  We should have a great time and celebrate this achievment.  Sorry, but you're not invited.

~K

Inaugural Post

Hello World-

I am back, and sober.  Good to see you again.  Looking forward to getting to know you in a new way!  Just returned from my "vacation" at Atchison Valley Hope.  Spent 28 days.  Cost a bundle of money (thanks Mom and Dad,) but it was worth it.  Every penny.  Trust me, it wasn't because the food was 5 star though...

I hung my cup yesterday morning (a ceremony where you hang a coffee cup you have decorated - to be picked up after a year of sobriety) and then we left yesterday afternoon, got back to Kansas City, had dinner with the family, and then went to a meeting at 8.  I wanted to make sure I got to one on my first day!

Tomorrow we'll be heading to the Keep It Simple group in Overland Park, so that I can pick up my 30 day coin.  Can't wait.  Hope to see a bunch of Valley Hopers there, too.

I'll be journaling about my recovery here in this online journal, sharing resource and inspiration and hopefully staying in touch with new friends (some of the best folks in the world!) that I met while at Valley Hope.  So please tune in when you've got the time and share your feedback in the comments!