Hello comrades and welcome to the first improvement megathread of May! 
It's a great time to set some plans for this month if you haven't already.
Some discussion ideas:
- How was your week?
- Do you have any plans for next week?
- Do you have any plans for May?
- Do you have some streaks or sober days to share?
poster caption: "May 1st, the All-Russian Subbotnik"
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This iconic Soviet poster by the artist Dmitrii Moor calls on subbotnik (Saturday volunteer) workers to help with public improvement jobs. Subbotnik workers were citizens and/or soldiers who labored without pay on the weekend. This poster was printed for the Moscow subbotnik of 1920 where Vladimir Lenin personally attended. Initially, subbotniks were sporadic local efforts (the first one was in 1919) to boost moral and increase work in the early days of the revolution. But as time progressed, subbotnik work became obligatory and the jobs tended to be mundane and even politically-motivated. Work in the name of “the motherland” generally benefited higher-echelons (party members, plant managers, etc.) who gained the benefits from the free subbotnik laborers.
Good luck with your goals! 
day... idk? almost 40 of not drinking
i was hoping this would be easier at this point, and it is to an extent, but damn, the cravings never really seem to go away
i'm tired, so very tired, but i cannot give in
They do go away eventually, I'm a year sober and now I only get the occasional drifting thought of "today would be a nice day to get blackout drunk." You'll see it on all the websites that cravings only last 3-4 days, and I don't really agree with that. People who chronically use substances I think it takes months for your brain to finally adjust to the reduction in dopamine hits and rewire itself. So while the physical cravings do go away after a couple of days, you need to grapple with the few months of behavior adjustment.
But it does happen and I can attest to that, just got to get over the hump first.
true. it is easier to not drink today than u was a month ago. i just thought it would be easier today