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A whole month in front of us to conquer.
Had a good Jan overall. Finally quit booze for good this time, have almost two weeks now (as of this Saturday). Went back to only eating fruits & veggies, feeling great physically and getting my sleep schedule back on track. Kicked energy drinks the past couple of days too, was getting too much anxiety, switched to tea and feeling much better now.
Been sticking to a daily routine of getting up early and hitting the local trail with the pup for a couple of hours, feels good to be able to enjoy little things like that again after not being able to while I was drinking. Going to be looking for a new job soon, which will help my financial situation tremendously and definitely my mental health with not having to scrape by, what I have now isn't cutting it by far.
Also working on studying up on addiction and the SMART recovery program, planning on becoming a SMART Recovery meeting facilitator and possibly a recovery coach at the local mental health clinic down the line.
Overall, things are getting real positive for me, it has been a long time coming and I couldn't be happier at my progress. Only thing I need to get better at now is making a daily writing practice a habit, I want to become a professional writer but I have to really commit to taking the time to write for more than just short bursts. Other than that, things are awesome ;)