When 24 💞 was sad and had #suicidal thoughts my sober #AA friend suggested I do something nice for myself every day, even though she knew it would feel like a dumb idea Most days all I could think to do for myself was walk to the store 4a cookie. This book has better ideas. PS 24 is doing great.

#RecoveryPosse 14 years!!!

"Nothing must happen to you No, what am I saying Everything must happen to you And it must be wonderful." Bodil Malmsten, quoted in Fredrik Backman, Anxious People. #love

"Addicts are addicted to their drugs, and their families are addicted to hope." Fredrik Backman, Anxious People. #RecoveryPosse #AlAnon

Finished my first book of 2026. Last year I lifted weights 51 times and read 107 books. That's an honest inventory, like it or not. (I'm inclined not to like the proportions) 🫣 I thought this was depressing and tedious but then I was like wait, what? then I loved it by the end.

" #Gratitude is the greatest form of perspective on my life." Thanks, #AlcoholicsAnonymous.

24💕 asked me what goes into christmas stockings I've given him one for the last 23 years 🤷🏻‍♀️

#RecoveryPosse a new friend!!!

It took 3 calls to the pharmacy and 4 calls to the vet to get Boo's prozac refilled... bc the vet let his prescriber id lapse...? Boo has so many questions. We are still #sober. Going to get some more fancy thumb bandaids while i pick that up. #mandoline #pitbull #acceptanc3

Worked out this morning, cheered me up no end. The dumbbell i dropped on my injured thumb opened it up again. 🫣 Did not text pix to friends 🙃 No signs of infection. Without that thumb i can wrap 6 presents per hour. Should do the ones for mailing off first. Did not. Happy #sober day friends🙏♥️

Puppies DGAF

Been missing y'all. Chilly few weeks in NC.😡 Stopped chopping veg for my coconut curry beans when I mandoline'd my right thumb. 🤪 Stopped bleeding within an hour so i didn't bug my neighbor the nurse or my best friend for a ride to urgent care. Bathroom looks like a slasher film. Happy and #sober 🙏

I really don’t like it when folks badtalk AA because of bits and out of context pieces they have heard. Or they had a bad experience with a family member going in and out of the program. But, the thing is. (Especially when the science community misrepresents things) it can kill people. (More) +

Ran into the seven deadly sins in Amalfi, #Italy 😬 #AlcoholicsAnonymous #Step4 #RecoveryPosse if you know you know

I'm actually in #Italy. It's so beautiful. Thanks to #AA for the gift of #sobriety. What a life. 🙏🙏🙏

Hello Bluesky looking to connect with folks in #recovery #alanon #12steps #sober #sobriety

FWIW I started just recently to put details into my journal that normally I would leave out: Latino/a Chinese Mexican Autistic Bipolar etc. I do this to put them back into the conversation and hopefully people's understandings/hearts

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death. adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/

Robin has been a friend to me for years; not just here, but when my MH journal was on twiXter If you can help i would be so grateful, and she would be beside herself with joy gofund.me/832128973

A person randomly gave me this sticker at #nokings It's a good one Then my #AA friend and i went to the parking deck and climbed flights of stairs I'm training for my trip

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

There was a rocking chair with horns at the thrift store yesterday. Learned a new acronym*: pause action until sanity emerges = PAUSE. *in my #AA meeting, not in the thrift store. Happy #sober Saturday, friends.

I felt like eating butterscotch so i made it 2 T butter 4 T brown sugar Pinch or 2 of sea salt Lid full alcohol free vanilla coz, #sobriety Dash of heavy cream Boil 3 minutes

Clean bill of health from the dermatologist then did yard work all day Met this small friend 💞

Got to see Elvis Costello!!!!! 71 going so strong, just lovely ♥️♥️♥️ Kinda making my bucket list up as i go along: there's a thing-I'll regret not doing it-let's go. Also doing things i missed out on as a blackout drunk = healing. #grateful #recoveryposse #AA @bzcris.bsky.social @coldshoe.photos

Went apartment hunting with 21💞, found a place he likes, then tried out all the mattresses at Macy's. 🙃 My kids are doing the things I've talked myself out of, like moving to san francisco and buying a new mattress. 💪 Wonder what's next.

uniquely American experience to be detained by ICE in some shitty facility and then shot by a mass shooter

Wanting to read & share good news for a change. Traded cars for a while w my friend who's having a #sciatica flare, he is thrilled about not having to shift, seat warmer, & the key that pops out like a switchblade (which he thinks is cool. Unrelated to sciatica.😅) So, something we tried worked.🙏

Got jabbed for COVID and the flu!!! 🙌🙌🙌 Chose to tell them i qualify because I have mental health issues, which is true, but that's a weird thing to have to do to get a shot. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Needed to read this book about loving and grieving a mother who was indifferent and harmful at times. The author is in #recovery 🙏🙏🙏♥️

Anyone know how to buy a new queen mattress? 21 💞wants your advice please i've never done it 😬

Before sitting on the porch couch at the rental 23💞 shares w his partner and roommate please lift up the cushions to check for blue skinks. His partner's easel is out here across from 23's potter's wheel and houseplants. He's that person who coaxes orchids to bloom again and again. #artists #boymom

Improvised dinner 4 23💞 last might. Mushrooms from produce rescue w peas onions garlic & wilty thyme, chicken thighs fried then baked w butter & a thick layer of sliced lemons, salad w roasted walnuts & lovely orange tomatoes, supermarket loaf sliced thick toasted w olive oil garlic & basil. #boymom

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Going to the mountains to see 23💞 tomorrow. It's cool there! He works fri and sat night at his restaurant job, but his partner💚💚💚 is bookish and I got a stash📚 from the library. Getting pretty excited!

Stepped back from a leadership position in my community today. No regrets. #balance #sobriety

Workers are hard at work in CAs San Joaquin Valley. Roma tomatoes are tougher to pick and take longer to fill then standard tomatoes. Workers earn $0.89 per 25 lb bucket. These pickers are working the edges of the field to get every last bit of the yield. #WeFeedYou

My sober bestie💞 is a new #teacher💪 and everything they say is true his classroom furniture is old broken sticky and grimy 🤮 we got one bookshelf scraped down scrubbed and halfway prettied up tonight but wow it's a lot to do by Monday #alcoholicsanonymous #education #fundourschools

Then 23 called me last night and casually mentioned he looked at his student loans, paid off $1000 and made a payment plan 👀!!!! #Iykyk #adhd #boymom #💞💞💞

Just spent 90 minutes looking online at apartments with 21. We're touring 3 on Saturday. He's very practical except he wants his big gaming setup in his bedroom, but the bedrooms are all small. I think he's been living in one room so long he can't imagine spreading out? Really happy for my boy 💞💞💞

#Recoveryposse 35 years of continuous #sobriety today Super #grateful #AlcoholicsAnonymous #odaat

Went to the beach for two days with my bestie ♥️ Fabulous #AA meeting there. We're everywhere. 🙏 #RecoveryPosse

Fresh hell. ICE will get access to Medicaid enrollees' personal information to help find immigrants. share.google/vbmQH2u1iW1D...

Is the wizard of oz a road trip movie?

21 helped move the fridge and clean the coils then i took the drawers out and cleaned the insides Duplicates: rice vinegar, bbq sauce, sesame oil, onions 😁 #nextrightthing #soberlife #condiments #fabuloso

Cooking while thinking about the upcoming anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship super #grateful for sobriety and the #farmers market and dreamers #mealprep