life, mom, sober, rural Alaska
Matt was always worried that Brooke wouldn’t enjoy hunting and fishing… I feel partially because she’s a girl. Hunting and fishing is so engrained into his lifestyle I’m sure the biggest worry was that he wouldn’t be able to relate to her as she grew.. I’ve always encouraged him to not think of her any …
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“When you volunteer your time, skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to promote the quality of life in your community, or when you find ways to positively impact individuals, organizations and issues and contribute to the common good of a community — that is civic engagement, and when you are civically engaged, you are a LEADER! That …
Alright, I did exactly what I told myself not to do… Imagine that. I spent way too much time from writing and after a much needed trip to an amazing place, to gather with a bunch of really incredible women, I am back on the wagon. A lot has happened since my last post. I’ve …
May 22, 2019 Patting myself on the back for continuing working through my emotions and the many situations I am faced with through family life and community life. Like I said before I am many things, at one point I was even a pretty poor parent and friend. I have promised myself to work on …
It has been too long since my last post. I told you that was my greatest fault, keeping up and following through. Well, I made my way back. I wish that I could say I chose to come back on a happy note but that is not the case. I am almost 4 months into …
I’m still here, still haven’t had any alcohol. I haven’t lost any weight but I’ve gained a tremendous understanding of myself and my mind and attitude. I have been struggling with speaking to a topic, that is what seems to me, to be the elephant in the room for a lot of folks. I have …
I’m on day 16 of no alcohol, it’s funny how originally when I quit it wasn’t to be done forever it was to take a break. That’s what I HAD to tell myself to just finally do it. I will admit this was not my first attempt at taking a ‘break’ from booze (of course …
Day 5, When I think about never drinking alcohol of any sort ever again for the rest of my life I get a wave of anxiety, my chest tightens and I feel self doubt and a slight crazy creep up my throat. That is a problem. When I was pregnant quitting drinking was pretty easy …
Sharing yesterday really felt like a weight coming off my chest, I was worried for what kind of reactions I would get, I was worried people would think I was just whining but my goodness what a completely different reaction I received. Thank you to everyone that reached out and made me feel the love. …
I have been on the fence about sharing this but yesterday I read that when you share a goal with others you are more likely to hold yourself accountable and follow through. I also wanted to share in case there are others out there that either have gone through struggles and have ideas on how …
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