Changes

Excuse me a moment while I ponder this. I used to think I liked changes. I constantly rearranged my bedroom. This drove my mommie crazy, but it felt like a new world to me.

My AA journey has brought many changes. Where I live, how I live, and most importantly, living in my head.

I am approaching Step 4, and in preparation, I am writing a story about the unmanageability of my alcoholism. Writing, you say? Easy Peasy, no problem, I can,,,Stop kidding yourself, girlie.

I do not want to!!! I refuse to proofread and spell check. I feel like throwing myself on the floor while kicking and screaming like a toddler being told they can not have a cookie.

I realized the reason is anger. I am mad at myself. Regurgitating the things on paper I have done while drinking alcohol was somehow easier to tuck away in my brain rather than seeing the black and white truth.

Step 4 is change. If not, what would be the point? So I am busy sweeping, dusting and checking out this new view.

Remember Little juliannah? She just reminded me once our room is rearranged and clean, we can have the cookie.

 

Got My Groovy Back

My path to sobriety has taken many twists and turns. I tried just stopping. I tried drinking less. I tried turning over my finances…I tried. Everything.

I also tried a half-ass attempt at AA. The problem is it only works if you work it. After The Great Cookie Debacle, Krafty offered to take me in as long as I made a whole hearted attempt at sobriety.

This meant leaving my immediate family and moving to a new city. It also meant putting my future on hold. Scary yes, but I need to concentrate on myself. Period. So, I will not lie, I miss The Big Guy and the rest of our family.

While gathering clothes and personal items to take to my destination, I noticed a picture hanging on my refrigerator. Actually, it is two pictures in one. They were made into a magnet by my best friend, Red as a gift one Christmas.

They are of me and the Big Guy on a trip to Tombstone. Now, the Big Guy is not much of a traveler. I did some talking, persuading and maybe batted my eyes a few times before convincing him the trip would be fun.

I like the photos because in one he is smiling and the other he is kissing me. After hanging the photos on my refrigerator I found a little magnet that says “groovy.” I thought it looked cool and stuck it on the photos.

The photos are now sitting on my desk. A couple of days ago the photos fell and I could not find the little “groovy” magnet. My first thought was, “No robot vacuuming allowed until I retrieve the magnet. I looked everywhere but to no avail. Finally, today I looked down and there, right on top of the desk sat the magnet. 🙂

Got my groovy back. And, by the way. We did have fun…and smiles.