6 Months Sober

Today marks 6 months of full sobriety for me. I stopped drinking alcohol on January 1 and then ended up stopped consuming cannabis on January 7th. I guess I'm counting the 7th as my sobriety date since that's when I stopped all mind altering chemicals (except caffeine, that's for another time ...).

It feels worth acknowledging and reflecting on the sobriety journey so far. I wrote about how it at the 3 month mark here.

So to not reiterate the same things, I'll just share that getting sober was one of the best decisions for me. I do feel like it contributed to the realization that my marriage was ending.

I can truly say that right now, I don't miss drinking or smoking. I've saved so much money already ($778 to be exact ... according to my sobriety counter app, which is only counting the drinks). Plus I've gotten healthier, sleep better, and feel more in touch with my emotions.

I also don' this the runner ticker in my head that was constantly distracted by figuring out the next time I'd have a drink or a smoke, how much I would have, how I could rationalize it despite making some promise to myself that I'd use less.

I'm looking forward to writing another post at the one year mark, as I feel confident that I'll amen it there. Just like I said before, I don't know if I've quit either of these "for good" but it still feels like it's what feels good for me right now. That's all I need to know.