by jokomom | Dec 18, 2022 | Joy, Parenting, Sobriety
Now don’t get me wrong. If you’ve made a New Years resolution that you’re excited about enforcing in the coming months, I salute you and I am 110% behind you. Especially if it involves travelling to exotic locations or taking on an Iguana as a life...
by jokomom | Nov 19, 2022 | Hard Days, Joy, Sobriety, Thoughts
I remember very clearly taking an IQ test in my early 20s and finding I was, in fact, absolutely average. I took it 3 more times, and the results were the same. Immediately devastating. I’ve come to realize there’s absolutely nothing wrong with being...
by jokomom | Nov 5, 2022 | Hard Days, Sobriety, Thoughts
I’ve been thinking a lot about the differences between quitting smoking and quitting drinking these days, for obvious reasons. If you’ve not been here before, start with this post for explanation. We probably don’t have to get into why cigarettes are...
by jokomom | Oct 20, 2022 | Joy, Sobriety, Thoughts
I did it. By all accounts and measurements, I’ve made it one month sober. Cue confetti. First observation: my lungs hurt. See my last post for full explanation. Darling DD bought me a vape, so that’s helping. Second observation: addiction is no joke. A...
by jokomom | Sep 25, 2022 | Hard Days, Sobriety, Thoughts
It finally happened. Or is about to happen. I feel good enough about it at this point to finally draft this post, as a few weeks back I was still hanging on to ‘cautiously optimistic’. I have nearly reached the so-far-unattainable milestone of one month...
by jokomom | Jul 17, 2022 | Joy, Sobriety, Thoughts
Today felt like time for a positive twist on the journey of sobriety. A lot of my posts have been about my own journey, which has been filled with frustration, pain and immense shame. But there have been recent benefits in those around me that I did not anticipate and...
