Waking up today vs then
I woke up the other day (praise God!) with children everywhere. I am still Mama milk cow to our youngest little 10 month-old princess, so she is with me most of the night and during morning wake up time. First thing I know I hear the pitter patter of little feet (our oldest and middle boys- 4 year old and 2 year old) who share their own room, come find me and “sissy” in our master bedroom (side note- truth me told I’m not sure you could call it “master”, its really just anoth
1 hour ago3 min read
Is this Real Life? Life in the Fast Lane
So, if you don’t know from my previous stories, I lost my driving license in 2015. Technically I had not driven a car since 2013, as my last run in with the law was on a moped. Yes, you read that right…moped. How else was a 24-year-old girl to get around to go get her booze either at the grocery store, ABC store, or frequent water holes with all of her fair-weathered friends? Walk? I think not! But, on that faithful day (night), luck (yes I said luck…more like God) would have
2 days ago4 min read
Superhero Courage
Hello again from this Happily Ever Alcoholic. Let me get you updated on my life, as it’s been a while. All the blog posts you see prior to this may look like they were posted in the last week, but really, they are from several years back. I’ve been in the process of having my website revamped by a website wiz and dear friend who I can’t thank enough. Why am I coming back to the blogging scene? The same reason I did to begin with. To get my story out there, to whoever wants to
Feb 204 min read
Where is God?
With everything that has been going on in this world in the last year, or last few years, there is one simple question that comes to my mind: “where is God?” I remember when I first got sober, the whole God concept seemed super difficult and foreign to me, mainly because I was still unwilling to fully let go, but what I am realizing now, is that it wasn’t actually as difficult as I thought. Over 6 years ago, life was a little simpler, and less complicated. Life wasn’t necessa
Feb 73 min read
Trust the Process
Ever heard this one before? If I had a dollar for every time I have heard someone say this, I’d be rich. The first time I heard this phrase I was in treatment for the 3 rd time. We filled out an inventory every night and one of the things I always circled to work on was “trust the process”. It sounded good, but it seemed to be easier said than done. When I got sober, trusting the process was extremely hard at first. I had to find God, which was even more difficult for a pers
Feb 73 min read
What Have you Done for Someone Else Today?
Wow, that used to be a super tough question, and honestly it can still sometimes be, because the truth of the matter is that I’m super selfish. Our book tells me this is the root of my problems, selfishness, self-centered. So, what do I do to combat that? Specifically we are told that we are supposed to help people and I guess the reason why this has been brought more to my attention lately is from sponsoring the number of women I am. 4 is definitely a good amount for me and
Feb 73 min read
Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side?
So, I think a good transition from keeping it real would be to talk about our true alcoholic thought processes, those of which don’t just go away as soon as you get sober. For me, it has taken action and a lot of it, to allow my thought processes, patterns, and actions come to the surface so that I can try to do something different with them. Something for me that keeps coming up is when things just never seem to be good enough. All things: me, you, life, my house, my marriag
Feb 74 min read
