The worst of the insomnia and what I call the "night twitches" seem to have passed and last night the prescription sleep meds put me out as they're intended to do.
Also, things are looking up on the employment front - most of my work is done as an independent contractor so it goes in fits and starts. While I can't attribute that directly to sobriety, at least I know I won't be going in to any interviews unprepared or hungover.
Also, my brain is slowly rewiring itself to dissociate old bad habits with newer healthy ones:
1. I took my wife on an errand beachside Monday. The beach used to mean dive bars with outdoor decks and colored lights. Now, it means coffeehouses with outdoor patios and wifi.
2. A colleague had me, my wife and several other coworkers over for dinner. I knew people would be drinking wine socially. I was always a beer person myself. So I stopped and got myself some Clausthaler (a German non-alcoholic brew), poured it in a glass, and no one was the wiser. And it's amazing how much more slowly I drink the Clausthaler since I'm not chasing a buzz. And one was enough to satisfy.
3. I already described in another thread how herbal tea has now replaced by nightly alcohol habit.
Here's to the next week, the week after that, and the week after that...
Also, things are looking up on the employment front - most of my work is done as an independent contractor so it goes in fits and starts. While I can't attribute that directly to sobriety, at least I know I won't be going in to any interviews unprepared or hungover.
Also, my brain is slowly rewiring itself to dissociate old bad habits with newer healthy ones:
1. I took my wife on an errand beachside Monday. The beach used to mean dive bars with outdoor decks and colored lights. Now, it means coffeehouses with outdoor patios and wifi.
2. A colleague had me, my wife and several other coworkers over for dinner. I knew people would be drinking wine socially. I was always a beer person myself. So I stopped and got myself some Clausthaler (a German non-alcoholic brew), poured it in a glass, and no one was the wiser. And it's amazing how much more slowly I drink the Clausthaler since I'm not chasing a buzz. And one was enough to satisfy.
3. I already described in another thread how herbal tea has now replaced by nightly alcohol habit.
Here's to the next week, the week after that, and the week after that...
This time 4 SURE! 
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