5 years clean and sober on 31 March 2016

5 years clean and sober on 31 March 2016

With my absence from blogging over the last few months, I forgot to share another milestone I reached. I became 5 years clean and sober back on 31 March 2016. When you’ve been an addict for as long as I was, getting through one day at a time is a milestone....
4 years clean and serene today!

4 years clean and serene today!

Well, I did it! Never in my wildest dreams did I think, four years ago today, that I would be living the life I am today. Drug free, clean and serene and happier than I’ve ever been in my whole life. I live my life, one day at a time. Just one day at a time, but...
Clean & serene for 1400 days

Clean & serene for 1400 days

Today I am 1400 days clean and serene, that is, drug free, alcohol free and free to make choices that will only benefit my life. In just over 2 months time I’ll be 4 years clean but I don’t look too far in advance. I take it day by day and live “just...
Recovery

Recovery

How did this happen? How did nearly 2 years in recovery just (literally) go up in smoke with just one cone? “Just one cone”, I said. The next two years of my life in relapse was going to be the most difficult. To the point of giving up completely....
My addiction to marijuana

My addiction to marijuana

So, how does a person go from being a social pot smoker to a full blown addict with a $1,000 per week marijuana habit?  The more I smoked, the better I felt, that was until it was totally out of control and I tried to stop. That’s when I knew I had a...