New Beginnings

I have fairly eclectic tastes in music. I have never been a a country music fan, although I have always loved some of the legends of that genre of music. One of my secret favorites is [tag]The Highwaymen[/tag], a country supergroup of sorts that included the talents of [tag]Waylon Jennings[/tag], [tag]Kris Kristofferson[/tag], [tag]Johnny Cash[/tag], and [...]

Well, obviously I am experiencing some kind of technical difficulties. Somehow, I wiped out all of my domains in one feel swoop. Clever, clever little me. I’m fixing it…as quickly as one can with this pathetically slow satellite connection. [tags]Starband sucks, technical loser[/tags]

That’s right. I can [tag]knit[/tag]. I’m not very good at it (yet), but apparently I have a knack for it. My darling teacher (whom I adore) says that I’m the best student she’s ever had! Me!?! Crazy. Honestly, I expected it to take a lot longer for me to catch on. Seriously. I was expecting [...]

I am going to learn to knit. I am so excited! My AA home group is filled with a bunch of inspiring old timers where most of the women knit during meetings. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea for me to knit during meetings (I’m easily distracted), but I do love the idea [...]

“The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.” -Abraham Lincoln Ahmen, brother. To me, one of the most prophetic messages I’ve learned from AA is that oldie, but goodie: One Day at a Time. Why on earth is it so friggin’ difficult to deal with life on [...]

As with a lot of people in recovery, the keystone of my sobriety is my relationship with a higher power. I literally had to start from scratch “formulating” the idea of god, let alone trying to develop a relationship with it/him/her. Frankly, I was completely and totally spiritually bankrupt. On my journey I have read [...]

For a lot of my life I’ve struggled with figuring out who I really am. Feminist? Froo froo girl? Super mom? Career chick? My addictions, treatment and months of counseling are finally bringing me to the conclusion that whatever labels I feel the need to impose upon myself are irrelavent. I am who I choose [...]

I’m am so grateful. Why, you ask? Well, for starters here are some warm, squishies… Finding my higher power I made it through the holidays…sober. My wonderful family My cranky, wonderful, understanding, affectionate, loving, lazy husband My darling, sweet, innocent, energetic, smart, wacky kids The lush, green Oregon mountains My new friend AA Laughter and [...]