Moving Forward

In thinking about this being my 30th day without alcohol, I wanted to make a list of things I'm concerned about and want to focus on while going forward...

- Maintaining my sobriety for the next 30 days (duh!); I think it's good to have this smaller goal while also recognizing that I just don't want to drink at all ever again.  Seeing the small picture and the big picture together seems to be working for me.

- What to expect in these next 30 days?...I have read that more introspection is common, maybe cravings that are less intense.  Should look that up..

- Continuing to deal with my grief, and recognizing that as the 1st year anniversary of my father's death approaches, things are going to be really hard.

- Have not had many social occasions with our friends and this may come up soon; must be prepared for visits to a bar or restaurant- hopefully it won't be a big deal!  Our friends are cool.

- Attend another women's AA meeting and continue reading the Big Book.  No idea if AA is right for me but I am trying to be as open as possible to all methods of quitting drinking.

Might add more to this later.  Really beautiful outside today.