We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we’re here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge! I’m pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same.
Maybe you’re new to c/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you’re like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you’ve been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn’t matter if you’re still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, let’s not drink alcohol!
Sorry about the knee… Physical fuck-ups are inevitable. Had some face stitches a couple years back from a blackout blunder… Right after they let me out the drunk tank after flat refusing treatment, so waking up stuck to my plastic drunk tank pillow with dried blood, on the cold-assed concrete… Fuck that…
I can’t wait for the warm spring… I never drink on the water, so kayaking, tubing and fishing my ass off, camping on the river, cooking on the open fire… Fuck yes! My ass is so ready for warmer weather! But it ain’t stopping me… It’s 26°F here and me and My Girl are getting the bait bucket ready to go throw for some catfish. Bundled up and sober as fuck!
Sounds awesome! Reminds me I have a tent and an air mattress that’s been sitting in the closet for a couple years I need to finally get out. They are made specifically to fit the bed of my truck so I can do some lazy man camping and I still was too lazy to even do that. Haha.
Hopefully they are biting today and if you do a fry up or something, feel free to share some pics!
Hell yeah! Break that shit out and hit the trail for a night! It’s the cheapest and easiest getaway that there is! Do it now, while it’s chilly as hell, and she’s got no choice but to snuggle up with ya to keep toasty! My Girl went catfishing with us for a couple hours, but skipped out on the walleye/musky fishing on the boat tonight… Probably a good call, it was cold as shit! Eyelets freezing up, busting ice out of em every few casts, not a damn thing biting, anyways. Forgot my damn gloves back at the house… Only catch of the night: my buddy literally tail-hooked a crawdad and reeled him in on a damn stickbait!! I had to take a picture, because it was funny as fuck! But I have no damn clue how to post that shit… We stayed at it till a little after 11p, and the cold wind finally won out. 22°F when we winched the boat in and called it a night… But, like I always say: “If ya ain’t out there when the fish ain’t biting, you’re probably not gonna be out there when they are, either.” Hell of a good night. And I did it all sober. Getting ready to wake My Girl up, she’s perfectly peacefully asleep in the recliner in front of the TV, and whisk her sweet ass off to bed. (Probably should wash the bait off first…)
Day eleven in the bag, brother! Get out there and hit the fresh air one of these nights. It’s my biggest escape outside the bedroom these days, and some of my most cherished time. Man, I truly feel like I’m fucking Healing! Didn’t realize how much I needed to throw that fucking bottle down. Keep being good to yourself, man. We’re making it out of this fuckin mess!