IF YOU PICK UP THE PEANUT BUTTER, YOU’LL HAVE TO MAKE EYE CONTACT

When I lived in Atlanta, I would ride Marta to work. I worked downtown in a gorgeous building that overlooked Centennial Park— it was beautiful….so peaceful. Now, if you’ve never ridden Marta, it’s like Chicago’s L, but a smaller transit system— it’s a Subway. This was 14 years ago, so Marta (hopefully) has grown. Anyways, I’ve had my fair share of strange encounters with Marta’s finest, but this one dude sticks out in my head from all the rest. Here’s the story….

LIVING MY BEST LIFEMichelle WilliamsOctober 18, 2020sleep, tired, how to stay sober, sobriety, stories, atlanta, marta, active alcoholic, active adddiction, addiction, alcoholism, signs of alcoholism, work

SHOWING UP AND HOLDING YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE EVEN IF THE SHIT HITS THE FAN (LITERALLY)

I don’t FEEL like writing tonight, but guess what?—- I am because I made a commitment to myself (and to you) to write daily blogs. I’ve LITERALLY had a very shitty day. My pup, Kahlua, is sick. I’m not exactly sure what’s going on with her. She’s having TONS of mucus-covered diarrhea……I know, sounds DELISH, huh? The shit storm started bright and early at 6am and Kahlua diarrhead all over herself, the hardwood floor in the kitchen and ALL over the blue rug in the living room. Cleaning and scrubbing up diarrhea is NOT fun. My pup will be 16-years old this Halloween (10/31/20) and I’m very worried about her. I don’t want to write too much of my fear here because I don’t want to conjure anything and have my fears come true. I was JUST writing about that yesterday…….shit, it could have been today…….who knows…..my brain is covered in poo today. I was telling a friend that even my

DEALING WITH STRESSMichelle WilliamsOctober 1, 2020stress management, how to deal with stress without drinking, staying calm, sober, scared, self care, sleep, sobriety, dog, poop, daycare, parenting in sobriety, good parent

I JUST CAN’T TODAY

Do y’all ever have those days where everything just seems to take 18 times as long as “normal”?? Fuck…..it’s been one of those days. Donnie took a late nap, then, of course, he got up late. And guess what that means??— yep, he got to bed late…..like laaaaaaate. I think it was close to 10pm when he went to sleep. Ugh….toddlers need a ton of sleep— I’m well aware of this, but sometimes your nights just don’t go as planned. And you know what??— that’s fucking OK. Of course, it’s OK NOW— now that

PARENTING IN SOBRIETYMichelle WilliamsSeptember 28, 2020parenting in sobriety, good parent, toddler, toddler mom, exhausted, sleep, sober, sobriety, emotional sobriety, how to stay sober, how to deal with stress without drinking, need vacation, patience, love, staying calm, god help me

LEARNING TO REST WHEN SICK

Dude, I’m sick. I’m not like sick sick, barfing, diarrhea sick— I have a sore throat, congestion, headache, super tired (not new!! Lol) and a bit achey. Donnie caught

SELF-CAREMichelle WilliamsSeptember 24, 2020self care, rest, sleep, sick, learning to rest when sick, mental health, stress management, sober, sobriety, emotional sobriety, physical health, protect your space, healthy boundaries

WHAT DOES SELF-CARE LOOK LIKE TO YOU?

Self-care can mean a lot of things to me. For instance, I chose to snack on a bowl of granola cereal instead of inhaling a HUGE Costco pumpkin-strudel muffin— that right there is damn self-care. Btw…..ALL 12 of those delicious muffins were supposed to go to Donnie’s teachers/Directors at his daycare tomorrow. Well, that was the fucking PLAN, untiI

SELF-CAREMichelle WilliamsSeptember 23, 2020sobriety, sober, how to stay sober, how to get sober, how to deal with stress without drinking, self care, alcoholic, addiction, healthy boundaries, mental health, physical health, sleep, sprititual growth