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so it has happened, or is happening... i'm finally movin out of my folks house, and into my own place after being here for two years. This is a big change... now being sober, and living on my own. I'm more accountable to my SELF more than I ever have been in the past. It's a big change as I just stated, and i'm really excited to move on with my life, as a sober person not dependent on anything to keep me goin... well except maybe coffee! :) thanks for all the support i continue to receive, y'all… Continue

It makes me reflect when these anniversaries come up. I've got two years of sobriety on July 2nd, two years without a drop of alcohol, without that feeling of being out of control. I'm making decisions without my head being clouded with sickness. It's been nearly one year since I felt the depression lift too, and I can hardly believe it. These two things are always going to be tied together. Drinking/depression/suicide. My life has changed so much. It's changed in good ways, mostly. Of course th… Continue

Well, as some of you know i live with my parents. This wasn't because they needed help, although my mother is ill, it was because I was in need of support. I think of the past couple years, and it's quite frightening how much i've leaned on them, and my friends and sisters. The last few nights I've been alone. Parents are out of town, helping my sister move. And the first night i was SCARED. And then i thought to myself...when was the last night i spent alone, and I think that it was in late fal… Continue

It's amazing what can happen if you really work on making your life more fulfilling, and successful. These are hard times, I see it everyday in the chat room, and at my current job. People are desperate, depressed, and angry. I often look to the past, to see how I came to be in the present, and I'm doing this now as I am about to start a new job.

2 years ago I was in and out of the hospital for depression. I attempted suicide, and basically hid. 1 year ago I was back in the hospital, hurting my… Continue

so here's the deal...

1 butternut squash cut in half leave the seeds in... you'll take them out when it's done cooking
equal parts of onion, celery, and carrot. (like on medium onion or whatever...)

cumin, ground ginger, and a pinch of nutmeg... to your tasting

sour cream, to your taste

cook the squash in 425 oven or something like that.. until done.... or just about done, enough so you can scoop it out.
scoop out the seeds, and stringy stuff
saute onion, celery and onion until almost tender… Continue