Well here we are. 12 years sober today and sometimes feeling exactly as unsure and scared as I did That First Year. I'm going to pause here and STRONGLY recommend reading that last link right there. It tells the story of what happened when I first got sober that so many of you ask me …
A Perfectly Average Fantastical Day
It was a beautiful Chicago day. The kind people talk about when they live here and know are few and far between as we live through a long cold dreary winter. The blue sky was bright with just a sprinkling of clouds and the air was crisp. The kind of crisp where you wear a sweatshirt, …
Listen Up 20 Year Old Me
I am now 40 years old and I'd like to go back and say a few things to 20 year old me. Things like, really? Still trying to make shoulder pads work to your advantage? Those huge hair bows in your hair that you think are cute? They're really not, but I like your spunk, …
Too Sober For This 