I have been having such a good week with my AA program. I have been sober for over 3 years but learn very slow and have been having trouble getting to meetings. I had changed my hours at work to go in earlier so that I could take my niece to the gym in the afternoon - and to avoid rush hour traffics since I have road rage. Then I would need to go to bed earlier so I couldn't go to night meetings. I was down to one meeting a week.

Well, I can't go to the gym now for physical reasons. So, this past week I have been on vacation and I've been going to the Early Bird meeting every day from 8:00 - 9:00. I love it! Great people, lots of people, sobriety from 1 day to 38 years - it is fabulous. So I decided since I can't go to the gym anymore, I will ask my boss on tuesday if I can change my hours again and come in later so that I can make this meeting. Plus, going in later means I can go to bed a little later which is what my body has wanted to do the whole weekend.

I have been forcing my body to get use to sleeping from 9 pm - 5 am and it doesn't like it - I have tried for months. It does however, like to get up at 7 am. My doctor wanted me to sleep 9 hours for my fibromyalgia and that has also been impossible. But, if I go to bed at 10:30 and get up at 7:00 then I will get 8 1/2 hours which is great (I fall asleep the minute I hit the pillow).

On top of all that - I could also go to a night meeting if I wanted to. It's just a win-win situation all the way around. Oh yeah, and going in a little later and leaving later will also get me out of that rush hour traffic and save my sanity.

Today I went to the Early Bird meeting and 2 minutes before it started I guy I know asked me to chair. Boy - talk about no time to prepare! But that's good - being spontaneous keeps me honest I hadn't chaired since my anniversary in March, so it was really nice to do it.

After the meeting two women came and asked for my number and many people said they enjoyed the meeting and they enjoyed listening to me. It was nice, cause sometimes you think that people get bored listening to you.

What a great way to start the day - I am so very grateful today

Tranq