Day 3, 30 Days of Sober Sunrises

Day 3, July 1st, 5:48 am
Thunder and lightning storm! Dark gloomy ominous clouds, lurking and moving in over the horizon, lighting all around, mild wind, no rain as of this moment.

Drove to a beach access to have a quick get away.

It's very dramatic.

I'm a little on edge, ready to jump up and escape should the skies open up and dump on me!

Noise of a trash machine behind me is adding to my angst and edge too.

Can't control the weather, can't control noise..

Now it is quiet with just the seagulls screeching and the waves crashing.

Starting to sprinkle!

Wind picking up, pressure building.

Excitement about what is going to happen is rising.

Will she show herself?

Will I get poured on?

Will lightning come close?

I'm all in until 6:05!

6:05 ON THE DOT, rain!! laughing to myself.

Feelings [excitement, rushed, intrigued]

Back at house, got soaked getting to the car!

This is not a boring lifestyle!

These challenges, projects, reflections add dimension and story to my life. 

Stories I want to tell. Stories I will remember for a long time.

I can't tell you one interesting story in all the years of drinking.

There were stupid things, maybe some funny stories but noting remarkable or interesting in any way.

All the over-drinking led to debauchery, drama, overeating, poor sleep, and feeling bad in the morning and risky behavior.

Now, I have lively, adventure filled stories, like attempting to see a sunrise and catching lighting on video and getting rained out and lost on the way back to the house.

Putting Jackie Pooh in a teeny basket on a beach cruiser and riding with him to the dog park and squealing with delight the whole way and this was AFTER DINNER!

Being up for a bike ride with my 11 year old after dinner instead of sitting around hiding and drinking. 

Creating a life where I can rent a house for a month by the beach and see the sunrise everyday and rotate my family and friends through.

So much more interesting, memorable and dynamic.

Please give yourself a change for something new and exciting.

Drinking every night after work and on the weekend is BORING, stale, been there, done that!

Go play in the rain at sunrise.

Go ride a bike with your dog in a basket.

Go hike a mountain.

Go play with your kids in the pool.

Be open and willing to try new things!

Until tomorrow.

xo, 
Angela Mascenik
www.angelamascenik.com/aliveaf
Stop Over-drinking and Start Living Podcast
Certified Stop Over-drinking Coach
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About the 30 days of Sober Sunrise Project:

These entries are dedicated to my 6th year of living an alcohol-free life. I have discovered that I love sunrises in my new life. So, I decided to do a writing project of documenting 30-days of sober sunrises over the Atlantic ocean. I rented a house within walking distance to Carolina Beach to make this happen. My family and a few friends will be rotating in and out during this time.

I have no agenda or goal about the outcome. I am curious and fascinated about what might happen.

But most importantly, I just happy that I gave myself the chance for this to even be possible. I am thankful for every person who has helped me get here, past and present, good and bad. They all played a role and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't the experiences in my life (even all the excessive drinking) before this very moment. Let's see what happens! 

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