I'm finally able to breathe... My cold turned into a flu which turned into bronchitus which caused my asthma to flare up so I've been totally out of commission for the past few days. I am a really bad patient... there is only so much Tivo a girl can sit through without going crazy!
So today I woke up to a beautiful, California day and felt the urge to get out of the house. I put the top down and drove to a noon meeting (something I NEVER do, even though my friend Kate always bugs me to meet her there!). In walks my good friend Nick who I went through rehab with. I just gasped and said "I didn't know you go to this meeting!" to which he replied, "I don't!!". It turns out he was there to support a 'newbie' who has three days under his belt. The meeting was great, the new guy was really nice and afterwards we all went out to lunch and Nick paid! We talked for hours and sat in the sun and had such a nice time. It's amazing how you can wake up with no plans at all for your day and just through luck or fate or whatever you want to call it, you end up having something really special happen.
Maybe that's one of the great gifts of sobriety, that I have the clarity to see the little things in life that give me joy. I was passed out for most of the past several years and I'm pretty sure I missed some pretty important shit along the way.
In other news, I took the drug test/breath test so I can go back to work. It was sort of nice to be able to take one of those tests and not sweat the results. Now I'm going to have to meet with my 'big boss' and find out what she plans to do with me. Everyone at work knows what I've been through and I don't feel ashamed at all, in fact I plan to be very open about my experiences so that I might be able to help other people. I just wish I had been able to control the information. I'm really pissed at my boss that she let the information out but there is nothing I can do about it. It will all work out in the end so I'm not going to worry about it.
Yay!! Donovan wants to go out tonight so maybe I'll review a movie tomorrow!
Hugs!
Jen
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Wow, I can't believe your boss spilled the beans, that's pretty tacky. You should never feel ashamed about what you are goin through. You are on your way to the top and when you get there, you'll be able to help others that have the same struggles as you once did!
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