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hi there • i'm laura ward • i am a
mom • wife • small biz owner •
retired wine drinker (and beer ... and champagne ... and vodka ... and margaritas ... and all the booze) • spinal fusion survivor • writer

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  • Backyard breakfast. Oh my gosh it is so gorgeous this morning! Last night, I dined among some cocktail lovers and dessert eaters. Grateful for my sobriety and my 3+ weeks free from sugar (though I did indulge in a small amount of cheese on my salad). This journey isn't always the easiest, but clear headed mornings like this never get old. Happy Sober Sunday, friends. ☀️ . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower #sobersunday #chiaseedpudding #revuptea #teavana #healthylifestyle #sugarfree
  • Who says you need booze to have a good time? 😜 . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower
  • I'm just a little bit pleased with myself. Feeling slightly less guilty about going out to eat tonight but still planning to behave. 😁 . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower #sugarfree #healthylifestyle #walking
  • Amidst a few hours worth of pre-sleep away camp errands today, the kids and I grabbed lunch at @chilis. It's our go to place and we always play The Game of Life on the Ziosk. Today, we didn't even finish the game - which is strange because the kids always care who wins. I think we all got the same crummy vibe from the server who made it clear she really didn't care about doing her job very well and whose comments and body language made it clear we were being judged. Whatever. But, one moment from the game has been kind of haunting me. During one of my turns my player, who was employed as an entertainer, wrote a bestselling book and got paid $200K. Usually, my character is a doctor or a lawyer who gets saddled with more kids than there are seats in the little minivan and I thank God it's only a game. Today, my character had just two kids, a boy and a girl, and was living MY dream. Hmmm. OK. 🤔 . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower
  • Pause. Breathe. Pray. Today my dear friend, @shawnelizabethgeorge, completed cancer treatment. She is the most incredible warrior in so many ways, so full of courage and wisdom and light and love. You can feel it enough to feed off it when you're near her. In fact, you don't even have to be physically close. You can feel it when you read every word she writes. She's the reason you ask why bad things happen to good people. My heart is so full today, knowing she's now home with her family where she belongs. I love you, Shawn. 😘🙏🏼😘 . . . . #pausebreathepray #liveoutlove #livefromtheinsideout #faithhopelove #adenoidcysticcarcinoma #warrior
  • Truth be told, I was not that thrilled with the notion of having to people at the pool his afternoon. But I set some intentions for how I would spend the time and sat next to a dear neighbor who only wanted to read a book. I've written a resignation letter and am now working on blog ideas. This is good. 💦 . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower
  • First day of summer. Got up early and put in my work day by 11 a.m. One mile with my girl before lunch and the pool with the kids for the afternoon. Thankful for sobriety, clean fuel in my body, and 20 minutes of pure girl talk - boobs, love, and exercise. Four days until summer camp. ☀️ . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower #sugarfree #healthylifestyle #summer #daughter
  • Last Day of School! Kids will be home before noon. Got in a 3-mile walk this morning with tons of hills and a gallon of sweat. I honestly can't believe I ever stopped walking. Despite how out of shape I am right now and how much the hills make me feel like I'm going to die, what walking does for me mentally is practically indescribable. It's like the breathing and blood flow and distance from the office somehow find all the buried pieces of creativity and inspiration I lose sight of or cram down during the frenetic pace of the work day. Please, self, don't ever give this up again!!!!! ▪️ AND, while waking this morning, I found gratitude for someone I've long held a grudge against. Don't get me wrong. I am truly not the grudge holding type. It takes a lot of personal wrongdoing for me to struggle with forgiveness. This person is a former client. Someone who never paid my final invoice over five years ago. Someone on whose office door I banged on one Christmas Eve begging for payment, discounted even. Someone who wouldn't sign for registered letters. Someone for whom I did incredible work. Someone who clear cut so much land up the hill from our home our yard flooded and we had two feet of water in our basement. Someone whose construction project left our street dug up for months on end causing damage to both our cars. Someone whose newest neighborhood development off our street has gifted me with the most gorgeous place to go for a nice long walk without having to drive to get there. I just step out my front door. I am so thankful for that neighborhood right now and the network of little streets to create a walk of any distance. And it feels so good to shed the weight of this anger I didn't realize I was hanging onto. Long Tuesday morning sober ramble. Thanks for reading. ☀️ #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower #healthylifestyle #sugarfree
  • Who needs a pint of Ben & Jerry's when you've got an organic Granny Smith apple and @justins almond butter?! 🍏 . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower #sugarfree #healthylifestyle
  • Feeling just a smidge overwhelmed this morning after a weekend that was unexpectedly less productive than planned. Losing a whole 3+ hours Saturday dealing with hubby's dead car was a bummer. Before I let panic set in and resign myself to a late night, I decided to reset and change the energy of this morning. I randomly drew this card from my deck of @hayhouseinc Power Thought Cards. Good one. Going with it. And some @doterra Motivate oil in the diffuser. Happy Monday, sober friends! ☀️ . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower #motivate #inspire
  • Just about every Father's Day for the past 16 years, I have shared the same photo of my dad and me - it's from my wedding and it's a great photo. This year, I'm changing it up. Also from my wedding, this photo was taken moments before my dad walked me down the aisle. I wish I could remember exactly what he was saying to me. It's entirely possible he never spoke a word. While my dad has imparted some incredible wisdom on me over the years, there have also been times when the silence has either been all we needed or all we could muster. There's been more silence lately. My sobriety has driven a wedge between me and my parents. I don't think they realize it. But I do. They don't accept addiction as a disease. And I don't think they will ever applaud me for what I have accomplished. Because they can't understand it. They won't try to understand it. To them, it's a weakness and a flaw. An imperfection. This is something I've struggled with a lot. Because as angry as I am with them for failing to properly educate me about alcohol in general as well as the role alcoholism has played in our family for generations, they have given me so very much and my love for them is beyond enormous. So much of who I am is because of the example my father set for me and the lessons he taught me -- my attention to detail, my entrepreneurial spirit, my approach to problem solving, my drive to succeed, and my will to persevere. I'm so grateful. I just hope maybe someday he will be able to see beyond my flaws and realize my achievements. Happy Father's Day to all dads everywhere! 💗 . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower #sobersunday #happyfathersday
  • When I bought my first car at the age of 19, my father bought me this toolkit. Because he's practical. And he taught me the names of all the tools and how to use each one. 26 years later, I've lost count of how many times this little plastic suitcase has saved the day. Today it helped us access the battery in my car so we could try to jump my husband's car. The car is still dead, but I am eternally grateful for my toolkit. 🔧 . . . . #sobermom #soberlife #sober #sobriety #addiction #recovery #alcoholfree #recover #teetotaler #teetotal #wedorecover #hope #strength #love #inspire #inspiration #courage #liveyourtruth #quitwining #authentic #empower #happyfathersday #dadsofdaughters

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