Happy New Year Izzi! I’m so glad that you are on track for recovery. I’m happy for you that your sister didn’t freak out when you told her about your addiction and the things you did to be able to continue gambling. We didn’t accumulate the debt overnight so it will take some time to pay it back. A suggestion might be to sit down and talk to your sister about taking longer than a year to pay your debts back. Many recovering cgs have deliberately made the decision to pay it back in a fashion that doesn’t leave them just working to pay debt, but that allows funds to attend weddings, treat themselves on a regular basis, etc. As rcgs we need to relearn the value of money and having some to spend on a discretionary basis is a necessity. Make 2012 your year Izzy, one day at a time. You deserve recovery! Carole
