The widow of Nirvana frontman, singer-actress Courtney Love won a release from home detention monitoring on Friday from a Los Angeles judge who praised her progress in recovering from drug addiction.

The 41-year-old Love appeared before Superior Court Judge Rand Rubin for a routine progress hearing on three criminal cases that landed her in a drug treatment facility in November.

Love thanked the judge "for not being as punitive as you could have been" and told him, "I feel like I'm getting my creativity back...and that I've put a very gnarly drug problem behind me."

Hopefully Courtney Love's life is on the right track again after now officially finishing six months of house arrest and drug rehab. "I've just been playing guitar and taking care of my daughter. I want to [take this opportunity] to let the community know I'm doing great."

The judge ordered the Courtney to return to court on May 12 for another progress report and to continue twice-weekly random drug and alcohol testing and avoid places where alcohol is the main item for sale. Her probation has been extended to March 2007 and she must attend counseling.