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[kaddy]

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morning all,, hope you are all doing well

[Ollie]

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Hi everyone,
Again thanks for all the support yesterday! I'm feeling much better today. I don't know what got into me. I'm usually not a debbie downer.
I love the start of a new day! Especially when I'm not hungover!
Hope everyone has a great day and weekend.

Ollie

[KateH1]

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Good Morning Ollie,
So glad to hear that you are feeling better today. Sometimes, those dark clouds just come along. Who knows why??? I know my worst times of this were after a night spent with a bottle of wine....ARGGGHH!
I hated that sad, helpless and hopeless feeling, the worst part of a a night of drinking.

By the way, I love your Sunflower avitart! Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers.

You too have a great day and weekend!

xx Kate

[LVT25]

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Hello everyone!

Ollie and Loppy, glad to hear you're feeling better. I seem to get more bitchy than sad. Maybe that's just my nature! :H

The weekend forecast sounds wonderful! The nice sunny days always help my mood. I have a busy weekend planned starting today. Bake sale, car wash, sunday school lesson, community trash pick up. Plus, there's lots I want to do--like get out in the garden some more! Lots I need to do--like laundry, cleaning the kitchen......

Better get after it!:H

Have a terrific weekend all! :l

[LindaP]

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HELLO FROM ENGLAND

Hi
Have just reached DAY 14 of sobriety. My journey like most has been hell. I hate this disease and having to fight it all the time. I went into detox last September and have had so many relapses - nothing seems able to stop me drinking. This time I want it to work and just keeping myself to myself and definitely not getting involved with anyone who can lead me astray!

It seems to be working - fingers crossed. I found this site earlier this week and I think its great. With your help and self control I want to do 30 days sober. I don't know if I can moderate my drinking - I've never really tried. I've been drinking vodka and brandy (not together) and my last binge was so awful I never want to go there again. I'm trying to tell myself that I am actually allergic to spirits - they have a Jekyll and Hyde effect on me.

I am going to try some wine to see how I get on with that but not until I've done my 30 days.

Good luck to everyone out there.

Linda

[Peanut]

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Eggs Benny

OK - way too much work to do today, so I will make this short. It is too beautiful out there today, and I wouldn't mind leaving work early for my long walk home. Catch some rays.

Happy to hear you are feeling a bit better today, Ollie and Loppy!! And a big welcome to LindaP!!

My second Day5 af today. My sleep is very gradually starting to improve. I got up early today and actually put on load of laundry - a whole bunch of old "dress-up" clothes to give away. What does one do with all that stuff once the kids have grown!!! I just can't get rid of some of it, as I made some pretty good costumes for them over the years. I even hung this load on the line, as I don't like my drier running when nobody is home. Don't think the cat or dog could help if a fire started!

So I got up and made real hollendaise sauce, with real butter, this morning, and made eggs benedict for my beau and the two 16yo boys. They really appreciated it, although thought I was rather crazy! I am kind of liking this up early, before anybody else - arising in the morning has always been so painful to me, always sleep deprived, so this is a real treat, even if I do spend it doing "chores". But I must say, I derive great satisfaction from cooking and feeding people. My next big dessert, next time I have visitors through town, will be Gateau St. Honore - ever had that??? Cream puff pastry, french vanilla cream, whipping cream - built up like a castle - and of course, I would add chocolate sauce!! (My - what am I doing to myself!!!! This sort of stuff if verboten to me these days!)

OK - up to the milling room I go!
Have a wonderful, fabulous AF day everybody!!! I'm thinking of you all!
xoxoxo Peanut

[Ollie]

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Welcome Linda!
Peanut, you are making me hungry! I love Eggs Benedict but my sauce is always prepared from a packet. The pastry also sounds divine. With the calories we are saving by not drinking, desert should not be a problem!

Ollie

[Midwestern Lady]

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I just reached 30 days AF today! I have to say that it is with the help of Antabuse - but use what ever tools it takes!

[Loppy lugs]

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Welcome LindaP

started out myself on 1 May so only a little bit ahead of you. These early days are certainly interesting.

MWL well done on 30 days. I too swear by Antabuse.

[Peanut]

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Hey everybody,
Some of you must be sleeping? Some just waking? And some - like me - heading into a friday night!! I do hope it is going well for everybody. I argued with myself all the way home about having a drink. It took me 50 minutes, and I was hot and my feet hurt so I ate a rice cracker and had a bit of nap, and it passed. Still have to get through the post-swimming urge tonight, so wish me luck!
Peanut

[Loppy lugs]

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Peanut, You are probably in bed by now but I hope your Friday night went well.

I have been a total coward and hidden myself away all through this going AF period. I knew I needed time to get myself straight before dealing with any other challenges. I have read about everyone getting ready and going to parties and to be honest it has made me apprehensive about when I have to do that. How I will feel and how I will cope.

I am shortly off to my first alcohol free event in more years than I can remember and I am so nervous my heart is thumping through my rib cage. It is not an AF event but I will be AF. It is the London get together and I am being stupid getting this nervous because I know I will be among friends, but I can't help it.

Oh well a first time for evrything I guess.

Hope everyone else has a satisfying weekend. Wish me luck

[believer]

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Hi Loppy (and everyone else up early).

Glad you're doing better. Like others, I'm more bitchy than sad, but it comes and goes. Maybe you could try phoning MWO to fix the credit card issue? I know it would be long distance, but it might just be a glitch in your postal code (it happened to me for other credit cards). You can also send an e mail to the Contact Us site. I have had questions, and they get back to me within a day.

I am going to a family BBQ this weekend. Everyone drinks (tho' I thnk I'm the only one with a "problem"). I am going to say I'm on the Suzanne Somers diet (no alcohol until you get close to your desired weight). I'm a bit nervous, but hey...don't really have a choice (thanks Antabuse...my new friend!).

PS. Day 20! Put aside the equivalent of what I would have spent in wine everyday and yesterday, went on a shopping spree (at Winners...Canadian eqivalent of TJ Max). Lots of fun, way better than a hangover!!! :H

[Peanut]

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Hey Believer,
Good idea with the shopping spree! I was just checking my bank account and have more there than I normally would at this time of the month! I'm usually flat broke by the 12th!!!

Loppy, I don't go out either, just to stay away from the temptation - apart from last weekend, which I had to go as I was the one with the vehicle to get us there and we had paid for the event!! I was thinking about this last night, man - have I ever become a boring, homebody!! But there are some really good shows coming to town, which I may have to go to, George Thoroughgood, Los Lobos, Pink Martini and Robert Cray - paying for all those will be my treat for going AF! (I am now on my second day 6!!)

Ollie - hope you are doing well - treat yourself to Eggs Benny this weeked? LVT - it sounds like you won't have time to sit down at all this weekend! Wooflet - congrats on a great month of May so far - you should be super proud! Hello to everybody else too!

I am feeling rather hungover today though - drank 3/4 of a bottle of AF wine, otherwise I might have given in - staying up until 2:30am watching movies. Don't think I need those calories - it's pretty sweet, but whatever! I've lost about 7 lb so far - keep it comin'!!

I shall now become productive and sun tan! ha!! Then I will do some work and get my veggie garden planted. Hope everything goes well with the social outings - you can do it. Bring some AF beverages. I find the AF beer is not that bad, and it tricks people into thinking you are drinking along with them and reduced the questions!

Have a grand saturday!!
oxoxo Peanut

[Loppy lugs]

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Hi all,

Thanks for the advice Believer I'll give it a go.

I had a brilliant time yesterday. Was so nervous that I couldn't breathe when I first arrived but BB was great and I was relaxed and having a good time quite quickly.

A very moving moment at 2pm when we were silent for Bear.

But later I laughed so much my cheekbones hurt. First time for that without Al for so many years. For me it was a wonderly safe place to have my first social outing. It was a good reminder that once upon a time I used to have fun without using alcohol. OK maybe without alcohol I won't be the life and soul of the party but perhaps that isn't such a bad idea. I have a few shaky memories I could do without.

Peanuts like the idea of the alcohol free diet. My plan is to tell everyone that Alcohol interfers with my medication. Don't have to tell them the medication is antabuse!

Right, I have shopping and housework to be getting on with. The sun has started to shine again so definately time to get out there.

Take care everyone.

[Ollie]

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Believer-Hope you had fun at the BBQ!

Too funny, Peanut! I did get my Eggs Benny! Hubby took us all out to a swanky place for brunch and it was divine! Of course I passed on the Mimosa.

Loppy, glad you had fun at the meetup. They sound like a wonderful bunch of people.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Ollie