One Step at a Time - March 2016

[NoraC]

Hey Fen - how are you?

[NoraC]

Hey Mr V - I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to really sit down & reply to you today.
How are you doing today? I hope that you have been sticking close. Please come here and post when you are feeling yourself begin to struggle. Post that you need help and people will start jumping in from all over the world.
We are all here for you. :hug:

[NoraC]

Mama - glad that you had a little bit easier day today. Thanks for always worrying over me but I'm fine. :hug: I've been able to get more sleep the past couple of nights so I'm doing ok. You remember how tired you would get when your kids were babies? Well, I was beginning to feel like that for a little bit. :rotlf:

Pauly - how are the allergies doing today? Fantastic that you jumped right back in and are sounding strong! You are an amazing woman. :hug:

Rusty - thanks for starting Red's thread. I was so excited that I had to post more than one picture. LOL Glad that you were having a good day for YOU time.

[NoraC]

Liz - you are missed. I hope that you are having the most fabulous time.

AG - is son better? How are you doing today? Anymore 'feck-its' showing up? Don't forget we are here. Just like I told Mr V. :hug:

SK - how are you feeling? I still can't believe you were without internet for a whole week. LOL

Fen - how are things going? Anything new on the condo? Anything else from J? I've been thinking about you. :hug:

[NoraC]

Red - I just want to say how fantastic it is that you are celebrating 5 years. Thank you for being here and for all of your support.

Have you ever shared your story on how you decided to become AF and found MWO?

I would love to hear it.

[NoraC]

Techie - Hope you're having a great one. How are you doing and how is your Mom doing? Wasn't it in May when she was going to move?

[Rusty]

Red-I would love to hear your story about how you got here. Please share!!

Nora-great idea, Thread Leader!:heartbeat:

[NoraC]

Rusty - I am most definitely not a thread leader. This is absolutely a group effort. I love that.

Did you have a good day?

[red67]

I am getting ready for bed, but I will definitely share my story in the morning.

Love all of you guys!

[NoraC]

Have a great night, Red!! Congratulations again.

[Rusty]

Ok, Red..I guess we will let you go to bed, since you were the Guest of Honor today.:-)

Nora, yes, I had a great day! I did some work, but really I spent a huge part of the day on MWO, chatting with people on the Army Thread, and having marathon chats with my sister and a couple of other friends I haven't seen in a while. It was really nice. I also got some exercise.

Fen-where are you??

NE-how are you doing?

Off To bed now..sleep tight,
Nora and Red!

[NoraC]

Where is NE?

[actiongirl46]

Hi all . . .quick check in as I am determined to get to sleep before midnight tonight!! Lack of sleep may be contributing to the feck-its . . . I seem to get the feck-its not the day after I've been drinking, but after being AF for awhile.

Oldest son is back to normal today. So far no one else is sick, yay!

Rusty, I play guitar, piano, and keyboard or synthesizer. None of them that well, ha ha. I play Sunday mornings in a worship band in our church. It is something I have always wanted to do but couldn't do because I could NEVER commit to being anywhere on a Sunday morning at 8:15am. Since January, I have missed two Sundays and both because I was out of town. Not because I was hungover. We rehearse on Wednesday night. It is a lot of fun.

I've also started yoga. Again, something I've always wanted to do but never was able to because I was either not feeling well for the morning class or couldn't possibly make the evening class as it is 6:30pm, well after wine-o-clock. I am REALLY enjoying that too.

I came to MWO December 2015 in crisis. I had purchased the book about 2 years ago because I was beginning to think I needed to cut down on the drinking. The night before I came here, I had drank my normal few beers, went to a neighbors Christmas party, drank a few more, then made myself a gin and tonic (which I rarely drink, and don't typically mix drinks myself so who knows how much gin was in there). I left their house and that is the last I remember. Apparently I passed out on the kitchen floor and my son couldn't wake me up. He panicked (can you blame him?) and went over to the neighbors to get my husband. Needless to say, hubs was very unhappy with me. I am ashamed of my behavior to this day. Horrific.

Since then, I've had many stretches of AF days. Then I go on vacation, on a work trip, decide to join a friend at a pub, finish a deadline, you name it. I'll have a few beers and stop. However, a few times in those stints I've had way too many and been worried that I'm going back to my old daily habits. But I've been able to stop it quick by getting back into a routine here of no AL in the house. Hubs and I started that last December. So at least I feel I have the home routine part down, which was certainly not the case before.

That is where I am at in this journey. I'm not sure that is what you wanted to hear Nora as I am not taking the abstinence route at the moment, but I may at some point. I am still in exploration. I see a therapist and we talk about this. I am also seeing a psychiatrist at the end of the month to discuss possible medications (not for AL, for sleep and anxiety). I like being here because it is a great community and I feel people understand. I also like learning about addiction from many of the threads. What I am not sure about is where I fit . . .

Whew. Way too much about me tonight. Thanks for reading, take care and stay healthy!!

[NoraC]

AG - this is from my phone so excuse typos please. I just wanted to hear how you were doing. I hope you didn't feel that I was pressuring you. I didn't realize you were moderating. Sorry for any confusion on my part. Thank you so much for sharing your story.
Anyway, glad that it's working for you. I tried but i had passed that stage. Mama moderates too.
Like I said, we are all at different places in our journeys but we are all here to support each other.
How fun that you have started these new adventures. Isn't it amazing what we can do when we don't have to plan around our drinking. Enjoy the band and yoga.

[mama bear]

quick check in before work....I have to go walk units that have been vacant forever and come up with a budget.....and it's raining
I skimmed the Army thread briefly. I have always liked it over there. What got me is that the general feeling is that this is a social thread and we don't talk about AL. I disagree.......
Hi Skwerly Butt......
gotta go get dirty