One Step at at a Time - September 2016

[NoraC]

atmwizard - WELCOME!!!!!!

SK - So sad that you are going home already. :sad: I wish you could live closer to Vivian.

Liz - congratulations

Pauly - when will they know boy or girl?

Love & hugs to all. I'm sorry that I haven't been around. I'm in a very strange place in my head. Even stranger than usual. :rotlf: But, I'm ok - just maybe hunkering down & taking care of me for a little bit? Anyway - I'll be back later.

PS - Has anyone heard from GLASSIE?!?!?!?!!?

[paulywogg]

No Nora and I'm missing my Glassy hope she's ok

[Rusty]

Hi Friends,

A cheery hello from the plane en route to Tampa. A short one day stay in Clearwater and then onto Chicago.

Welcome, ATM!! So glad you are here with us. We have another guy here....aihfl. I am sure he appreciates the company.

Skendall-so sorry you have to leave your daughter and Vivian...and even more sorry that you have an even longer travel day.

Nora-are you in a bit of a funk because of your Mom? We are here for you. I have been meaning to ask you...what are the other AL-websites that you follow? You have mentioned them before but I have forgotten. I am not interested in Sober Recovery...it's too AA for me. Thanks, love!!

Liz-congratulations on CJ's engagement. Do you like her fiance?

Aihfl-good for you for 1) paying cash for the condo and 2) breaking it off with the prof. Sounds like life has gotten so much better for you.

I don't believe we have to reach "bottom" before we quit drinking. I've never lost a job, gotten a DUI, been in an AL-related car crash or gotten arrested. I quit because drinking got to be too much work.

I guess I have to shut my laptop down now.

GLASSY...come out, come out wherever you are!!! We miss you!!

Back tomorrow on the way home!

Big hellos to anyone I have missed!

[NoraC]

Hi all...

Rusty, I will see if I can find the links. I didn't turn my computer on tonight.
One that I love is 'Tired of Thinking About Drinking'. I am set up to receive emails so I get motivational emails plus going to her site. Some people get turned off because she does offer things for sale. I have never felt like she pushed anything at me.
Another one is 'Unpickled'. Those are the only ones I have right here.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.

[techie]

Hi everyone. Just letting you know things are going good. Met with a Stanford Oncologist today over in Palo Alto. I have tentatively signed up for radiation therapy, which is a new type of administration perfected at Stanford. I may opt for hormone therapy as an additional safeguard. It looks like procedure will begin after the first of the year 2017. I am still undergoing alternative therapies and continue to hope for some positive results.

I hope this finds you all well. I did not do much of a read back as I'm exhausted. I will PM Rusty to let her know that I am a guy (teasing you Rusty). Have a great rest of the week steppers xoxo

[Rusty]

Nora, thank you so much for the info. On the websites!:happy2: I will check them out. They seem like they have helped you a great deal. I learned about The Fix on the Army Thread. I get their emails and they are very motivational as well.

OMG....I forgot about our beloved Techie when I was talking about the guys on our forum. Oh, sweetheart, I am so sorry!

ATM… For your information, Techie has the MOST sobriety here on this thread… I believe it is over eight years, isn't it? He's s triathlete who is now battling prostate cancer...so we are all cheering him on in his treatment and recovery.:heartbeat:



Hello to everyone! I better go work out while I have the time.

Happy Hump Day, everyone!

[Glass Half Empty]

Speak of the devil and she appears :lildevil:

Thanks for thinking about me. Sorry - I haven't been very well and couldn't spend more time on the computer than I had to. Seems the Lexapro really doesn't agree with me after all.

Techie I'm glad you seen to be getting good care.

Hugs to everyone else.

[Lizann]

Good morning. I drank yesterday. Not a good day. I could use some encouragement. Hubs and kids are pretty upset with me. What was I thinking.? I was doing so good, ugh!

[actiongirl46]

Hey Liz - you ARE doing well. Just get right back up and let your sober muscles do the work. :hug::hug::hug:

[actiongirl46]

Nora . . . what's going on? How are you feeling today?

Techie - sending good healing vibes your way. Thanks so much for the update. I've been wondering where things were at with you.

Welcome ATM!

I am good. Still taking the Nal daily. Boys started back to school, its nice to be back in a routine. They are a freshman and junior in high school this year.

More later! One more hug for LIZ :hug:

[paulywogg]

Hey all, Liz big((hugs)) it typed out "hubs" stupid spell check haha,what happened? Just overwhelmed with stuff? AG,you're doing great too,quick hello cuz my stupid teeth kept me up again, hope everyone has a nice day

[NoraC]

Hey darling Liz. I am so sorry. Today is a better day. As long as there is no alcohol it is better. I love you friend. You have been under so much pressure with this whole engagement thing. Hang in there.

Techie - thank you so much for checking in. You are in my thoughts constantly.

Glassie - I am so sorry to hear about the lexapro. Hubby is trying a new one - Viibryd. He is very sensitive to drugs and is starting at 5mg. He is feeling it but it is helping him. Not terrible side effects in this first week. Hang in there. I have been so concerned about you.

:checkin: to everyone. Back to work. Mama, I was thinking today how proud I am of how great you are doing.

[NoraC]

Oh & I'm fine. I am feeling like numbing things and you know where that leads. So, I've been having a lot of internal conversations. I know that I won't drink so that is good. But, I also know that I don't want to be in a situation where I am tempted.

Liz - were you at home alone? Was it bad? Go ahead & talk about it. Let it out. We are here for you. :hug:

[SKendall]

Liz, I am so sorry, and can appreciate your stress level has been high re CJ, and BIL's job. What were you thinking before you bought the alcohol. As Nora says it may help you and others to talk it out. Big hugs to you and no one is more disappointed than you. Come back and chat.

Nora, I can appreciate wanting to numb out, and you are amazing to recognize this. Sobriety gives us much more self knowledge. Maybe we should smoke a joint, lol.

Techie, thanks for keeping us in the loop, you know we are thinking about you.

Pauly, have a great birthday sweetheart.

Glassy, I hope you find a med that is appropriate for you, I was lucky to have a combination of Lexapro and Wellbutrim work for me, it did take a while.

Rusty, are you on the road this week?

ATM, TMH, AIHFL and AG, you all sound as if you are doing really well.

An 11 hr. return trip home yesterday. It's not so much the flight from Dallas but waiting for the shuttle, ferry, etc.

We went to a petting zoo with Vivian and she loved the animals so much I asked her if she would like to care of animals when she grows up. She said "possibly, but I am also thinking about becoming a geologist", she is 7 and has the vocabulary of and English major. I think I will be moving to Dallas.

[mama bear]

Hi loves..I am here....Sending you big, supportive hugs Lizz.
Good to see you Techie.
Safe travels to Rusty and SK.
So, I went on a job interview yesterday for a large portfolio of apts. They wanted to hire me, but when they told me the salary, it was all could do not to laugh. But it made me feel better about my current situation.
Nora, you are always so supportive of me....I love you for that and I hope you are not in too deep of a funk.
Phones are ringing and it's nuts in here, so I, as usual, am off to work....