One Step at a Time - January 2017

[actiongirl46]

Day 3 - check. I've been thinking a lot about will power and just really wanting it.

One day at a time. I hope your day was good!

[NoraC]

Yahoo on Day 3. :welldone:

Techie - so glad to hear the treatments are going well. :heartbeat:

Think I'm having an early night. xxxxoo

[NoraC]

Morning all.

[paulywogg]

Hey all,made it through yesterday feeling fine,maybe I did fall back to sleep Techie,we always want to hear updates from you about your treatments went to dinner last night with Bobbi's bof's mom and a group of 13 other people+Louie,it was at Bucadibeppo and we didn't eat til 7:30 which is sooo late for me to eat but it was fun and I feel fine,sometimes I get a "food hangover" if I eat too late,a little drama cuz Bobbi and her boyfriend don't get along with Lou's dad so they didn't invite him,i thought it was rude and said so,now he's angry at all of us,why me? It wasn't even my dinner,it was LB's bfs mom's dinner not mine,sheesh,anyways off to get my last wisdom tooth pulled this morning, wish me luck,AG,how are you feeling? Hello Nora,Liz,Rusty,Red,Nursie,hope everyone enjoys their AF Thursday

[NoraC]

Pauly - good luck with your tooth. Ouch!
I agree with you - I always want more news about Techie.

I'm over family drama too. My brother has finally started talking to me again. I swear - I don't need attitude. LOL

[NoraC]

Hello everyone. Hope that it was a wonderful day.

Pauly -how's your mouth?

Rusty - where are you this week? When do you go home?

Liz - how are you? Busy in the midst of wedding plans? My friends daughter is getting married July 1? So, they are busy with everything too.

Got my first order of Amazon Fresh today. I decided to try having some groceries delivered. Some of the prices are comparable to the grocery store so I can have that stuff delivered. I am really taking this - "I'm worth it" to a whole new level. osteroops:

AG - how are you doing today? :hug:

I guess I don't have anything to gab about today. I know, I know - you don't believe it. :rotlf: Well, I'll be back if I think of anything.

[NoraC]

Even though I don't have anything to say, I keep coming back here and checking. :harhar:
I think I'm going to go to bed & watch another episode of Bones on Netflix. I got hooked on that show while I was sick. I'm up to Season 3. That wasn't hard to do since I was laying in bed at the hospital. lol

[Lizann]

Hey guys, hope everyone's ok. Hubby and I went to the boat show in the city today. It was a fun. Hubby is looking to buy a new boat, as ours is 27 years old! We shall see. We love spending time at the lake but darn it there's a lot going on this year. It was fun to look around at all the beautiful boats, especially the big ones! Stopped for dinner on the way home. All in all a good day. It's late, I'll post more tomorrow. Sweet dreams!

[NoraC]

Glad you had a good day Liz. :hug:

[paulywogg]

Mouths sore Nora enjoy your Bones haha,Liz,you do have a lot going on this year! A new boat sounds cool,have a nice night all,I'm taking an early to bed night

[NoraC]

Interesting article

Are You Sober Curious?

It's long but had some good comments like:

Rachael Williams, an account manager, 30, describes her ex-relationship with booze as “very tempestuous and quite destructive. I became aware about five years ago that all of the bad things that had happened in my life or the bad decisions I’d made were down to alcohol and/or being drunk.”

[actiongirl46]

At the hospital???!!! Guess I missed that Nora. I'm glad you are not there today and are doing better.

Day 4 is done. It was a BATTLE. I was definitely fighting a big pity party in my head. Edgy, crabby, irritable. Why me. Hubs "forgot" to make dinner so we didn't eat until 8pm as one boy had a game. Well, I don't think he'll do that anytime soon, ha ha. I let him have it. (Hubs is a stay-at-home dad, I was gone working all day.)

I learned something. I need to eat before 8pm! I felt better after I ate. Milk is helpful too.

How did (or do) you keep yourself motivated when you felt physically well (e.g. not hungover) but were still dealing with the mental part of changing a habit?

[actiongirl46]

Great article Nora!! Thank you

[NoraC]

At the hospital???!!! Guess I missed that Nora. I'm glad you are not there today and are doing better.

Day 4 is done. It was a BATTLE. I was definitely fighting a big pity party in my head. Edgy, crabby, irritable. Why me. Hubs "forgot" to make dinner so we didn't eat until 8pm as one boy had a game. Well, I don't think he'll do that anytime soon, ha ha. I let him have it. (Hubs is a stay-at-home dad, I was gone working all day.)

I learned something. I need to eat before 8pm! I felt better after I ate. Milk is helpful too.

How did (or do) you keep yourself motivated when you felt physically well (e.g. not hungover) but were still dealing with the mental part of changing a habit?

That is when I brought out the bad memories from my brain. And I really LOOKED and REMEMBERED them.
I didn't shove it away in guilt and shame, I pulled it out and examined it. I remembered the feeling of hubby waking me up screaming at me - where is it? Where is it? Looking for the rest of the bottle.
And in a few minutes, I remember that I don't drink. Then I put that memory back away in my brain until I need it again.

My point is - don't dwell on what happened. But, remember it well enough that you know you never want to experience that again.

This is a link to a post I made a long time ago. I hope it helps you know you are not alone. :hug: Nora's Journey

[NoraC]

Oh - and I would eat something immediately. Even if that meant having a snack on the drive home from work.