Join the Army Against Alcohol - April 2017

[satz123]

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Evening,
This is a good article on the One Year No Booze site.

Excellent. That's you Mers - you are 'Tim'. You've braved the elements of trying to be sober in this society - and MADE it :yay:
Have the kids noticed ? Any comment ?

[satz123]

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Excellent. That's you Mers - you are 'Tim'. You've braved the elements of trying to be sober in this society - and MADE it :yay:
Have the kids noticed ? Any comment ?

Morning the rest of yiz !!
One downfall of being a 'Tim' - awake at the crack of dawn on Sunday :egad:

[mario]

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Morning ...

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Morning Benji, I for one will never ever tire of being awake at the crack of dawn. Seeing the sun rise and not feeling like s**t is just one mighty feeling to be savoured. I have had my green smoothie, fresh ground coffee & porridge and now off to the beach with puppy for an hour or two for it is a beautiful day. Back and relax for a while then its off to tackle the mad garden. My life is so much more rewarding now I have finally opened my eyes and embraced it, happy that there will be no more days that are write off's when I can't move off of the sofa for feeling life death warmed up.

[rustop59]

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Morning Benji, I for one will never ever tire of being awake at the crack of dawn. Seeing the sun rise and not feeling like s**t is just one mighty feeling to be savoured. I have had my green smoothie, fresh ground coffee & porridge and now off to the beach with puppy for an hour or two for it is a beautiful day. Back and relax for a while then its off to tackle the mad garden. My life is so much more rewarding now I have finally opened my eyes and embraced it, happy that there will be no more days that are write off's when I can't move off of the sofa for feeling life death warmed up.

Well said Tabs. It is a joy to wake early and clear headed. Did a 4 hour hike yesterday so might do shorter today and like yourself spend some time in the garden. Morning everyone else, have a lovely Sunday.

[mario]

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I always awoke early from many years ago, even now 5/6 hrs of sleep normally does me, Which in my drinking days was a curse as I awoke & my first thoughts were & what time doe the early house open at. I used to be jealous of people who could have slept of there hangovers , It got to the stage that after being drinking all day I would awake early & take a sleeping tablet to get me through the early part of the morning , Jaysus reading that back that's a bit mad isn't it...Glad I surrounded here by like minded folk ha ha ha

[satz123]

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No Mario YOU are the only MAD one !
We're all very sane here :haha:

[JackieClaire]

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Morning mad people, not so mad people and Tims.

[satz123]

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Morning Ms Jacks ............

[satz123]

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Sunday mornings I love. My chatty day.
Even though I don't go to work (yet) each morning - it's still the one day I can lol around in peace without feeling I have to be 'doing' something :haha:

[JackieClaire]

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Just getting my caffeine quota for the morning.

Ahh, Satz, there is something special about waking up hangover free on a Sunday.

[IamMary]

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Afternoon army.
Love that Tabbers. Well said as usual.

Excellent. That's you Mers - you are 'Tim'. You've braved the elements of trying to be sober in this society - and MADE it :yay:
Have the kids noticed ? Any comment ?

No, they haven't consciously noticed but I see subtle changes in their behaviour all the time. They're a bit older now but I used to die inside when the dolls would be having a glass of wine or they would reference beer or wine so casually. The youngest has her dolls on a strict diet of tea (and gluten free bread!) now and they all all give MrM a hard time if he drinks more than a bottle of beer. Of course I did this for myself, but knowing how I was influencing their behaviour was a huge factor for me choosing to stop drinking when I did.

Ahh, Satz, there is something special about waking up hangover free on a Sunday.

Amen to that Jacks.

Mario, you've come a long way (insert Super Mario pic here).

[IamMary]

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Saw Satz's notes on the funeral there. Also attended a 'country' funeral this week and was expecting a lot of pressure. Back in the pub, I saw 1 person having a pint! As I wasn't driving, this would have made me extremely uneasy before, but instead I drank coffee and had a lovely catch up.
Maybe we are starting to change our habits? People are certainly getting fitter and more conscious of diet. Am I naive to be hopeful for the next generation?

(Having said all of that, the wake was a bit savage apparently).

[IamMary]

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Back to the laundry, great drying out there :happy2:

[tonyniceday]

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HI AAAers

I'm just going to repeat what I've posted in the nest because I'd appreciate any advice or help anyone can suggest:-

Well here I am again at just over 70 days. I had this last time (the only other time I got this far) that day 70 is almost like a magnet to me. I knew someone well who had a serious problem with drink and kept trying to stop. I didn't know what he was going through at the time as I had not acknowledged my own problem. The point is that he never hit day 70. He died around 2 years ago directly because of his drinking.

Last time, when I got to 108 days, I had the same thing around the 70 day mark, I know why, but it seems to be happening again. On Friday, which was day 70, it wasn't so much of an issue because we had a group of around 15 bikers in the restaurant and they always seem to order one more drink than they actually want, and one of the bikers, when they left, went around the table and finished off all of the partial drinks. He was a mess, and it was a good reminder to me. I've never actually done that, finished everyone elses off, but I could easily have been that person. I saw it for what it was and there was no thought of drinking in my mind as it repulsed me.

Then last night, was a typical Saturday night, busy all evening and I was mostly in the Kitchen. It was at the end of the night that when everything was cleared down, and the staff had left, and I was on my own doing the "end of day" procedures, that I really REALLY wanted to pour myself a drink. I didn't (and the medication means it would have really bad consequences if I did - and being totally honest it was ONLY the medication which stopped me). I have not had such an all-encompassing urge like that all the way through this last 10 weeks and it scared the sh*t out of me. I know it's mainly that psychological thing with me of the 70 days but I am scared that at some point I will not be able to resist. It was that strong.

Has anyone found any way to just stop that urge from building and nipping it in the bud earlier. I woke this morning clear headed and grateful I didn't succumb but in the moment I know I could easily have done so.

Tony