Re: One Step at a Time - September 2017
Happy Sunday. Off to brunch with J&C. I miss my kidfos
Happy Sunday. Off to brunch with J&C. I miss my kidfos
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"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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Re: One Step at a Time - September 2017
Nora, enjoy your time with the kids!
Liz-:hug:I just sent you another PM. Hope you are OK.
Glassie-I am so sorry you were quarantined this weekend. Loved your quote.My favourite at the moment is "If it costs you your peace, it's too expensive". I like to have a special word to focus on that sums up the one, most important thing I want in my life, and for me that thing is peace.Comment
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I also love the "If it costs your you your peace, it's too expensive".
I have a box of motivational cards and I have this one out quite often:
"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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I didn't get a chance to comment on some posts that I wanted to earlier. Now, of course, I can't remember. LOL
Mr V - you were talking about Octoberfest. I know what you mean. We went out to brunch today to a restaurant where I spent many a champagne brunch over the years. (Until it go to the point that it was just an inconvenience to go out. I'll just stay home & drink)
I looked at the tables around me with the champagne flowing. Even after all of this time of me not drinking do you know what one of my thoughts were? Gee - those glasses are so little. How do they keep them filled up? Even after all this time, my mind went to the place of 'got to make sure there is enough'. It wasn't even that I had any desire to drink. It is just the fact that I associate alcohol with making sure there is enough around.
Do you know that there is no where else in the world that I would admit this. That is why I love you all so much. So, thank you my dear friends for being here."Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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Nora-Love your cards. One of these days I would be most grateful if you could teach me how to load pictures. I keep forgetting to tell you that I thought of you the week before last because I was with back to back clients who talked NON-STOP. It was torture, and it reminded me of the talking storks (or sandhill cranes or whatever they are...haha) pictures with the heading "Do I talk too much..." that you frequently post. I could barely keep from laughing as these two guys babbled non-stop. UGH! I tell you...I loved the solitude of my condo when I got home. Has hospice come yet? How was your visit with C & J?Comment
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Nora-sorry...cross post. I admire your courage as you talk about the size of the champagne glasses. I drank when I went out and I drank when I stayed home...I went out because I live alone and I enjoyed the mindless, superficial talk with the bartender and people I knew at the bar. SHUDDER. There are a couple of restaurants in town I just cannot patronize because they remind me of such a sad place.Comment
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Hi everyone, hope your all well :heartbeat:
NoraC so can related to when you go out, the other weekend I had a wedding to go to. My partner does not drink. But I notice myself clocking to see how many wine bottles on the table and how many half glasses not finished, i knew that it was the alcohol mind thinking. My son & daughter & her partner there. My son drank like a fish, and he could hardly stand up, my daughter was not too bad. By then my partner went home early because of his pain in his back & neck. It was my best friend from school her daughter wedding. Going to cut the long story short 😊 I did not like seeing my son like that, it was like looking in a mirror in the end we manage to get him in the car and I took him home. Never again.
Ruby, am from the UK I ask on the old thread was you on the firecrackers/fireworks thread?
Can't remember everyone name yet, but I do hope are all doing well, I enjoy reading all your post, but also the ones thst are struggle keep safe and strong,,,s still thinking of you Liz.
Tomorrow am going to take the grandkids out for a treat to see the Sherk tour Adventure and after of to the rainforest restaurant before they go back to school looking forward to this. I know if I was drinking there would be no way I would be taking them out because the drink always come first. Not no more though. 😆
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sober dry since 11th Jan '2010' relapse/slip on 23/7/13 working in progress ! Sober date 25/7/13 ( True learning has often followed an eclipse, a time of darkness, but with each cycle of my recovery, the light grows stronger and my vision is clearer. (AA)
my desire to avoid hitting bottom again was more powerful then my desire to drink !Comment
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Hi Catch-no, I was not on the fireworks thread. I don't remember that's right it all. Too bad to see your son get drunk. Good for you for not even having the thought of drinking.Comment
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Hi Catch - oh yes. I hated when I saw my son drunk. I'm sure he hated seeing me drunk too. :sad:
Have a great time with the grandkids. Sounds like fun. My son & DIL have been trying for several months now. It has gotten to the hard stage of trying to get pregnant. Makes me so sad. When my DIL got up from the table today, he told me that she cried when she started her period. But, as I told him - it will happen and it will be wonderful.
Rusty - it's not courage when I talk about things. It is a big reminder to me of the reality. And if it helps even one person to know they are not alone, then it's worth it. (Plus, I've got a big mouth and I share too many private things :rotlf
"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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Ok - everybody has been going on & on about the show 'This is Us'. I refused to watch it. I knew it was an emotional show and I have been staying away from anything that could get those tears flowing. Well, guess who started watching an episode last night. I only watched a few minutes but I know that I am going to be hooked. I am trying to walk away and not think about it but my mind keeps going there. :harhar:"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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Glassie - how are you feeling today? I am really surprised they didn't put you in the hospital for IV antibiotics. I am sorry that you had to cancel your Father's Day plans.
I was glad to see that other people follow Belle. Some of her blogs have really helped me.
I had a pretty rough week last week. It was our Fiscal End year last Thursday. I don't remember if I told you that we had a computer virus that has infected our network On Wednesday, an employee received an e-mail from one of our suppliers and it was infected. Turns out that whoever got hold of their contact list sent it out to all their customers. It's a bad virus. I worked 12 hours on Thursday. I had been on the phone all day with our IT company while they were trying to get someone out on site. Thought it was taken care of. Came in Friday morning, nope, still infected. We managed to get a couple computers running. Tuesday will be spent trying to make sure everything is getting everything up. Very inconvenient when it's the end of your year.
Someone asked about hospice. I just didn't have a chance to fill you in. I hadn't even updated the family blog and finally did that last night. Hospice came out on Tuesday and got Mom registered. This is for 6 months and then there will another evaluation by a Doctor. If her condition improves, then she will be taken off hospice. Improvement is not expected.
Anyway, hospice is absolutely amazing. They are doing everything to make the end of life easier for the patient & family. The case worker came out on Tuesday and got us set up. By that night, we had the wheelchair and oxygen for emergencies. A CNA came out on Thursday and bathed Mom. On Friday, a Social Worker came out and talked to us - so helpful and we are getting more medical equipment in here. A Pastor called and left me such a sweet voice mail. A nurse will be here on Tuesday and the CNA will be here on Tuesday's and Thursday's to bathe her. A Doctor comes out every 2 months I think. They will have all my information so that when the time comes, they would call the mortuary. This is truly a blessing for us."Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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Oh - I forgot to tell you. I had a nightmare that my boss had a big bottle of whiskey in a red box and was giving it to me. I said no thanks I don't drink. She said I'll just leave it here for when you start up again."Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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damn lost my long postComment
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Rusty - you made me laugh about the back to back clients who talked NON-STOP. Sometimes I can just feel my eyes rolling in my head.
"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
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Nora, that is a bad nightmare. Sorry about the virus...hospice sounds very helpful....I really like belle..she has some wonderful podcasts as well and shorter recordings...Glassie, liked the way your boys did the gifts, how sweet....catch, fun time with grands huh? I love taking kids places....empry, that is interesting about the seasonal stuff. I know winter is much easier on me...rusty, you are making me laugh talking about the clients.....spent a good part of the day running the weedeater...ready to watch the tube a bit...love to all....bComment
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