One Step at a Time - January 2018

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - January 2018

AG, how nice hubby brought you flowers! That's a big step in the right direction, I think.

Glassie, how exciting about G2! You must be so proud! Excuse me? Put the huge spider outside? Um, that wouldn't fly in my house. Eww!!!

Rusty, I'm glad you're feeling better about mom moving. You're lucky to have your aunt helping out. What a huge help! Does your mom have a place to go already?

Had another wake tonight. That makes it like 5 or 6 in the past 10 months. This was my FIL cousin. We spent a lot of time with them, especially when we visited my in laws in Florida. It was the Polish part of hubby's family and I feel like that part of our family is all gone now. I hope we can still keep in contact with his son and his kids. Our kids are the same age and have hung out a bit. It would be nice to keep the legacy going. Anyway it was a walk down memory lane tonight and he will be missed. We do share the same last name and tonight I was proud to be one of them.
Hope everyone has a great AF Monday night.

[NoraC]

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AG - Glad that your hubby gave you flowers. It's the little things, right? :hug:

Hello to everyone else. I'm still trying to recover from my vacation.

[NoraC]

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Rusty - I'm glad that you feel better about the move now. I know that this is so hard for you. :hug: :heartbeat:

[NoraC]

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Glassie - SO VERY HAPPY FOR G2!!!!! I think that he takes after his Mommy. :heartbeat:

[NoraC]

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Liz - I'm sorry that you had another death. Sometimes it just feels like it's never ending.

[NoraC]

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So, AG - let me be a pest.

How are you doing? Taking positive steps? Are you feeling anymore like you are doing this for you??? :hug:

[Lizann]

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Nora, how are you doing after your trip last week?

[Lizann]

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Have a great AF Tuesday !

[actiongirl46]

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Hi all -

Nora, you are never a pest! Yes, I do feel like this is more for me. It feels a lot better than from a place of anger.

Liz - the weather is a big part of my blahs. It is very gray and cold here! The days are slowly getting longer though and we are almost into February. I'm feeling much better today, staying busy with a bunch of elementary kids helps. They are something else!

[NoraC]

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Liz - things are ok but not fantastic in my world right now. Work is awful - but, I didn't get upset at work. I just took it with a smile. B****H! Hospice nurse again was telling hubby that it's a problem because Mom gained weight. :sad: I made a printout of what her weight was for the past 2 years until she started taking that Seroquel. Weight gain is a very well known side effect. Anyway, thanks for letting me vent.
How was oma duty today? How fun and so very special.

Glassie - Hubby and I just did a beginner's video - Yoga by Adriene and a bedtime relaxing video Yoga by Candace. Thinking of you. :hug:

AG - I'm glad that you are beginning to feel this is for you. :heartbeat:

Think I'm going to watch some Grace & Frankie - have a great night

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,just a quick hello from me,Nora I want me and hubs to do yoga together too,I think it would calm my nerves and help his old,aching body,baby Romeo went to the docs yesterday and he's already gained a pound! (He eats like his Nan haha) Liz,loved Logan in his Elmo eating gear Rusty,glad things are going good with your mom,AG,you're sounding great,keep it up,have a great AF Wednesday all

[NoraC]

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Hello. Long day. But, hubby & I did yoga again tonight. It's going pretty well. He's not being pushy about it at all. I just say that I'm going to do a yoga video and ask him if he wants to do it with me. I'm not feeling pressured into this and I'm really enjoying it. I would just get irritated when he would 'suggest' that I do it. Now, that it's my idea, it's fun. And now I found a few videos that work around my stiffness issues.
Funny but that is probably the way I felt being pressured into not drinking. Irritated and angry. As soon as I started being AF for me, things were so much better. Not that my problems went away, but my outlook on life improved once I stopped hating myself.

[Lizann]

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Wow, Nora. That's a good point, it has to be my idea too. Do you find the seroquel helps your mom at all? My dad has been sleeping better with it and hasn't had those extreme psychotic episodes, thankfully. It's so hard to describe what's going on with him. Makes you realize how complicated the mind/brain really are. He was not great on Sunday, I will see him again tomorrow. My mom is still being stoic but I can tell its wearing on her.

Pauly, how exciting he gained a pound! How is Louie doing with the baby? Are you still dog sitting? Have the puppies met the baby yet? Lucy is doing great, it only took 7 months.

AG! As far as the weather, I know what you mean. I find it really helps to just get outside and walk! Thankfully not much snow here.

So in my world, the boys are going skiing for 5/6 days mid February. I will be home alone. I will have the baby one day cuz Erin is off too. The doctor I work for is closed, so no work. I don't want to drink but the thoughts keep coming, no one would know if I did. I'm even dreaming about it. So my plan is to be accountable here. My sister is worried about me, which just adds fuel. I will keep it classy and do something fun for myself. I have planned to go shopping at the outlets with Erin and Logan, another day we will head toward Philly, there's some fun things to do down there, another day sissy and I got gift certificates to a spa, I will binge watch "the crown" and I plan on cooking just for me.
Wishing you all a great AF day.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Liz,don't self sabotage by having those thoughts,,drive by and quickly leave! I hafta push them out as soon as I have one or it festers,Byrdie said in the nest a few months ago that she had trouble playing the tape thru cuz she'd get stuck on the getting drunk/high part so that never worked for her,she said pushing the thought out was how she handled it,I'm the same way,,if I try and play it thru I know how bad it will be but I think"I've quit before I can do it again"and end up drinkin,bleh! Alot of self care I think just try and do fun stuff for YOU,I want us to succeed in what we want,,a strong booze free life for ourselves,not preaching just been there and I know how you feel,no pup sitting I sent Dottie home a week later cuz she was getting restless,she's absolutely fine with Romeo,she's just pissed cuz she's not allowed on the couch anymore haha,went over yesterday and all that baby wants to do is eat,eat,eat! I was there for nearly 2 hours and he drank 2 bottles! Big Lou is doing better with the baby but I can see him expressing unusual for him behavior,interrupting,talking loud,being restless but I figure his whole schedule has changed,,a lot has changed for all of us really,Nora,glad you're doing the yoga still,I haven't slept through the night in a month and I just stumbled on a yoga YouTube for sleep,we shall see,waves to Rusty,AG,Glassy wishes for a spectacular AF Thursday!

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - January 2018

Did anyone else realize it's February?