Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

[mollyka]

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Morning - more snow now than last week did- and a bit like when they say in soaps ' what can go wrong '
? Usually a serial killer on the loose - well me boasting bout 2 free days???!!! Norra chance - one crisis has lurched to another - FFS!!!!!!!

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

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Morning folks, great going on your 30 Crusader.
Yeah more snow here too, I have first early spuds ready to go out, I have 3 new plants bursting into life in the greenhouse wanting to be planted soon, I have veg beds needing digging. That was my plan for today, does it matter? Not a jot, for it is beautiful just looking out at the woods and hills beyond blanked in a smooth silky white blanket, it reflects my calm content mood perfectly.
I wonder how many of my fellow countrymen and women will wake in the shadow of Paddy's Day with the aftermath of yesterday's excess drinking and think to themselves 'this has to stop'? I know I did for many years. Wouldn't it be great if even one person found MWO today and the freedom & joy that the escape from AL can offer.

[satz123]

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Morning folks, great going on your 30 Crusader.
Yeah more snow here too, I have first early spuds ready to go out, I have 3 new plants bursting into life in the greenhouse wanting to be planted soon, I have veg beds needing digging. That was my plan for today, does it matter? Not a jot, for it is beautiful just looking out at the woods and hills beyond blanked in a smooth silky white blanket, it reflects my calm content mood perfectly.
I wonder how many of my fellow countrymen and women will wake in the shadow of Paddy's Day with the aftermath of yesterday's excess drinking and think to themselves 'this has to stop'? I know I did for many years. Wouldn't it be great if even one person found MWO today and the freedom & joy that the escape from AL can offer.

Beautiful Tabbs ...... exactly how I feel :hug:

(apart from going into the garden) :haha:

[Jude58]

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Yesterday was my first sober St. Pat's day in many years. The urge to drink came often and with mind boggling intensity, but I fought it and won. Today I woke with a clear head, and feeling great. I feel for all of those folks who will start their day bleary eyed, nauseous, and wondering what they said or did yesterday. That would have been me if I hadn't resisted the AV with everything that I had. So glad that I did....

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

[mollyka]

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

And me!!!

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

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Great going Jude, the reward is the morning after and a sense of self respect and worth verses a feeling of self loathing and disgust had we of picked up a beer and for what? I know which feeling I prefer, spent too long making myself feel like a worthless loser.

Morning Molly.

[satz123]

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Yesterday was my first sober St. Pat's day in many years. The urge to drink came often and with mind boggling intensity, but I fought it and won. Today I woke with a clear head, and feeling great. I feel for all of those folks who will start their day bleary eyed, nauseous, and wondering what they said or did yesterday. That would have been me if I hadn't resisted the AV with everything that I had. So glad that I did....

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

WELL DONE JUDY :hyper:

[satz123]

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Great going Jude, the reward is the morning after and a sense of self respect and worth verses a feeling of self loathing and disgust had we of picked up a beer and for what? I know which feeling I prefer, spent too long making myself feel like a worthless loser.

Morning Molly.

Yes Tabbers - I think from the depths we drag up some lost, last dregs of self-respect and say - NO I will not keep doing this to myself.

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

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So just been out throwing snowballs for puppy dog and she catches them by leaping into the air, it does make me smile.
Or I could be upstairs in a darkened room, one of the hairy mouthed tribe with a thumping head and no memory of what I did, said or even how I got home last night. Oh yeah, been there did that, wore the t-shirt.
Sobriety really is a joy isn't it. It's not depriving ourselves of something, it is loving and respecting ourselves. Well that's how I see it anyway.

[Jude58]

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I agree Tabbers....sobriety is a joy. When I first quit drinking, a life without alcohol terrified me. All I could see ahead of me were long days of deprivation and loneliness; what would I do without the booze? At first, I felt as though I was missing something, kind of like I had had a limb amputated, or had lost a very good friend. Turns out that friend wasn't very good, and what I lost were my feelings of inadequacy and self loathing. So grateful to have found a new way of life, one that brings out the best in me and keeps me basking in the light, and away from the dark. As you mentioned earlier Tabbs, wouldn't it be great if even one person found their way to MWO, and made one of the best decisions of their life?

Happy Sunday!

[satz123]

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Sobriety really is a joy isn't it. It's not depriving ourselves of something, it is loving and respecting ourselves.

Yup me too and it's what keeps me sober ...... we're WORTH it !!!
On the more vulgar note of money : I would have spent in excess 17k in the last 5 years on booze ( conservative 10 euro a day) :egad:

[JackieClaire]

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Morning.

[JackieClaire]

Re: Join up! Army against the grog!!! March 2018

Yep, a load of snow here. Poor Jenny left her party early at 11ish to find public transport up the spout /roads closed and no taxis........ended up getting an Uber which cost an arm and a leg and got here at 1:30am..........I was up watching the paralympics so not a bother. Anyway a ham and beetroot sandwich and a hot chocolate put a smile on her face. She was supposed to be going up to see grandma before going back to York but Granny had a bad night and the roads up their way are treacherous.

[IamMary]

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On the more vulgar note of money : I would have spent in excess 17k in the last 5 years on booze ( conservative 10 euro a day) :egad:

yes, conservative. but that would be money spent after tax, so double it, divide by 5, your close to a 7k payrise . Nice.
But heres the bigger question, where did it actually go?:egad:

Miserable day, snowed for ages. But clear head and that made me a bit giddy this morning (knowing that half the country cant function).
People who never drank, or drink very little, probably dont ever feel like this, its just another day.. I suppose its the same as someone who survives cancer or similar, they embrace their second chance..
For the record, I LOVE the day after Paddys.

[IamMary]

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Yep, a load of snow here. Poor Jenny left her party early at 11ish to find public transport up the spout /roads closed and no taxis........ended up getting an Uber which cost an arm and a leg and got here at 1:30am..........I was up watching the paralympics so not a bother. Anyway a ham and beetroot sandwich and a hot chocolate put a smile on her face. She was supposed to be going up to see grandma before going back to York but Granny had a bad night and the roads up their way are treacherous.

2.5 hours to get home, she must have been miserable!!!