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

[Crusader]

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

Morning Army!

Thank you for all the congrats! Today I head into my next month. Currently, I have to figure out a few other health issues I'm dealing with. Do you ever feel like you have an invisible enemy saying, I will not let you win? Well, I say, FU! I'm going to win!

Have a great day, all!

[RunningCourage]

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Evening troopers

Well done Tom on 30 days - good stuff!

Is it me or is a lovely thing about Sundays being that a) more of us are on chatting and b) Tabbers pops in with lovely little insights and observations.

Not much to say - other than that my right hip is really sore after yesterday's run... a long one, but nothing out the ordinary... ?!?! So no run today, just a 30min spin on the bike in the warmth of the gym (it's literally next door to my flat, so dead easy to pop in) (when I can be arsed). Then a job application for the NICE school I work in. Hopefully with a foot in the door I have a chance, though another lady who works there may also go for it - she's got much more experience me and is a top notch teacher and colleague... tbh, if i didn't get it, i'd hope she did. But i still WANT IT!

Off to nosey about the boards -

[mollyka]

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

Evening all!! Yes - Sunday is usually more lively round here - mind you - spent the whole day thinking it was Saturda!!!?? Was s'posed to be mad quiet - ended up a bit chaotic tbh - but all family - so nice enough --full up now of lovely roast din-din and apple tart and cream and ice-cream -- tough life ......

Yes Tom - frequently feel the 'knocks' are queuing up to get me:victorious: but in fairness - I consider myself a really lucky person - things go 'right' for me really - so I only feel put upon when feeling sorry for myself... as the weeks and months start adding up you'll be amazed how life starts just working out... incredible really how our addiction is the root cause of so much shagging chaos that we are unaware of imo..

so now - feet are up and Shetland on the tele -- bit boring I think but himself is enjoying it....

[JackieClaire]

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

As sin.........she's also woke up with blisters on the inside of her leg just above her knee.......just heard from her and she's got an out of hours appointment with a GP as they're getting worse..........tbh I thought it was just her jeans rubbing together........sort of patted her on the head, gave her some ham sarnies for the train and told her to give Buddy a hug.

Shetland on the tele -- bit boring I think but himself is enjoying it....

I'm quite enjoying it too......who would have thought that Norway would have a secret service.

Tom, me darling. They come out of nowhere these thoughts come along and over time we learn how to knock them into to touch. The voice will not win as you add more little tricks and strategies to deal with them...........if all else fails have a nap or go into a darkened room and swear and cuss like a trooper.

[satz123]

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Evening all.
A day of doing FECK ALL - 'cos a) it was snowing
b) I'm sick with my cough

Found a TV station that had back to back Silent Witness. Lovely long episodes ..... enjoyed it immensely.
Young Satz dry again 4 days. He seems very content when not drinking and enjoys the gym, running , golf on tv.
I dunno why he still does it to himself - knowing the outcome?

[JackieClaire]

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

Evening all.
A day of doing FECK ALL - 'cos a) it was snowing
b) I'm sick with my cough

Found a TV station that had back to back Silent Witness. Lovely long episodes ..... enjoyed it immensely.
Young Satz dry again 4 days. He seems very content when not drinking and enjoys the gym, running , golf on tv.
I dunno why he still does it to himself - knowing the outcome?

We'd be worth billions if we could work that one out.

answer to b)..........honey and lemon

Jenny has had histamine overload...the nurse did a scratch test and it came up in a blister within seconds....given some antihistamines and going for an allergy tests later in the week.

[mollyka]

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

Evening all.
A day of doing FECK ALL - 'cos a) it was snowing
b) I'm sick with my cough

Found a TV station that had back to back Silent Witness. Lovely long episodes ..... enjoyed it immensely.
Young Satz dry again 4 days. He seems very content when not drinking and enjoys the gym, running , golf on tv.
I dunno why he still does it to himself - knowing the outcome?

ironically I was happiest when I was in a position that I could be sober for a few months knowing I could have a drinking bout when I considered i 'needed' one - certainly i didn't want to drink all the time - once I knew I could go on a bender now and again I was grand - and of course -once I was grand that was all that mattered

[rustop59]

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Good morning all. Another cold one but at least it’s not snowing. Nothing much planned, glad I didn’t have to get to work in it. Have a few books so have been reading in bed since about 6.30. The joys of an unhungover morning 😄😄😄

[JackieClaire]

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Morning,
I know its a bank holiday over your way..........so they put old films on TV that you've seen a million times?

What else have you got planned?

luckily Jenny's legs haven't dropped off overnight so she'll have to crack on with teacher training and her dissertation.

[mollyka]

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Young Satz dry again 4 days. He seems very content when not drinking and enjoys the gym, running , golf on tv.
I dunno why he still does it to himself - knowing the outcome?

ALSO - man who comes into the library - he retired about a year ago -- is a golf fanatic - handicap of 2 - which if you are a golfer you may know is a pretty good handicap to have - asked him how he found retirement and he told me he was bored RIGID - I was amazed - I asked him about the golf - did it not keep him busy and happy - he said - 'there's only so much golf you can play' -- he said he would have to improve to keep his interest going and at 65 and that handicap there is no improvement really that he can manage.. and that makes me think about young Satz -- recovery IS hard work - unless we are actually 'recovering' and 'improving' - nothing has changed --absolutely NOTHING - if like Arsey or Whiz he decided to do the running in a major way - actually competing in races - or body building in the gym - or actually improving his golf handicap and entering competitions - there is nothing there to keep his mind and body busy - he's just 'filling the hours' - until he gets fed up 'filling the hours' - and then what do you do? It's inevitable really
Now maybe he IS doing all those things - I was extremely lucky in that I just fell back into my favourite hobby which literally is my 'go to' thing when I'm sad anxious tired lonely - worried -- you name it -- I read.... but if I didn't have that - AND my job -- I WILL drink again -- I will - it would only be a matter of time..

[mollyka]

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

Morning Jacks and Rusters -- sorry -- was on a rant haha -- and when a thought comes into the head it has to come back out of the head so to speak:congratulatory:

[satz123]

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ironically I was happiest when I was in a position that I could be sober for a few months knowing I could have a drinking bout when I considered i 'needed' one - certainly i didn't want to drink all the time - once I knew I could go on a bender now and again I was grand - and of course -once I was grand that was all that mattered

Funny that.
I was all for gratification in the moment. Was never one to prolong the anticipation to enjoy it more.
So at the end I just topped up every day at a certain time.

With quitting the alcohol - as with the cigarettes - this was a one time effort and it HAD to work.
In both cases I went hard on it and kinda reached a 'peak' that I knew was the end.

I HATED both ALCOHOL and CIGARETTES by the time it came to stop for good.
Somewhere in my head it said : "Satz you've had a great innings - you've done it to the death - time to stop."

[satz123]

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Morning Jacks and Rusters -- sorry -- was on a rant haha -- and when a thought comes into the head it has to come back out of the head so to speak:congratulatory:

same here .......

[satz123]

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ALSO - man who comes into the library - he retired about a year ago -- is a golf fanatic - handicap of 2 - which if you are a golfer you may know is a pretty good handicap to have - asked him how he found retirement and he told me he was bored RIGID - I was amazed - I asked him about the golf - did it not keep him busy and happy - he said - 'there's only so much golf you can play' -- he said he would have to improve to keep his interest going and at 65 and that handicap there is no improvement really that he can manage.. ..

God yes. I totally get that filling the days thing.
That is what drove me back to work ......... such a waste. It's the 'dream' when you have to get up every morning to go to work - but the reality is so much different.
I see it all round me - the women are unpaid child minders and the men play fecking golf all day ( or stay in & annoy me ) :haha:. Then talk about it for the rest of the day.

To me retirement is a time to do all the things you love - chill - but also try to still give of yourself . Use any talent you have to help others now you have the time.

[satz123]

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With regard to young Satz -
The pattern is the same.
After about 4 days sober he's all gung ho - applying for jobs , interviewing for jobs , making plans. Training for marathons etc.
Then it all falls apart when he drinks again.