One Step at a Time - June 2018

[NoSugar]

Re: One Step at a Time - June 2018

I realize that I am coming from a different place than most of you regarding drinking behavior. I was out of control. I hope that I am not coming off as preachy when I post blogs or quotes. I certainly don't intend it to be that way. I just post the things that resonate with me and if it helps someone else then great. I just want to make sure that I'm not being pushy. :love:

You are not pushy, Nora, you are inspiring! I enjoy the links and affirmations you post. Some speak to me directly and others are interesting to think about. I doubt if you differ much from the majority who sign on to a stop drinking website. Someone who is in control of their drinking would have no reason to do that. And the risk of bothering a person who doesn't relate directly to what you have to say or post is much less than that of not saying something another person truly needs to hear. You're one of the backbones of this website, Nora, and we love you exactly as you are. xx

[bird]

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Hi all,
DD1 passed her driving test! And dd2 got her car out of the repair shop! And we are ready as we will be for the yard sale.And the owners of the place I am buying got the well re dug yesterday so...a lot happened yest. But then I drank a few beers. No excuses. Gotta find a place to go in my head when I am worn out....anyway....Nora, I just threw out a canopy. Hope the graduation was fun to watch. And I love your helpful posts.....Lizann, glad your Dad is a bit better. I curse like a sailor.....off to the sale. Back later.....b

[NoraC]

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Thanks guys. I just didn't want to come across as a know it all. Because we all know that I'm not. Ha ha

Off to rush to wal-mart before mom wakes up. We will use our trusty camera monitor to check in on her. Catch you all later. Have a fantastic day.

Bird - I'm sorry your drank. Do you have a whole debate in your head before you buy it? That was what I would do, I would stand in front of the beer and argue with myself.

[DriftyAlison0]

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I have come to realize that I cannot be around booze at all.

[Rusty]

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Welcome, [MENTION=9396]DriftyAlison0[/MENTION]!:happy2: Please tell us what happened and how we can help you.:hug:

[NoraC]

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[MENTION=9396]DriftyAlison0[/MENTION] - :hug: Glad that you realized it before it got bad. Are you ok? Stick close to us to get your bearings back. :heartbeat:

[DriftyAlison0]

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I am ok. All I had this morning was a little quessy tummy and a headache. It could have been worse.

[NoraC]

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Whew - by this time tomorrow, it will be over. We have all the canopies up, tables up, the chairs up. Table decorations made. Mermaid soaps wrapped. I still need to cut up fruit.

And don't tell anyone but we didn't actually count all of these. So when they guess the number of M&M's, they are guessing to the number we estimated. :harhar::hahaha::smiles:

[NoraC]

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Hope you're feeling much better now Drifty.

Liz - how are things today?

Glassie - what did you do for your weekend? Rest??????????

Rusty - are you home this weekend?

Bird - how you doing today? Did you make it past the 'craving' hour

[Lizann]

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[MENTION=9396]DriftyAlison0[/MENTION] I'm glad you came here and that you're not feeling too badly. We are here to listen and lend support.
[MENTION=2634]bird[/MENTION], I'm curious too if you had the debate in your head about drinking. I used to be able to block those thoughts from my head and just go buy the al. I hope your sale went well today. Sounds like things are looking up in a lot of aspects for you and your family. I'm sure you're relieved.
[MENTION=9757]NoraC[/MENTION] we did the same thing with the M&Ms. I can't wait to hear about the shower! .

We had a garage sale at church yesterday and today. It's a lot of work, but we have fun together too. Always a lot of laughs. Afterward Erin and I went shopping for Logan's first birthday party next week. We were gone for hours, but accomplished a lot. Didn't get around to seeing daddy, but both my sisters were there, mom, my niece and 2 sister in laws. He had a busy day. They had him in a wheelchair and outside, which he really enjoyed. I will go tomorrow. i had some serious drinking thoughts today, I guess this is all just wearing away at me. The uncertainty of my parents future is overwhelming. Thanks for being here and letting me share.
Rusty, Pauly, I hope you are both doing ok. Techie, haven't hear from you in awhile and I've been wondering how you're doing.

[NoraC]

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Liz - I am sorry that you had drinking thoughts because that's just one more stress on you. But, the good thing is that you were able to fight it off and will wake up without that hanging over your head.
It is hard because we always used to run to that to cope. Keep logging in here and reading. Even if you don't have time to post during the day, keep us close. :heartbeat:
I'm glad your dad was able to get outside. We took Mom out back today to help and she started not feeling well. Shaky, starting to breath hard. I'm a little concerned about tomorrow. But, we will work it out.
My niece texted me last night 'LOVE when my dad gets drunk' followed by rolling eyes. She was quite unhappy with him. Today is the big graduation party - her husband got his masters and their daughter graduated high school. I told her that she needed to have her husband take her dad aside and tell him to take it easy today. I don't know how it's going but I told my brother we're not serving alcohol at the shower. He said, you're not against it, you're just not supplying it. I said I don't care what anybody does but I'm not serving it. They are not even playing the drinking the beer out of the baby bottle game.

[Lizann]

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Thank you [MENTION=9757]NoraC[/MENTION]. I know you understand:heartbeat:. My TS (twin) keeps asking me if I'm"ok" and frankly that's getting on my nerves. It's 2 am and I'm awake! That hasn't happened in forever, figured I'd see what's going on here. I will be thinking you you at the shower today. Please post some pictures?

[bird]

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Hi all,
Nora...happy shower day. Hope it all goes smoothly. And yes, I have a long debate in my head before drinking. I may go around and around the beer aisle. Or stop at convienience store, head for the beer, walk out with a soda, only to stop at the next store and get beer anyway. Stuff like that.......Drifty, glad you are here.......Lizann, glad the garage sale went well. I enjoy getting out and doing projects with people. I rarely do though, since the kids got out of h.s. I know that it is hard with your parents aging..:hug: odat with that is all you can do......the kids did great at their sale. Still have a lot of stuff left, so will just put out the sign when I am over there. Really feeling kinda beat and want to go down to the beach by myself. I know that won't happen with the kids home, so I will just go out to the park for a bit. I really miss that.......b

[Rusty]

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Good Morning, Steppers! :love:

Lots of great discussion and engagement here and it is wonderful to see!
[MENTION=9396]DriftyAlison0[/MENTION], I hope you feel better today and you feel hopeful, not defeated, about getting back up on the AF horse. 7 years of sobriety is fantastic and NO ONE can take those years away from you! Let us know how we can help!
[MENTION=9757]NoraC[/MENTION]-I LOVE the M&M's baby bottle and GOOD FOR YOU for not serving AL at the shower. I didn't know your brother was a big drinker...I hope he behaves himself.
Sorry to hear your mom wasn't feeling well and I hope she is feeling well enough to enjoy this special day.
[MENTION=19302]Lizann[/MENTION]:hug: I totally get wanting to escape into AL with the worry of your dad's health and the future of both of your parents. As far as your sister asking if you are "OK", that would drive me crazy. Just knowing that someone is constantly watching for signs that you are going to drink causes extreme anxiety on your part. If I were you, I would just say to her, gently, "I know you are concerned but every time you ask me if I'm OK, I get anxious. It isn't helping me. If I don't feel OK, and I feel like I might drink, you will be the first person I will reach out to, OK??"
[MENTION=2634]bird[/MENTION]-So glad the girls' sale went well! Congrats to your daughter on passing her driver's test.

Glassie-how are you feeling?

My handy man is coming in an hour to plant my flowers in the boxes on my decks and help me with a few chores so I better get moving. Tomorrow I am home and I am very relieved.

Happy Sunday, everyone!

[Lizann]

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Rusty, what kind of flowers are you gettin? It sounds just lovely. I used to plant inpatiences in the front of the house, how I just do pots. I love using a bunch of different colors. My favorite time of yesr.

Bird, I enjoy the beach too. Sadly it's about an hour and a half away. I can just hang in. Pathetic pool and pretend.

Went to Cjs best friends bridal shower today,sat with som moms that our girls went to school with and it was so nice to catch up.

Hope everyone had a fpgreat weekend