July Army Manoeuvres

[JackieClaire]

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Evening,
Never thought I'd say this but over here we've had the coolest day for a while with a slight drizzle and its been bliss. Although do remind me if its still like this in a week and I start moaning.

[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION]...........I'm not a good meditator..........always have half an eye open. Its the FOMO syndrome.

[IamMary]

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[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION]...........I'm not a good meditator..........always have half an eye open. Its the FOMO syndrome.

haha, Im a bit like that. Or my head is planning and making lists. Its hard to turn off the brain. Well as was said above, to just 'be'.
I remember finding that so hard at the start, but once those cravings fade away, and they will, a lovely feeling of contentment will replace them.
[MENTION=22456]starty[/MENTION] - same with the temps. Think its dropped a tad today. Roll on your few days off...

[stirly-girly]

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Good morning Army!! Greetings from a warm but somewhat cloudy Athens. We are to get rain again today - last shower was Sunday night. I am really enjoying this unusual summer weather. Just out of curiosity - how hot is it in your various areas? Everyone's complaining of the heat but it can't be as hot as it is here - 24C at 8 a.m. and to go up to 29C in spite of the clouds and rain. Still, it's not 35 or higher so I am not complaining.

I saw somewhere that Bridge made it through the night. Good on ya. You know it gets easier as the days/nights go by.

Time to get back to work. Wishing you all a productive, sober day!!!!

[mollyka]

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Poxy 30+ Stirly - and 'feels like' 40 due to no air conditioning in workplace - thankfully we never need it - wonder IS it global warming ? Apparently our precious gulf stream is to be compromised by ice melt on the pole - anyway well done Bridge - always felt the commitment of first few days under my belt prevented a casual lapse - morning all!

Edit - yeah - the 20's are ok - but just thinking - lots of our buildings particularly public service buildings have huge windows - I know where I work - they have those enormous Carnegie windows and the heat is suffocating - no one loves heat more than me on hols - on with the bikini - rug on the grass and my book - but don't ask me to dress up lookin sort of grown up, covering legs etc. and to function in that -- no - much much MUCH rather our climate - COME BACK!!!!!!

[JackieClaire]

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Morning lovelies,
Always wondered about the big windows, Molls, boiling in the summer and bitter in the winter. Perhaps they were a showy sign of wealth because of the price of glass in the olden days. Get one of those wee fans..........they look rediculous but they may just help. Although its been so hot at times we've needed a fan with the power of a jumbo jet engine.

Not too boiling hot and slightly overcast.........so going to have a wander up to Tesco.

[mollyka]

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Morning jacks yeah we have a fan now at each desk needless to say most of the day is not at the desk! No more moaning and yes- big windows was an ostentatious display of wealth back in dem old days;-)

[mollyka]

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I think you lot even had window taxes? We were too poor in Ireland - just broke a hole in the wall!!!

[JackieClaire]

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Next time you're over I'll let you and Mr JC look at all the bricked up windows. There's bound to be a plaque.
Windows were only for the Church, Royalty or the extremely rich. I'll ask himself when it stopped.
Keep it quiet though we've got them now..........Tessa May hasn't cottoned on to that for taxation. She'd be clapping her little handies with delight if she could find another way to screw us..............ooh errrrrr what a political satarist I am.

Now I'm off to Tesco....

[byebyebridgetjones]

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haha, Im a bit like that. Or my head is planning and making lists. Its hard to turn off the brain. Well as was said above, to just 'be'.
I remember finding that so hard at the start, but once those cravings fade away, and they will, a lovely feeling of contentment will replace them.
@starty - same with the temps. Think its dropped a tad today. Roll on your few days off...

Evening/morning All,
Here I am on night two, sugar treats insitu.
You know Mary, that's exactly right, a feeling of comfort and contentment that I had really taken for granted. It will be 'interesting' to see if I have to start right from the very beginning or whether I still have credit points. Anyway, I did it. I have to undo it.
Now the phone is telling me that you are mid morning yesterday over there in some stinking heat. I've got the heater blasting at dinner time. Another good thing about the sober life - getting loads of stuff done after dinner so you can have the weekend to yourself.
You at right [MENTION=22456]starty[/MENTION] heaps better like this.

[stirly-girly]

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Evening/morning All,
Here I am on night two, sugar treats insitu.
You know Mary, that's exactly right, a feeling of comfort and contentment that I had really taken for granted. It will be 'interesting' to see if I have to start right from the very beginning or whether I still have credit points. Anyway, I did it. I have to undo it.
Another good thing about the sober life - getting loads of stuff done after dinner so you can have the weekend to yourself.
You at right [MENTION=22456]starty[/MENTION] heaps better like this.

You'll undo it, [MENTION=9170]byebyebridgetjones[/MENTION] - no doubt about it. I remember you as being a very determined bint when you put your mind to something.(insert appropriate smiley here!)

The truest thing I can say about being sober is that I am now living and not just existing. And it wasn't only the nightly drinking that found me swilling down my first drink just before 9 pm and by 10:30 tops I was dead drunk and in bed, never, ever remembering putting on my Pj's, eating a sarnie or falling into bed. It's a wonder I didn't choke on the damn sandwich! It was also the countless hours during the day that my mind turned to AL - how many hours til 9 pm.? Do I have enough to get me through tonight? Oh, I don't so I have to go out and get more booze. Which supermarket did I shop at yesterday and which one should I go to today so as not to buy a bottle every day from the same one? Then, after the first couple of drinks, the feeling of slowly losing control of my movements and knowing that my speech was slightly slurred. There was defo not the feeling of relaxation and even enjoyment that a non-alkie might feel after a couple of drinks. No way. Just a slow spiral into oblivion every single f-ing night. Now I live. I work hard, I contribute, I feel, I love, I get angry, I am happy. All of those feelings and emotions that were blurred by AL now come out and are allowed to be felt and experienced. Bad days - yup, just like everyone else, but they are much fewer and I simply get through them knowing that tomorrow is a new day. Yep - heaps better like this!!!!

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Never a truer word Stirly. I'll tell you though, it's amazing how fast you forget all of that and choose oblivion. And it was amazing how fast it all escalated from a few cheeky reds to more than I have ever drunk in my life. Can't face a liver function test for a while and no point anyway.
You know I think on the whole the Army is the most successful group of long term sober stayers I've ever seen or heard of.

[JackieClaire]

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[MENTION=9170]byebyebridgetjones[/MENTION]............I wouldn't bother with the liver function for a good while. I know in my past escapades as soon as my liver was performing at full strength I'd be straight back on the bottle. In fact the doctor I saw nine years ago must have been a mind reader because he said he wasn't going to do one for at least a year.

[MENTION=11158]stirly-girly[/MENTION]........I just didn't eat.......if I was feeling particularly argumentative.......I'd wave a bottle at himself and say I was getting all the nutrients from the wine........full of fruit you see.........hic.......and sugars......hic. God, I was a right cow of pomposity.

Got a call just as I came out of the shops from Mr JC to say another 3 of the wee Thai boys are out off caves.......one of them asked for chocolate. .............I promptly burst into tears. Got some strange looks but feck 'em. Oh he got his chocolate.

[satz123]

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Late check in :checkin:
No excuse just getting tired of the 'Trailer Trash' weather.

You know the look - 'ol string top & dodgy shorts ( circa 1990) and dragging myself around in flip flops with hair standing on end ......
Like this without the glamour ( & youth) :haha:

[JackieClaire]

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[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION]..........used to take ages to get that look.

C'mere a minute but when did we all start to drink out of the bottle? I'm meaning wandering around with a bottle of overpriced still water from the cool cabinet in shops. My Nana will be spinning in her grave.......drinking out of a bottle was as bad as running with scissors.

Will we grow another limb so we can carry our phone and water bottle/ energy drink and actually have a limb that actually does something useful.

And why do young women want such big artificial boobs ???

And how many times do I make a complete eejit of myself saying hello to people who have earphones in and they're not saying hello to me but whoever they are talking to on their phone?

[Cinders]

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[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION]..........used to take ages to get that look.

C'mere a minute but when did we all start to drink out of the bottle? I'm meaning wandering around with a bottle of overpriced still water from the cool cabinet in shops. My Nana will be spinning in her grave.......drinking out of a bottle was as bad as running with scissors.

Will we grow another limb so we can carry our phone and water bottle/ energy drink and actually have a limb that actually does something useful.

And why do young women want such big artificial boobs ???

And how many times do I make a complete eejit of myself saying hello to people who have earphones in and they're not saying hello to me but whoever they are talking to on their phone?

Because rich men like big boobs. Duh.

I keep trying to chat with my granddaughter, who lives with us these days, and realize she usually can't hear a thing I am saying because of the ear buds. sigh.

A big shout out to all. So many people here that I knew before. So much sobriety. It is wonderful.

Bridge, Just be good to yourself for a while. Gentle. Things get so much better.