November Army Manoeuvres 2018

[Guitarista]

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Sorry to hear JC. What about some smoochin time with Bess? Take care of yourself my friend. You're a fkn legend. Do u know that? :hug:

[JackieClaire]

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Sorry to hear JC. What about some smoochin time with Bess? Take care of yourself my friend. You're a fkn legend. Do u know that?:hug:

Thank you. :heartbeat:

[stirly-girly]

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Morning quiet people including myself,
[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION]......go see your mum. She'll probably say don't make a fuss, what are you doing here, I don't want to be a bother..........but being a mother I know she'll be delighted on the inside.

I'm afraid I am on a real downer. Everything and nothing is bringing out a person in me I don't recognize. My temper is on the shortage fuse ever and poor Mr JC is getting the backlash over the smallest thing. I'm near tears half the time and even my safety net of having a nanna nap has escaped me. I cannot find any enthusiasm for anything and tbh if I was newly sober I'd have dived into the drink like a demon.

Good morning Army!!

Jackie dear, we all have times that we aren't ourselves but often it is due to circumstances and situations around us. Right now, IMO, you should be more upbeat - the S&H getting engaged, Jennie in her teaching job, your renovations of the house, etc., etc. So my point is this - any medications you are taking that could be causing you to feel this way? I don't want to always use myself as an example but the few times I have taken a certain antibiotic - AM+XIL, I get depressed. I can actually feel myself getting lower and lower and it passes as soon as I stop the medication. Just a thought. I know you were on something for the C-diff and I'm wondering, if you are still on it, if that could be the problem. On the upside, you have recognized that there is an issue and you are addressing it. That's good. Not everyone can do that. Sending you big hugs!!!
[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION] - love yer wee lassie!!! She is ever so adorable. I've said I won't get another dog til I stop working because I'm away from home for hours on end. But I would love to come home to a little sweetie like Rosie! The name suits her to a T!! Good move with YS - maybe he will finally get his act together and if he doesn't, at least you won't have to put up with it under your own roof.
[MENTION=9170]byebyebridgetjones[/MENTION] - great job on the continued AF. Love to see you chalking up those sober days!!

Arsey - sorry to hear about your Mom. Hope she is better soon. What JC said - a trip to see her would probably be good for both of you!

Waves to all the rest of the troopers. Having a wee break here at work. Wishing you all as good a day as you can make it.

Rainy and 11C here in Greece but I'm dry and warm so no complaints!!

[JackieClaire]

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[MENTION=11158]stirly-girly[/MENTION]...........I'm on two medications...........one for my COPD ( been on that nigh on 2 years) and a very mild anti-depressant used to off-label to help with my appetite and sleeping. I'm not depressed. My medicine cabinet is a pleasure to look at these days as its not brimming with pills and potions.

The C-diff is long gone thank goodness. Wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

I know should be feeling on top of the world which is why it is so difficult to admit how I actually feel.

[JackieClaire]

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The carpet fitters are here.........same lads as we usually get ...........they're good crew and Bess after a good bark is relaxed with them.

Just got a nice tax-rebate cheque through the door. Nothing life-changing enough for a new shed and a few fripperies.

Thanks for the hugs, [MENTION=11158]stirly-girly[/MENTION]. Had a wee think I think all this refurb business has finally got to me. The bottom line is I don't like strangers in the house however good and friendly they are.

[stirly-girly]

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The carpet fitters are here.........same lads as we usually get ...........they're good crew and Bess after a good bark is relaxed with them.

Just got a nice tax-rebate cheque through the door. Nothing life-changing enough for a new shed and a few fripperies.

Thanks for the hugs, [MENTION=11158]stirly-girly[/MENTION]. Had a wee think I think all this refurb business has finally got to me. The bottom line is I don't like strangers in the house however good and friendly they are.

Don't like it much myself, Jackie. Even tho they've been called in to do something, I always feel like they're invading my privacy. Funny how the mind works. And I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to how they do their work. I want them to show up on time, do what they came to do - do it properly then clean up and go. Usually they are late and they leave a mess even if the work is done well. Always annoys me. I guess it started some years ago when an electrician came to change a fuse on our circuit panel so it would withstand a microwave oven. He showed up with his daily planner in one hand and his cell phone in the other. Not a tool in sight. Asked Mr. Stirly for a screw driver and a flashlight and proceeded to destroy the wall around the panel in order to remove it to install the larger fuse. Results were a floor full of plaster and a wall that needed to be re-plastered and re-painted around the panel. Bugger....

[satz123]

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Morning quiet people including myself,
[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION]......go see your mum. She'll probably say don't make a fuss, what are you doing here, I don't want to be a bother..........but being a mother I know she'll be delighted on the inside.

I'm afraid I am on a real downer. Everything and nothing is bringing out a person in me I don't recognize. My temper is on the shortage fuse ever and poor Mr JC is getting the backlash over the smallest thing. I'm near tears half the time and even my safety net of having a nanna nap has escaped me. I cannot find any enthusiasm for anything and tbh if I was newly sober I'd have dived into the drink like a demon.

Check if you maybe have a UTI JC - you may have no obvious symptoms. - just talking to a friend who was out of work for 2 weeks with a bladder infection and developed severe anxiety.
There is some link between UTIs and depression / anxiety. Don't ask me how or why.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Late check in for me folks.
Sorry to hear about your Mum RC. She sounds like a tough lady though, she'll be right.
Jeez JC that doesn't sound good. Maybe that better do for the renovations for a while. It is very intrusive if you are a person who values their privacy and sanctuary. Sure that's it, love?

I was hanging out for a weekend at home in the garden this weekend but it didn't happen again. Busy week on this week organising a conference, so I won't get much time to myself. That's dangerous for me, so next weekend will be an enforced quiet one. Just me and the house and garden.

Something tells me the Satz pupper is going to be a very spoilt child indeed....

Right, better get my head down.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Check if you maybe have a UTI JC - you may have no obvious symptoms. - just talking to a friend who was out of work for 2 weeks with a bladder infection and developed severe anxiety.
There is some link between UTIs and depression / anxiety. Don't ask me how or why.

Also serious confusion in older folk. Was in charge of a nursing home full of them once. Mum recently had a terrible time with one as well. It's not as simple as it sounds.

[satz123]

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[MENTION=9170]byebyebridgetjones[/MENTION] - yes my mother takes a big dip in memory & mood every time she has a UTI.
In fact it's the sign they look for and then test wee wee for infection.

'Mo madra álainn' ( Google Gaelic) is a joy in this house. We've had callers every day, Mr S is besotted and has stopped obsessing over YS's drinking.
I have rediscovered my playful & loving side - that was buried for a long while.
My family are sort of amazed that the ice queen has melted ( their words)
(I'd call it keeping a calm cool head - when al around me are losing theirs)...... :haha:

[rustop59]

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Evening all.

Sorry you are feeling down JC, some good advice above. Part of it could be the time of year too. Hope your Mom is ok RC. Bet she will be delighted to see you. Pain that you didn’t get a me time weekend Bridget, make sure it happens next week.:happy2:

Welcome to the doggie 🐶 club Satz. Now you know what we are all raving about , would be lost without my two. Still puppy sitting, she has a home but needs her final shots and microchip so they get her next weekend. They have bought her a bed, toys etc, going to be another spoiled lady. She’s here tearing my slipper apart as I type. A lot of work but great fun. I had her outside a while ago and she was making bouncy dives at her shadow!

[JackieClaire]

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Have I told you lately how much I :heartbeat: you lot.

Look away now those of a nervous disposition ...........Don't think its a UTI but I am very constipated. On consultation with the pharmacist today going to begin with the lowest dose of Dulcolax. If I'm no better in a few days got to go the doctor........I'll ring on Monday get an appointment for later in the week and cancel it if things impprove.

The refurb is now on hold 'til well into the New Year. The relief I felt when their van drove off was unbelievable.Its no wonder you're advised not to take on anything too bg in your first year of sobriety...........mine would have been straight down the toilet. I cannot be doing with any more strangers paddling around the house. We do have an electrician coming by to do some bits and bobs......but we've known him since he was 7 years old now 40 (son of our next door neighbours) so he doesn't go into the stranger category.

[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION]............its amazing the people you'll meet walking Rosie. Lengthy conversations on poo bags will be held. We use baby nappy sacks btw. You'll no longer be Satz but known as Rosie's mammy.

[abcowboy]

Tis the season to be jolly [MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION], but it's also the season for sadness and depression. I was just saying in the Café how November and December can be tough for us alkies, but fill your heart and mind with joyous thoughts and memories, and let the sadness and troublesome thoughts flow away... :hug:

[IamMary]

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Evening all. Lost d'internet there for 24 hours. Had to watch the actual television :egad:

Sorry to hear your off [MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION], has this been brewing? Wise words from everyone here and a wise decision yourself to give the work a break. Sometimes things just get a bit overwhelming, (like Christmas, as Coyboy says) :hug:..

Im a bit jealous of all your dogs now!! But Im a bit like Stirly, wouldn't be fair to a dog if there's no one here for 6 hours every day. Kids are really pushing for one.

3.5 years sober and thoughts still pop into my head as naturally as planning the dinner. Like today, a few of us are booking a weekend away next Sept.. I thought, should be great and sure I might even be back drinking by then!! wtf... comes from no where. I suppose thats why Molly would always say, a few years is still early in sobriety terms.
[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION], hows the mammy?

[satz123]

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I am very constipated. On consultation with the pharmacist today going to begin with the lowest dose of Dulcolax. If I'm no better in a few days got to go the doctor........I'll ring on Monday get an appointment for later in the week and cancel it if things impprove.

Yep that'll do it too. I'm not a doc ( despite RC believing I am) - this is experience and trail & error over the years.

When I look at the puppy what she eats is processed and triggers a poo within 30 mins. Some big name the vet used.
We as humans should be the same but have lost this somewhere along the way ........
We should 'go' at least once a day - Not pooing will cause all sorts of toxins to build up in our systems. Lethal. “All disease begins in the gut.” - Hippocrates.
I've found flaxseed is brilliant for 'sweeping' out the system.
I got a great book from someone once - 'Always Look After Number Two' ..... :haha:

Here endeth the Sunday lecture .....

BUT:
For those of you who, like me, are interested in gut health:
Colon Health: Are You Pooping 3X a Day?



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