One Step at a Time - June 2019

[NoraC]

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Bird - I hadn't heard about the baby. I just went and checked the news. What an absolute miracle that she was found. It's hard to understand what could be in someone's mind to choose that option.
Ugh - I hate ants in the house. We have so many outside right now. Anthills in several places. I try to live & let live but they must stay outside. LOL

Well, I'm hooked on a Hallmark movie right now so I'll be back.

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - June 2019

Hi all. Just a quick check in for me as my stomach is not feeling great right now. Nora, glad the ultrasound was ok. That must be a relief.
Bird, I was in the pool a long time today too. Pauly, Rusty, glassie and everyone else waves.

[NoraC]

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[MENTION=16180]BelleGirl[/MENTION] - thank you so much for writing!! I would love to swap stories. I am so shocked to hear that someone else had this and also Fibromyalgia! I'll try to PM you tonight but might be tomorrow. You are probably in bed tonight anyway. Looking forward to swapping stories.

[NoraC]

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Liz - I'm sorry you are not feeling well. I hope you are feeling better right away.

Pauly - I'm off tomorrow too. I keep thinking it's Saturday tomorrow. Maybe I can hit the 99 cent store tomorrow.

Rusty - are you heading home tomorrow? Hope you can get home early.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Liz,hope your stomach is better,Bird,Kell sent me that story of the baby it's so hard to see but then hard to "unsee" still etched in my brain just too damn sad,Nora,hope you enjoy your extra day off and I'm sure you'll find stuff to keep you busy Rusty,hope all is well with you feels like we haven't seen you in ages but I know how busy you are,quick one here cuz like Liz my stomach is acting up,off to do a Google,much love to all and wishes for a wonderful AF Friday!

[Lizann]

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Good morning. Feeling much better this morning. What the heck, must've been something I ate. Nora, enjoy your day off. PAuly and Nora, I'm heading to the dollar store in a bit too! Erin and Logan are stopping by in a bit. She's really not feeling well and she wants to eat nothing.
Wishing you all a great AF Friday!

[bird]

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Hi all,
Went to the dentist this morning and I am gonna get 2 crowns. Goodbye $2000 ..really tired today and fell asleep about lunch haha, think I did too much yest. So last night was video q and a at hip sobriety which is really good. She was talking about hangovers giving us an permission to slow down and do nothing, something I had been thinking about lately. A lot of us feel guilty about taking time to do nothing, hangovers kinda force you into taking time off and caring for yourself, something we need to learn in sobriety, it is something I have a prob with, feel like I always need to be doing something productive...damn ants in my car today, I had to spray. ....Paulie, hope your stomach is better.....Nora, my old job was off every Friday and I loved it.....Liz, glad your stomach is better....maybe Erin will get her appetite soon. I couldn't stop eating with dd2 hehe....

[Lizann]

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[MENTION=2634]bird[/MENTION], thanks for sharing what u guys talked about with hip sobriety. I've never thought about a hangover that way, I don't think. I feel guilty not constantly doing stuff too. I did take some time the other day to lounge in the pool. I had a cup of iced coffee and hadn't eaten anything. By the time I got out of the pool I was shaking, kind like I was going through al withdrawal. Not at all enjoyable, don't miss that at all. I'm glad that I am able to forget some of the adverse effects but grateful also for those reminders.

[NoraC]

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That's really interesting about taking the time to do nothing. Everyone here is constantly on the go. I get tired just reading about all of your adventures. I hope you all do learn to do nothing.
I have gotten too good at doing nothing.

Liz - I so agree with you. It's nice to be able to forget but also a good reminder sometimes.

We have been dealing with all the maniacs putting off the firecrackers again tonight. I am annoyed. We could hear some of the debris hitting our patio awning which meant that it was also hitting the roofs. Such a careless thing for people to be doing. Seems like so much fun until something awful happens.

[NoSugar]

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Hi, Steppers. I was thinking about what you shared from your course [MENTION=2634]bird[/MENTION]. I was never easy on myself the next day and in fact punished myself by over-exercising and ploughing through work --- part of an effort to convince myself I didn't have a problem, I guess. But, the time sitting in a chair, watching talking heads on TV, and drinking glass after glass (or being too far out of it to do anything) was that down time I needed but never gave myself willingly. I still am not great at just sitting but have found that knitting is relaxing and meditative. It has become much of a substitute "activity" and I've made the decision not to feel guilty about spending time that way.

One time I read a quote about how we are human BEINGS, not human DOINGS, but many of us try to hard to be the latter.

Have a good weekend and holiday week - all AF, of course :smile:. xx, NS

[Rusty]

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Good Morning, Friends!

It has been a crazy week, and again, I am rushing. I am going to northern Wisconsin tomorrow for a little mini-vacation with my sister. I will be back on Tuesday. It's a lovely resort area where I have been many times. We have rented a condo at the entrance to Peninsula State Park, so we will spend our time walking, biking, swimming and talking....and eating, of course. Hahahah!! 4th of July will be the one year anniversary of my aunt's passing and I told my sister that I have to do something differently this 4th of July so I don't get overwhelmed with sadness.
[MENTION=9757]NoraC[/MENTION]-I had no idea that you suffer from the Parvovirus! How awful.:sad: I hope you will be able to find relief with your time off from work. I hope you and [MENTION=16180]BelleGirl[/MENTION] can compare stories...that would benefit both of you.
[MENTION=2634]bird[/MENTION]-thank you for sharing your experiences with Hip Sobriety. I felt the same way you and [MENTION=18725]NoSugar[/MENTION]:

I was never easy on myself the next day and in fact punished myself by over-exercising and ploughing through work --- part of an effort to convince myself I didn't have a problem, I guess. But, the time sitting in a chair, watching talking heads on TV, and drinking glass after glass (or being too far out of it to do anything) was that down time I needed but never gave myself willingly.

[MENTION=19302]Lizann[/MENTION]-yes, I do enjoy swimming underwater in our pool but the weather has not cooperated. Hopefully, later today, it will! Delighted that Mark is home but I laugh when you say he eats so much as he is so very fit and thin. Haha!

Pauly-hope you are feeling better, too!

Off to continue my day.

Happy AF Weekend to All! :-)

[NoraC]

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Happy Saturday! Just a quick check in right now and I'll be back later. But, had to share a couple of pics. Proud Grandma here.


Only time she held still the whole time I was there. She had a bottle and relaxed for a minute. Then she was off again.



She loves sitting and spinning around in a circle.

[paulywogg]

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She's such a doll Nora!

[Lizann]

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Nora she is so cute! Is she walking yet or just spinning?
Rusty, enjoy your time away. It sounds lovely! I'm glad that you are doing something on the fourth. It's hard not to focus on missing you aunt. We are coming up on one year for my dad, too. I get it!
We had a car wash at church today and I'm tired. Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful AF Saturday!

[bird]

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Hi all,
Kinda rough day, was reading a book kinda like 7 weeks to sobriety, had a lot of suggested supplements I wanted to try, had to hurry up to get to GNC and back by 1 cuz I had a video meet. Anyway just made it and was so hungry and rushing around and off my routine. Ended up eating a lot of crap food and felt lousy. Neighbor back from Disney, I imagined him being tired and sitting around drinking and I wanted to also. I didn't though, so that is good and now I feel fine.....Nora, Savannah is so cute! Looking very happy! Too bad about the fireworks, I haven't heard any here yet....Liz, the car wash sounds exhausting. I do lay around in the pool a lot myself, I suppose that is relaxing.....N.S., love the quote. I surely could not exercise hungover or do much at all.....Rusty, have a wonderful time, I love state parks...waves to Paulie !