November Army Thread

[techie]

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I for one would be greatly saddened if that happened.

Me too :-(

[mollyka]

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Morning all! Quick post during morning break. Well imo the only way to keep the thread alive is to post daily...all of us..I know I've done many a disappearing trick and am guilty of logging in and out if no one else posting..but as of now ..I will commit to posting at least once a day...for the rest of 2021. If we all commit to that for now..we can look at 2022 when the time comes....that a plan??

[rustop59]

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Afternoon everyone.

Yes that is definitely a plan Molly and I commit to the same. We can all feel we have nothing to say but you never know what sparks an interest or strikes a chord with someone.

Right better get my act together and go into work. Alarm guy was here at 8 am and is still busy at it. We had very basic cameras with memory cards so now getting the more up to date WiFi ones. Will be a break getting away from here. So far I have walked the dogs for an hour and a half, gone grocery shopping for the week. Made lunch for everyone, did the ashes and lit the stove. God I miss the days when I could light the stove and put my feet up and crochet for the afternoon :yay:

[JackieClaire]

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I'll try and post everyday. I want to make 40K posts (most of them drivel).
I got my phone call from the counselor spot on 9:15am. I was sat on the settee with my heart thumping so hard I'm surprised you didn't hear me.I thought she was actually going to be my actual counselor but it was just an introductory chat to see what kind of therapy I need. Normally they're about half an hour/40 minutes. An hour and half later we were still talking. Now I sit and wait until they match me with a counselor that will be a match with me....................for want of a better phrase...............my crap. Ooops I should have said my issues.

[mollyka]

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Afternoon everyone.

Yes that is definitely a plan Molly and I commit to the same. We can all feel we have nothing to say but you never know what sparks an interest or strikes a chord with someone.

Right better get my act together and go into work. Alarm guy was here at 8 am and is still busy at it. We had very basic cameras with memory cards so now getting the more up to date WiFi ones. Will be a break getting away from here. So far I have walked the dogs for an hour and a half, gone grocery shopping for the week. Made lunch for everyone, did the ashes and lit the stove. God I miss the days when I could light the stove and put my feet up and crochet for the afternoon :yay:

This struck a chord with me --- I'm 65 and except for the lockdowns in the last 2 years I have never had time to just sit at the fire and do whatever I want to do -- be it reading or knitting or watching Netflix -- I can squash in an hour here or there --- but I was always either at work or looking after small ones... as soon as I stopped having small ones I was back at work.... really looking forward to that!!! We are signing contracts on the house on 6th December - and 28 days later we should own it!!! Feels -- really real now -- and quite exciting tbh!! My belligerent sprog has even come around -- he rang me last night and he's coming up with the boys on Sunday (of his own accord) and for Christmas --- so yeah -- last worry over -- for now!!

I'll try and post everyday. I want to make 40K posts (most of them drivel).
I got my phone call from the counselor spot on 9:15am. I was sat on the settee with my heart thumping so hard I'm surprised you didn't hear me.I thought she was actually going to be my actual counselor but it was just an introductory chat to see what kind of therapy I need. Normally they're about half an hour/40 minutes. An hour and half later we were still talking. Now I sit and wait until they match me with a counselor that will be a match with me....................for want of a better phrase...............my crap. Ooops I should have said my issues.

ahhhhh Jacks --- we'll get you to 40k posts if it kills us :welldone:
And well done dealing with the introductory counsellor! I do know when we aren't emotionally in great shape - anything like that can seem like a monumental hurdle (getting out of bed can be a monumental hurdle ffs!) -- hopefully this is the beginning of your turn around -- would love if you were here every day - but don't put pressure on yourself -- whatever you feel up to --- the 'every day' was for the other lazy layabouts:hahaha:

Great to talk xxxx

[IamMary]

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Cord struck here too. Maybe that's why I liked lockdowns, fewer demands.
Granted I have myself to blame for the running, but thats my headspace and I think I'd quite possibly be back drinking if I didn't have something else to focus (obsese) about.
I will post daily too.

Can that lady not be your Councillor [MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION]? She sounds perfect for you :happy2:

[brit]

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Good morning everyone. So sorry to hear about your depression/anxiety situation Jackie.The right Counselling can often be the right solution. I do hope you find your way out of this soon.
Hope everyone else is OK.
Satz a dog sounds like a perfect solution but I couldn't cope with looking after anyone or anything else. as I need the freedom to be able to be able to go away as and when I can. Also dogs have such a relatively short life I couldn't cope with more grief or the thought of it.

Still having the evening drinking thoughts but delighted to wake up hangover free each morning.

Thank you for the support of you lot.

[mollyka]

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Morning all! Had tooth issues (abscess that spread) but woke up feeling hoooooman again:welldone:

Very poxy cold...janey Mac!
Going to nice garden centre today..hoping to pick up a few interesting christmas/birthday pressies that are wrecking my head...day off anyway..working tomorrow.
Hope all keeping well..Covid is literally all around me..if i survive the next few weeks without contracting it it'll be a miracle!
Laters all xxx

[rustop59]

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Good morning everyone.

It is miserable this morning. Did not find out if I was working or not until 8 am (my job share partner tested negative but wasn’t sure last night if she would be well enough to come in) hit the woods at 7.15 with headlight, friend and dogs and got the message I didn’t have to.

Well done Brit on not giving in. These long winter nights are hard. You are still very raw, be gentle and give yourself time.

Enjoy your trip to garden centre Molly. That used to be our day out during one of the lockdowns. Lucky you finalising your sale. We are still waiting on stuff re LPT and there is commonage etc. not stressing over it at this stage.

Going to do a bit more cleaning. Doing the Xmas deep clean bit by bit, don’t have the energy to attack it in one go.

[JackieClaire]

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One day at a time..............eh?
[MENTION=22839]brit[/MENTION]..............you are an amazing woman................never forget that.
[MENTION=22411]IamMary[/MENTION]..............the woman that rang me was a sort of the chief of counselors. So they must have had a meeting to decide who's good match for me.
I was flabbergasted when I got a call from her about an hour ago and I've already been assigned one as their website said they were backed up for months so its all been a bit quicker than I thought.. I should hear from her (or him) with in the next week. CBT was mentioned but after our chat with this woman decided a better fit for me would be one to one. She'll start with little tasks and as the weeks go by they'll get bigger.

Believe it or not I got dragged out last night to a curry and quiz event at my friend's gym. On a scale of anxiety I was pretty near the top and on the verge of just sending Mr. JC. on his own with our two friends. I'm glad I went...........we won. Only problem was the prize was 5 bottles of wine.

[mollyka]

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There you are JackieClare :hug: great to see you...just back from garden centre...got a lovely mature scimmia...full of berries and a smashing red pot...so yeah delighted with that..if he doesn't like it...tough ;-)
Must get the dinner but will be back later.
That counselling service sounds excellent ...don't think we've anything like that here...very 3rd world when it comes to mental health care

[satz123]

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FFS! So dopey last night I forgot to hit send & lost my post. And it was a great givey outey post about the dopes in this country!
I 'll see if any of it autosaved .

[satz123]

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nope -
anyhoo - it was about the poor kids wearing masks in school as they try to learn. To shield from a virus that poses no risk to them but to protect us adults who are 93% vaccinated anyway. And now almost a million have the booster jab .... Fecking MADNESS !
All this while 60,000 ADULTS crammed into a football match last weekend with no masks & then crammed into the pubs. But that's ok ....... :rant:
I give up !
Oh joy we now have another variant on the way ...... I'll probably have to get Rosie a mask next.

[satz123]

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Morning all - my 1st weekend off in over a year :yay:
I think I will spend a good proportion languishing in the scratcher as I am now ..... then the a walk with Rosie ..... then who knows ......
It's funny..... despite working every weekend & rarely knowing what day it is without thinking ...... Saturday & Sunday at home have that 'special' feeling

DD sent photos today of Munich in the snow - magical.....

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Morning folks, up early as usual, it’s cold one. Benji any day off work is a good day in my book.
So I was thinking about my keeping busy in the early days of sobriety and it having been a must do for me. Now I feel I have moved on from that early phase I think the early rising just as important. Waking early with a plan for the day, a moment of gratitude for having changed my life around and an enthusiasm for what is coming next.
You may recall I recommended sober Dave’s podcasts a while back, they are fantastic, well listening to one last night and hearing the quote “I am not in recovery, I am in discovery” hit the nail on the head for me. I refuse to be labeled as damaged goods, an alckie who will always be different from ‘ordinary’ drinkers.
Seize the day friends!