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[Eloise]

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Hey- another AF day under my belt Sam! A little easier today,
I am the designated driver for our Saturday night party, rather a big relief there is no question about me drinking.
Day 5 tomorrow.
I do think there is something to the CDs MossRose.
Been turning it on every night, fewer bad dreams if nothing else.

[Eloise]

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Oh & read 63 percent of the Carr book, getting there! Can't wait to get to the punch line !!!

[Samstone]

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you're doing it there Eloise, I make it a point to be the designated driver whenever I can. Anytime I need it, I reread the steps at the end of Carr's book. I find them very helpful. you are doing the right thing though to read the whole thing. 63 % is a pretty concise number there. Glad to see you're doing well. Sure beats the heck out of feeling bad!

[Eloise]

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yup, in the netherlands and it is pretty here. the weather is milder this fall, last year was unbelievably cold. we are in south holland- in the Hague.
a totally different life for me. sort of getting used to it though?
i am reading Carr's book on my iPhone so I can see exactly how much I've read.
its good i have it as i am not able to post very often now, internet trouble at work until the end of the month. pretty annoying to be honest. off to gym- day 5.

[Samstone]

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Day 5 is great Eloise, I think going to the gym is a great routine to keep a person from drinking.
Percentage by phone! It is truly a different world we live in than say 10 years ago. When I was a wee lad, we didn't have a phone in the house till I was 17. We were on the county line so everything was long distance. We'd go to the local store that had a party line... and yet my siblings and I fussed at my parents when they got a phone. I guess we enjoyed the novelty of not having one.

Have a good one, going to take my daughter to have her wisdom teeth taken out. She'll be miserable for a couple of days.. but then not have the on going pain she's been having.
Sam

[Eloise]

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Love your story about the phone Sam!
It is a different world today, often in not such a good either.
I admit I use my iPhone more as a computer though.
Made it through day 5. I hope the dentist went okay, I do remember how painful wisdom teeth are, not good.

[Eloise]

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hi Sam- okay so after a night rest i ask myself 'how is it possible you did not have a phone in Virginia in your house growing up?
we weren't allowed to use our phone (cause my mother has always been a lunatic control freak), but we had one. i grew up in quite a remote area as well in new hampshire.

i woke up this morning feeling really different- really good!
it is two weeks now i've been taking the supplements and i think they are starting to really get into my system. gosh i wish i had done this a long time ago.
i even like the all in one vitamin powder! amazing.
headed to gym soon and then to work (art studio). planning a holiday workshop for next month and have a class today. fun!

[Samstone]

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a Good Day to you Eloise

we lived right on the county line and my dad was a lawyer in a small town that was the county seat, but it was long distance to his place of work, thus charges for every phone call made . He just decided not to have one because of the expense.

It is great you're doing well, taking supplements is a very subtle change that makes you feel better. Again, I think that going to the gym is also a part of recovery. And look, day 7 quickly approaching!!

I'm going to a cattle sale today, I've bought his stock before and they have proven to be very good.

Have a good one
Sam

[Eloise]

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Oh I feelin' good!
No wine last night, off to gym.
Btw, I always exercise & it never slowed my drinking down a bit.
Just helped to get the wine out of my system.
I didn't feel unhappy about drinking last night either, so I am doing something right!!!

[Samstone]

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Going to work this morning. I do surveying and we have a fairly large boundary that has to be completed by the end of December. Sunday's are good days to be out in the woods b/c of the hunting season. Windy and cold now, but I suppose being from N.H. that's pretty much the norm for your winters.

It really a mind shift to realize that poisoning yourself is what's really happening when you drink. I went to see some friends play last night and everyone's having a beer. My mind wandered back to numbing glowing feeling of the first beer and I knew instinctively now that it was a illusion to think I could even have a beer, that's not the way I drink, and amazingly enough, the thought turned to how fortunate I am to be able to enjoy without being altered. It was a very gratifying moment.

I am so glad you're doing well!

[MossRose]

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Just wanted to pop back in and say hi. I have been following your journey Eloise and am so happy to hear how well you are doing. I'm running low on some of my supplements so may run to the health food store today. Your post reminded me of how helpful they can be.

Sam, you make living on a farm sound like a slice of heaven. I'm sure there is a downside, but living in a crowded apartment complex makes me long for some space, some land, some peace. Luckily, I live in a rural area so there are places nearby that I can go to clear my head. But, not this time of year. I too am afraid of the hunters. Be careful.

[Eloise]

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It was SO interesting to watch some folks slowly drink too much wine & others have one glass & then switch to water. I had similar thoughts like you described: I won't have just one and I not missing anything. I was chatting with a man later in the evening & he swayed back & forth, but didn't slur. Pretty amazing.
Oh well. My husband drinks but stops long before it's too late.
Good for us both for being sensible. I still have to be very very careful.

Thanks for you encouragement moss... I know the supplements help as goes the hypno cd.
I listen every night.

Ah, no work for me today. Needed a day of rest.

[Eloise]

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Ok- in the clear for today!!
Tomorrow is 21 AF days for November- feel pretty good about that.
How was work yesterday Sam?
Gotta do some Dutch homework tonight.
(( better use of the evening versus drinking & feeling bad until Wednesday I would say.))

[Eloise]

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hi MossRose- how goes it? I was just thinking the same thing about my All in One powder.
No idea where to get it here. Definitely want to plan ahead and not risk it. I have tried to quit so many times and this is the first time I feel like I am really rehabilitating the way I think. In the past I could quit, but the it was always 'okay, so now how do I really do this long term?'
That Carr book is really insightful, not finished yet.... taking a too long... wanna get to the end but won't jump forward. I really want this to work out. I notice my husband is drinking less too. Normal, but I would not have expected that to happen. I expected to just feel deprived, but I don't. Whoopie!

[Samstone]

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Eloise
That is quite the under taking to read a book on your phone. That's a pretty small medium. Do you find it difficult? I think that's the crux of the whole thing, why feel deprived when you're only poisoning yourself. For me, I needed to quit b/c I don't drink an occasional drink, it's all or nothing. It may start that way but in the end, it is way out of control and I can't control it, it controls me. You really are doing it right, I think, supplements, getting educated, and staying active physically. AND enjoying your sobriety!

Mossy
definitely hunting season puts a different flavor on things, and yet without it we'd be overrun with deer. I don't hunt, except for things that kill my chickens and eat my garden! The biggest down side to the whole farm thing is having to buy my siblings out our home place. Needless to say, it is rather expensive. Hope you are doing well.

Sam