FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

[happydog]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

pma...Positive, Mental, Attitude.

hi all firecrackers,

gald to see you back sweetpea miss u lots.

Suki...i'm to starting again today. good for you no more hiding behind that glass of wine.

East. i hope you enjoyed seeing your sister yesterday, and the weather was not to bad.

whtwshman... i think i need to get my running shoes on.:H

Cowgal... i was reading doggygirl post today.... the bit that stood out for me was when she said ,cant stand what booze is doing to me especially now that i have taken the time to know what its doing to me. Also PMA..Positive Mental Attitude. (have to remember this one.)

I feel like i need to catch up on a lot of reading on mwo...so if i'm not here from time to time you know i'm reading a lot, because i''m very slow at reading, especially if they are long post.

Sorry if i not mention everyone but you are always in my thoughts.

Love u all.:h

Teardrop.x

[FinallyRN]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

You know I was thinking as I'm reading the last 2 days of posts.............do you all realize how much we've all changed since being here?????? Cowgirl, Suki, there was no light on at the end of the tunnel. I joined the end of Nov, but truly started working this in Jan.......we've come a long way. Life gets in the way but we have an outlook and determination that is impressive. We've managed to put together a number of AF days that we never thought possible. And in answer to your question Cowgirl, even with the occassional slip, I'm so much smarter and mentally happier cutting back.......its been years. I'm trying to get 30 days under my belt and then decide if I even want to moderate........We'll see.
Stay tuned

[flutterby]

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Hi all.
Back from migration.
Had quite the journey.
Good to see everyone's keeping a healthy outlook.
We are the best!! And things will only get better!
This is true if you think it because we are our thoughts.
I'm thinking I better get going to work... Love you guys.....

[cowgal]

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good morning FIRECRACKERS!!!

Hi all you firecrackers!! Sweetpea, glad to have you back and good for you getting back on track! Welcome back!!!

Teardrop, PMA, thanks!! I will add that to my "toolbox" to help me stay AF for a while longer.....................don't EVEN want to ever drink right now cuz I feel so good,YAY!!!

Suki, glad you didn't overdo it after the court yesterday, happy you didn't hide behind the glass of wine or vodka!! Good job!

RN, YEAH, we HAVE come a long long way since I joined in Oct. and you in Nov!! WOW!! Thanks for pointing that out, another PMA (positive mental attitude!).............thanks again Teardrop!

Flutterby, welcome back.........yep, we ARE our thoughts..............good point!

Everyone have an awesome day, I will try to check in later, love,

MA

[whtwshman]

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we got to do better!!!!!!!!

sorry for posting so late, but still AF. i've been busy, busy, busy.(from an old christmas cartoon). i come here cause, i need to know that their are people from all over this world we live in, that have the same sh*ty vice i have. and who like myself want to move forward over this damn addiction of al. i am going to be 30 days AF this friday. which to me is a big thing. i did some numbers yesterday, and realized for the first time that i had been drinking a long time, 38 yrs.= 456mo. out of my life. so 1 mo. seems so meaningless in comparison. and then the stupid thoughts, start up, like whats the difference, it doesn't matter if i continue, i will always be al's slave. NO, i will not let al control my life, its time i control it. there has to be great repercussions from my saying NO to those thoughts. and they are starting to show, i just have to be patient. so i need you guys to try harder, i not in this alone. thats why i'm here, to hear successes not stumbles. forgive me if i sound a little harsh, i just want cheer wear cheering is due. so lets do BETTER. gary:agreed::b&d: please don't get to upset with post, i'm also a damn perfectionist. and i hate it sometimes too.

[sweetpea]

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:l Morning all you lovely Firecrackers. Sweetpea is in :yougo: mode so just wanted to remind you all to lets get into serious AF or Moderating mode whichever your goals is at the moment. Easter will be upon us very soon and most of us will either be visiting friends or away - so lets get a couple of good days in before we are out and about under pressure with BIG AL lurking round every corner to get us into party mode

Eastender thank you so much for all your hard work on the thread xx - hope your visit went well and looking forward to hearing all about it

Rustop great to hear from you hope that your computer gets fixed really soon

Suki you know how much better you have been and YOU ARE dealing with things a lots better now. As you say you must not hide behind a glass any more. Think about what huge steps forward you have made THE NEW YOU xx So glad things went well for you in court

Teardrop I missed you all as well can't tell you all enough how MWO helps keep me on the straight and narrow. You are so right about PMA - it is a very powerful tool

Finally RN receiving you loud and clear and staying tuned. I day slip in March is so much better than I day AF - Keep up the good work

FBY so brilliant to hear from you. Waiting for some more words of wisdom. We missed you xx

Finsky how are you doing??

MA great to hear you are doing so well. An inspiration keep us all on our toes - Day 25 today YAY xxx

Gary you are in the right place because you will get to 30 AF days Friday :yay:

Lukalee great to hear from you xx

Dex how goes it?

Erin how are you?

To all you other Firecrackers have a really good day - thinking of you all

Loads of love Sweetpea :hug:

[Eastender]

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Hi Firecrackers,

Sweetpea is back:yay: Glad you had a great time, washing is one of the pitfalls of holidays, but good to see you back.
I never did get to my sister the other day, had a disturbing call about our new van that I have been attempting to sort out for the last two days and still in progress.
We paid for the van in full and the company that sold it to us went bust without paying the supplier, so they were going to repossess "their" property.
That leaves us with no new van and ?23,000 loss.
So have been frantically trying to sort out the mess, We now have to "buy" our own specially kitted vehicle again from the supplier. Expensive lesson learned there!
Anyway although I wanted to reach for the bottle Sukis words rang around my head."accept it, let it go, deal with it" thats what I did, be it with some tears at times!
So stillAF and hanging on !

Suki your post was so important to me without it ,I would have slipped big time thank you.
We should acknowledge that our posts DO REALLY HELP one another.
I am so glad that your court case went well and you felt like you could "hold your own,"that feeling rubbed off on me.

Flutterby. so good to see my winged amigo, we are our thoughts was also another thing that got me through, I AM STRONG.

Teardrop, If you wake up facing the wrong way,reach out here ,someone will always have a hand (or the words) to help you along. Dust it off and away we go.......

Rustop Another 30 days thats fantastic, I remember when I did the last one with you!
Will try to stick with you this time too.

Cowgal, Think the last two days have been one hell of a stressful time. Becks AF see me through.

FinallyRN. Yes its true we have come a long way,I know that when I look at my drinktracker print outs since October. We come here occasionally to lick our wounds, but dont they just heal that much quicker!

Whtwshman. Perfectionist describes me too. Harsh words? Yes I need them!,so glad someone here is able to crack the old whip and say it like it is! Keep it up.
Those stupid thoughts that you had going around in your head... remember your advice to your kids? Don't look at whats infront, look at what you have done and FINISH ring a bell?:h

We are helping each other in ways that we probably don't realise. There are many traits familiar to us as personalities,AL takes advantage of that. We must think of ways to acceptit let it go and deal with it..........

Lots of love to everyone

Eastx

[Eastender]

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Gary,
The east coast of England where my sister lives, is probably like you visiting your neighbour! only couple of hundred miles. Lovely seaside but not good this time of year especially with the storms. Poor old Blighty is trying to keep what little we have with sea defenses. We may end up like Venice in the future! Solve the van problem though! HE HE.........

Eastx

[Suki411]

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Good morning Sweetpea. Glad out :yougo: is back and in such good form! You re so sweet to remember all of us and write such a social message to all of us!

Finally RN, you are so right. We all have grown so much since we all found MWO and the firecrackers. I know that I have changed. It's been a wonderful experience. I still have a drink or glass of wine, but not to drown my sorrows, not to hide. I'm still working on putting more af days together but I know it is possible, it is not a frightening thought. How empowering. My thanks to all of you here! What a great, supportive group! Humorous, happy. What a great way to start the day. The only problem is that I spend more time on the computer than I should in the morning and don't get to work as early as I should!

[]'''''''''''''' bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb Ooops, one of my cats just jumped on the keyboard! Booboo is about 17 years old, a beautiful long haired, very vocal, sweet black cat. He's not feeling well. Need to call the vet. Hate when this happens.

Hope everyone has a great day!

[Suki411]

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East, posting at the same time. Glad you made it home safely! So sorry about the mess with you van. Hope its smooth sailing from now on. Late for work, but wanted to say hi and welcome back!

[Eastender]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Suki,
??????? I think you may have missed my post.

Eastx

[cowgal]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

YEAH!!

Good to see everyone this AM!!

Sweetpea, glad you are back and back on track, feeling like your cheery ole self again!!

East, sorry to hear about the van, but like you said, you learned something from it and didn't drink over it!! Sounds like progress to me!!

Suki, you sound positive, sorry about your cat, Booboo not feeling well, animals hit a place in my heart and when they are not feeling good, it makes me sad................hope you get her to the vet and everything is A-OK...............

Gary, yep, PERFECTIONIST!?! I am DEFINITELY one of those, feel sooooooooo bad for my kids at times, have apologized numerous times for being so, just a character flaw I need to deal with I guess, and it seems so common w/ us who are on this thread, huh!!?

RN, Flutterby, Teardrop and all you other firecrackers(anyone I have missed), HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

love,:h:l

MA

[indiamike57]

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Hi Everyone - Sweetpea, Dex, Eastx Luckalee, MA, Gary, Finsky, FBY, RN, Teardop, Suki, Rustop, BHOG, Chief, Noelle , Maasai, Cowgal, whtwshman, and all I have forgotten or just enjoying reading the posts.

You ALL have ben such an inspiration for me and while I do not post as much as I wish I could, I love reading how everyone is doing and even the not so great "pick me back up" times.

No major news here. Traveling to Charlotte NC this weekend to see my folks. My 77 year ol Dad is a saint taking care of my 73 year old Mom with dementia. He has amazing patience. I hope to see him and give him a respite plus cook a few great meals.

Mucho hugs to all and w can do it! Erin Day 37 AF and loking for a lifetime subscription

[sweetpea]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

:wd::yay: Erin day 37 WHAT A STAR - Well done to you and for being such a caring son to your mum and dad xxxx

:l Sweetpea and all the Firecrackersxx :disco:

[indiamike57]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Actually, I'm a daughter

But thanks!

Erin