FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

[sweetpea]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

On the mend

:h Morning all you Firecrackers

Feeling a little better but energy levels are low and my get up and go seems to have got up and gone :egad: But I will carry on with the sups and vits because they should help the energy levels get back to rights soon. Looking forward to getting that burst of energy that I had last time I went AF. Not quite AF all the time yet because the remedy in this house is lots of honey, a dash of lemon, a slug of Whiskey and hot water just before bed time. Haven't got the heart, energy or discipline to say I don't want it as it really does help me to sleep. Could it count as medicinal!! :H NO, I thought not but hey it was worth a try!! Still it means I am nearly AF because I am not slugging it down me any other time and will be getting on the train real soon.

Erin 12 days I am really envious that I am not at that stage with you but feeling really positive I will get there soon. Well done. I am glad that the move for your daughter to Charlotte went well - It is always a relief when they have settled in well. Your job does sound very involved working along side the military - don't know how I would feel having to carry a gun around, but in those circumstances an obvious must. Working in all those developing countries must make you feel so proud that you are making a difference in this world - wish I could say the same. Well done to you LOL

Flutterby I am going to plug into that energy now. Thank you so much for the "Brief History of Medicine" and your good wishes they really cheered me up Thanks xx By the way what is a Ham ( not an expression I know)? Must be my pea brain!!!

Eastender we shall have to watch this SPS epidemic!! How is your daughter. You are having such a rough time of it and my heart goes out to you. Half the time with our kids we damned if we do and damned if we don't. They just don't seem to get it that we only love them and have their best interests to heart. You are right though that kids don't seem to listen to their parents. I know they have got to make their own mistakes but sometimes those mistakes are so mega that we have to step in and try to limit the damage. Your kids will know you were right one day. Until then LOL and loads of support. Well done on the 12 days AF - are you now at 14 - or has that beast been been a real bugger again - if he has I will get a shotgun and do him in for you - Lord knows he needs it!!

Rustop how is your AF quest going? Hope you had a good weekend.

Teardrop how is your AF quest going. Thanks for your good wishes and yes I will take it very gently xx

Ezekie Have you managed to get past the 11 days? Hope so xx

Suki how are you doing. Thank you so much for my good wishes. It always means so much to me when My MWO family look out for me - Thanks xx

Lukalee how are you doing. Great to hear from you xx

Amelia good luck with starting an AF stint today - strong vibes coming your way

Cindi, Rosalind,Mattje,Rudemama, Cuckoosnest83 and all you other crackers, how are you ? Hope you are all OK and looking forward to hearing how you are getting on

:groupluv: Sweetpea xx

[happydog]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

6Days AF

Hi to all you fire crackers,

Got through the weekend, saturday ,instant of the beast :alf: testing me, i was testing the beast with my AF wine he did'nt like it one bit. it took me a long time to finish that bottle , i wonder why!
wow Erin well done on your af days, looks like you have come a long way and been through a lot. you sound very strong keep it up. your job sounds very interesting.
Ezekiel, if we are going to celebrate 30days , maybe go for another 30days AF. All my booze from xmas is gone, cant have no booze around the house.
Eastender,if i was you go on strike stop making cups of teas for the builders.lol Hope things are ok with your daughter. The thing is they always do the opposite to what you tell them. i was like that. My son is 15yrs and he said yesterday what age can he move out, because he wants to get his own house. Dont know who will be paying for that. I through he wanted to go to USA and work.
sweetpea, sending you lots of energry on your way. You sound like you are getting that little bit stronger in yourself.
Anyone i have not mention big hello and keep up with your af days.

Lot of love.x
Teadrop.x

[Suki411]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

just posted on ODAT Monday.

Spent the entire weekend in bed. Started out just sleeping, worked 60+ hours last week. Then my perfect sister called, accusing me of being drunk, which I wasn't. Had been AF since the first of the year. But she pushes the right buttons, the right triggers. So I poured a drink and went back to bed.

This is the sister who has done nothing to help me settle my mom's estate, this is the sister who wanted the dining room table at mom's place at Cape Cod, that I had to move and pay for while she and her family was vacationing at my mom's place down on the cape. While I've been paying all of the cape bills. Her perfect husband was my mom's investment adviser, he has done nothing to help me settle the estate.

Anger. Bitter. Hatred. Yupp, all of the above. On top of the above a snow emergency in Boston. Have to move my car before they tow it.

My MRO family means more than my own family. My perfect sister doesn't have a clue what real life is like. Sorry to vent, but needed to get it out.

[sweetpea]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Teardrop know what you mean about taking a lot of time to finish an AF bottle I can't seem to work it out myself!!

Suki please don't let that sister get under your skin again. You have been doing so well. Your sister IS NOT PERFECT - I REPEAT NOT PERFECT - If she was anything near perfect she would see just how much she keeps hurting you. Rise above her jibes you are worth so much more than her LOL :l You know we are here for you

:l Sweetpea xx

[Suki411]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Sweetpea.........thank you. She keeps throwing my mom into the discussion. If she only knew what my mom was saying about her.

[indiamike57]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Sweetpea - Glad you are back on the recovery mode and best wishes for gettting your "get up and go" back.

Suki - Every family in the world is dysfunctional in one way or another. Don't let yours get to you! I know it is easier said than done....but don't let them win! You are doing so, so well and what YOU think is important, not them.

And no, I am not a Ham, (It's an amateur radio operator, Sweetpea). Private pilot. We have to learn ALL the same stuff.

Well, All - I am off to enjoy Day 13 AF and am NOT going backwards today. I have had my temptations - especially over the weekend. - but have tamed the demons so far. Tonight I have a dinner with my SO and his kids (in their early 20s) so will be on my best behaviour. My big temptation will be Wednesday when I have a biz event with a social hour and open bar. I do believe I will be enjoying sparkling water with a touch of lime. At least that is my plan. They always have excellent wine at these events so it will be a switch to not even "taste".

Wishing all a great day/evening.

Cheers, Erin

[lukalee]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Sweetpea-glad you are beginning to feel better. It sucks being sick.
Suki-Don't let your sister do this to you. Why are you being stuck paying these bills.

[Ezekiel37]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Hello Firecrackers,

I’m still with you all, 13 days AF, that’s the best run I have had since I was a teenager.
I hope that my flippant invitation to celebrate at the end of the month did not offend. I am a little concerned about what is going to happen after 30 days. I have set my sights on achieving the 30 days and maybe going another 10 to my birthday, but I am worried what will happen when the bubble bursts.
Lukalee, Eastender, Teardrop and Sweatpea thanks for your concern and I do hear what you say.
I can’t trust myself yet to be moderate so I shall have a good think about what I need to do over the next few weeks, no rush just behave myself for a while longer.

Wow that was a lot about me, how many times did I say “I” then?

Who said they like Becks AF beer? Is it any good? The rest of them suck but I can recommend Cobra AF, on special offer at Asda at the moment. Do they sell that at Walmart? Moreover, what AF wine is worth trying?

Suki, peace be with you.

[Suki411]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

I'm still here. Perfect sister did not call today, neither did I. Had a therapist appointment after work. Dealt mostly with my sister. Hmm. What a surprise!

Thank you all for your kind words.

And Ezekiel, "peace be with you"....thank you. It's something that I crave.

I've tried Beck's AF beer. Think it is pretty good/ Tried St. Pauli's Girl. A bit watery. I haven't found a AF wine that I like.

It is such a comfort being able to get online on MWO. I can't tell you all what it means to me.

I can't tell you all what you mean to me.

Day 1 AF today, not going to let my sister derail this train.

[flutterby]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Suki-- somewhere, somehow your sister is giving you a gift. You just need to let go and see it that way. Even if it's just an in your face look at what you do not want to become. It helps to have some relativity. Pun not intended.

Hope eveyone is okay and having a better than average day.
Go firecrackers!!!

[lukalee]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Ezekeil--I keep going back and forth with the whole mod thing, but the longer I am AF, the more I don't want to drink; today is day 21. I am the NA beer guru. I have tried so many different ones; I am actually loving them. This weekend I tried Warsteiner-pretty powerful. My sister was drinking Miller Lite, and I had her taste it; she said that it was too strong. LOL a NA beer being too strong-go figure. I am trying Gerstel right now; kinda sweet tasting. My favorite still is Kaliber.

[Suki411]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Fby...thank you. You are right!

[sweetpea]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Still recovering but feeling a lot more positive today

:hug: Just wanted to give all my Firecrackers a big hug LOL

Beginning to feel a little more like myself and got back into an optimistic frame of mind. They say that the mind plays a powerful role in how you feel about things. So today my glass is half full and NOT half empty - not with alcohol of course!! :H So Crackers I am sending you LOL and very strong vibes of optimism winging your way - things will get better if we keep supporting each other and believing we can and will kick the beast into the wilderness with no one to taunt with his evil ways. We may not all be able to do it at the same speed but, DO IT WE WILL ODAT

Eastender are you alright? LOL feeling worried that we have not heard from you. Might be internet connection as I know you are having work done on the house. The way the builders have gone about things, they might have blown all your electrics and you are sitting there with only a candle to see with and no heating. Anyway thinking of you xx

Rus how is the AF stint going?

Hi Teardrop hope you having a good day.

Suki hope day 1 AF went well and that perfect sister has broken one of her perfect nails which totally ruined her day!! Sorry to be rude but I really hate how she tries to manipulate you. Keep with the therapist and between you, you should get to the stage where you can think about her with no emotion one way or the other - that will really p*** her off when she knows that she has no hold over you any more

Erin day 13 what a star well done. You definitely shine bright for us. Hope you enjoyed the dinner last night and I am sure you will have managed to keep AF after doing so well at the weekend. We will all be routing for you on Wednesday as we all know and understand what a strain it is having all that alcohol sitting there just waiting to be consumed. The beast has a nasty habit of wheedling his way into the brain to say well one will be OK - NOT. I managed 30 days AF before Christmas - went a bit over the top on occasions during Christmas - had a few AF days since and have moderated very well otherwise - almost to the extent that I think why have I bothered to have a drink at all - If I could keep to how I am now I would be happy. Still ODAT and if I start going out of control again I will definitely have a good AF stint. I have not put myself under pressure to be AF while I have been poorly because it sometimes makes me want to drink all the more - not a good plan!!

Ezekiel day 13 for you as well FANTASTIC and no it was not a flippant remark about having a celebration because we all know how you feel - Break open the champagne I HAVE DONE IT:cheering. It is a very hard time when you get to that stage to know what to do BUT be assured we will all be with you every step of the journey with our support and love

Flutterby nice to hear from you hope you are having a good day

Lukalee day 21 awesome, you are brilliant, well done. I wished I liked drinking beer more. Quite enjoy a cold glass of beer when the weather is hot. Maybe I should try an AF Beer with lemonade and trick the brain. I really don't like AF wine I would rather have a juice.

A big Hello to everyone else hope you are all doing well

:groupluv: Sweetpea xx

[sweetpea]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

:l Just wanted to say Hi and a big thank you to Marli and FinallyRN for the chat this morning and all the help and advice LOL

:h Sweetpea xx

[Suki411]

FIREWORKS - ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME FOR 30 DAYS AF

Sweetpea, you have no idea how much joy your posts bring to me. So glad you are feeling better.

I laughed soooo much at the thought of my sister breaking a nail. Problem is she wouldn't pay to have a manicure. She refuses to call me on my land line, because she would have to pay or it, Oops, forgot to bring my new cell phone to work yesterday, 11 messages on it, still don't know how to retrieve. Oh well,

I can picture East sitting in her wonderful Victorian house, by the light on one candle, while clutching the builder's pole, waiting for them to show up!!!

Sweetpea, you a such a star and inspiration......look at all of the firecrackers with all of their great AF days going for them. Thanks for being our :yougo:

Erin, FinallyRN, Rustop, Ezekiel, Lukalee, Flutterby, and all other firecrackers, thank you so much for your support and inspiration. It makes starting my day so much more positive.