MARCH MADNESS

[My New Beginning]

MARCH MADNESS

Thank you, Liv! Sticky goes with me all day today because I hold the Key!:thanks:

[bald headed old guy]

MARCH MADNESS

Thank you!

LivingFree!
I just wanted to let you know how much I apprecaite your putting up these positive post-ems' each day. You have made this month much easier for me. And "todays" thought is wonderful. Great story with it.
This thread, and the people on MWO are helping me to achieve goals I never thought I would see. I really have MWO to thank for my continued sobreity!
Stay Strong!
BHOG
PS, still not to the branding. thank you.

[LVT25]

MARCH MADNESS

Awesome!

Cool sticky today Liv, you are quite talented!
I'm doing pretty good really. 0 ciggies for 9 days, probably 8 total in 18 days. Cut way down on the beer, had 3 last Wednesday, 0 since then. Will probably have a few this weekend will be with family for Easter--will be a good challenge to moderate because don't want to feel like shite on Easter. (Thanks for caring) :l

[meditation mama]

MARCH MADNESS

Thank you, my darling, darling LIV!

What a beautiful story. One we should read and read again.

"Today I hold the KEY"!

My house is finally feeling in order, so I am feeling in order... MAN, I have learned one very important thing about myself over the past three weeks - I DO NOT do well with a mess and chaos around me. I got almost manic - aarrgh! I can trace that back to my childhood, I think. I have to have order in my house - I am by no means a neat or control freak, but when I had boxes, bags, couldn't find things, clothes everywhere, etc.. I just wanted to hide, close my eyes and cry - and I did a few times!! I know that sounds normal, but I think I had a bit of an extreme reaction. Pretty sure my extenuating circumstances had A LOT to do with it, though! So, I will try and keep myself out of those situations in the future - yeah right! But if I ever have to move again, I will make it easier somehow...

OK.. off to work...

Have a fantastic day and od something nice for yourself!

Namaste,

MM

[FinallyRN]

MARCH MADNESS

This is the thread I head to first every morning. I can't wait to see what else you've thought of to help keep us motivated. I find that I take your post-it's very seriously. They're inspirational and help me through the day. I can't thank-you enough. I'm just worried when March is over I'll be in limbo, they'll be an empty space.....what am I going to do?
And I think we should tattoo BHOG head. Anyone have any ideas?

[Taylor]

MARCH MADNESS

just got the book

I am only on chapter 3 and are really interested in what I am reading. Are the vitamans, topo etc something that you need for the rest of your life.
t

[bald headed old guy]

MARCH MADNESS

Taylor,
:welcome:! I can't answer your questions on the meds and supps, I have not yet used any of them. But, this is a GREAT site, lots of wonderful support! And some good humor..
Speaking of humor! FinallyRN, I don't do needles well, even when I need them, what makes you think it would be fun at all to try to tattoo the back of my head? When the vampire showed up to take my blood before my operation, I asked her if anyone had hit her while she was drawing blood, she said, no. I said, this will be your first time then. She kind of backed off..
Stay Stong Everyone!
BHOG

[maasai]

MARCH MADNESS

thanks for todays post livin, this takes me back to the past days and yes i experience what i never did since i became sober, first could not sleep, woke up shaking crazy, bad headach, and swollen eyes, i was not scared of being ill but i was worried of a relaps, i looked back at the past 100 and something days and i tried to gather the streagth but i couldn't i lost hope and i new i was going to drink that day but i concluded by saying "am not going to alcohol let it come for me" and thats how i survived, i believed i was strong enough only to realise how weak i am regarding my addiction. thanks for todays thought livin really .

[livingfree]

MARCH MADNESS

Welcome Taylor!

Hi Taylor!!
Welcome!! Chapter 3!! Keep reading! The supplements you take for 6 weeks and then you take the "All One" forever (actually it is a very digestible multi vit/min/amino supplement). The topamax is optional and that medication is something you need to see your Physician about. I might suggest you visit the threads on Holistic for the supplements - lots of great reading there - and there is a forum just dedicated to medications also - very worth spending some time reading! MWO is a life changing help for those of us here. Stop by the madness thread daily to let us know how you are doing and to get through the madness with us!!

Liv

[cowgal]

MARCH MADNESS

welcome!!

Welcome Taylor!:welcome:

Everyone else, hi and let's do this thing...............MARCH MADNESS!!:happy::wd:inkele:

Thanks Liv, I hold the key!! That was a great story and beautiful message, as usual you amaze me..................great idea!

Have a great day no matter your goals everyone!

Love,

MA

[livingfree]

MARCH MADNESS

Mid Day Motivation!

BHOG - ok tattoo idea is going to take awhile to grow on you (hee hee) but I saw a great photo of the back of a bald head with a face! That way no matter if you are coming or going you can be watching out for ALICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously - thank you for motivating me also - I really feel like "MWO" has become my extended family. I look so forward to seeing everyone on the threads - it really keeps me in the reality of this walk were on and the fun we have has shown me we don't have to be drinking to laugh. I'm laughing so much more these days ....

Green - so glad to see your post and to know you are taking your sticky notes with you. The dash board of my car is now filled with all of March Madness post em notes. They are losing their "sticky" - I'm going to have to call 3-M.

MM - Thank you for always sharing. I can relate to the "order" of things. I truly believe my brain won't function in an orderly way unless my environment is in "order". My daughter is the same .... genetics or environment?

RN - Just about the time I start thinking "why am I doing this silly madness thread - no one reads it anyway" - you have given me the :hitme: reminder that I am the one who gets up every single day and asks myself - ok what is my biggest challenge today going to be? How am I going to be a NON DRINKER today? I have to be serious here for a minute .... when I quit drinking January 1, 2008 the first few weeks were very very difficult for me. I was scared, mad, depressed ... well you know them all. My husband is my biggest cheerleader and started leaving me notes. And ..... then I started leaving myself notes - and I seriously carried them with me all day. That is the truth. I am 78 days AF today and I say that humbly - for I know how easy it would be for me to crash. So it is just about today that I need my "sticky reminder" -- tomorrow really is to far away, and today will bring enough troubles of it's own to worry about. So well just worry about today - And when April 1st comes -- maybe just maybe well have to have sticky notes in April too! And with all of these days the BHOG, MM, Maasai and many others are strining together - maybe well get some new "juice" of motivational post-em's !! Who knows where the Madness will take us!!!!!!!!!!

Mimi - Stick your postie to the cig! Could be a great motivation when the fire alarm goes off!

Maasai - always so great to have your wisdom here - You have put together so many AF days. Keep sharing with us here!

Cowgal - girlie were going to put a bell on you - you need to ride through here and leave more noise! The Madness thread isn't as colorful without your posts so ....

To everyone and Everyone I missed - New Spring Color Sticky Pads for you!

Back to work -
Liv

[FinallyRN]

MARCH MADNESS

Livingfree.......LMAO! A smiley face on the back of BHOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!Its perfect! No one can get into any mischeif because he'll be watching. And don't worry BHOG, I'll give you plenty of IV sedation. You won't feel a thing. Promise.
And Taylor, everyone is different. I found that taking mega doses of B vits especially during PMS was enough for me. AA said never get thirsty, never get hungry, never get bored. That helps me too. During a particularly bad craving I went for apple pie and ice cream...........anything sweet, carbs, helps to take it away. But that was enough for me...........others take Antebuse.

[LVT25]

MARCH MADNESS

If BHOG has a little hair you could give him a tattoo of a little man with a lawn mower cutting around the bald part. (Sorry BHOG couldn't resist)

[livingfree]

MARCH MADNESS

March 19 Post em

March 19 Post em

Sticky Note for today

The End

Today marks the LAST DAY of Winter. If you have been running AF - this winter this marks the last day of this cold, sometimes shivering to the bones period time frame you've been going through. If you have been struggling to be AF - this day marks the last day of that struggle for you to finally start stringing those AF days together. For today is the END. The last day of "Winter". Your Winter. Today. The End. Like running a race and you are running through the red tape. You have made it. It will be tempting to look forward to tomorrow - but don't you do it - RELISH the finish line to the END. Like seeing the end of a movie or the last chapter of a book. You want to see this one through. It's going down in the history books. Your history book.
It's going to be a good ending to a long winter.

[Eastender]

MARCH MADNESS

Here here Liv.
Just checking in,

Got post it and paint brush in hand today!

Eastx