ODAT - Sunday

[Bessie]

Morning all ODATers. I spent WAY too long on here last night just reading and a little posting but I didn't drink so that is a good replacement habit I think!! Though I will have to try and find another forum to help me kick MWO!! Did another load of baking last night too so ate a whole load of carbs and sugars - again - which made me feel yuk - again - this morning. Find another program for that too!!?? :H:H No, just a bit more discipline I think. Not everything is an addiction - sometimes it's just a bad habit!

Got to run a dressage event this morning so need to get into gear and get all animals sorted and car packed up with necessary stuff. Looks like it's going to be a wet one sadly and I don't feel very motivated atm. Probably cos only half way down the pot of tea :cupajoe: and haven't had a shower yet.

So, whether you are having a chill out day or have loads to do, hope you keep your goal for today in mind. ODAT. Having a pub lunch after the dressage but I am driving so that will be an easy AF. It is this evening that might be harder. I am feeling tired and ready for some me time and that's when Al can start whispering sweet nothings. Will try to get myself in a long hot bath :bath2: with my fingers in my ears! - :notlistening:

Love to all to come.

Bessie xx (Who just needs to find out what this :mad-door: does! Having an emoticon day. Talk about displacement activity!!)

[jessie]

ODAT - Sunday

Hi Bessie,
Here in our part of the world it is also wet today, our winter is just starting.
Hope all goes well with your event and keep your fingers in your ears. Not even having to drive could keep me motivated - I'll be thinking of you.
Love
Jessie
Je

[Ripple]

ODAT - Sunday

Its ME!

Sunday Cher~[ame=

]YouTube - If I Could Turn Back Time[/ame] See ya this week!

[maasai]

ODAT - Sunday

hie all there, glad am back here and its true i really did miss the forum but i still find being away from it for somwtimes really made me realise that i still have to face the world out there.
finally i have something am looking forward to having started my driving course and hopefully get a job, and am loving my life and my focuss every single day,
am sober and have meet lots of people that i do know and still drinking and sometimes i feel really sad since i wish i could do something for them to realise the sweetness and the confort which is in sobriety. but hope one day they will realise it, i can only keep myself sober.

[time2change]

ODAT - Sunday

Good Morning all ODATer's. I am here at day 6 and feeling very good at the moment. I have been hanging around here and reading some of the posts from those who have gone AF much longer. I want to follow in their footsteps so that makes my decision to be AL free for today easy.

Went into chat last night for the first time as I was lonely and I highlry recommend it to you. You will be welcomed ther.

Good Luck today meeting your goals.

[LVT25]

ODAT - Sunday

Good morning all. Just a quick check in before Sunday School and Church. Then gotta take my son to Dr.--sore throat again!

Went to high school play last night, it was entertaining. Easy to be AF. Watched a stupid movie after we got home then went to bed. Pretty exciting, huh??

Have a great day all!!

[happy4once]

ODAT - Sunday

Good morning ODATers.

My daughter's First Communion was yesterday - it was a wonderful, wonderful day. Many generations were here (well, the woman at least - the woman are so strong and lasting in our family) and my daughter looked beautiful in her Grandma's off-white wedding dress. I was so proud of her carrying on the tradition of wearing the dress so many other girls have worn in her family - even though it looks very different next to the white frilly dresses most others had on, she just looked simple and sweet. The girls were so sweet - they alll complimented each other on dresses and were just so excited about the actual event beyond dressing up. No cattiness yesterday :h.

Made part of my goal yesterday - AF during the big afterparty. Which, honestly, is a first for me. However, after everyone left had a glass of wine while I soaked in the tub. And then after the kids were in bed 2 more with my mom as we sat and talked into the night.

All 3 glasses were conscious decisions. I feel fine this morning. But feels weird to break my AF streak. But if my relationship with AL turns into AF most days and 3 glasses once in awhile..that sounds pretty normal to me. Which is all I want. To be normal.

Bessie - are you showing at the dressage event? (Not sure if that is the correct term). Jeez - is there anything you don't do? Amazing. Congrats on AF last night. Wouldn't it be great if we could take our laptops or computers into the baths with us? I think that would be the ultimate anti-craving medication - to be able to soak and read & post through the whisperings. Without being electricuted of course.

Ok - sorry for the long post today, I needed to 'talk' and finally stole a few free moments. But my time is up -- just heard one of the kids yell that they are stuck in the closet. It's not normal to leave them there, is it?

We have one more big family event to go to today (baptism and party) and then back to normal everyday life for awhile.

Have a good Sunday!

[FinallyRN]

ODAT - Sunday

I'm so confused, the thread reads ODAT Sunday but it was written yesterday. Some entries yesterday, some entries today. Oh well, I still posting!
Well yesterday was my sons b-day, his 18th. We went out to eat with him and some friends. Had a great night. Did have some wine though but not going to dwell on it. Just like Happy4once, I planned on being AF but wasn't. But I'm ok with my descision. I have come so far from where I was. I still don't know if my life plan is to Mod or be AF.............
Happy Sunday!

[Beck]

ODAT - Sunday

Afternoon Everyone,

I'm having a chill out sort of day...and I really don't know what to do with myself. Happiest in motion - so I will have to get back to some yard work.

Everyone here sounds really happy with their decisions and that is really what this place is all about.

Bessie, you sound well. hope today went well for you. I've learned that when AL calls I really don't have to answer...good luck. i know you are want and are ready for this AF run.

Happy, don't worry about the long posts or the 3 glasses of wine. they were decisions not reactions and that makes all the difference. And it is normal to want to leave the kid in the closet BUT it is not normal to actually do that

Time, I've never actually been to chat...will try it some time. You have a wonderful attitude and that makes all the difference.

Do well, whatever your goals for today,
Beck

[Saje]

ODAT - Sunday

Hi ODAT's-

RN- I think at times the site knows we are on PST and then other times it is looking at something else. I show some yesterdays also...

Mr. AL was calling loud and clear last night and was able to beat him down with some grape juice and club soda and I also went to bed early.

I really want to get to the 30 days straight, that will be May 12th and our 24th wedding Anniversary. We are thinking of going to Lawry?s Prime Rib in Beverly Hills and I keep obsessing on if I can have a nice glass of wine with my dinner. How will I feel, will I hate it or will it taste so good, I go back to my old habits so quickly???? I need to stop this and just keep focusing on today. But it is coming up soon and I want to be prepared mentally in my head.

Go to go and wash my Westie- he should have been a Cairn as he loves to dig and is only white for a few hours a week?then off to a quilt fair and then the in-laws for dinner, keeping busy is a good thing!!!

Take care all and sending positive thoughts to everyone for a AF day! :h

Saje

[greeneyes]

ODAT - Sunday

Good afternoon! I?m obviously off to a racing start. I was earlier but you know when you type that post and hit submit and you see you?re lost in space (well admittedly I live there - Danger Will Robinson!) you just don?t feel like re-doing the thing. So I moved on. Still not feeling too well. Apple juice is my friend. Poked my head in the fridge and all I could think about was Bessie?s cherry muffins. That was after I saw that doggie ate my corn muffins that she sneaked off the counter and hid behind the couch and woofed them down. Little bugger. Hubby acting up so I must keep my resolve since I now know the ?store? is open on Sundays. It is sad to me that he can be a trigger. Men, you can?t live with them and you can?t rip their heads off!

Bessie you should be wearing my baseball cap the dressage. LOL

Duties call! Have a great day ? what?s left of it!

Best to all - Greenie

[gelgit]

ODAT - Sunday

Sounds like a cool day for all here whatever the time or place. Watching Cher, I think she has "turned back time" Sure, her children are getting older but she's not. Take a look at those gluts. She has the best plastic surgeon on the planet. :H:H

[Bessie]

ODAT - Sunday

End of day check in for me. It's far from the end of the day - only 8pm - but I won't be up late tonight! Got back from the dressage (went very well) and just collapsed into bed for an hour. Feel really really tired. Poor hubby just back from Washington and drive home and I get him to do all the animals. I can hardly put one foot in front of the other and I'm not sure he can either so hopefully we will both feel better after a good night's sleep.

Didn't compete in the dressage - I just run the competition. Had three arenas going at once but had a good team of friends to help out. They do stewarding and writing for the judges, one of them adds up all the score sheets, another checks, another does all the refreshments and, if I have got it just right, I do very little but swan around making sure it is all working ok!! :H Had lunch at a pub after - just the teeniest tiniest frisson of interest in Al as I walked in through the door but dismissed in a heartbeat. Driving and thirsty so the only way was a long, cold non alcoholic drink. Perfectly fine with that!

Love reading all your posts. Such varied days but everyone seems to be positive!!

I did the first post today - honest. Not sure why this shows such different times.

Until tomorrow, ODAT.

bessie xx