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**Mad Mummy** · May 21, 2008, 02:34 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi Bessie and all the follow!

Well I managed to get through my personal "twilight zone" and awoke this morning on Day 4 AF!!! Not sure that the sleeping pattern is improving though, this wasn't helped last night by being fast asleep at 11.20pm only to woken by some idiot delivery telephone directories. Being in the countryside down a very quiet lane any car and person activity after 10 ish is incredibly unusual so woke the kids etc etc..... sure you all get the picture!

Busy day today also have the 2 foster kids home for their half term (my two don't break up until end of the week) so have to take them with me to sort out the holiday cottage I look after - not sure that "help" is the right word though.

Hope all of you continue doing what you need to ODAT and congratulations again to Eastender on her 60 yesterday.

Bx

**lookingforhope22** · May 21, 2008, 03:51 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi Bessie and Mad Mummy,
Congratulations on your 4 days MM. I'm doing ok i guess its Wednesday night in Oz, i have just got home from work and the house is empty as usual

its kinda makes me sad spending every evening alone and also is one of my triggers to drink. I have taken my supps today and just finished listening to the CD, which btw helps me alot!!! i feel empty today, one of those days where i have to force myself to smile and am sure i will need botox on my forehead from the intense look i feel i have on my face all day. I am craving but i won't cave - its been four months for me now with af during the week and moderating on the weekend but i feeling something is slipping and more cravings are returning

I plan on being AF for the rest of the week so will catch up with you tomorrow.
Bessie your day sounds very exciting with all your animals - would love to get out of the big smoke for a while.:l:h

**Angelcakes** · May 21, 2008, 04:43 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

OK, so down this part of the world it's wed night...not so great for me. Just had a call from my bro in Oz who is v. unreasonable and wants me to sort out issues he has with his ex...who happens to be my BF. but I told them all those years ago that when it went sour (and it was sure to) 'do not include me'... and here we are, including me...bro thinks ex owes him $$ and wants me to help him get it. WTF?? He basically gave me an ultimatum and said that was the last time he would talk to me...EVER...whatever. My last words were 'I can't be held responsible for the mistakes you've made in the past'...
sorry to be a downer...I hope everyone elses AF goes better than mine. Ah, bless the family that turns one to drink...or not...
I'll read more about farms & the goings on in everyone elses life tomorrow & it will be a NEW DAY!!!

**Angelcakes** · May 21, 2008, 05:08 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Oh BTW, LFHope...I'm with you, wouldn't it be lovely to have a little place outside of the city...close enough for friends to visit but far enough to look out & see nothing but green!! Images like those keep me going!

**greeneyes** · May 21, 2008, 05:51 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Dick head torches! LOL! Dick head is what we call a male who is acting like an arse! Some need to be torched! Sun up, birdies chirping and I must find a fake smile due to my shitty night last night. Hubby needs to be torched. I'll spare you the details. Not AF, but didn't drown my sorrows. I guess you could call it moderating. If I make it AF today it will be a miracle. But I shall try.

**Mad Mummy** · May 21, 2008, 06:32 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Hey, Lookingforhope, Angelcakes and Green Eyes it's lunchtime here in the UK and I STILL get confused as to who is in front/behind us but I think I'm slowly getting it:H

Angel I know what you mean and I'm sure there is very little chance that your brother won't ever speak to you again but I know how much it hurts and doesn;t help you does it?

Lookingforhope thinking of you and aiming to do what you're doing with the AF during the week and being "social" at weekends without hangovers.... just not too good at that bit but ODAT.

Greenie you're up and about birght and early (possibily but it is that time thing again so I could be wrong) and yeah dickhead means that over here as well!!! Let us know how the day goes, will be thinking of you.

Bx

**Tiny** · May 21, 2008, 06:39 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi All-- checking in but as usual I am a bit scattered... Greenie I love your post! Just torch him... no need for a fake smile after that!

Bessie your morning routine sounds so nice! It's funny how we all lead such different lives... I'm off to work at a university today...

Sorry so short... I'll check in later I am looking forward to getting to know folks better! My life seems boring comoared to y'all!

**cowgal** · May 21, 2008, 07:14 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

wednesday

Thanks as usual Bessie for starting us out, love youre routine, would trade mine in ANY day for yours, working w/ animals, even giving shots, as I am good at that, being a nurse and all..................animals are a little different though......................have a GREAT ride, I can't wait to ride this weekend!!

Everyone else, MM, Tiny, Greeneyes, Angelcake, looking.......................hang in there, remember it is only ODAT we have to get through, not too successful here, but hanging in here, so many emotional things going on, and what do I do to deal w/ them??? You got it, drink!!!

Everyone yet to come, have a great day and good luck meeting your goals ODAT!!!:thumbs::goodluck:

lots of love,:l:h:l

MA

**LVT25** · May 21, 2008, 08:13 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Hello everyone one--it's 7:05 a.m. here. Looking kinda gloomy outside and a little "breezy" as the weatherman likes to say. But I think I'll get out there and get some more garden planted. Found my seeds from last year yesterday. AFTER I planted the other seeds that were old. Now that was STUPID!! Now I'll have to replant some of them. By fall I should be able to solve the world hunger problem the rate I'm going! (I wish)

This afternoon is the elementary track meet. Then up to the hospital to visit a young friend (13). He had a ruptured appendix--2 surgeries. Poor guy!

Hubby was grumpy last night. (speaking of dick heads) :HHe's so busy right now. Works full time and then tries to take care of the farming and ranching in the evenings (not to mention the other commitments he has). Last night we had son's music performance at school, so he couldn't get his work done. When he's grumpy--trigger for me to drink. He even asked if I wanted one. I didn't even say no thank you, just NO.

Well, I better get busy. Hope everyone has a great odat today!:h

**My New Beginning** · May 21, 2008, 08:14 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Good Day All!
We are back home from a trip to California. Unfortunately the flight was a trip from hell for me. I must have caught some kind of bug or food poisening because I was terribly sick all the way from the west coast to the east! Never been that sick before and on a plane it's especially terrible. Better today so will lay low and take care of myself. Drinking plenty of water and green tea but don't dare to eat anything yet.
Have a good day everyone!!

Love and Peace

**caseaday** · May 21, 2008, 08:17 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi Everyone!

Bessie and Greeneyes...we now have another one of those interesting cultural challenges with the use of Dick Head Torches. It comes natually to all men from time to time to be one even when we are trying hard not to be one! However, I don't want to be torched and I think they should be banned! I am sure that Matten will agree with me on this one!

Sunny day with a couple of meetings. Pretty excited about that as Monday and Tuesday were really slow for me. Just glad to be out of the house and doing something productive.

Hope everyone is making their goals today...

**retteacher** · May 21, 2008, 08:42 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi Everyone: For today I am not going to drink. I have a pretty busy day planned. I've been enjoying being sober (which might not last) but must plan for an attack of "I've-gotta-have-a-drink." What works for me is:
-remember what being drunk around sober people feels like.
-remember all the bad stuff.
-put off drinking until the feeling passes.
-not go near a liquor store.
-not look at liquor ads.
-etc.
These things work if I use them.

Have a great day everyone.

Mary

**Ripple** · May 21, 2008, 08:45 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

I am here again, and Poodle is lots of work! OMFG...please, i want to send her back, its too late. poo, poo and more poo. oh well, keeps me busy and thank god i am not drinking full time again...(not yet) oops..NO WAY!

**matthen** · May 21, 2008, 08:45 AM

ODAT - Wednesday

LOL -- dick head torch meant something entirely different to me -- quite a novelty and maybe wouldn't mind trying one out (if you get my drift dear Bessie et al). Sorry, now I do promise to take that cold shower I was ordered to take on yesterday's thread. Just have to make sure that Bessie and Case don't rev me up -- somehow they bring out the bad in me

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So I think that today is day 11 for me, or whatever Frog is on, I am one day less. Next week I am going to Spain with some friends for a week's vacation. Don't know if I told you all that my antabuse arrived and I am taking it (with my Dr.'s approval) and so I won't be drinking in Spain. That's nice. I have been there before --- but just think, this time I will actually SEE it :H. Have a wonderful day, kinda nice here today.

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