ODAT - Thursday

[Beck]

ODAT - Thursday

Hi All,

Got another busy doing stuff for other people day planned. Found out yesterday that my husb and kids had planned mem holiday weekend. I've finally learned to speak up and get what I want - which is to go hiking on Sunday in the mountains. Plans rearranged and we all get to do something we want.

Bessie, sorry you are stranded by lack of truck. My father was the mechanic - and he always had "leftover" parts - but I have to say the cars always worked when he was done. He replaced engine and transmission on my car once- worked just fine but I had to remember that "neutral was drive" etc.
And good for you for staying AF. When I get angry with my husb I just think to myself "he cannot make me drink".

Cindi and Mary, I too have some odd triggers. Just recently I was going to "mod" which for me is just code for start drinking again b/c everything is going so well. How's that for twisted logic?

Case...at some point you will have an entire weekend when you don't think about AL...when it first happened for me it was a godsend. You will also find that one days your triggers are fading...

Sorry about the bad weather some of you are having...

I get to paint some more today...grrrr...

Beck

[greeneyes]

ODAT - Thursday

A late good morning. Yesterday was not a miracle. This evening I see the addiction therapist who can take a glance at me and know if I had anything to drink. I will show up sober and then fly across town and go AA. Then home to bed. That's my plan and I'm sticking to it. I just have those 7 hours in between to deal with.

[KAT20]

ODAT - Thursday

Good afternoon friends near and far. Day 17 today and I will be happy to report that to my doctor this evening. Tomorrow starts the holiday weekend here, will get stocked up on AF beer and wine. I'm with you folks who love a glass of wine or beer after some gardening or yard work. Cindi, I hear what you say about the emotional and irritated thing. The past few days have been improving. Hope to feel like my old self in the near future. Evie, cute dog, is it yours ? I love my dogs, I would have a whole pack if I could and when I retire I'll be the crazy dog lady. At least I won't be the crazy drunk dog lady. LOL. Caseaday, keep working on battling the cravings, its true, sometimes a switch goes off and they lessen. Best everyone in their journey.

[Bessie]

ODAT - Thursday

Aww Greeny - stay here, we'll help you get through the next 7 hours! Less now. And even less now. And.....so on.

xx

[matthen]

ODAT - Thursday

Hi ODATers

So I got up very late this morning because I bought a new computer and stayed up half the nite playing with it.

Nice day here in the Wash DC area and I am on day 12. That means Case is also on 12 and Frog is on 13 if we all manage to stay sober today. Cindi, I also am on antabuse and it seems to keep me sober -- maybe thanks to the fact that I drank a beer once while i was taking it and let's just say the result was, well .............not pretty .

Caseaday, don't know your situation, but I must say that when you take antabuse, you only make that decision to stay sober once -- in the morning. My constant obsession with whether or not to have a drink all day song seems to have been chased away -- at least for now.


Hope you all have a wonderful day,

[Peanut]

ODAT - Thursday

Good Day Everybody!!

Sounds like everybody is coping well, dealing with all the triggers and challenges of daily life in a world where drinking is the norm!!!! Look around in a restaurant, and yes - everybody seems to be drinking. How did this become such a big and accepted part of our cultures!!!! Went to see George Thorogood last night, and we were a bit late, so of course the beer had been flowing for several hours. We went right to the crowd at the front, and I was hit smack in the face with wafts of beer breath from all around me. It was really quite gross - beer all over the floor, people bumping, dancing, moving with cups full of beer, spilling all over. Did I ever do that?!?!?! Probably - but I shan't bring back those thoughts from my memory banks right now!! I did manage to avoid having the brew spilled all over me though, and enoyed the show immensely - and stayed AF as well!

Have a fabulous day, abs or mods, whatever you choose!!
Peanut

[greeneyes]

ODAT - Thursday

Peanut, that rocks. I still stay in my hidey hole. I am so amazed by people who go out and say no. It is really hard. I don't even look at the weekend section of the newspaper because of the temptation. This is the biggest struggle I have ever had.

[universal]

ODAT - Thursday

Hey guys, I'm really late today! 4:30 here - but today I will be AF..............that's my plan and I"m sticking to it. This weekend I know I will have a couple of beers after baseball but I can mod successfully with beer (it's the wine that kills me - sneaky bugger)

Then on Sunday I am going to do the AF during the week plan.........

See ya tomorrow guys!

Love and Hugs,
Uni

[Ripple]

ODAT - Thursday

Its RIPPLE! i have been busy doing taxes...so much bull crap to wrap up. Had to get it done...everyone be good, i don't think i will be..:H NO EXCUSES, i will, if not, i will confess later on. :H