ODAT - MONDAY

[greeneyes]

Alright ODATERs!! It's Monday. Brand new week! Vernal Equinox is this Sunday.

Darn if I did not finish my work yesterday. I can't believe how much stuff it is. Holy crap! I feel like I'm in college cramming for an exam but without the speed. Talk about high anxiety at the moment. so guess what my plan is for today. I'd drink caffeine but it makes me too unfocused. My adrenaline willl probably do it for now.

Have a great day and wish me concentration and focus and calmness. I also have to write a synopsis of my marriage. That will certainly not be the highlight of my day.

[Ripple]

ODAT - MONDAY

Hello Greenie Gurl!!! :flower::flower: i sure know how caffiene can shake us up!!! i used it a lot in my first few months of soberness!!! You know wot to doo Green .... :leaf:

well you sound good and on your way dear... :skateboard: keep going ... nice to see you on board !!! Happy Monday 2 All who visit Soberland .... :wave::day4:

[WaitingToExhale]

ODAT - MONDAY

Morning Green and Ripple and All Who Follow!

Was a pretty successful weekend for me. Not AF just yet but getting REAL darn close and I had a whole weekend off and OH so much time I could have been home alone drinking a storm and didn't!

Started backon my golf lessons on Saturday. So NOT a natural Argh. And then tried rock climbing for the first time yesterday. WOW! Talk about a workout!

Have my plan for the new week in place! Here we go!

[New Day]

ODAT - MONDAY

Good morning/afternoon Greenie and Ripple and all to come ----- just checking in to say it will be another AF day for me. I seem to have to start over after every Fri/Sat. Cindi encouraged me not to look ahead, but just take it ODAT. I think I'll try and treat Fridays and Saturdays as just another day.... ODAT!

[shelbysmiles]

ODAT - MONDAY

Good Morning Greenie, Ripple, Waiting and New Day! Can I join? I'm always reading this thread and thought it was time to jump in. One day at a time is what I'm doing now. I don't like to count but it is nice to get momentum. I'm on day 5 (first time I made it this far since I joined almost a year ago) and I have never felt better.

[Seacailin]

ODAT - MONDAY

Good Day All,
Well was AF Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat, but drank beer watching baseball and football yesterday. Of course, I feel like crap today. Stomach trouble and a headache. Well the Agency just called and cancelled me from work today. There goes another day's pay. I don't want to drink today so I will stay close by.

[Peanut]

ODAT - MONDAY

Goodmorning Odaters!!
Fresh week, fresh resolve. I also have "weekend troubles" but managed to stay AF yesteday, even though I was out with my dinking/running club. I brought my AF beer with me, and had no problem at all. I really, really, really want to stay off the juice this week. I think I will pull out the CD's and give them a listen to tonight. Plus, I think I am going to give old L-Glut under the tongue a try, see if that works to stop the AL agrument that starts up in my head every evening about 8:00pm - the argument has to start then so I have time to get to the store to buy the wine so I have it when I am wanting to drink it later on!!!! So to be able to stop it, dead in its tracks, would be a blessing!!!

OK - everybody have a grand day today. Weather is supposed to be wonderful this week on the prairie, so I shall try get out everyday for a walk or run at lunch to enjoy it before winter arrives!!!
xoxo Peanut

[universal]

ODAT - MONDAY

Hi guys,

Wan't AF on the weekend - my own fault, the demon got me.

But I'm back and today is going to be AF and NF. Period. No question.

See you tomorrow - can't wait to report in how damn good I'm feeling.

Love and Hugs,
Uni

[Bessie]

ODAT - MONDAY

HI all

Late checking in. Loooong day, lots to get done before I can go away for a 3 night break tomorrow. Really looking forward to this as very much need a break from all the work. Looking forward to bouncing back all relaxed and chilled and ready to go - see you all at the end of the week. Be good while I am gone!

Bessie xx

[New Day]

ODAT - MONDAY

Bessie --- have a great mini-vacation ---- you certainly deserve it. I get exhausted reading what all you have to manage! We'll all be here waiting to here how you enjoyed yourself.

[vera-b]

ODAT - MONDAY

Happy Monday all ODATs,

Shelby, you can jump in at anytime! I love this thread. It's the we're-not-perfect-but-we-keep-plugging-away-and-support-each-other thread. There must have been something in the pull of the moon this past weekend because it caught us all off guard. My usual control was on holiday and while it wasn't bad by historical standards, it wasn't up to Vera standards. So out come the cd's and I'll be here all week keeping my nose clean and the lips AF. Sea - good Sunday for the Sox and Pats! Bessie, enjoy your mini vacation. And Peanut, Sea, Uni, New Day, Waiting, Rips and Greenie, hope your week is fantastic. Thinking good, AF thoughts for all of us.

Vera-b

p.s. Greenie, do they expect you to write a novel or an op-ed piece????:h

[Boss.man]

ODAT - MONDAY

I'm down. I'll never do it.

I'm going to get up tomorrow and try again.

[Seacailin]

ODAT - MONDAY

What is going on Boss.man? Are u ok?

[Peanut]

ODAT - MONDAY

Boss - what's up?!?! Is it the financial situation that's getting to you??

[Boss.man]

ODAT - MONDAY

Finances are fine. Spouse is fine. No worries for me there.

I'm losing my will to be AF.

This is for the rest of my life.

I'm drinking today. All day. I never drink a lot. Just like one drink every two hours. But about three years ago it started going 24x7. It's a habit I fall into, the cocktail at 6am.

I went to work, but came home on an excuse. I didn't do too bad today, and I'm feeling better this afternoon. Doing my chores and being a good spouse. I'm taking my pills to insure I do Day 1 again tomorrow. Sigh. I hate this whole thing. I've done 7 days AF twice in the last month. I'd like to repeat that twice in the next 14 days.