ODAT Friday

[Captnjack]

I know you guys are ok!!!!! take care
love cap:l

[rustop61]

ODAT Friday

Hi CaptnJack and all to come

Yea, its all go this week, a million and one things to do. At least I'm doing them with a clear head. Today is Day 7. Not sure yet what I'll do about xmas day yet but plan to be AF till then.

Rustop

[1morechance]

ODAT Friday

Hello captnjack, rustop and all to come, happy friday.
we're expecting heavy snow here today and sunday, thank God i don't need to shop. doing well here, AF more then mod so it's been a good week. yoga and therapy are really helping so i'm feeling great. hope everyone has a nice day and reaches their goal for today. stay warm or cool where ever you might be.

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week of 12/15:
1 mod day
4 AF days
0 dog days

[savon19]

ODAT Friday

Hello All -

Well, I am in (and have been for a while) one of those "who the heck cares anyway?" type of moods... Not so good.

You know, where you just kind of throw your hands up in the air w/quizzical look on face...?

Feeling a bit like a small drop in the ocean.. like, REALLY, does any of it matter?

OH DEAR. Maybe it's a good thing. I AM only a drop in the ocean, if that, after all.

Perspective.

Have a Great Friday!

[universal]

ODAT Friday

Hi guys,

Sav - I've been struggling this week as well - I hear ya there.

Snow day here - apparenlty supposed to be a pretty big storm. My daughter is home from school - buses cancelled. Looks like it's going to be a pretty quiet day for us.

Hope everyone else has a great one!

[CS04]

ODAT Friday

Hi all,
Well I managed AF last night -- almost. I did have one glass of wine at about 9:30 after baby was in bed (took an hour and a half to get him to sleep!!! very unusual.) I'm clear headed this morning, despite a head cold -- which I why I stayed away from the AL -- don't need my immune system crushed a week before Christmas. Funny how we can feel better sick than hungover. I did the dishes last night before bed too, so I also woke up to a clean kitchen, instead of hte usual pots and pans (and glasses!) from the night before.

Univ and Savon, sorry you've had a rough week. Hell, I've barely got up my tree (lights only still) and no shopping.

My sister and I are patching things up. She has been angry and had issues about me and AL. I will tell more details about that later. For now, gotta finish baby's breakfast and head to grocery store.

I'll be checking back in here often today. xoxo everyone and hang in there on Friday.

[notevergivingup]

ODAT Friday

Good morning all, we have early release here, supposed to get a foot of snow. I am fighting a head cold, I wish I could breathe out my nose, I hate this feeling. I should get caught up on some house work, but don't feel like doing anything, will probably force myself to in a bit. Day 27 for me, hard to believe, only 3 more to go to my first goal. I am now getting addicted to Diet Dr. Pepper and Hot Chocolate.

Have a great Friday everyone and everyone to come!
Twosox

[greeneyes]

ODAT Friday

Odaters!!!

Morning cap, rustop, 1more, & savon!

I am going to drag myself to the hole. I'm in a really foul mood after yesterday's court hearing. Not that it went badly, but to have yet another eye-opening look (like I needed one) at estranged one's diseased drugged mind. I hope I made the right decision with the agreement. I wanted a drink last night more than I ever have in 6 months. Don't be too proud that I didn't because the liquor stores were closed and I took 2 xanax. Ugh.

so.... the sun is shining, it's a beautiful blue sky, and I shall make the most of this day because it is the only 112/19/08 I will ever have.

Savon, little drops in the ocean make ripples that extend very far. :l:l:l to you GF. You make a difference to me. I look for you here every day to see how you're doing and if thre is something I can do to help you.

[greeneyes]

ODAT Friday

Hi uni, cs & two! Keep up the fight!! Hope everybody feels better soon in all ways. I know it's a struggle, but it won't always be this hard and it's worth it. SO worth it.

[BecomingMeAtLast]

ODAT Friday

Hey capt! I know you're well, too!
Rusty, awesome on the day 7! I can't way to be there but I'm enjoying the ride to be honest.
1more, you sound great. I love yoga, too. Just the stretching itself is so relaxing...
savvy, sometimes one small drop of water is enough to quench the thirst of a being. Just another perspective. :l
uni, have a good one with your daughter. Throw a snow ball at her! LOL
hey CS, smart move staying easy with the AL before the holidays with a cold. I sure hope you feel better.
twosox, youre such an inspiration. I hope you feel better, too. Not fair for you guys during the holidays.

Day 4 for me. THE DREADED DAY FOUR! I feel great and am celebrating my AF party last night with a 1/2 cup of coffee this am. I have work to do (gee, what a change), some shopping, some accounting (I hate acccounting) and some odds and ends.

What are you guys making for dinner? Once again I'm brain dead in that area.

Take care :h
Be

[sunshine_gg]

ODAT Friday

Morning guys & dolls!

Sounds like you all are keeping strong even if struggling! Good on ya!
I hope your day improves vastly - and greenie, I love the "this is the only 12/19/08 I'll ever have" - that's definitely a keeper.

I don't think there's snow in the forecast here, but it's a rather frigid 0F/-18C this morning. I ain't going out there if I don't have to!

Well, I should mosey along and get started here - hope you all have a great Friday!

[bald headed old guy]

ODAT Friday

Well, I have not posted on this thread for a long time! Nice to hear about the success stories; and for those who are still working on success, keep it up! It IS worth the battle.
Supposed to snow here in Utah today and tomorrow, black ice on the roads when we came to work (6:00 AM). This is the first Friday we have worked in several months, we are trading this day for next Wednesday so everyone will have Christmas Eve off. (We normally work 4 X 10)
GE!! I've misssed you! I need ot be on here more!
Stay Strong, Everyone!
BHOG

[BecomingMeAtLast]

ODAT Friday

Greenie, I missed you. I can't imagine what you're going through. It seems like this has dragged on forever for you. I hope you made the right decision, too, and I'm glad the stores were closed! LOL You have such a great outlook on things "and I shall make the most of this day because it is the only 112/19/08 I will ever have" and inspire me so much.

I hope you have a wonderful day. :l

[dingbat]

ODAT Friday

Good morning! I'm in a better mood today - wonder if I was PMSing???

Anywhoo - early school day here as well. We're supposed to get 10-14 inches of snow. I don't mind, I really love the snow! It's ice storms and wind I can do without!

My ISP was down yet again this morning. Grrrr, this week has been a mess trying to get anywhere on the internet!

Everybody, just keep on trucking! ODAT, right?? I know it's very hard sometimes, I came so close the other night! "Just one beer" I kept saying to myself. Has anyone ever seen the movie Postcards from the Edge?? She has a line in there about when the cravings get so bad that she sometimes just has to put her head down until it goes away. That's what I did - not literally, but I just gritted my teeth until it passed. And I'm so glad I did! Because I would have had to deal the next day with driving an hour to the mall, then driving back an hour back to pick up my misbehaving son after having gotten almost no shopping done, talking to the principal, arguing with my husband about whether he deserved to be punished or not, then punishing the kid after having him do 2 hours of missed schoolwork - all with a hangover!!! On top of that, I probably would have had one of my lovely anxiety attacks to go with!! It would truly have been HELL!!

twosox - :goodjob:!! Aren't you proud of yourself??

Hope everyone's day goes well and that everyone meets their goals! I think I'm gonna run to the store really quick before the snow starts!

[upnorthgirl]

ODAT Friday

really, a snow lover?

Yuk, Dingbat...we have 8 inches so far and I HATE it, even though I get to be off work today. So far I have made a big breakfast, wrapped gifts, looked at the bottle of wine, cleaned the kitchen, wiped out the 'fridge, wondered if I had any old Vodka laying around, and posted to the forum. I need to keep visualizing me being fun, sociable, healthy and SOBER over the holidays. It would be nice, for a change, to actually remember what happens at the end of the day.

Hugs to all.