One Day At A Time Wednesday (ODAT)

[BecomingMeAtLast]

Good Morning ODATers!

I don't mind starting the thread at all. It's an honor.

I hope to hear from some of you, savvy? Dingy? Everybody?

Some last minute stuff to do here, it's snowing of course. It looks like by the time I get outside it'll be sleeting out. Lovely.

I just learned that a close friend of ours has to have his entire leg amputated on New Years Eve. My HB is devestated. We all are, we're scrambling trying to figure out how to help, who to call. Later on, in a while, he'll need to have his other one amputated. He's a retired law enforcement officer, loved to fish, hunt. This is very difficult.

Something to think about when we're feeling sad for ourselves, huh?

Take care, I'll be on and off today and tomorrow.

Take care, love, :h
Be

[CS04]

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Be, looks like we cross posted! (I started the ODAT thread in General Discussion.)

Very sorry to hear about your friend. It does put it all into perspective, doesn't it.

[BridgetJones1998]

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Be, so sorry to hear about your friend. What a devastating loss. Something like that puts life in perspective for us. Doesn't it? We should all be grateful and thankful for our health and the health of our loved ones and do things to strengthen our bodies. I will say a prayer for him and for you as you struggle with this.

This is for the abstainers. WIP wrote something about AL as toxin for a bodies. I have been thinking about that. That is very true. Instead of envying those who "get" to drink, we could try to think about the fact that we are healthier and purer and our choice not to put toxins in our bodies or even poisen in our body is a choice that we abstainers make. That epiphany is helping me. Thanks WIP!!!

Hi CSO4, I hope you have a great day and are successfull in meeting your goals today!!

Day 9 for me! Staying home today with family. No AL will be around. Tomorrow with the inlaws at my house. They are tee-totalers. Lucky me. The challenge will be Saturday and Sunday at my parents home with my family of BIG drinkers. I'm packing my diet cranberry and diet tonic and my BIG wine glass and hopefully I'll get through it. My Mom and I are always dieting so I'm going with "I'm on a new diet and no alcohol allowed". She is a worrier and will drive me crazy if I tell her I have a problem. Although, I know she already suspects I do and worries about that also. My sister died of a brain hemorrhage at 38, also a binge type drinker. She has never gotten over it, nor have I. I don't discuss any of my problems with her since then b/c she just couldn't handle it. I will wait and tell her when I am sober for a long while, if then. She drinks too much also and takes too much Xanax herself, but she's almost 70 and has no desire to quit.

Enough of the depressing stuff for now. Sorry to get off of that. Everyone have a great day meeting thier individual goals!

[CS04]

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(I started the ODAT thread, without realizing that Be already had done so, soI'm reposting here. Thanks for your reply, Cymru!)

I know it is not PC to talk about drinking on some of these threads, but as today is a holiday and I am having family over for dinner, I know it will be a trigger for me. I also know it will be a trigger to start earlier than usual. My sister is going to be here and I have shared my struggles with her, but she doesn't really understand and she was judgmental over Thanksgiving. That said, I have a plan -- some lemon fizzy water in the fridge, and some sangria mix (to which you would add red wine, but I won't) for some alterna-bevs. I also don't want to feel like shit on Christmas morning, on this 1st year that my son has a sense of Santa coming.

I hope all you ODATers check in today. Happy Christmas Eve!

[startingover]

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Merry Christmas ODATers,
I hope you all have a wonderful time...xxx

Be, I am so sorry to hear about your friend...that must be so desperately sad.
Bridget...I am so sorry to hear about your sister, this time of year is especially hard for memories isnt it?

[startingover]

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CS stay strong my friend, it sounds like you have a good plan!!

[CS04]

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Thanks, Starting and Bridget! I actually am feeling pretty relaxed, strangely enough. If I could just get baby to nap, so I can get some cleaning done!

[BecomingMeAtLast]

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Sorry for the double post, CS!

Bridget, I'm so sorry to hear about your sister. I can't even imagine...

Let's stay strong together, okay? :l

Love, :h
Be

[universal]

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It is such a hard time of year. My closest friend growing up passed away on Monday. She was only 34 years old.

sounds like we all have sadness around us today.

[CS04]

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Uni, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend.

I guess the fact that my 2 year old had a diaper disaster in his crib (like I have time for this today) is nothin.' Speaking of time, it certainly is precious, so let us not waste it.

Hugs to all.