[QUOTE=Starfish1;1442197]Good Morning Friends :l
First of all, I just want to say how much I love each and every one of you and how much all of your posts mean to me. Sharing your ups and downs, triumphs, pathways and struggles is such a wonderful gift and each post strengthens me and many others. :thanks:
Dear Star, I agree with you!! Newbies Nest is a gift offered and received. When we post our ups and downs, we are helping ourselves (just "getting it on paper" helps) AND we are helping others in The Nest. It's a total win-win.
This morning's posts are wonderful. Such great advice and great humor. It feels really good to laugh a little more each day.
Weekend plans: Hmm... Well, of course, there's lots of homework. I'm going to visit my mom and dad. I love my parents a whole big bunch, BUT (you saw this coming, didn't you) they have always had very high expectations and can be quite demanding. Kind of makes me want to swig some AL in their driveway before I walk in. But I won't. You know that I won't!!! So, maybe a shorter visit than usual. Hubby is taking me to dinner tonight. We haven't been out to dinner in forever. But last night he said, "Tess, I would like to take you out on the town. You are more beautiful than ever (trust me, I'm not beautiful at 200 pounds), and you seem to be glowing." Wasn't that sweet? Hubby, too, (similar to parents) has very high standards regarding the way life is to be conducted. But he seemed "softer" last evening -- not so sharp around the edges. We've been through hell together. Well, actually, I've put him through hell the last five years with my alcoholism. But he's still here.
I'm rambling. Sorry.
I don't think of weekends as being a trigger because I was not a social drinker. Never went to a bar. Can't think of when I've ever been in a bar. My parents would "ground" me. Ha!! No, for me, every day is a trigger. Also, as a student, I don't have a Monday - Friday workweek. Anytime is the right time for homework. Blek!!
Okay, I'm going to make some fancy flavored coffee (yes, all beverages in my home have been upgraded :cupajoe, and get this day started.
I hope your day is fabulous!!
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