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[trinity8753]

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We are having tortilla wraps with salad and mayo, cajun spices yum!! My friend has just cancelled. I feel like a wave of relief has washed over me. Thats is now, drinking is NOT an option!! And relax.......

[broken halo]

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okay, my belly is rumbling. Off to eat that tandoori that I made with my own fair hands. I'll be back later, but one thing I learned. Let's all be less sensitive of ourselves and more sensitive to each other. We are all in this together and all recovering, at one stage or another. :l

[Byrdlady]

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But what about MY chicken????

I guess I'll have to take the bull by the horns and make some....
I am so glad that you got a reprieve trinity! Sometimes there's no company like your own!! You did GREAT in coming here and talking it out! I'm so proud of you!

Now look at our men folk on here! There really IS life after AL, and it's GREAT, so glad to see you fellows immersing yourselves in new projects! We love pictures! One of these days I'm going to figure out how to post them....Lav does my photos for me....gosh that woman is something.

Stay strong everyone....I'm going to go forage for some chicken! Byrdie

[I'm Strong and in Control]

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broken halo;1556394 wrote: okay, my belly is rumbling. Off to eat that tandoori that I made with my own fair hands. I'll be back later, but one thing I learned. Let's all be less sensitive of ourselves and more sensitive to each other. We are all in this together and all recovering, at one stage or another. :l

Of course one of my favorite songs from "The Book of Mormon" which is ending its run in Chicago goes something like "Me - Me - Me and You. But mostly ME".

[trinity8753]

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ahh i hope you managed to forage yourself some grub birdie I really really enjoyed my chicken as did the dog when she sneaked some off my plate whilst i went to get more mayo ( because now is not the time for counting calories right??)

I can honestly now say that i am glad of my alone time and so relieved that al is well and truly off the table as an option. Im proud of myself and looking forward to tomorrow now. I am totally wiped out, its half eight and i'm throwing in the towel and going for a quick bath and then into bed. I am DONE!!

Have a great night everyone and see you all tomorrow for day three!! Its looking brighter already :h:h

[gambler]

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I think the Sticks need to go

Exercise is kinda a bitch when you cant breathe. So crap !! I think I might as well put down the cancer sticks while im at it. What the hell right ? No..not cold turkey though no way ..I have one of those E-cigs that I use while in the car with the kids that I will give a go at. Ill let you know how it goes and how it affects me for anyone that is considering the same.

BTW I finished my thread https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...oes-79934.html for those that have read the rough draft you might want to re-read the Conclution part of it. It is much more reflective of how I feel.

[Sake123]

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Gambler...contemplating the same on the smokes. But I want to go get some good solid time AF before I tackle that vice. I wish you strength!!

[C-Developer]

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Reading the recent posts here has made me extremely hungry. I am thinking some Chipolte sounds really yummy right about now

[MossRose]

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C-dev - I keep forgetting to tell you how much I love your tagline. LOL

[MinStar]

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Hey nesters. What a buzz of acitvty. :-) as per us usual I am shattered so in bed. Just a quick hello to all especially those that struggled/are struggling with the weekend. Keep strong.

I promise to write more soon. Busy day tomorrow morning and afternoon but hope for some chill time in the later afternoon.

Night all.

[Dottie Belle]

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Making a pot of chili...a little cool here so it sounded so good to me...
One benefit of sobriety is that I cook more...used to drink dinner....bleh.
dottie

[C-Developer]

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MossRose;1556433 wrote: C-dev - I keep forgetting to tell you how much I love your tagline. LOL

Rose,

Thus far, you are the only one that has picked up on the Hemlock reference

[C-Developer]

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gambler;1556379 wrote: ROFLMAO !!! Thanks man..I never knew how much liquid could come out of a persons nose before ! ( Well..half digested chunks of Surf and Turf dont count :H )

Hey CDev You got me thinking ( I hope the women arent listening ) does Sobriety make the those *ahem* "curves" even more pronounced ?? Because if so then Im ALL IN !!

Just gonna put that thought right in the Top drawer of my Toolbox. On second thought Screw that !! That fookers going Directly into my back pocket ! :thanks:

Gambler,

That is indeed and interesting question, and I will do my best to answer in the most non-sleazy way I can muster.

During my booze-a-thon days, almost every girl I had any kind of relations with was either just as drunk as I was, or else I was paying her for her time (escorts). In my condition most nights, you could throw just about any female with 3 teeth, a hunchback, and a hollow leg in front of me and I would suspect she was a candidate for "America's Next Top Model". I have not even so much as kissed a girl while sober in well over a year.

Now that I am sober, it's like my hormones are in fucking overdrive. I notice even the most subtle things that females do now, and it all drives me insane in a manner I lack the vocabulary to adequately describe (when they play with and twirl their hair is a particular weakness).

The problem is, now that I no longer have alcohol as a stand in for a personality, I am honestly pretty clueless as to how I go about approaching females. I may as well be in 8th grade all over again, terrified to ask a girl to spring formal. My interpersonal development is so tragically devolved that I am probably going to be flying solo for a significant amount of time.

C

[available]

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Lol love your description CD. I went on a date last night and god forbid i had to make conversation not pissed. Wow was that hard and i was like you, pretty clueless on how to hold a conversation sober. I did manage to so that was a bonus but i dont think i am ready to venture into the dating world at the moment. In my drunken days like you also any man was Brad Pitt and waking up in the morning trying to chew my arm off was sometimes not fun. I do not miss those days I must say and being single has its good points, not sure what but it does ha ha.

[Lavande]

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Good evening Nesters,

A good Saturday it has been for one & all I see
Trinity - ignore the monkey mind, don't listen to the chatter & you'll have no regrets!

Dottie, congrats to you as well on your 2 weeks AF - Yay!

I've been married for 40 years!!! Living alone for the past 3 1/2 (long story). All I can tell you youngsters is don't rush into dating or anything until you really get to know yourself as a sober person once again. I'm sure you'll all figure it out

If you look at my quit dates in my signature line you'll see that I gave myself a little time between my quits, glad I did too. I was committed & focused on one thing at a time & it worked for me.

Wishing everyone a safe night in the nest!
Lav