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[Guitarista]

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Next year will be a pearler for you Wags.

Elsie! A half century of no boozin'! Wowza! Congratulations on 50 days alcohol free my friend. :thumbs: What a great run up into a fab new year, and xmas day with your precious family. Love it!

Nice run up to the new year for you too Kensho. Congrats on 11 days +

Xmas day here, so merry christmas everybody! Lunch with mum and family. All good here. Take it easy and just push through if you have to or get out of there. I will remember that a breathing break is good.

[Byrdlady]

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LC congrats on your 50 days! :yay:
Keep up the great work!
I finally finished that d@#& gingerbread house. That was a test of patience!
Merry Chrstmas everyone. MWO is among my many blessings. Stay strong!! Do not give way, no matter what, no matter who!
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Morning nesters

Merry Christmas from Ausland. A nice cool day which is going to make for a lovely day. Going over to spend the afternoon with my girls and son and SO. My mother and other son have decided not to come down. she is harder to organise than the queen and still as yet has not told me she is not coming, she left that to my son. I cannot for the life of me figure that woman out and i have some hard decisions to make regarding her this coming year but not today. today i will enjoy my children and be the designated driver, yet again! how i dreaded those days when i had to drive, hungover as anything and feeling deprived that i could not drink when i got there. I still have to wrap presents, shows my enthusiasm for this commercialised time of year!

LC congratulations on 50 days and making it through each and every day. Giving up drinking permanently is not easy but as long as you keep plodding along you will do it and never have any regrets except wishing you did it sooner. I did have a chuckle when you said you "often had it under control", i always thought i did to but really us alkies have no control with regards to al. My SO has al under control, he can take it or leave it. I have seen him over xmas have two beers in two evenings and that was so NEVER me. That is control, i have never seen him drunk and i know i never will, he is a normal drinker, something i will never ever be. He cant envisage me downing two bottles of wine (in my drinking days) and i cant envisage me ever having just two glasses of wine.

Take care and enjoy xx

[Marylou123]

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Hi Nesters — I don’t have time right now to read back but I wanted to wish you all al very Merry Christmas. And peace.
(LC — I’m so happy for you on the big 50! I’m considering that a gift and it is the BEST one I’ll get. &#128513

Holiday Hugs to All,
Marylou

[NoSugar]

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Merry Christmas to all celebrating nesters and happy day to everyone else! Celebrate the day by NOT drinking and receive the greatest gift of no guilt or regrets!

LC, do I hear a note of surrender/acceptance/freedom in your posts :smile:? This is one of those things we win by losing all the baggage of an addicted drinking life.

Peace, NS

[Lavande]

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Good evening Nesters,

Just sent everyone home to prepare for Santa's arrival
It was a nice cool day, even had a few snow flurries to make it look like official winter.

LC, Congrats on your 50 days, yay!!!
Hang on to them & keep building on - you know this is the best way to live & love your life

Hello to everyone & wishing a safe night in the nest for all this Christmas eve :hug:

Lav

PS: Byrdie, nice save on that GB house

[KENSHO]

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It’s amazing how much peace and quiet I get in the bathroom. I’m sure my family wonders why I have to visit it so often! But here I sit, sipping tea and checking in with you all. Everyone is a bit on edge and a bit spent, but trying to get through the holiday. A shame it’s become so strenuous. I didn’t go crazy with gift shopping this year and the guilty part of me says I should have done better, while the practical side of me is just glad for “good enough”. Plenty of times throughout the year to go the extra mile for those I love.

We stay the night at my mom’s tonight. Forgot my crochet project which was great busy work for me. And the stupid part of my brain wants wine. But I don’t drink and j know it and everyone here knows it. So I sit with my craving and experience it. More of a desire to tame restlessness than anything, so I eat and will help cook and drink tea. Not sure what I’ll do after, but I will think of something. Maybe tickle the kids, or read my book?!

I’ll be glad when this holiday is over. In the mean time, I’ll be spending time in the potty!!

[lifechange]

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Thanks for the good wishes, friends..
Glad everyone had a nice Christmas Eve.. or at least, mostly good.
Kensho, I also snuck away several times to check in and read. I feel so much support from all of you. Yes, Great job on the Gingerbread House, Byrdie. It looked so nice.. and the train tracks. Loved it.
My Uncle arrived today and one of my Nephews came over with his girlfriend.. there were some uncomfortabe silences.. but we made it through and towards the end it was even nice. Now it's 8pm going on what feels like 11! Great idea with the tea.. and I've started a good mystery.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas tomorrow..
See you then.!

[abcowboy]

[wagmor]

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Checking in here on a happy un-hung xmas morning. Such a good feeling! Hope you all have fantastic sober holidays, or Mondays, or Tuesdays!!!

[KENSHO]

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Good morning! I think I have a food hangover. Much better than one from booze.

Byrdie that house is amazing! Is that fondant on the door and window?? I’m impressed. We made cupcakes last week and that was fun. S’mores flavor with graham crackers in the batter and a toasted merange (sp) top, and an apple pie version. So yummy!

Christmas morning here, so the long day begins. I felt a little sad yesterday for some reason, but am feeling better today. Hope everyone enjoys something about today. I am thankful for my family

[lifechange]

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Hi Nesters!
Checking in with a plan for the day as I feel this one will be the most challenging as far as the nerves go! This morning is lovely at my Mom's house.. this afternoon at my Dad's I will drink Martinellis sparkling apple juice, I'll interact with my Stepsister a bit to feel it out.. maybe she's also changed since the last time we saw eachother? I will focus on my girls and helping out in the kitchen.. I'm driving over so that I can leave if need be and don't have to worry about drunk people wanting to drive us back.. I will focus on all I have to be grateful for.. and it's A LOT!
I wish all of you a joyful Christmas day.. a peaceful Monday for those who celebrate other Holidays instead.

I am grateful for all of you and for this wonderful Nest..
xx

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Morning nesters

I hope everyone had a lovely christmas day. My day was lovely, not too hot, not too cold so just right and i t was great to spend time with the children and a few extras who could not get home to their families at this time. It was also great that all i had to take was the prawns and my drinks. normally i am rushing around like a blue arsed fly but the children did it all. oh the joy of having grown ups and i got some great pressies to boot. My daughters friend made trife and then made a special one for me without alcohol. I am so lucky they all respect my decision not to drink and there is no pressure to join in.

I left when the conversations started a downward spiral with everyone drinking. My tolerance level was just getting lower and lower and i am sure i had that "look" on my face, so i left my son there and came home with my fur babies to enjoy a quiet night. All i felt this year with regards to not drinking was grateful, there was no pull and no wish to drink.

Now to look forward to 2018 and see what the year brings.

take care xx

[KENSHO]

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For some reason, I’m romanticizing a drink. The desire to let go and get silly. No reason I can’t do that without alcohol, and I don’t want what goes with it. Thank goodness I’ve told my people that I’m not in. So..... I’ll eat.

[Lavande]

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Good evening & Merry Christmas Nesters,

Glad to see everyone checking in here today
I had a quiet day, no one around but me & the old man & the chickens (and a dog & a cat), ha ha!!!

Kensho, when you completely close the door on AL those occasional 'thinking about having a drink' thoughts disappear, honestly! Once you make the commitment & get your subconscious to understand that you are serious the thoughts stop

LC & everyone visiting with relatives, keep checking in with us, we are here to help!

Wishing everyone a safe & peaceful night in the nest!

Lav