ODAT - Wednesday

[Bessie]

It is Wednesday isn't it? I know if it's not, Greenie will put me right! :H

So what a nice surprise yesterday when I started the ODAT thread and all these lovely people from when I was here before came along to say hi :thanks: I feel safe in this community and supported and very hopeful. :l

I hope if you are new here that you will soon feel that way and benefit from the very real friendliness and support. Don't think that just because a) we have to come back or b) that people have been here ages, that we have failed. Ok, in an ideal world we would do the programme, use the forums for support, sort ourselves out and move on and many do I'm sure. But there is no ideal world for many of us. We are all here because we are trying to beat Al and some of us (eg Greeny and there are others) stay to support the others and because an online community like this is a precious thing.

So as this is the ODAT thread, I am not drinking today. (it really helped that when OH left the house this morning he said he wasn't either..... makes my life a lot easier if he doesn't!) I'm going straight over to the Drink Tracker to put a big fat zero in today's box. I have to live up to that!

Have a good Wednesday one and all.

Bessie xx

[Tulipe]

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi Bessie,
Good advice on continuing to return and keep up the fight. Right with you - ODAT.

Tulipe

[Kayla]

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi Bessie & Tulipe
Me too, sober and not drinking today. But this is a great reminder to 'keep it in the day'. Loved that you stressed the value of this community. I was only thinking this morning what a fantastic it is that we have the opportunity to connect with one another, with similar objectives : controlling or quitting drinking.

[rustop61]

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi everyone

Great to see you back in the driving seat again Bessie. Have just been catching up on the threads and really loved your comment on another thread Kayla about recovery being a process not an event. I have been with MWO a long time and was very disappointed in the beginning that sobriety was not an event that just happened. When I lapsed I stayed away from the site and went back drinking daily. Then I rejoined and continued the process gaining more and more AF time as I went along. Yes, there have been lapses but there is no comparison to what life was life was like before MWO and now.

Continue with the process everyone, YOU WILL GET THERE ODAT.

Rustop

[universal]

ODAT - Wednesday

Hi guys,

Bessie, god I love seeing your name there when I wake up in the morning again!

Day 6 for me today. Been a while since I got there after my rough May - feels good to be back on track and over that 5 day hump. Now I have to get over the 7 day hump! My goal is to get to 14 days and then I am hoping I can continue on to do my first 30 but 14 to start. Only 8 more to go.

I will not drink today!

Love and hugs,
uni

[Croft]

ODAT - Wednesday

Bessie - your post made me cry out loud - COL

I need to spend more time in MWO land. I really do.

But, as you so wisely know, ODAT.

I am off to put a zero in the drink tracker too. You have inspired me.

Croft

[CS04]

ODAT - Wednesday

Croft and Bessie -- good to see you! Long time no see!

Must run -- trying to get ready for work, hair is wet and baby is not even up yet; have to get him to the sitter! Ugh -- hate when huby's not home -- don't know how you single moms do it.

Have a good day everyone.

[greeneyes]

ODAT - Wednesday

ODATERS!!!!

It IS Wednesday, life is good. I won't drink today either.

Bessie I can't wait for you to meet these folks that frequent here and vice versa.

It is a drizzly day which is nice because it becomes my "why I couldn't mow the grass". It's nice to have a different reason every now and then. If I could only use it for not going to the hole.:H

Good luck with your goals today!