Today I start over again.. anyone want to join me?

[Liath]

Today I start over again.. anyone want to join me?

Kimberely- Thanks. In the past I have not been able to mod. For now I am just avoiding those situations where I'd normally go crazy. That means picking up extra shifts, avoiding the bars and certain "drinking buddies". Imagine, I feel great, have more money, and my house is very clean! Instead of getting blasted on Sunday, I painted the radiator,etc in my bathroom. Until now I could not imagine working on a house project without a beer in my hand. How dull! Truely, we all need to alter our way of thinking. Someone on another thread posted about AL getting deep into their psyche. It is sad to think that we have gotten ourselves into this terrible mess. But I will choose to focus on the positive side, we are on our way out of it!

OK, really now. I need to get offline and get to work. Then its time for a little reunion with my sisters. One of them is visiting from CA. Happy Tuesday everyone.:thanks:

[Liath]

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I just wanted to say I found out yesterday that I am going to be published!!! First author!

[Tulipe]

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Liath - congratulations on being accepted for publication! Fantastic news! What a great reward for all your efforts, on both fronts. Yeah!
8Belles - I know what you are going through. My DH was away last week, and being on my own with the kids was hard. I had 2 bad days out of 7. It wasn't worth it. Hang in there. You sound really strong and determined. Think how great it will feel to keep the trend going.
Kimberley and NM - I agree, without AL I seem much more able to cope with stress, and don't feel anywhere so down.
As for me, I have an ear infection and am getting on a plane tomorrow! Will my eardrum burst?

[being present]

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Can I just say wow!!! I have just spent the last hour reading through this thread and I am so inspired!!! I also feel like so many of you could be me! The guilt, the remorse,the not being able to stop, the struggling with stopping, and wondering why that old nagging habit is always present. I feel so understood by just reading your posts! Thank you. Today is day 1 for me but not my first time to try to stop. I hope this time it will stick. I think by having this supportive network I am already leaps and bounds above where I was before when trying to quit.

[Liath]

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Being present-

That is awsome. Welcome! I hope you will stick around because it really helps to know that we are not alone in this.

[Kimberley]

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Liath :wd: what a star you are! Congratulations - I salute you with a big glass of diet pepsi! How awesome, especially for it to come at a time when you've really made a lot of effort with sorting things out in life. Tell us more!

Being Present, I am so glad that you read the thread. Although it is brialliant in itself for us to encourage and congratulate each ither on our progress, it is even nicer when someone jojns in because of what they've read posted.

So a very, very warm welcome - I hope you stay with us

[Kimberley]

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Ooh I should've posted my own personal victory today - but was overwhelmed with all the good stuff from you guys. I just spent the evening in the pub and actually beat my mate at pool 6-2!

I have always found I am better at pool after a pint, so I've won this victory on my own pool skills - unless it was the caffeine in the diet coke that gave me the edge! I did have about 6 glasses of it....

[Liath]

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Kimberley- I am also a pool shark. Nice work- I cant imagine playing sober, I learned with a drink in my hand. (its fun to beat the guys, isnt it?) Well, I bet the rules you play by are pretty different than here but I still wish I could challenge you to a game. (and drink Diet Coke, right?).

[Grim]

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Hello Liath, may I add my hearty congratulations to you on your achievement. Well done and very well deserved!

No major milestone for me just yet, day 24 AF on the morrow. Still 6 days to go to the first milestone but with the weeks flying by as the are right now, will be a 180 days before I know it!

[being present]

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Grim, I certainly think 24 days AF is one heck of a milestone. I know I would be proud. Day 2 for me and I am already proud. I still have to get through this bookclub/party at my house tonight and another friend's going away party on Friday night. I swear if I could just lock the world out this wouldn't be so tough! But I am feeling good. I notice I am staying close to this message board!! Everytime I start thinking, well maybe I will have one tonight or Friday night I get right back on here and read. If you haven't noticed yet, this is happening frequently b/c I feel like I have been burning these boards up!

[sunshine_gg]

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Burn 'em up, present!! :H

Same here, actually. I'm staying REALLY close right now. Even though, I'm feeling kinda like "what's the big deal.. I've done it before, I can do it again"... This community made it possible for me the first time around - I could not and would not have made it without the support of everyone here.

So, by all means... fire away!

[being present]

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Thanks sunshine!!

[Kimberley]

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I agree that both 24 days and 2 days are both things to be proud of and milestones in their own right! You wil find almost every day there is something about which you can say "God, I've not done that sober before/in a very long time." or "This is where I would've slipped up before, but I didn't this time". They are all moments for a little pat on the back and to actually realise that YOU CAN DO IT!

Both Being Present and Sunshine, we're all very happy for you to post all you want - I sure do it when I am wobbling, even if it's just reading posts. I love that more and more people are joining this thread. It's like having an AA meeting on my computer 24/7 without all the steps and and sugary tea!

I am going to start referring to you as my weeble family - we wobble but we don't fall down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq0OQBdIhsc[/video]]YouTube - WEEBLES WORLD COMMERCIAL

Good lord, I'm old!

[sunshine_gg]

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:H:H:H

Hey! Wait a minute! Our figures haven't got THAT outta shape yet, have they? :H

[Liath]

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Thats true that weebles don't exactly scream sex appeal. But thats OK, weebles it is. (Any weebles out there with blue hair, Kim?) Thanks Grim and everybody for the well wishes. I am feeling kind of disheartened today. Family drama and such. Thats why I have to start gearing up for an AF weekend. I drank a little during my celebration so I need to string some AF days together. The weekend is tough but I am working anyways so I am just going to get it done. Gosh, sorry I am not very inspirational today. Feeling depressed and trying to be AF is really hard but its way worse to be drunk and depressed right?