ODAT - Sunday

[Bessie]

Morning all.

Another early start followed by a return to bed!! Not so good. OH got up at 5.30am cos the cat came through the open window onto his head :H Then all the dogs got on the bed (all 3!) and sleep became tricky.

My relaxing evening treat didn't happen yesterday - I was just too tired and that tiredness sapped my willpower too and a bottle was opened. Followed by another. I have made OH promise this morning NOT to keep buying cheap red wine in batches of 6. He thinks he is saving money. I have pointed out that it will be much cheaper if he doesn't buy it in the first place cos then I wouldn't drink it. If it's not around then I have much better willpower because I have to then get in the car and drive a few miles to the shop and most of the time I can resist that.

He can buy as much beer for himself as he wants - it doesn't interest me. Same as all the other bottles of stuff in the house - Baileys, whiskey, sambuca etc. Not tempted. Wine is the stuff I struggle with.

I should have made myself go out too as I am happy to be duty driver.

Removing temptation and increasing tools is what it is about for me.

I am glad he has made that promise. I have asked him before not to buy it but now I think he realises I am serious about it. Good. Because I am.

ODAT - onwards and upwards.

Bessie xxx

[My New Beginning]

ODAT - Sunday

Good Morning Bessie and all that will follow here today. Oh, you're poor kitty, Bessie! Falling on her head. Then 3 dogs waking you up at wee hour. Glad you got back to bed though and hope you had a good rest. My cats have to stay out of the bedroom because 4 a.m. is their favorite time! :H I know about the wine being around. That is my weakness and if I have it in the house I will drink it! No more! I'm back on track from a tiny slip on Friday night. Gee, it's so much easier just to bypass the wine aisle at the store...it makes my day and night so much more serene and I'm not a raging bitch from a hangover the next day. Everybody wins on that one!

[Bessie]

ODAT - Sunday

Hi MWB

I have just re-read m post and realise how it sounds!! It wasn't the cat falling on its head but jumping in and landing on my husband's head!! Which was why I was laughing :H

[greeneyes]

ODAT - Sunday

ODATERS!!!

Funny how everyone has their different drinking ........hummm........what's the word.....I'lll come back to it. Bessie I'm amazed that people can have other stuff in the house without temptation. I could have NOTHING in the house. No I take that back. I didn't drink the marsala or creme de caco, stuff like that. Drink it, replace it, drink it, replace it.

I went to an outdoor concert (small - part of a summer series) at a park with friends last night. Lovely evening. We sat around for an hour and a half afterwards in the dark after all the people had left just talking and laughing.

And I pondered drinking.

I didn't, but I thought I COULD and all would be fine.

You know how we do.

So... I had a drinking dream and sure enough, I was with the same people in my house and I was sneaking-drinking their gin right out of the bottle. :yuk:

Anyway, today is another beautiful day and I am AF and happy. And New, I'm serene too!

[universal]

ODAT - Sunday

Hi guys,

I slept in this morning - body needed the rest obviuosly! I am up and getting ready to go - have to paint the hallway today and then I am taking a girlfriend out for lunch and to a movie. She's pregnant so I'm lucky that there will be no temptation to drink at lunch. I am back on day 4 and feeling pretty good (although still struggling with the tiredness). The house will be pretty much done by Wednesday which is good and then I can actually enjoy some of my time off work and get the rest which is why I am supposed to be off in the first place!

Looking forward to another AF day - baby steps but I know I can accomplish it as I did before.

Last night was fun, I stayed AF, played DD to all my silly drunk friends - was so glad I wasn't one of them!

Love and hugs to all to come and I'll check in later to put my 0 in my drink tracker.

Uni