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    #61
    December Determination ~ AF

    Good evening everyone. I'm not familiar with all the names yet but I hope to be very familiar with them by the end of the month. This thread does move very fast and I?m not sure if this alcohol addled brain can keep up sober let alone if I were drinking.

    I love the idea of a tank and yes, lil, I think you would make the perfect gunner.

    Red, hope you are soon free of your cold. It is hard being sick anytime of the year but especially this time when there always seems to be so much to do. I also have vivid nightmares but I remember having them as far back as childhood. I will have to tell you about one nightmare I had when I was around 12. I still remember it to this day.

    Dill, it is great to wake up without a hangover. Getting up at 4:00 am it difficult enough without the effects of alcohol.

    Sheri, what a great quote!

    Reenie, I?m in NJ too. The southern part of the state.

    Lav, look forward to seeing you on the other threads. You do get around.

    FM, I hope you can stay strong and still enjoy your out of town trip.

    Kim, how long is the recovery from the surgery?

    Cyn, I love your use of the vehicles. The tank to get us through it and the sleigh to get us above it.

    LBH, I volunteer at an animal shelter and one of our larger dogs was just recently adopted by a woman with a Pomeranian. She said the Pom rules the new dog.

    Shikakai, alcohol is everywhere and it is always made to look so sophisticated and appealing. This does make it so much harder to resist. I?m trying hard to look at it like it is a toxic poison that I have willingly been putting in my body but choose not to do so anymore.

    Chops, good luck with the math. Your lucky to have ?The Saint?

    Sooty, tylyr, and aspman look forward to getting to know you through this tough month of December

    I?m sorry this post is so long but I just wanted to say hi to everyone and try to familiarize myself with everyone. I?m heading up to bed for day 2 AF. Stay strong everyone.

    Lil, as gunner, you?ll need to keep a sharp eye.

    Good night.

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      #62
      December Determination ~ AF

      Thank you for the thoughtful post, Cuckoo. It will be really good to get to know you as we negotiate our way through December and all of its challenges. I don?t know bones, Lav, but I have heard so many lousy things about the class of medications that form the go-to conventional treatment for osteoporosis (my dentist is livid) that I have not even had the test for it figuring what?s the point if I am not going to do anything other than diet and exercise. I may implode into shards at any moment but I don?t think so. Please let me know what you learn. Speaking of bones, Kim, I hope you are healing up nicely. Hope you have a sweet dream, Red. Goodnight everybody. Love, Ladybird.
      may we be well

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        #63
        December Determination ~ AF

        hi all. Just had an ultrasound of our bub, 20wks. Its a girl!!!
        yay!!!
        AF since 10/26/2009

        It will be five years sober 10/26/2014

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          #64
          December Determination ~ AF

          hello fellow sleigh riders. This is another quick one as I am still experiencing trouble with my internet - I have telephoned and they say that I am connected so it must be my equipment - poppy cock, there's nothing wrong with my equipment!!!
          Anyway lovely to see so many newcomers, I'm doing ok despite frustrations of phone calls - if you wish to talk about ..... press one, if you wish to talk about something else press two ..... 20 minutes later .....
          Anyway thanks for the offer of blankets Lav - that would be good cos we're on our way to lapland to see the man himself and we've gotta keep warm.
          Any requests for songs? We'll obviously have Rudolph, I like rocking around the Christmas Tree - was that Brenda Lee? giving my age away again!
          Have a fab day everyone, Kimberley I'll look out for you - see if we're on here at the same time.
          Lav, sorry I can't offer anything about osteoporosis - sounds like you're doing the right things to me - good food and exercise.
          I'm loving you all and leaving you in case I lose connection again
          Sooty

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            #65
            December Determination ~ AF

            Good morning everyone. This will be short and sweet since I'm running a bit late for work.. I don't know how much I'll post tonight since I volunteer at an animal shelter on Friday evening. Just wanted to wish everyone a healthy, happy, safe, and sober Friday. For many of us Friday signsls the beginning of a weekend of drinking, so let's stay determined to stay sober. If any feel the urge to drink, come here, post, PM someone, go into chat but just don't take that first drink.

            Aspman, congratulations!!!!

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              #66
              December Determination ~ AF

              Wishing everyone a great Friday, my personal favorite day of the week. Had no dreams that I could remember last night, and slept well. Still fighting the cold, but know I can take care of myself and and rest in the next two days. Also, I get my hair done and I like how it looks after a good cut and color. Self-care. Very important on our AF journey that we take time for ourselves and not feel selfish. When I am in a good place emotionally and mentally, it is easier, most of the time, to stay AF. What positive good self care things have you done lately for yourself? :h:l:h
              Redhibiscus
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                #67
                December Determination ~ AF

                Greetings all!

                Red, good suggestion about good self care to stay AF...I have been allowing myself time for brisk walks, either by myself or with Mr. Dill or another friend. It helps immensely.
                Aspman, congrats! I didn't know you two were expecting! How wonderful! We'll have to have a shower here. I'll start right now on knitting a recieving blanket!
                Sooty, when you say we are going to "lapland to see the man himself", do you mean Santa at the North Pole?!!! I hope so, that would be so exciting!
                Cyntree, "I love the tank idea, and also the reindeer sleigh even more - let's get the sturdiness of the tank within ourselves, and the ability to' rise above it all' from the sleigh." I quite like this way of looking at our latest vehicle on our journey! We have the sturdiness of a tank, and Lil can man the guns to take out any Alc threats along the way!
                SD, you asked about Renewal...I think I saw a post from him saying he was taking a break from MWO for awhile. I don't know why, though. Do you Lav?
                Lav
                , I don't know anything about osteoporhosis treatments, I'm sorry. It sounds to me like your self care measures, though good, are not enough for you. Are there other meds besides fosomax you can try? What's that 'once monthly Boniva' that the flying nun keeps advertising? Osteo is not something to be treated lightly, as you know. You might have to take some form of med with side effects, but it is likely better than the alternative.
                tylyr
                , As you say, "It's not the easiest of months to choose to be AF -",
                but it may be one of the absolute most rewarding!
                Cucks,
                give those dogs and cats, etc, extra pats and scratches for me.
                I'm out of time, friends, so Sheri, Reenie, Finding, Kimberly, Shikakai, Chops, Dexter, Mighty, Liath, MNB, Phoenix, Pnut,
                (hope I haven't missed anyone!), strength to you all!
                LBH,
                may we never be rid of you!
                Lil,
                Man the guns!
                Dill

                Dont forget, you can: start late, start over, be unsure, try and fail AND STILL SUCCEED!

                If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse.

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                  #68
                  December Determination ~ AF

                  Quick post again today, I'm running off for another long one, but I want to say that I'm sending everybody special Friday AF vibes -- if Sooty's driving the sleigh and Lil's got our back as gunner, and of course a big dose of Lav-anitude (sp?), we can hang tight and do this thing. DETERMINATION! Sending special energy to Shika and anyone else who has to face a party today - just remember, don't drink any of the reindeer foul-water! Also, thanks to whomever talked about self-care - ?Red - great reminder, especially on a Friday. Self-care, not self-destruct.
                  Lav - I'm 52 and was diagnosed with osteopenia 6 years ago (that's almost osteoporosis). Unfortunately, alcohol use really hits women hard in the bones. I was lucky, I took Actonel for 4 years without any incidents, and it completely reversed. It's important to solve, or we could end up with fractured hips and spines like so many elderly women; in my business I see it all the time. I'll check with my osteopath to see if there is a more natural way to get the same results.

                  In the meantime - courage all!
                  to the light

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                    #69
                    December Determination ~ AF

                    https://www.mywayout.org/community/f4...tle-38822.html

                    Gratitude mode VS Deprivation mode. The above is a link to a thread in Abstainers Section describing the difference between gratitude and deprivation. This really should be a season of gratitude as opposed to feeling deprived because we are af. As Marshy said..."We literally can build a new way of thinking and feeling about things."

                    Aspman-Congratulations big daddy!

                    This is my volunteer day for Meals on Wheels so need to get off of here.

                    Have a great one all.
                    AF since 7/26/2009




                    "There is nothing noble in being superior to other man. The true nobility is being superior to your previous self."--Hindu proverb.

                    "Sobriety isn't a landing but rather a journey." anonymous

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                      #70
                      December Determination ~ AF

                      Morning all!

                      The sun is out, nice!

                      Congrats Aspman! I didn't know you were expecting either, you sound very happy! You have the greatest motivation to stay AF, good for you

                      Red, self care IS important! That's why I'm so frustrated with the bone density problem. Yesterday I mentioned not being able to tolerate Fosamax. All of the other meds on the market (Boniva, Actonel, etc.) are really the same med, just different names. That's the reason I haven't been willing to try them Dill. Same med + different name = same bad side effects!!!! I'm just not willing to go back into that misery again. I was so sick on those pills I couldn't work or function at all, couldn't even leave the house. I felt like I was poisoned!! No more of that!!!!!!!

                      Hello to our newest members tylyr, Cucks, Sheri, Reenie, Kimberly, Shikakai - stick with us! We'll help you through the weekends & the entire month with our massive determination

                      Sheri, Finding, Pnut, Chops, Lil, LBH, Sooty - greetings to all of you as well! Sooty, I know you have control over the reins. Lil, surely you have the guns loaded! I will provide the blankets for warmth - I hear it gets pretty frosty in Lapland! Let's all sit close together for warmth & strength this month

                      Dill, Pops & G are on their own for a while, not sure why. Hopefully they will be checking in soon!

                      Wishing everyone a terrifc AF FRiday!
                      Lav
                      AF since 03/26/09
                      NF since 05/19/09
                      Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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                        #71
                        December Determination ~ AF

                        Cyn,
                        Cross-post - I am searching for natural alternatives to the osteoporosis meds...........
                        I'll keep looking!
                        Lav
                        AF since 03/26/09
                        NF since 05/19/09
                        Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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                          #72
                          December Determination ~ AF

                          Yesterday was a big day for me. I had decided that "a bottle of wine would be nice tonight" and changed my route home to go past the grocery store. BUT then I was able to talk myself out of it and drive right past. I did 5 miles on the treadmill to exhaust myself past the cravings then went to bed. Whew! I dodged the bullet!!
                          Go before that fire there, at the altar of your heart
                          That fire of who you really are and be consumed by it fully
                          Surrender everything into the fire of that love until you are one with that love. You ARE that love.
                          Tilak Pyle Altar of the Heart

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                            #73
                            December Determination ~ AF

                            Phoenix - great job! An inspiration to us all....
                            Lav - I feel like I've finally arrived - a cross-post!
                            to the light

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                              #74
                              December Determination ~ AF

                              A beautifu, sunny morning here! Feeling great today and lots to do to keep me busy!
                              I'm joining the gym today...just waiting on doctor's approval.
                              Happy Friday!
                              When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
                              -- Franklin D Roosevelt --

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                                #75
                                December Determination ~ AF

                                HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!
                                Just a quick note before my forst meeting this morning!!! I'll jump back on later...
                                Congrats there Aspman!!!! I would love to have another child someday....even if it meant adopting!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!
                                RED-I agree about taking time for yourself (guilt free)...I just wish I knew how to do it more often:H I go get my hair down about once every other month...sad huh??? Never seems to be enough hours in the day!!! That will be my New Year's Resolution!!
                                Lav--Not to be a whiner but if you're making blankets can I have two??? I really hate being cold?? :H
                                Chops--Did you get your homework done young lady??? I had my son's parent/teacher conferences last night and the teacher said he is doing AWESOME and she can tell he LOVES math!!! I hope that sticks with him cuz I sure won't be able to help him after about 5th grade!!!
                                Ok---I don't mean to dash but my meeting is starting.....I will check back later!!! Sorry< I know I missed a bunch of you...know I'm thinking of you all!!! BIG HUGS!!!!!!!!!!
                                SD
                                "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

                                6/18/11--7/3/12
                                7/29/12

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