December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

[sooty]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

I pledge to be AF too. Good idea lav renewing the commitment every day and there's something powerful about writing it down.
Busy old day again this end, gotta finish wrapping pressies this afternoon and then tomorrow i'm hitting town early and doing the last of my shopping and then THATS IT!!!
Hope everyone has a good Monday.
See you all later
Sooty

[mighty mouse]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Good morning to all Determinators,

I pledge to be AF today! Thanks Lav. I developed my AL problem the exact same way. I think a lot of women get caught this way..Middle age when your responsible for everyone and every thing and then hormones start going crazy...I have many friends who hint at the same thing...I feel there are alot more people I know with hidden problem drinking.

Cyn, Dill, Red, Davie, LBH, Harley, Sooty, CG and anyone else I forgot. Have a good one

[Chillgirl]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Thanks Guys for this thread, I too pledge to be AF today!

Its very empowering to know that I dont have to think about tomorrow yet, I can at least promise today and that makes me feel in control...

Have a wonderful day! Its even a bit cold here in Portugal......

[stirly-girly]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

It's just so great to wake up in the morning with a mind that isn't fuzzy-wuzzy trying to remember what idiotic thing I did the night before, that I can't remember!!! So..o.. count me in for yet another AF day. Hi! to all.....Stirly

[sdlovespackers]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Good Morning All!

Sorry no post yesterday...didn't feel well at all!!! Still don't...but some how made it to work!! Think I may have to break down and get in with a doctor though....I'm in rough shape, not sure if I should even be here! UGH!!! I did read and catch up with everyone...I too, will be AF today So this is going to have to be brief...I really need to figure to what I'm going to do??? I hope everyone has a great (and warm) Monday!!
(((BRRRRRRRRR))))
SD

[cyntree]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Good morning all - just a quick one before heading out....thanks Lav, I'm in -- AF today! SD - take care, and go see a doctor if you need to - self care! Dill - good luck with the Christmas party tonight - cheescake sounds yummy. MM - hormones made may situation so much worse - I'm finally dealing with the hormone end, and staying AF is much easier.

Wishing everyone warmth and a brilliant AF day - will check in later --

[dill]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Welcome Chillgirl :welcome: and Stirly-girly :welcome:

OK, Lav, I'll take the pledge too!

[stirly-girly]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Thanks for the welcome Dill. I'm with Cyntree - cheesecake sounds great. You made it yourself?? I'd love the recipe if you did...Stirly

[mighty mouse]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Popping in,

SD, I hope you feel better. Sorry to hear your having a bad time.

SG and CG, Glad to see you and your new determination is infectious:thanks:

Good luck on the cheese cake Dill

Cyn, Yep, I got my hormones straightened out also..Got that done first now it's on to this problem.. We'll do it!!! Also thanks for the printing info. I tried at and it works. now I can print just what I want.

:l's to everyone MM

[ladybirdheart]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Looks like everybody is lining up (welcome all who are new!) for an alcohol free day. Thank you, Lav, for reminding us that a thirty day thread is made of one day at a time, a beginning and an end. I am not forgetting that this is the Big Month for you:l. Sounds like the flu truck may have hit, SD, get really small and warm and take good care, it's a beast and we shall send you blessings as you move through it. Thanks for Memory Lane, Dill, and cheesecake at Christmas is perfect! I have started revisiting films that were compromised when I watched them with alcohol on board and last night it was “After Life”, a Japanese one. Profound and sweet, it asks the question what would you choose if a single memory from your past was to become your eternity. How thought provoking is that? It was so great to be able to see the subtitles, primarily because I was sober but also because we have just now joined the world of the Big Television. When I married Lord Bird Heart in the nineties, he had a small color television while I still had a thirteen inch black and white:H and while I kept up with the technological times in other areas, I held firm that a TV should somehow be “modest”. As his Christmas gift, I put him in charge our “upgrade” and while being Mr. Green he chose a super energy star LED, being a male it is HUGE. I am not sure but it might actually be bigger than his car. Yesterday the gift was completed with the arrival of the TV guy (they work on Sunday morning?) and all his wires and dishes and high def thingamabobs that required lots of mysterious fussing and fiddling and muttering. It is hilarious, completely out of character, colossal, we laugh out loud, I don’t have the slightest idea how any of it works, and it is a good incentive not to drink as I surely do not want to break his treat. I love being sober! Now, for my treat, let’s catch up on those movies…. Love, Ladybird.

[Lavande]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Evening friends!

Just taking a dinner break, will be heading back into my shop - busy, busy!

SD, treat yourself as if you have the flu - you probably do! My voice keeps coming & going......it's kind of funny

Dill, blessings on your cheesecake, good luck with your party!

LBH, I keep hearing that we 'need' a big, flat screen TV, blah, blah, blah..... I know one of these days Mr Lav will just go buy one - I really don't have a lot of interest, honestly! Enjoy your new entertainment machine

OK, back to work for a while.
Have a good AF evening everyone, I will

Lav

[redhibiscus]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

For an AF Monday, everyone sounds in a good mood. Big screen TV....my husband wants one too, but our TV is just fine at the moment, no need for another. LBH, how great to watch movies that were fuzzy before. I was thinking that one moment for eternity would be a Christmas Eve's at my Aunt's when I was younger. It was always fun and filled with all the people I love, everyone in a festive mood, it was awesome. It is actually nice to think about.

Had a good day at work...worked hard and got alot done. I am glad to have a job, they are laying off and it is scary. I wish the economy would straighten up and things would get more secure. Ah well, it is out of my control. What I can control I did, AF. HAve a great night.:h:h:h

[mighty mouse]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Hi everyone, Hope all are having a good AF night. I am, and getting alot done.
The more times it gets late and dark out and no AL the more the habit losses some of its power. It's nice.

Lav, what type of shop? I always dream of having my own little business. Sounds so cool.

Good night MM

[dill]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Well, I just spent a long time on a post commenting to several individuals and the post was deleted. I'm too tired to try to repeat. I'm sorry! Short story: The cheesecake was a hit. I didn't manage to go AF at the party, but limited to two glasses of wine and lots of club soda. It takes as much or more effort to drink just two as it takes to not drink at all. Geesh! Going to bed now!!!

Stirly, I'll post the recipe when I have a bit of time.

[cyntree]

December Determination ~ AF ~ Week 2

Evening all -
LBH - great story about the TV - you deserve to see all your favorite movies again, this time in HD! I had to chuckle at the description of the install man - they must be the same the world over - lots of fussing and muttering, and usually a call to 'the office' to see why it isn't working correctly. I myself feel that I have to light incense and leave a floral offering to the TV gods if I am to get a DVD to play (with sound). Please continue to list the movies you're watching - I had never heard of 'After Life', it sounds intriguing...

Dill - glad the cheesecake was a hit -- I understand what you mean about the back and forth of 'sort of' AF...I have found that it really is more exhausting than just saying 'no'!

Lav - hope you are not working too hard - your days sound very long -- congrats on all the business, though!

Happy dreams to all - I'm off to treat my AF body to nice soaky lavendar bath - sleep well -