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    #1

    The start of another weekend

    ... and I don't think my house has ever been this clean! :H

    Normally I would clean once a week but since I've acquired some more free time I guess dusting and vacuuming have worked their way in as a way to keep busy (not a bad thing when you have 2 long haired dogs and a cat).

    I haven't posted much but I've been reading a lot from the boards and am, once again, looking forward to another af weekend. Once again, I've got a 'to-do' list that's about a mile long so I'm sure I'll be busy with things that will keep my mind off drinking... I've never tried giving a dog a bath after a few glasses of wine and I don't intent to start now; it just sounds like an accident waiting to happen!

    I'm so pleased with how much better my body and mind are feeling and I wish everyone else, whether abstaining or modding, a wonderful start to their weekend.
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    #2
    The start of another weekend

    Hi there Artsy,

    Congratulations on getting to another weekend :goodjob:
    Enjoy today - there will be no other one quite like it....

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      #3
      The start of another weekend

      Thanks AF, and congratulations! : )
      AF since July 15, 2010. :applouse:
      "People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim." —Ann Landers

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        #4
        The start of another weekend

        Well good on you with the clean house. Mine is no better, can just see the muck better sober. I HATE, DETEST, LOATHE housework. You have guilt tripped me into getting off the couch Artyfarty!!:H:H
        Molly
        Contentedly sober since 27/12/2011
        contentedly NF since 8/04/14

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          #5
          The start of another weekend

          Good job af on being AF and having a clean house! Unfortunately, I am just the opposite of you....I get very tired and lazy when AF......and maybe that's just because I am just starting out. I was in the bed last night at 7:30, yet I had tons of laundry and cleaning to do....oh well...it will still be there waiting for me this weekend! Have a great AF or mod weekend!
          AF Since Sept. 20, 2010!!!

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            #6
            The start of another weekend

            Thanks folks and good luck with whatever your goals are!

            Hey Molly, maybe you can start a thread "What I hate, detest & loathe about housework".

            Oooh, let me start: laundry and washing dishes because it never flippin' ends!!

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              #7
              The start of another weekend

              Good on you Artsy Haha man I hate "to do lists" mine is long also, but I always feel so satisfied when I can cross each one off. x
              Courage is not the absence of fear, it's acting in spite of it.

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                #8
                The start of another weekend

                Artsy - What I enjoy most about AF weekends is that they seem so much l-o-n-g-e-r! Heck, being that I'm not spending most of Saturday and Sunday recovering from the night before adds hours to my free time that I get to do whatever I want; whether it's housecleaning, reading a book, playing the piano, gardening, reading a book, cooking, exercising, or running errands. Weekends are so much better!
                John
                AF since 7/13/2010

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                  #9
                  The start of another weekend

                  hi guys, I am trying to go AF. I did for a while but on returning to where I live I succumbed to wine again. I am just out of a bad relationship - psycho ex wife, partner an angry man, just had my second miscarriage, no surviving children. I emigrated to NZ several years ago and where I am now is a small town where I have made some toxic friends. I love NZ, just not here, but jobs in my field are very hard to come by. Two weeks after I got a trespass order out against my now former partner I am feeling stronger but still drinking. I want control of my life back but feel such a failure otherwise that I'm not sure if I have the strength to go AF, even though when I did it on a weekend away with my best girlfriends from another city right after he waved a knife around I found it easy. Being back in the same city has just seen me go back to old very bad habits. What can I do to kick start being healthy and happy again? I want the old me back but old habits seem to die hard and I hate the way I fall back into being so weak when all I want to do is be healthy again! Any advice as to how to turn this stuff around would be really so much appreciated X

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                    #10
                    The start of another weekend

                    I'm right there with your Artsy,

                    My laundry is caught up and everything is in order. I am the opposite, I really enjoy cleaning - nothing like blasting the tunes with the windows open, dinner in the oven and when you are finished sitting enjoying a wonderful dinner. It's all the smells that get me....lol

                    Weekends do seem longer - it makes you realize exactly how much AL robs from us. Last weekend after cleaning lol I read a whole book and I actually felt relaxed, no anxiety pulsing through my body and thoughts.

                    Have a wonderful weekend all,

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                      #11
                      The start of another weekend

                      Hi Poppy,

                      Your life is sure stressful right now. I can't give you advice on turning it around, but I can say it's impossible to do if you're drinking. It's like wearing cement shoes, immobilizing except for the occasional totter farther down.

                      You might want to try starting with one day AF and working to build up days from there. When you're head is clear, it will be much easier (not to be confused with easy!) to take the necessary action to improve things. IMHO, but when I was drinking, the pile just kept getting higher. Good luck! ~Pride
                      AF since July 15, 2010. :applouse:
                      "People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim." —Ann Landers

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                        #12
                        The start of another weekend

                        hope to you

                        poppy...go easy on yourself....you are doing the best that you can do....have you considered any treatment with medications that are listed on this site? they help with the cravings.....also kudzu helps many... there is much help online

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