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[JackieClaire]

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:welcome: Missing_link,

I'm another UKer. I'm oop north in Newcastle.
You'll never believe this but I made my first post on a thread just like this one the day after I started a home detox. That was 16 months ago and I've been AF ever since. .......just blowing me own trumpet there

It's a brilliant thread with a strong vibe and a mix of newbies and oldbies. But we've all got one thing in common our fight against alcohol.

Any hoo nice to meet you.

[Missing_link]

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Hi JackieClaire

Nice to meet you too and you should be blowing your own trumpet you deserve it.

I hope I'm in your position one day ;-), although am the moment I am positive I will be

Keep up the good work

[mollyka]

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Hi Missing Link WELCOME!!!! You have found a smashing place yeah and November is marching along. Let us know a bit about you, we're a nosy crew.
I started all this for a healthy liver and the whole project grew legs!!! It's a great adventure, you'll be starting to feel way better already I imagine. Hang around here, we're a mixed (missing???????????) bunch but quite nice:H:H

Where are the rest of you? We need to keep the side up lads, bloody army'll take over:H (really really joking Army - love you all!!!!)
Molly

[Missing_link]

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Hi Mollyka

This sure is a good place, I won't say too much about me it would probably eat up all the server space

But I do play the guitar and this helps keep me sane.

Look forward to meeting the rest of the crew

Congrats on 6 months 2 days sober Molly, keep it up I can feel your liver regenerating from here

Missing_link

[JackieClaire]

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Hey Missing,
You should stick yer nose in the Army thread. We're as mad as a box of frogs, but it's only called the Army as we fight a battle against alcohol and it's more in the UK/Ireland/South Africa time zone.

[mollyka]

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There she goes - poaching again:H:H
I used to play classical guitar ML, loved it, but the nuns at school made me give it up cos they thought it was bad for our morals
Thanks for your congrats - it took several attempts to get the 6 months but I sure as hell amn't going to have to try again! The liver is well and truly healed apparently!
Molly

[Brigitte Bardot]

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Hi there MissingLink and everyone who checked in today! We're all sounding great and that's wonderful to hear! I had a great day with the family; lots of outside work done, some new pics taken, massive amounts of cooking and coffee and hot chocolate being passed around. I know my parents are aware that I haven't taken a drink since that last epic episode of mine and I can tell they are liking it. They never mention it but I know, and that makes me feel great. I don't care how old I really get, the respect of my parents means very much to me; I look up to them. Plus, it's a beautiful thing to always be ready for anything when it concerns my little girl. She is my world wrapped into one tiny beautiful little package..

[Guest]

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epic eposide?? Never heard about that!

Im soo tired after my roast dinner, only making them once a fortnight as they leave me floored! And Emilys after making a beautiful youle log...holy moley, thank God im off the booze or id be a roly poly!!

[Dewdrop]

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My goodness this is a busy thread, read back and just don?t know where to start and I?ve only been gone a couple of days!! It?s been a busy weekend and I haven?t had time to log in, met some friends for lunch and some Xmas shopping yesterday and had my friend?s christening party today, was also out for dinner last night with some family and friends. Needless to say there was booze at each occasion however it really wasn?t a problem and I just said ?No thanks I?m not drinking these days? and no one asked why or even bothered about it. I am really grateful that I am now starting to get back into a social life without worrying about drink, it makes me feel confident about Christmas.

Funnily enough I sat down tonight to sort out my budget for the month, pay the bills etc and I had a fleeting thought of ?could do with a glass of wine? because that is what I would have done in the past (not a glass of course but a whole bottle+). It was quite a strong urge but I?ve come so far now that I just acknowledged it and let it pass but isn?t it funny how it catches you off guard like that. I?m wondering now how I would have coped if I had been stressed or depressed, I still need to be wary.

I?m off to read through the other threads, so hi to everyone and :welcome: to Missing_link you?ve come to a great place.

Dewdrop :h

[Brigitte Bardot]

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Hi Dewdrop! I mean a bottle as well when I just say a glass, there is no such thing for me as a glass of wine.
Limers, this is the one that brought me back here again. That was the last straw for me, It really was just a normal one for me..but for me I made it epic in my mind so I wouldn't do it again.

[mollyka]

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BB, I wonder do we all need an 'epic' to finally make us see the light. I know my lowest point turned out to be my saving point.
Jeez Limers, I'm after eating half a canadian sweet shop today, I have bits of 'Big Joe' bars stuck in my teeth an I'm so full I can't get off the couch to wash them. By the way, don't know if you read back but I finished 'the help' and it is a brilliant book - I loved it.
Dewdrop, good to see you back - thought all the troops had gone AWOL! We do turn that not drinking thing into something too big in our minds don't we? With the exception of one 'friend' who makes a palavar every time I say no to a drink, no one else gives a toss!
Really looking forward to tomorrow, it's my daughters graduation, and it will be the first one sober!! Didn't make a show of myself on the other ones but can remember wishing it over so I could get to the pub. I'll be preening for photos and all tomorrow (in the hurricane??)
Molly

[one2many]

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Limers I want a recipe fpr Yule Log from Em please.

Molly, I wanna read that boo, gonna order it. good luck at the graduation 2moro....Hope it stops raining for you xx

BB, I bet your parents are chuffed x

Missing Link, a big welcome to you x

Dewdrop, you are ROCKIN it ! x

[one2many]

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Coochie..... Best decision I ever made, wish I had not waited till I was 38 to do it..I was missing out on so much, but that is in the past and I am deliriously happy that I am sober, and I bet you are too xx

[mollyka]

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Wish I'd done all this at 38!!

[one2many]

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mollyka;998989 wrote: Wish I'd done all this at 38!!

Point taken and thank you Molly. xxxx:l:l

I am lucky x