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[sunshine_gg]

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Morning sleighers! (the occupants of this vehicle, not the crazy people with pick axes!)

Yep, Choice - you got it right! Algonquin is not TOO far from me (anything under a day's travel is considered neighbourhood around here) :H

Oh Jenny, might I borrow you away from Santi this weekend? I seriously have to get a move on it or this Christmas thing isn't gonna happen here.

Hi Sarah.. I'm glad you're sticking to your guns. Bravo!

Ok, folks, I've overslept - I better start looking busy! Have a fabulous day!

[Wagoneer]

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Boy, could I use a sleigh ride with friends right now! Suffering from severe Mommy Guilt. Got a call from my little one’s pre-K. She is not feeling well again. Had to get my brother-in-law (who lives with us) go get her before he went to work and drop her at our wonderful babysitters house. The little one called me from there and said that she would “have a snack and relax so I feel all better so I can be the golden north star in my play”….she is 3 ? and adorable. I felt better after she called, but damn, this working mom thing is for the birds. I have to work, but I just wish I was more flexible. I work 1 ? hours one way from home and my husband is not flexible at all in his work. My boss is understanding, but my clients not so much. The stress just gets to me sometimes. Three girls in three different schools with three different schedules plus illnesses left and right…..well, you do the math! Thank God I am sober. It makes me realize how horribly I was managing my life hungover/buzzed before! I really am thankful for my sobriety, my family, this place and the fact that I even have these situations – some people have nothing. So I am shutting up now. Thanks for letting me vent. Can I have a few more sleigh rides before I have to go back to work? PLEASE???????

[Korlan]

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Thanks Guys!

Wednesday (Geesh) - I guess I want those AF days to accumulate even faster! Wagoneer - I don't know how you do it - but I am amazed by all women who juggle work, home, children and what little they get of their own lives! Sunshine! I feel guilty complaining about my minus 21 (windchill) At least we're not sitting on the 401 by Sarnia! Sarah - it's all about you for a while - he'll love the new you (of course the new you reminds him he should look in a mirror!)

I'm snuggling up today, except for a run in the park with Duke (Sunshine, I bet he's about the size of one of your smaller ponies - and he can carry me!)

Okay - Great Tuesday Everyone!! Karen & The Duke :l

[sunshine_gg]

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:H Korlan.. glad you're seeing the error of your ways (actually really had me worried there for a second.. thought I'd lost a day - oh my, don't wanna go THERE again!) Hmm.. smaller ponies? Mine are all fairly tall.... so much so that I can't get on without a mounting block! Then again, that could be an old age/flexibility issue :H

Waggy... take a deep breath and stay on the sleigh for as long as you need to. Here.. you can even take the reins for a bit :l I remember those days... and am forever grateful they're over. I hope your little one feels better tonight - maybe rent a movie and make it a girl's night where you all huddle together?

Ok, gonna try to thaw out my toes and get something done. Happy thoughts!

[anon]

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Hello
dead busy will try and catch up the sleigh later

[mollyka]

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Hello everybody here, Wagon, I think you should be sainted (even if you are an oul' trollop -wagon...ya know.....get it). I gave up work when my second son was a baby - he was here this evening for his 27th birthday!! - and I only went back to work when my youngest was 12 so I am absolutely in AWE of women doing what you are doing:goodjob:.
Hi to SunniGG, Mylife, Anon, Choice, Jenny - all going strong! Sometimes I wonder if this thread is a little bit too successful - I'm actually being serious here, I would like newbies or folks struggling with sobriety to feel they can come here and nestle in without sort of feeling uncomfortable - I'm only babbling on really cos I'm obviously not suggesting we all go on the raz or something, but d'ya know what I mean?.
Korlan, you sound like a right little dynamo!! You might find you don't even need weight watchers with the booze gone? I've lost 4 stone in the last year without making any effort whatsoever - I wasn't even that fat, just booze bloated! Eat stuff now that I never ever ate like choc and stuff, it's a sort of miracle.
Talk later, today is a very important day for me, not sure if I want to go into it, it's frigging boring to other folks!!
Molly

[anon]

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Anon here,
I feel that if we have anything negative to post it is OK to post that here

[mollyka]

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Of course Anon - that has to go without saying, don't mind me, I just remember how in awe of people with even a week sober under their belt I was! How's Mr Grumpy today?
Molly

[sunshine_gg]

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:hallo: Molly and Anon!

Yes, it is absolutely ok to post struggles and failures along with successes!
If it makes you feel any better.. I'm only on day 16 (again) and I've been around for 2 years now. *cringe*

Ok, I'll slink off into my corner now.

[anon]

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Thanks for that
I was worried that people may feel bad if they posted that things were not going well. it is ok to fail but better if we can get back on that wagon!

[mollyka]

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Anon, I agree with you 100%, I think you may have misunderstood me. What I meant was that sometimes it seems so many here are very successful with their sober days that it may scare people who are struggling more and that is not a good thing. The whole point of this site is to support people who need support - it's great to be doing well and all - oh crikey, I'm sorry if I've offended you but I really didn't mean to.
Molly

[choice]

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whoo hoo. this ride is at day 15 in my neck of the woods. is it me or is this month going a bit sloooooooooow?? I've worried when I post some struggles that I was a debbie downer for people on the thread. Or that I was annoying or something. Sometimes I worry that I'm not helping others enough or giving the wrong advice, making things worse for them. No one has ever given me this impression though, and I've always found amazing support here. I think it's just insecurities of my own. I mean if we didn't have some problems we wouldn't be here right? Whatever we are doing it's working for a lot of people... the AF days on this thread are always amazing to me. Everyone sounds strong today. :l

[shell775]

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fell off the sleigh

Morning all, hope everyone is having a great day. Went to the Drs yesterday and finally, after many years, got anti-depressants. So I was feeling a bit down last night, tried to talk to hubby about it but he was more interested in expressing his view then just listening. I ended up falling off the sleigh. At least with these tablets I wont be able to drink. Off to see my folks for a week tomorrow and am determined not to give in to temptation.

Has everyone finished Xmas shopping? I only have to pick up a layby today then done.

Wishing everyone a happy AF day.

Shell

[choice]

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Hi Shell,
I'm glad you got some anti depressants. I took those for a while and they really helped. It took a while to find the right pill or combo of pills at the time but it was a lifesaver when I did.

I've finished my X-mas shopping and it's a good feeling. Now all I have to do is resist buying more because of all this time left.

I'm glad your back on the sleigh :l

[mollyka]

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Shell, so sorry you had negative feedback from hubs, there is a lot of misunderstanding out there about Antid's, my eldest son still tells me how great and 'undopey' I am taking them, I think he thinks it's like the old days when people pumped valium into themselves and stuff. Well done getting back up - very few get it right first time, I certainly didn't!
Molly