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[Dewdrop]

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Evening all and :welcome:to DJ it's great to have another on board the sleigh, sorry some of you guys are struggling at the moment but that's what we are all here for so hop on board for some support. It seems to be a tough time of year with many challenges for a lot of us. Molly and Choice big hugs to both of you :l:l

I plan on doing the last of my Xmas shopping on Sunday so that should be me ready for the big day, it's just brilliant having 3 young grandkids at this time of year, really magical. And another weekend has swung around in no time I feel like life is racing away with me at the moment. Can't wait for the holidays

Dewdrop :h

[mollyka]

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Night night everyone - just a quick dip in, great Sunni to have the family round. I'll have my 3 boys but daughter in Canada:sigh:, I'll miss her madly, but she's happy - that's what counts! Great everyone with the shopping - I have no idea where I'm at with that, will root out the bags from behind the bed tomorrow and make a (another!) list! Snowing here again so hope I can venture out in the morning. Dewdrop, it must be lovely having grandkids alright, I'm looking forward to the day! Mylife, good on ya girl, it is a tricky time of year, believe you me I know that!! I consider myself blessed to be here and sober and happy - when I consider the alternative, it actually doesn't bear thinking of!
Molly

[mylife]

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Hi All,

Great to have this safe spot to come and post. Yes, I agree it's a difficult time of the year -- I have a feeling things will be picking up a lot around here in January.

Wishing everyone a happy and AF evening.

[Wagoneer]

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Hey everyone Molly - I am wth you. I have all the gifts piled in my jacuzzi tub (that is NEVER USED) wth a big tarp. Started a month and a half ago and like you I have no idea where I am at! I have a list as long as my arm to do this weekend. But tonight I am relaxing after a long long LOOOOOONG stressful week with a nice wineglass full of lemon bubbly water and my girls watching christmas shows. I will worry about my list tomorrow!

[jennyneric]

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hey all! I am shopping tonight. I had my chrissy party at work this afternoon and not drinking was not a problem, I find that when I drink in places that I'm already feeling out of place it makes it worse. I did count and watch the drinks others were having. One guy was falling down drunk by 3:30 and had to have a "handler"! And the office manager even had a few, it seems it takes her two glasses of wine to "let down her hair" as it were but since she is so reserved I would imagine she feels much the same way I do, out of place and awkward. Well happy sleigh riding y'all, it will be a sober night for me! Tomorrow will be the first Saturday in a long time that I will not be hung over and tired at work!

[anon]

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Well done campers. Hi Jenny,Wagon,Dewdrop,Mylife Sunshine, Korian and DJ and all to come today.
How did the do go Molly? So great to come through a serious test like that.:goodjob:

As for me I am having some serious cravings but managing to surf them just about. I had just got my head round not drinking last night when my husband said lets have a G&T. I had water but that is how close I keep coming. We have a house crammed with booze so I have to put SO much effort in. Do not want to rock the boat as my husband has put up with so much from me throughout our long marriage.:upset:

[Chillgirl]

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Good morning guys
Just popping in to say hi, Jenny well done on surviving the Christmas party, savor that wonderful unhung feeling this morning, there isn't anything quite like it especially on a Saturday! Friday used to be my big binge night setting me up for feeling like shit for the whole weekend.

Anon - you are doing fantastically! :l

Happy AF saturday to all you sleigh riders still to come......

[anon]

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Thanks Chill How are you doing?

[Chillgirl]

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anon;1024523 wrote: Thanks Chill How are you doing?

Anon I'm good, thanks for asking.....
I see your signature is ODAT, it's actually a pretty good formula for getting through any of lifes trials, and today everything is just perfect

[mollyka]

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Morning campers! and Hi Chilligirl, nice to see you in these parts - just sorted out your night sweats in the army:H:H.
Anon, couple of points, I was like you and felt guilty for a long time for what my hubs and kids had gone thro, tried to keep everything the same for him - going out, booze in the house etc. that just didn't work, now he knows and I know that the key to both our happiness is me being sober so he will do ANYTHING as will I to keep me not drinking and that very much includes not having vast quantities of booze round the house. I'm not an evangelist about it - there is plenty of beer and red wine for christmas - never liked either drink anyway but no voddie or whiskey (trigger drinks). My night went brilliant last night - we had the best of laughs and I just felt SO FREED having taken the antabuse. Had 3 drunken texts going on till 1AM from work colleagues telling me how much they love me:H:H - still giggling at that!
Right, Jenny, Mylife, Waggie, get that jacuzzi emptied!! Goin to order my turkey, and I AM like a broken record but I had SUCH a troubled time yesterday morning and among other things, this place saved my bacon thank you thank you thank you all:thanks::thanks:
Molly

[Chillgirl]

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Molly great to hear you in good spirits.... Oh yes the drunken texting :H thank God these days are over, I remember the cringing in the morning reaching for my phone to see what damage was done *shudder shudder*.

Thanks for the tip on valerian Im going to try and get some which may not be an easy task here in Portugal but is my assignment for today!

[one2many]

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Hey Guys,

Sorry I have been AWOL!!
All is good and Dandy Tho! Drunken Texts.....OH GOD..the shame..

[jennyneric]

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Good morning all! To day I feel great! Another un hung saturday morning and I will be at work by 7! The shopping, oh the shopping I will do LOL. I'm alitlle tired as I did not get to bed til 11. Have a great AF day all!

[mylife]

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Good morning sleigh. Had a nice AF day yesterday. Still feel discouraged that I slipped off the sleigh and broke my string of AF days, but I guess that's life.

Well done on the Christmas party Jenny. We had ours yesterday, too. Luckily it was in the afternoon and no AL was served although bottles were given out as presents. I brought mine home and handed it over to my husband!

Wagon, good luck with that Christmas list! Molly, Dew I'm with you both on the getting lots done for Christmas this weekend. I didn't get cards out this year either -- and don't know if I will! At this point I'm thinking electronic gift cards might be a good idea...!!

Have a great AF day everyone. So great to be sober on this sleigh again!

[mollyka]

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Hiya Slayers! OMG I am the laziest cow - I've been allotting today to housework and wrapping and decorating and baking and on and on and.......eldest son arrived and suggested lunch out, which we duly did then camped on the couch with jammy dodgers watching rugby - he's now gone home and I'm now............on the couch watching Strictly - absolutely nothing done - not advocating it but I'd have done more when I was drinking:H:H. Hubs in after long day at work in half hour so better rustle up something to eat - will return soon
Molly