Newbies Nest Roll Call

[rooniferd]

Newbies Nest Roll Call

Roll Call May 30, 2013

Patrick Day 235
Wine-no! - Day 30
Freefly - Day 9
Siren - Day 38 (Wine-No - )
kambob - Day 30
Samstone - Day 20
Unwasted - Day 13
jenniech - Day 123
jackdanielsgirl - Day 4
Dottie - Day 5
cocoflo - day 41
Sweetpea - Day 154
Mayzay - Day 5 (Scot's saying for the day again courtesy of Auntie Bettty; "Sayin' it's no daein' it!" (Amen to that!)
rooniferd - Day 15 (just spent a week in London and stayed 100% sober!)

[Byrdlady]

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Attention Roll Callers....Will Wine no and Kambob please report to the Newbie's Nest for major award ceremonies? I think there's cake!!! Great job to you both!!! Keep it going you will never regret one day you spend sober!!!

:day5::day5:
The Staff

[Wine-no!]

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Thank you Byrdie and all MWO friends... I am so honoured to receive my hat and will wear it with pride. I will write my official acceptance speech (!) tomorrow morning as it is 00.35 here and I am in bed shivering with a fever :-(
Thanks again and huge congratulations to my quit twinnie Kambob x

[Byrdlady]

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Wine no, that's a heck of a note here on your big day! Get well soon!! Hope you feel better!! B

[Wine-no!]

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Thanks Byrdie, I have caught my daughters bug (chest infection and fever - bleurgh!).

Anyway, here is my speech.. I prepared it this morning so thought I should post it on the day!

What I have realised during this 30 days:

That any habit of drinking alcohol is bad news... You may assume that if you don't drink in the same quantities as some others on here, or only in the evening or are able to go a few days AF (all applied to me), that you don't have a problem but I now liken alcohol abuse to a slow-motion slide (like a slide in a playground). When you're sitting at the top alcohol free, you are fine as long as you don't push off and indulge.. But as soon as you push off, you slide down and as consumption increases so do the consequences... So you have to decide where you want to get off! If you were a previous abuser, you be sitting on the top for quite some time - albeit happily enjoying the view. Maybe you will one day walk away from that slide altogether and not give it much more of a thought (like a non drinker who never climbed those steps in the first place).

What I love about being AF:
- waking up without a hangover
- not worrying about health
- clear, white eyes
- much better skin
- not worrying when driving in the morning
- being able to drive at night!
- not wasting time
- having a tidy house
- feeling organised
- feeling like a better wife and mother
- being a good influence on hubby (who also joined me one day in to the quit).
- eating instead of drinking my calories (unfortunately I used to do both!)
- losing weight
- no anxiety
- reading books again
- not worrying if I smell of booze (fresh or stale the next morning - urgh!).

And most of all..
No more regret and shame of my bad habit at 3am when I woke and insomnia kicked in and in the morning too.
Enjoying the simple things in life...
Being able to truly relax...
Being able to deal with difficult situations in a calm and measured way,
The wonderful support I have received here at MWO.

I have had 4 chilled beers, wine and plenty of spirits in my house the whole time. I haven't touched them - I know that temptation will always be there and so wanted to change my thinking from I can't drink to 'of course I can drink, but I don't want to and I don't need to.

[Siren136]

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Hi Daily Wine! We're having a bit of a party today for Wine No and Kambob who have reached their 30 day AF mark. But I think everyone here would agree that the first 3 days are the absolute hardest, so very well done you!

[day-zero]

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Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)

[Patrick]

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Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)
Patrick -Day 236

[Wine-no!]

Newbies Nest Roll Call

Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)
Patrick -Day 236
Wine-no! - Day 31

[FreeFly]

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Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)
Patrick -Day 236
Wine-no! - Day 31
Freefly - Day 10

[rooniferd]

Newbies Nest Roll Call

Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)
Patrick -Day 236
Wine-no! - Day 31
Freefly - Day 10
rooniferd - Day 16 (Sweet Sixteen!!)

[kambob]

Newbies Nest Roll Call

Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)
Patrick -Day 236
Wine-no! - Day 31
Freefly - Day 10
rooniferd - Day 16 (Sweet Sixteen!!)
kambob - Day 31 (Thanks for the hat!!)

[Siren136]

Newbies Nest Roll Call

Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)
Patrick -Day 236
Wine-no! - Day 31
Freefly - Day 10
rooniferd - Day 16 (Sweet Sixteen!!)
kambob - Day 31 (Thanks for the hat!!)
Siren - Day 39

[Unwasted]

Newbies Nest Roll Call

Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)
Patrick -Day 236
Wine-no! - Day 31
Freefly - Day 10
rooniferd - Day 16 (Sweet Sixteen!!)
kambob - Day 31 (Thanks for the hat!!)
Siren - Day 39
Unwasted - Day 14

[Guitarista]

Newbies Nest Roll Call

Roll Call May 31, 2013

Day-zero - Day 58 (been away for a while . Tials and tribulations all passed)
Patrick -Day 236
Wine-no! - Day 31
Freefly - Day 10
rooniferd - Day 16 (Sweet Sixteen!!)
kambob - Day 31 (Thanks for the hat!!)
Siren - Day 39
Unwanted - Day 14 (you are very much wanted around here Mam ;-))
G bloke -Day 19