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[Katty]

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Hey Cocoflo! Day 2 is awesome!! Even an hour without drinking is quite an accomplishment in my book. So 48 hours is amazing!! Yes, let's do this :-)

[Gardener]

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Hi Daisies, checking in at my witching hour. I met my goal today, planted 48 pansies, just cooked a nice supper, am nice and full, am set up with my ipad, lots of magazines and several books to crack. I am going to have a plan for every day until my sobriety is solid. I've also set aside time tonight to read the toolbox. There is seven years of wisdom there and I'm ready to take it all in.

So glad to see others joining in for an AF life, Cocoflo, Katty and ODAT, glad you are here, Dottie, Kailey, Starfish and Acadia, thanks for your encouragement here, heck, let's start a revolution:-D.

I'm thinking ahead to the Thanksgiving Day festivities, what has everyone got planned to head off good old AL from finding a way to your glass. My family is coming to my house and there is always AL, especially wine (used to be my favorite). I am going to have some for my fam, but will send home leftovers with them when they leave. I will have sparkling juice for myself. My reason for not drinking is reflux problems, that usually works for the curious. This is probably the hardest time to quit, there will be lots of parties, Christmas and New Year's to get through. Hang tough with me Daisies, we can do it!

What are you all planning?

[Dottie Belle]

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We are going to friends house and fortunately they don't drink...so it should be fine for me and there is NO wine in the house so I wont have anything when we come home..

[Starfish1]

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Welcome back Coco and Katty!
Posting from my phone again so this will be short and sweet.
Thanks for the pep talk, gardener! I also plan to have sparkling non al beverages at my thanksgiving celebration.
Have a great and sober evening everyone

[scottish lass]

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Day full of meetings, and they overlapped:upset: - not nearly enough hours in the day! Perfect drive home for my car to stop at any of the usual stops on the way home for a bottle or two - but I kept my hands on the while and corrected the auto drive, home safe with no wine, and day 6 almost safe (day 17 for the month)....
So many new folks here - so many of us are mothers in our 50's....
And I so agree, this thread really concentrates on what we are here for - I stick here just now, I feel safe and supported...and focused.
Hi Ann, Star, Kailey, ODAT and K9, good to see you sticking in - where is Ishy and Queen??
Hi to NS, 4, gardener, coco, Katty, DB - it will take me a while to catch up with you all - very busy week at work, not enough time to read properly - but making enough time to check in at least once a day to stay in line...

[scottish lass]

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One problem living in California is that I miss all the chats as everyone is in bed by the time is am passing witching hour here - so I will just have to continue taking to myself:H

So, thought for this evening, I am settling down and I have a stinking headache - I pour a glass of water - always go to bed with one (and we all know why!) on way to bed I drink it all (big English pint glass) and realize I forgot to pour a drink when I got home - so focused in not drinking the bad, I forgot to drink the good!! And we all know if it had been wine there is no way I would have forgotten to pour a drink or three!!!

Ok - off to bed, I will catch up with you all tomorrow - hope everyone is having good AL free rest (if not sleep) - night daisies!!:l:l

[acadiaofmaine]

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Hey, Daisies,

Good morning! Very cold here in NY.

Starting over today. Wish me luck! Twentieth time is a charm! I can only hope. Gonna make it happen with your help. You guys are great and doing so well. I'm so happy to be here and am going to succeed this time.

Ann

[Kailey]

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Day one for me again too, Ann. I'm almost tempted to just focus on how many good days I can get in the month, but I think that would be a slippery slope that would end up with me drinking more and more. What I need to do is just quit slipping up and be done with it! Argh!

So proud of you, SL! You are doing great! I need to get the AF days building up again, too. What I can't do is let one bad day turn into two. I will definitely be checking in tonight.

[acadiaofmaine]

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Hi Kailey,

Well, fingers crossed for us today and for all the other Daisies! I am going to see my therapist at lunch today, will report back any pearls of wisdom. Though I know what she will say-go to AA. I still haven't gotten there!

Stay warm everyone.

Ann

[Starfish1]

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Good Morning, Daisies,

Scottish Lass, I am sorry we keep missing you. I definitely have been going to bed early lately. It gets dark so early, I feel like it's time to "turn in". You are doing GREAT with your six (seven now?) days! We are so proud of you!
Good Luck today, Ann and Kailey. I have been struggling to get another day one, I am sorry to say. I have only been drinking a little bit, but drinking nonetheless. I am so disappointed in myself. Today is our Thanksgiving Feast at the office, so maybe I will eat enough to curb the drinking thoughts this afternoon.
Love you all!

[acadiaofmaine]

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SF

Same with me. Not a lot, but too much. Though yesterday I had this overwhelming urge to binge. Just to escape a very stressful work situation that I don't see ever changing. I think for me drinking is an escape from feelings of hopelessness.

Wow, that's a mouthful. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, chime in!

Let's do a day one together, any and all of you who are just starting out.

Ann

[Cocoflo]

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Good Morning All, I love this thread - much easier to keep up with!

Acadia, hopefully you come back with lots of pearls of wisdom to share! I can certainly use them. Cold here in the midwest too! Stay warm.

SL - my company is based in the LA area and they've complaining about the cold - 70!

Gardner - my gardening definitely involved wine, maybe that is why the back yard looks so bad and my projects never really got finished. Hoping that will change this spring.

I'm only on my 3rd day and nervous about the holidays too. Hoping to stay focused and strong.

Have a great day all!

[Gardener]

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GM Daisies, had a toss and turn and sweaty night, should have got online and chatted with SL in Cali. But I still feel good about my quit.

Hang in there Daisies, Kailey, Sf and Ann, keep quitting, I quit smoking about a million times ten years ago, I finally conquered that demon . . . Next!

Ann, I know exactly what you mean about the feelings of hopelessness being a trigger for a binge. I have a big one coming on Thanksgiving, a family member that knows where all my buttons are, will need reinforcements and a strong mindset, I can do it!

Cocoflo, I did achieve my goal yesterday, put it off til 4 in the afternoon, but did finish putting out my annuals. I felt so damn good as I got into the task and got to admire my work.

I'm about to tackle another task on my to do list, here's an inspirational quote for today:

"Things do not change, we do". Henry David Thoreau

Have a great day Daisies.

[Katty]

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Hi Everyone,

I enjoy hearing from all of you. Our struggles are so similar. Alcoholism is a very lonely affliction. At least it is for me. It's not something that I talk about with anyone. There's too much shame and despair on my part.

Day two here. Last night's sleep was fitful. Still, I feel so happy to have made it through an entire day without alcohol. This joy is better than the buzz from alcohol. Now, if I can just remember that when the cravings come knocking!!

Our family will be going to a restaurant for Thanksgiving. And yes, there will be plenty of alcohol :-( I can't really think that far ahead. My goal right now is to stay sober for one hour at a time.

For those of you trying to get to Day one, know that you are in good company. I admire the struggle to even want to stop drinking. I believe that we can do this together, each of us at our own pace. It's nice to be supported rather than judged. Thank you!!

[K9Lover]

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Hi Daisies!

Gosh I had a tossing and turning sweaty night too...not sure what's up with that. Sounds like it should have been a really good time, but my only bed buddy is my dog. LOL :H

I started a new book that I could not put down...I read until 11pm (which is LATE for me) and I read about 146 pages...definitely a page turner...it's called The Silent Wife. I was reading in the front of the book that the author died while working on another novel, so now I need to look her up...A.S. Harrison I think?

Well I totally went on a ramble there. LOL

Ann and Kailey, dust off and start over, that's all any of us can do. I know this time of year is especially hard, but don't worry about tomorrow or next week....all you gotta do is get through this day (as our Beloved Byrdie says!)

Hang in there peeps!

K9