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[Janice]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

A very quick hi ...I am up north at the moment visiting my mam. Have brought hubby's iPad but Internet connection is not good so not even sure if this will post! Hope everyone is okay...Janet, TDN, Change, Dschroff ...welcome!

On holiday with hubby next week...going horse racing in Ireland. We went last year....I remember it well. I drank so much as did everyone else in the hotel. Think it was one of those lightbulb moments that finally made me see sense. This time will be totally different but i think it will be quite a test for me as everyone else will be drinking. Janet...wonder how we'll feel once the year milestone has passed?

Back home tomorrow...I'll try and check in before I leave for Ireland on Monday. Xx

[Ishybit]

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Hi everyone,
We were in Australia for 3 weeks....and I drank. I know this sounds lame but it was nearly impossible not to. I don't really know what to say about it....was it a great vacation? Yes! Could I have done it without al? I guess. Am I disappointed in myself? A little. Am I scared? Yes. I don't want to fall down that hole again. We've been back home for a week now and I have not been drinking although last night it crossed my mind. Posting and being honest on this thread is kicking up a lot of thoughts and emotions for me so I'm going to "process" some more and post later.

Janice, I'm sorry to hear about your family stress. Family can be so difficult to deal with and the hardest to understand. I hope that you can all get past the anger and accusations and come to some resolutions. enjoy your much needed vacation.

PJ, how'd the la Jolla marathon go? I was cheering for you from Australia . i hope the job search turns a corner for you soon!
Hello everyone else, TDN, K9, sausage, change, Katiek and anyone one else lurking.

Today is a beautiful day here in San Diego, it's time to get out.
Ishy

[planetjanet]

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Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to check in real quick to say hello and I will check back in tomorrow....


Janet
AF Day uh uh sorry haven't had a chance to check what number I am at now...LOL. One thing is for sure, I am getting close to my one year mark (May 2nd).

[clean for life]

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I am on day one today and really want to be clean for the rest of my life. I too am a wine drinker and am so tired of waking up and feeling terrible not remembering what I did the night before. I will check in a couple times a day and looking forward to changing my life.

[Balboa45]

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Ishybit;1494747 wrote: Hi everyone,
We were in Australia for 3 weeks....and I drank. I know this sounds lame but it was nearly impossible not to. I don't really know what to say about it....was it a great vacation? Yes! Could I have done it without al? I guess. Am I disappointed in myself? A little. Am I scared? Yes. I don't want to fall down that hole again. We've been back home for a week now and I have not been drinking although last night it crossed my mind. Posting and being honest on this thread is kicking up a lot of thoughts and emotions for me so I'm going to "process" some more and post later.

Janice, I'm sorry to hear about your family stress. Family can be so difficult to deal with and the hardest to understand. I hope that you can all get past the anger and accusations and come to some resolutions. enjoy your much needed vacation.

PJ, how'd the la Jolla marathon go? I was cheering for you from Australia . i hope the job search turns a corner for you soon!
Hello everyone else, TDN, K9, sausage, change, Katiek and anyone one else lurking.

Today is a beautiful day here in San Diego, it's time to get out.
Ishy

I'm still lurking out here all you fine 30-day plus sober types. Happy to report 70 AF days so far this year, a new record for April. Welcome Clean 4 Life!!! Congrats on getting sober, stay with us...

[diseased]

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I'm on my 35th day free of alcohol. And as much as it feels great, I still get cravings for alcohol when I stress out, which has been a lot recently. I wanted to give in last night real bad but I put so much effort into staying sober, I figure why lose all the hard work over one night of boozing. Not to mention it would of been an easy way out. I really don't wanna defeat the whole purpose of staying alcohol free, especially since the past 5 years.

Come to think of it, I should feel proud of myself, but for some reason I don't.

[Janice]

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Hi everyone!! Some new "faces"....welcome to diseased and clean for life!! Congratulations on your 35 days diseased...brilliant! And, congratulations on making that decision clean for life...only you can make those changes, good luck!!!

Ishy!!!!!! Oh Ishy, so sorry to hear about Australia...dam, dam dam!!!! But, the important thing is what you do next!! You did the right thing posting....come on, pick yourself up and decide whether you want to go down that dark hole again. If life was so great down there, you wouldnt have been AF in the first place. You know exactly what its like down that tunnel. Dont go back there.

Great week in Ireland with my hubby....loved the horse racing in Punchestown and we stayed in a gorgeous hotel. Have to say its been my biggest test though....there was drink everywhere. It seemed as if everyone was drinking - day and night - my, oh my, how those Irish can party!!! But approaching my 1 year AF, I stayed on tonic waters, sparkling waters and coca-cola. I knew there was no way I would give in but it was hard in that I felt a bit of a wet blanket in the middle of everyone else!! Anyway...home safe and sound!!!

Janet, hope you are good and have had some success on the job front. Janet we need a party for 2nd May and 9th May!!! I couldnt have done this without you girl!

Must get some tea on the go...will check back later! xx

[planetjanet]

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Hello Everyone,

OMG, I just wrote this long post and now it's gone and I am out of time to write....grrrrrrrrrrr!!! I will have check back in later today maybe, oh man that is sooooo frustrating.

Janet
AF Day 360ish

[Snapdragon]

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Janet - that is so frustrating and has happend to me so many times. Now before posting any threads I alway do a quick copy Ctrl + A and the Ctrl + C this selects all your text and copies if. If for any reason you get thrown off the site - log in again, click on post and then click Ctrl + V and it will paste all your text.

[Janice]

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Good morning everyone - or shoud I say anyone!!! Janet I know you will definitely be calling in at some point - I hope you are well and are looking back at this last year with great pride in yourself. We should read the thread from the beginning and see how far we've come!

I often wonder how will I feel after such a landmark, what will I be like without an aim, a target, it woud be easy to think "that's it now, I can have a drink, I've done it". And I could but I'm not going to. Nobody is making me stay on this AF path, I choose to because life is much less complicated this way and I can cope much better with the "stressy" stuff, before I couldnt. I feel healthier in body and spirit and although both are an ongoing challenge I'm sure my liver and kidneys are thanking me!!

I just need to tackle my "sugar" cravings and get back onto a healthier diet and exercise regime which has slipped the last couple of months......far too many desserts!!!

Have a great day everyone .....

xx

[Janice]

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Congratulations Janet - 1 Year today!!

Janet...just checked the very first post you made on here...4th May and you were on Day 2!! Congratulations Janet!!! What a journey its been and its been an honour to share it with you. xx

[Wine-no!]

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Hi Janet!

I am going to read through this whole thread as have seen it recommend many times.

CONGRATULATIONS - one year AF today. That's amazing xxxx

[Patrick]

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[SIZE=5]Congatulations on one whole year JANET[:goodjob:
:wave::wave::wave::wave:

[Patrick]

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[Congatulations on one whole year JANET:goodjob:
:wave::wave::wave::wave:

[Janice]

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Janet...check out the General Discussion Board. xx