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[SAUSAGE]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Day 108 complete.

Nothing profound to report - am sat opposite my husband who is working his way through a bottle of white wine but I am not remotely tempted at all. Isn't this great !!!

Hope everyone is doing OK?

[Loppy lugs]

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Hi all,

Day 3 completed and time for bed.

Good luck with work tomorrow Janet, as you say the pros outweigh the cons.

Janice, good to be back.

Sausage, 108 is great. Saw your post about the blood donation. Stupid comments like that can have such an impact.

I overheard a really funny (not haha) thing on my way back from the supermarket at lunchtime. A father was taking his two daughters (knee high and slightly taller) to the local working men's club. The girls obviously didn't want to go. The littlest one said "but it's not boring for you because you are drinking". Somehow I expect they will grow up thinking that drinking is fun!.

Sausage, thanks for asking about the exams. Had another one this Thursday as well. I don't deserve to do well and have absolutely no idea how they went because at my age sometimes you just know stuff that the 20 year olds have to learn. So I may have written good papers peppared with wise observations from all my years of experince, or...... I could have spent the entire time spilling out pages of waffle. I will know which when I get the results at the end of next month.

Got to sleep now. Take care

[planetjanet]

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Hello Everyone,

A quick post, had a cranky day. I have no idea where this is coming from but instead of trying to figure it out, I am just going to accept it as a "bad day" and get to bed. I did manage to do a 4 mile run and some other errands, however I "barked" at my BFF but luckily he was a sweetheart and forgave me.

Anywho, yes back to work and again I am just taking this as a challenge...hmmm maybe that's why I am cranky, I don't know......Hope everyone had a nice weekend! Going to bed...

Hugs,
Janet
AF Day 38

[Janice]

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Morning everyone...another wet miserable one here so its a houswork day today, which a few weeks back wld have meant opening a bottle at lunchtime and keeping the glass/bottle hidden in a cupboard incase hubby or family came home early!! The things we do when we're drinking!! I think so many clothes in my wardrobe have been dangling in wine at times when I've had to quickly hide the bottle/glass when the doorbell has gone!!! Then if its hubby....stuff doritos down my mouth cause he'd want a kiss, & he'd know I'd been drinking...........eesh!! Awww it was all such hard work!!!

I had a cranky day too yesterday Janet...think its weekends when the norm for us was sitting together, sport on tv for hubby, me doing my ancestry and us both working our way through a bottle each. But, strangely enough, my hubby decided to only finish the wine off from Saturday's bottle (literally only a quarter of a glass left-I couldnt have done that!!) and he decided not to open another bottle. I felt better instantly!!

Did we hear from Ishy over the weekend??? Hope all is well.

Off to get Dylan The Dyson out!!! Will check back later!! xx

[Ishybit]

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Aww, I just started a post and lost it!! That's so frustrating.
Anyway, Janice I'm doing good, thank you for inquiring! I had a lot of time to myself this weekend which was odd but nice. Normally I would think, " great, I'll buy a bunch of wine, drink alone and watch a movie." but in reality I would have to rewatch the movie or google it to remember what happened. Actually that's what I told myself when the thought crossed my mind. It was helpful.
I'm happy to see everyone is plugging thru and staying strong. It really does get easier but for me my emotions are still a little wacky. It's like a constant state of PMS....sometimes it just comes out of nowhere!
Have a great day everyone and welcome Loppy.
I'll check back later,
Ishy

[Ishybit]

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It look like we all had our cranky pants on yesterday.

[SAUSAGE]

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Can't sleep! Woke really early this am, 3.30 am, now it's light outside. Have a very busy week coming up, busy couple of days at work, then flying down south for a conference and to see friends. Back Sun evening, wont be posting much, if at all, but I'll read on my phone and am determined to stay strong as there will be lots of alcohol around and I am determined to stay AF.

Sausage x
Day 110

[planetjanet]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hello Everyone,

Hope we are all doing okay, especially the "cranky" ones, me being first in line. I have been experiencing what Ishybit referred to as "constant PMS", along with some personal "growing pains" mixed together. So, I am just going to pull through it and thank god that none of it has to do with having the urge to drink. I am so GRATEFUL for that, I think that is what is helping me pull through this...whatever "this" is...arrrggh!! One thing I am doing is making sure to workout after work because that's really going to help me out ALOT.

Anywho, I am going to head to bed early.....congrats to you all on your AF day(s) and will check back in tomorrow night. Good luck Sausage and congrats on 110 days!!!

Hugs,
Janet
AF Day 39 (and very grateful for it)

[Janice]

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Hi all....another mucky morning in England, you wld just not believe its June right now....dark days with non-stop rain & wind...urrrgh!!!

Sausage, hope your trip goes well. You sound positive & ready to tackle it with your sobriety in tact so good for you!! Come back soon, we'll miss you!

Janet & Ishy...so plsed to hear other people are feeling "that way out" lately...even though we dont feel we want to drink, maybe it is having affect on us...like Ishy said, the honeymoon of being AF is over, its down to the nitty gritty now.

Off to get my hair done, maybe that will make me feel better!!

Have a grt day everyone xx

[Loppy lugs]

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Evening everyone,

Doing quite well here, although with the amount of rain we've been having I think I am suffering from mildew.

Ishey, I totally relate to your post, especially about having to see films and programmes twice.

Janet and Janice, laundry day over so cranky pants back in the draw. How did everything go?

Time to sleep now but hoping everyone is doing well

[planetjanet]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hello Everyone,

Congrats to you all on your AF day(s). I am doing okay, still in a bit of a funk but pulling through it. I worked out on the elliptical for 45 minutes and walked the doggie.

A question??? I was wondering, would it be cheating if you had a non-alcoholic beer? A few days back, I came across some at the market. I didn't have the urge to buy one but thought maybe one day(not any time soon) I would like to have one. I have tried them before and enjoyed them.

Anywho, I am going to work out again and then head to bed. Hope everyone is doing okay and have a great Tuesday.

Hugs,
Janet
AF Day 40 (very grateful)

[SAUSAGE]

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Quick hello from me for last time before I go away.

Today is day 112 - v busy long day at work, then taking kids to swim club tonight then packing, and flying early tomorrow Edinburgh to Heathrow.

Won't really have time to post much more but I'll be checking and reading MWO from my phone whilst I'm away and I'll update you how things went ( there'll be lots of alcohol around but I am determined not to cave) when I get back. - prob Monday.

Stay strong everyone, you are doing great xx

[Ishybit]

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Hello all,
Sausage, I have confidence you will have a great week, successful trip and all the more enjoyable because you WON'T be drinking.
PJ, I hope you snap out of your funk. I can really relate to the exercising fix. Lately I've been obsessing if I miss a day. It's more of a jumpy, twitchy feeling if I don't do something. i guess while drinking its always been a remedy and a weight maintenance but now that I'm not drinking, it's more of an addiction. At least it's a better alternative.
Janice, I hope you get some sun. Are mood lights popular in England? I know too many days of rain or gray can pull me down. There must be a brain chemistry reaction. Anyway hang in there
Hugs to you all.
Ishy

[Ishybit]

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Hi loppy,
Keep plowing thru those days! How are you today?
Ishy

[Janice]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hi all, a very quick check in today as early appointment, will hopefully post more later. Yesterday was a good day....lots to keep me occupied as the rain pelted down outside. Yes we do have the day lights here Janet...I am hoping summer is on its way & I wont need one, because even for England, the last two weeks have been worse than usual. Today is a much brighter day so fingers crossed!!

Sausage, hope you have a good flight - just take a look around at all your colleagues as they drink and remember that "they" are the ones with the problem, YOU have got yourself out of that prison & are free and enjoying your life. They might not know it yet but they are on the slippery slope!! (Yes, yes, I know, I've been reading my friend Jase again!!).

Loppy, how are you doing??? Are your exams over now?? Are you starting to feel some benefit of not drinking?? Have you had your cranky pants on??

Ishy, grt you're getting stuck into your exercise....nothing wrong with that addiction!!

Well off to get ready...

xx