Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

[Kid Shelleen]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Great!

Eve!
Good for you...I also do better when I know someone else is doing it with me. I would HATE to have given in, knowing somewhere, one of us was sort of wishing for a drink too. Don'tcha feel better?
It's OK if you just move the PACT list up and put your name on it. There were just some left over days on it and it confused Lila. It had "Monday and Tuesday" on it. No, you did fine. Everyone should feel free to update the list. There may be days when I'm fishing or something and don't get back to it.
I'm just up to take some Ibuprofen for my sore back. I'm going back to bed!
Enjoy the day Mod Squad!
~Kid~

[Kid Shelleen]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Weekend!!!!

* "Cross my heart,and hope to die;Stick a needle in my eye.."
* Phrase uttered by children after making a promise to indicate the depth of their sincerity: the speaker is so committed to the action just agreed to that they offer self-inflicted pain and a death wish as proof of their seriousness.
(Must be accompanied by a gesture of drawing a imaginary "X" across the speaker's own heart, or else it doesn't count.)
Mod Pacts INVITATIONS:
>>Eve11 and Kid: AF Friday 12/26(check)
>>St John, Kid: Friday(check) and Saturday(check)



Use this form or start a new thread
for any pacts you want to start.
ANYONE ELSE??

[Sarasmiles]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Tonight's our last night visiting with family, and I plan on no more than two drinks tonight. Then I'll be AF for tomorrow, (Sunday) Monday and Tuesday. We're having friends over for New Year's Eve, so I plan to have a glass or two of wine and a glass of champagne that night...Three drinks tops. Anyone else want to do a pact for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday?

Lila, I hear you on the depression...I've been close to the precipice and I know alcohol will push me over the edge if I let it. I am not going to let it. I don't want to commit to being AF tonight....It's just the kind of time when "modding" is what I want. But I do need a few days to re-fresh after tonight.

It's raining and we have 6 kids in grandma's house. We'll go to a cool museum and also swim at a local hotel pool. I'll check in later...Have a good day, modders. Sara

[Kid Shelleen]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Hips don't lie; or is that...

Numbers don't lie?
Don't forget "Drink Tracker", everyone. It will keep you from trying to fool yourself. The Holidays will be over soon. It will be good to look back and see what our weakness did to us.
St John, I may pact with you for tonite; if so, I promise not to cheat. I'm going out to dinner with my family, my MIL, and her gigolo boyfriend. I didn't drink yesterday and was going to drink tonight, but now I'm a little worried that my humor will turn a bit wry after drinking (MILs a drinker,so things could get ugly :bat)...I'll let it percolate awhile.
~Kid~
5:45PM OK, I can't believe I'm doing this, but I'm going to PACT,St J!
I need to be awake and ready for action.
"Cross my heart and hope to die..." No alcohol tonite!
~KS~
(this is the OTHER side of "modding" for me, Sara; knowing that I shouldn't drink, even if I'd like to)

[Delta Moon]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Kid- you are so funny! You can do it buddy- and you will be a strong clear-headed cowboy when the night is over.
Lila- Depression is so magnified with AL- it is a depressant! I spent years battling depression while an alcoholic. Just these last few months while moderating am I experiencing some relief. I've noticed that if I drink two days in a row the old dark clouds start accumulating. I am looking to a new life now. Thank God for MWO and my BFF that lead me here.
God bless you all
your St. J

[Kid Shelleen]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Did it!

St J,
Thanks...I might be getting the hang of this!
I think it's also good that you pointed out that those of us prone to depression may start to shows signs after a couple of consecutive days of drinking. Oddly enough, it's also harder to stop the momentum the more days in a row we drink, even though it's making things in our life worse.
How's everyone? As KW would say, "I feel Ace!" (Is that how she would say it?)
~Kid~

[Delta Moon]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Posting another 0 for the tracker.....................thanks, Kid

[Sarasmiles]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Well done, Kid and St. John. I am humbled in your presence.

This morning over our coffee my sister and I shook on a pact to have no more than two glasses of wine tonight. We stuck with it, and I feel okay. But my drink tracker's not looking so good, and I definitely need to commit to being AF until New Year's Eve.

It was a good day with the family overall...I have a few toxic moments to report, but there's a line forming for the use of the computer...I'm off to bed and will be home tomorrow. Goodnight, all.

[Lila]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

These pacts definately are magical! This is Day Three for me again. I think I have mentioned, I am not a heavy heavy drinker like many on this site. Still, I was getting worried. Another thing that works is imagining alcohol, and imagining it as yucky and horrible.
I feel like I have some serious decisions to make; which way to go in life, what attitude to take. I feel a bit stronger and clearer. That is the other side of the coin of winter; it is darkness, and being inside, but it is also a wonderful, wonderful time to go within and set things right deep down.
Sara, I have NO cream for my coffee! Wish I could borrow some from you and your sister. That is sweet that you two can make a deal like that!
Love
Lila

[Kid Shelleen]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Nice Going...

Nice going Lila and St J!
I hope you are feeling healthy and happy today. AF days are great for helping to break a drinking cycle. A PACT (Promissory Alcohol Controlling Tool :H) is another helpful aid to achieve an AF day when we need it.
A great day to you all.
I'll check in later.
~Kid~

[keepwalking]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

yes it is and thankfully I do feel ACE xx Have been modding and am reaching a point where i cant wait to start AF 2009 with all my chums here! I will enjoy the festivities but am looking forward to the new challenge. I have slipped into having a glass or two every night, big dinner party last night and for the first time in a long time i feel a bit rough to-day! Gosh its awful what it does to you but on the night when the champagne is flowing its soooooo easy to get carried away. Kid am so impressed with your pact with St J i look forward to joining you all 1st Jan and a new walking regime, i have my podometer ready. Happy New MWO Year to all xx

[keepwalking]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

PS will change my avatar on 1st Jan, am looking for something appropriate??????

[Kid Shelleen]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Ah heck....

KW!
You mean to tell me that isn't YOU in the "Happy Christmas Dress"???
If it IS you, I hope you choose an avatar that is similarly "appropriate" :H
~Kid~

[Eve11]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Kid and pact team this week and all MWO members,
How great did I feel going to my work party at my boss's house and being in total control because I made a pact and had no more than 2?! Started with a white wine, had a diet coke, sipped very slowly on a red (white is my favorite) and had 2 bottled waters to get through the evening.
Had great conversations with everyone while I totally maintained my composure with no slurred speech etc. Usually I would be the one going back for a refill or continually topping off my glass so no-one would notice how much I was drinking. Last year I was sitting on my boss's lap at one point in the evening and a male co-worker was saying the next time I saw him ... "yeah the boss says you're a "hoot" when you've been drinking." Oh, yeah, real nice!! A hoot I was! Still fun but just not so wild and crazy.
Seriously have to pact today with the relative visit as they're big wine lovers. The Aunt actually mooned her grandkids one time while drunk so I definitely have to pact NO MORE than two.
Have to say that it was hard last night with only 2. Has anyone ever noticed how little an amount that seems sometimes? The first one went down so easily and although I lingered with the 2nd there were many times that my eyes diverted to the variety of whites and reds while I struggled not to have that third. I honestly have to say I easily would have if I hadn't made this special pact.
Kid, maybe we should start a weekly pact thread that we can all respond to as all MWO members may not want to pact or get hung up reading about it if they're not doing it. What do you think? You could title it the same way with the date but call it weekly pact?
At first I wasn't crazy about the pact concept as I wanted to live my life one day at a time but I'm finding I need more help and the pacting has made a difference.
Eve11

[keepwalking]

Mod Squad Weekly Thread for December 22, 2008

Great idea Eve. Kid over to your IT skills??