Tuesday 17th

[jane rees]

Hello
Looks like i'm first here so i'll start us off today. being a lady of leisure ( eat your hearts out) I have all day to idle away the hours and chat to far flung friends about the perils of the demon drink. Actually, I may heave my lazy butt to one of those bikram yoga classes where they roast you in 37 degrees whilst you stand on your head singing Madonna classics ! I too can look like her, i just have to TRY HARDER.....ARGHHHH...
I read the last couple of threads and i have an answer for that nasty vacuum question raised, ignore it...ignore the question.... and definitely ignore the vacuuming...trust me, ignorance is bliss!:yeahright:

[irishlady]

Tuesday 17th

Good morning Jane and all to come later..

Another lady of leisure here as well, I retired from work last Saturday and I am having the time of my life.. Just the thought of not having to go to work is fantastic, but, and its a big BUT, I will now have to be careful that I don't waste a lot of time doing nothing all day.. The number of times I have logged on here for about half an hour and two hours later I'm still here, then I'll do a bit of surfing on the net, another hour gone, after that I'll think to myself, go on, just have a few games of solitaire or mahjong then do the housework, ha, by the time I finish on here its almost time to go back to bed again, ha ha.. Am I addicted ?? Nah, course not !!!!

On a more serious note though, I will have to be a bit stricter with my time on the computer especially now that I'm a free agent so to speak, or I will end up wasting the day, not that time on here is wasted time, but you know what I mean, and if I'm not careful all my plans for things to do will be blown away like so much tumbleweed, and when you are a few months short of being sixty you don't want to waste a single minute of your time..

Well the sky is looking a bit grey here, so before it decides to rain I'm off for an hours walk before I do anything else today..

Have a good one eveyone,

Love, Louise xxx:h

[Pebbles]

Tuesday 17th

Louise - congratulations on your retirement ! How fabulous, so much time, so much to do. I too waste (?) a lot of time on the computer and have been a lot stricter with myself recently. But when it's pouring outside, it's hard to get down to the housework when you really want to read the threads and stuff !

Jane - we have a Yoga place in town called Kripalu...now, maybe I'm wrong but something that sounds like CrippleYou doesn't inspire me to try it !!

xxx

[ScoobyDoo]

Tuesday 17th

Louise, what an amazing feeling! You can get up whenever you damn well please... every day! No wonder retirees always look so relaxed and happy! Enjoy

No news here but just dropping in to say G'day... so 'G'day' It's freezing in Sydney today and Mick is in the kitchen cooking some special lamb shanks recipe for dinner. He's a great cook!

Bernie

[Kitty]

Tuesday 17th

Hi all,

I made my 30 days yipee!!!!!!!!

I'm going to carry on af. I'm not going to say I'll never drink again but for now I'm going to abstain. If I'm honest I know I can't moderate. If I ever fall off the wagon I shall jump straight back on.

I'm going to buy some really nice sparkling water to celebrate today, soft drinks taste a bit odd right now, not sure if it's the Topa, I may just be imagining it.

Have a super day everyone.

Kitty

[Doggygirl]

Tuesday 17th

Good morning all! (well, it's morning here anyway!)

I love the international flair of this board! I'm a newbie and looking forward to getting to know all of you better.


Kitty!!! :kudos: :award: on your 30 days!! That is an awesome accomplishment. I continue following your Topa comments with interest.

Jane rees, I admire fellow "ignorance is bliss" types when it comes to vaccuming. There is a thread here somewhere that I should go find I think!

Irishlady, congratulations on your retirement! I have really enjoyed reading many of your posts here. (you can run but you cannot hide!)

Hi Pebbles! I can avoid housework no matter what the weather is like. Mr. Doggy says I put the "Pro" in Pro-crastination.

Bernie can I come to your place for dinner?

I spent SO much of my adult life in work hard/play hard mode. When circumstances became such that I didn't have to work as hard anymore, I filled that time with MORE drinking (it was already bad to start with) instead of finding other fun and productive things to fill that space with. For now I'm spending oh so much time reading and posting and driving people nuts around here instead of drinking which feels AWESOME!!!!!!!!! (thank you all MWOers for tolerating this nutty behavior!) I'm going to have to start exploring what I really want to be doing with my optimistic future eventually though.

I cannot believe that I am on day 7 AF. WHEE!!!! At 4PM CST today, I will officially finish week one of sobriety. WOW. I read a post yesterday (wish I could recall the poster - I'll blame it on Nopa Dopa) where someone who is around a month (Kitty was that you??) said they can't recall a sober month since before taking drink 1 way back when. I was thinking about that last night, and I can't remember an AF WEEK since before I started drinking um....30 years ago.

This program is amazing. My biggest issues right now are getting a good night sleep, and feeling like the frickin' Cookie Monster with sugar cravings. All in all, THAT is GREAT news for week 1 in my ever not so humble opinion!!

Thanks for having me in the monthly abstainers and I will TRY to behave myself.

LOUD AND PROUD!
DG
Day 7 AF * * * * * * * (gold stars)

[Kitty]

Tuesday 17th

Hi DG and welcome to abs,

I think it was Kathy who said she had her longest stretch from before she even started drinking but that's true of myself also. Actually I was thinking about this the other day and I bet it's true of a huge % of the population, but of course it's only an issue for us.

Well done on 7 days and all those gold stars.

Kitty

[Determinator]

Tuesday 17th

Super Tuesday AB-erooooos! big congrad to Kitty and Dgirl for the accomplishments!!
Irish now you have time to invent a cold fusion generator and revolutionize humanity!
Scoobs I insist BF let you post lamb recipe......? I can smell from here....
be carefull with the crippler yoga Pebbles!
Jane I surely hope your yoga place doesn't play madonna? say it isn't so!......?!

Ha!!! I had to go back and correct as I'd put toga instead of yoga....interesting slip
d-uh......

Be well me loverlies...

[Popeye]

Tuesday 17th

Hello All,
Seems like a happy board today.
He's another happy chappy.
Well done on all the AF days and Happy retirement Louise.
Have a great one.

[tryingsohard]

Tuesday 17th

glad u r happy popeye! you had your spinich 2day babe !! xx

[Determinator]

Tuesday 17th

heya Tryingsohard!

ok now...where's Breez? we might have to form a search party

[imatree]

Tuesday 17th

Goooooood mornin everyone!
Louise, as I sit here - STILL trying to finish my project (boy do I know how to extend a deadline) - I dream of the day I'm in your shoes..... Enjoy enjoy!!

I saw Roger Moore's new documentary last night - Sicko. Wowzers. Not sure I want to be in America anymore (not that I've been all that crazy about being here since Nov 2000 anyway, if ya know what I mean).

Day nine feels so fine......

xoxoxoxoxo

[Determinator]

Tuesday 17th

Ima you mean Michael Moore the slob that makes low budget anti America videos?
sorry....yucky.
not that I'm pro-establishment either...I'm a well behaved trouble-maker and I admit to having a couple Alex Jones conspiracy type DVD's. but now I'm curious...what was most striking about his movie? I might just have to see it now. see what you've done!!

9 is awesome. ok, we're also missing Paddy....

[Breez]

Tuesday 17th

Afternoon all~

Blah....I'm under the weather. A stomach thing. Feel very lazy. Ugh-reminds me of a hangover. Thank goodness now instead of later(before vacation).

I got a call from my work-I passed the drug screening test (duh). They want me to come in & fill all paperwork. So for those ladies of leisure mine in coming to an end. Slowly getting back into the working world. Enjoy.

Sorry-not feeling up to par....congrats & kisses to all in another successful accomplishment.

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[YoungAtHeart]

Tuesday 17th

Yep, I'm the one who posted about not having an alcohol free month since I started drinking--of course, lots of that was social drinking up until the 80's. After my pregnancy in 1989, it seems like it was full steam ahead!

I'm definitely of the "ignore housework and maybe it will go away, or perhaps the fairy maid will do it" persuasion. And I wonder why my daughter is a slob? Actually, come to think of it, I was reasonably neat before I had her...hmmm, between my husband and her, I think I just gave up.....now that he's gone, she more than makes up for his absence!

Louise, you will get into the rhythm of your retirement, but I imagine you probably need some real rest for a bit. Just don't let it go on too long, dear!

I'm glad you are being stricter with yourself, Pebbles. I'm being self-indulgent at the moment because of really working on abs, but I'm going to have to get stricter with myself soon.

I second Deter on the lamb shanks, Scoobs! Let's see that recipe in the recipe section soon! Also glad that you're doing well!

Soft drinks DO taste funny on topa, Kitty. I'm glad you're going for another 30 days. I've been having some thoughts of drinking lately, and I realized that I have to set another goal, so I'm going for another 30 days, too!

DoggyGirl, you are doing great! You just fit right in here! You can help with the sugar cravings a lot with L-glutamine. It helps with alcohol cravings but also with sugar cravings. You can take it 3x a day, but in desperate moments, you can pour a 1/2 capsule right under your tongue. I have found that my sugar cravings did diminish after a bit (several weeks).

TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! Deter!

Hi Popeye! Happy 108!

Hi also, Rachel!
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Hi Ima, it's good to see you feeling so good everyday! Your enthusiasm is so contagious, girlfriend! Smooches to you!

I haven't watched any of Michael Moore's stuff, even though I tend to be a little left of center. I don't think extremes of anything is particularly helpful. I'm sure your "take" on his new production would be "interesting" to say the least, Deter. No cursing allowed!:H

Good to see you checking in, Breez. Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope it is over really soon!

As for me, I got a manicure and pedicure this morning--put some of that $$ not spent on booze to good use! About to take the doggy out to play for a bit and then hit the road to go to work. I talked to my sister this morning; they're having a ball in Paris and will be back tomorrow night. I'm also closing on a home equity line tomorrow. I will be saving about $400/month. Yes! I'm cancelling all but one credit card for emergencies, starting an emergency fund and working harder on retirement. This makes me feel so much more optimistic. My house is my one wise choice/good luck decision in the last 5 years. I'll still have $125,000 equity, even after this loan. I'm feeling good about getting a bunch of financial monkeys off my back in one swoop!

:wave:

Anyway, that's all for now, I suppose.

Type to you later!

Hugs,:l
Kathy