Booze Busters 30 Day Challenge - 8/21 New Thread!
MM - that fire sounds really scary. What state are you in (don't give that info if you don't feel comfortable). I'm a tad behind on the news. I hope they get it under control quickly.
You bring up what to me is an interesting point re: forgetting to take the Topa on Friday. (Congrats on choosing the AF beer and keepin' yer quit!!) One of the reasons I've been cutting back on the Kudzu and L-Glut is becuase I really don't want my sobriety to depend on remembering other things. Maybe that's crazy?? I'm sure I make it harder on myself. And I can CERTAINLY see taking things - Topa, Supps, or other meds when that's the difference between drinkin' to the stinkin' point v. being able to quit. I certainly credit Kudzu and L-Glut along with the rest of the program for that!! Anyway...just sort of thinking out loud about the future......wondering if others think about this stuff, and what you think....
Welcome Innerstrength aka Jen!! Congratulations on Day 10. We look forward to having you as part of this nutty group! Eh em. Us girls get to look at handsome male cheerleaders when celebrating our 30 day anniversaries. NO booze could taste better than our handsome booze bustin' men LOOK that is for SURE! IMO, it DOES get easier. Part of the challenge is breaking away from the physical desire to drink. Another big part of the challenge for me anyway (as a former daily, all day sipper drinker) has been re-structuring my day to day life. Yes, I somehow managed to get the absolute basics done (how I do not know!). But now I can be proactive about a BETTER daily life. I'm still learning my way down that path. But it beats the snot out of drinking away every single day of my life.
I have never once met a person who has been AF for a year or more (sometimes many years) who doesn't LOVE their AF life way more than they enjoyed their drinking life. I try to keep that in mind whenever I have a day where I'm thinkin' of stinkin' drinkin'.
Hi rob! Hi Mary!
Finding, I can sure understand your desire to make choices for YOURSELF. I personally don't like the word "alcoholic." I think there is such stigma associated with that word (i.e. visions of a person in tattered clothes passed out in a public doorway having tinkled on self...etc.) I think there is often too much internal debate strictly about whether one believes one is an "alcoholic" or "not." For me, the labels don't mean squat - the important issues are "what happens when I drink." I don't have a fully functional off switch. I get hungover. The quality of my work and my life suffers. Stuff like that. Call it whatever words or labels are out there...but drinking was controlling way too much of my life and my time for my taste.
Well, that's sure more than 2 cents worth!
The power went back off. Cussing and swearting, we moved all the food from the fridge/freezer in the kitchen back to the garage. Unwound all the power cords again, ran them all over the house and fired up the generator. Of course, doing that right away was the SURE way to get the power back on, which it is now. Well guess what. We probably won't be winding up all the cords and moving the food again for a couple days no matter what!
DG
MM - that fire sounds really scary. What state are you in (don't give that info if you don't feel comfortable). I'm a tad behind on the news. I hope they get it under control quickly.
You bring up what to me is an interesting point re: forgetting to take the Topa on Friday. (Congrats on choosing the AF beer and keepin' yer quit!!) One of the reasons I've been cutting back on the Kudzu and L-Glut is becuase I really don't want my sobriety to depend on remembering other things. Maybe that's crazy?? I'm sure I make it harder on myself. And I can CERTAINLY see taking things - Topa, Supps, or other meds when that's the difference between drinkin' to the stinkin' point v. being able to quit. I certainly credit Kudzu and L-Glut along with the rest of the program for that!! Anyway...just sort of thinking out loud about the future......wondering if others think about this stuff, and what you think....
Welcome Innerstrength aka Jen!! Congratulations on Day 10. We look forward to having you as part of this nutty group! Eh em. Us girls get to look at handsome male cheerleaders when celebrating our 30 day anniversaries. NO booze could taste better than our handsome booze bustin' men LOOK that is for SURE! IMO, it DOES get easier. Part of the challenge is breaking away from the physical desire to drink. Another big part of the challenge for me anyway (as a former daily, all day sipper drinker) has been re-structuring my day to day life. Yes, I somehow managed to get the absolute basics done (how I do not know!). But now I can be proactive about a BETTER daily life. I'm still learning my way down that path. But it beats the snot out of drinking away every single day of my life.
I have never once met a person who has been AF for a year or more (sometimes many years) who doesn't LOVE their AF life way more than they enjoyed their drinking life. I try to keep that in mind whenever I have a day where I'm thinkin' of stinkin' drinkin'.
Hi rob! Hi Mary!
Finding, I can sure understand your desire to make choices for YOURSELF. I personally don't like the word "alcoholic." I think there is such stigma associated with that word (i.e. visions of a person in tattered clothes passed out in a public doorway having tinkled on self...etc.) I think there is often too much internal debate strictly about whether one believes one is an "alcoholic" or "not." For me, the labels don't mean squat - the important issues are "what happens when I drink." I don't have a fully functional off switch. I get hungover. The quality of my work and my life suffers. Stuff like that. Call it whatever words or labels are out there...but drinking was controlling way too much of my life and my time for my taste.
Well, that's sure more than 2 cents worth!
The power went back off. Cussing and swearting, we moved all the food from the fridge/freezer in the kitchen back to the garage. Unwound all the power cords again, ran them all over the house and fired up the generator. Of course, doing that right away was the SURE way to get the power back on, which it is now. Well guess what. We probably won't be winding up all the cords and moving the food again for a couple days no matter what!
DG
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