THE INN FOR 30 HOUSE RULES AND SUNDAY SHOUT OUT

[Hannah]

THE INN FOR 30 HOUSE RULES AND SUNDAY SHOUT OUT

Howdy once again.

Well, have been outside and picking up the pile of slate, lawn ornaments, etc. - so will count that as my exercise for today, and no doubt my back will be telling me so shortly!

MM - What is ?Calms Forte?? Have never seen or heard of it in Canada, so wonder if I can get it here. I find that sometimes the Valerian and or Melatonin seem to help, but then on those nights maybe I would have slept anyways. My big problem seems to be more that I wake up again, and I have had maybe an hour or two, and the body seems to think that is enough. So by the time I get back to sleep, the d*amn alarm is ringing. AARRGGH!

Anyways, have been in search of some ?sleep fairies? to help us get to sleep, and here is the selection,

For those of you with some virtue left (not a large, group, I admit)

or

For the ?ladies? (Wonder, hairless enough for you?)


For the men




Hi Lucky, good to see you. It?s not a big chore for me to keep up w the thread when hubby is away and I have open season on the computer. Also gives me something to do! It?s a bit harder when he is actually home and may want to use it himself (imagine that!) so on those days you may not see as much of me!

Cap - You are on a journey, and seems it is in the right direction. You will reach a point - the ?aha moment? as it were - where you make that final decision to go AF, and it will stick. Hang in there, you are doing the right things.

Finding - I am so music illiterate that I have no clue what you are talking about, but sounds lovely nonetheless. Enjoy!

BACK IN A BIT......

[rob]

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Dinner and BIG NEWS

In honor of Mary's upcoming trip to Ireland, tonight's feast will include traditional Irish fare.

and since the weather has turned chill there will be plenty of nice warm and of course plenty of to enjoy with your dinner.

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[Hannah]

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MM - Here?s your male nurse. Unfortunately, they must be clothed. But maybe you can entice him to make himself more comfortable - whatever makes the patient feel better, right?



Suze - If you talk nice to MM maybe she will share him.

And DG - especially for you - I know you wouldn?t be interested in the above male sleep fairy, being as you are happily married to Mr. DG, so I found a sleep fairy that I am sure you will like -



Enjoy!

[Hannah]

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Sorry, have been lax in my

CONGRATULATIONS! ON YOUR AF DAYS


To Wonder for 10, to BG for 16, to Suze for 23 (awesome) and for MM, DG and Cindi who have fought their way through those hard first 3-4 days. Onwards and UPWARDS!

[rob]

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[SIZE=4][FONT=Comic Sans MS][B]For those of you who don't like red meat there's and for desert

Of course it would not be a party without plenty of and

Now, for the news. It looks like seminar is a go. It will start Sunday November 11th. For 5 days, 5 longterm abstainers will drop by our boards. In order to keep things simple, I've given them each the same format to cover. This way we will get 5 different views. I think you will all be very pleased with our speakers.

Because I do not have absolute confirmation from all of them, I will not reveal the list right now, but as soon as I know that everone is absolutely confirmed, I'll give your days, times and dates.

Enjoy your meal and dance your little hearts out. I've gotta go back and read the thread now, I've just been so excited, I couldn't concentrate.

Love and Peace
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[wonderworld]

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Oh my goodness (do i have any left?)-

As you can see from my new, um, avatar, Hannah...... YOU FOUND MY ANGEL!!!!!. Hope you don't mind if I borrow him for a while, I want to gaze upon him at every post....at least for a little while..... sigh.......I love him :heart: .....

And all that food!?!?! Rob and Hannah, I am fit to be tied!!! Mary's 30 day celebration feast is glorious. I've been stuffing my face all week, but I know that here at the Inn, there are NO CALORIES!!! So, I'm going to dive into the corned beef and cabbage and chocolate cake. And then I'm going to Riverdance my tummy ache away!! What fun!!!

DG - Richard Simmons would kill to skate like Sven. And please....any man pant wedgie pictures MUST be shared.

Lucky - so glad you're here. I know you want quiet time... but is it okay if we quack a little in the hall outside your room? From your other thread, I'm getting that quacking is an excellent anti-Al technique.

MM - I agree the calms forte is helpful. I've run out and need to get more tomorrow. How are your lungs?

Suze - A fresh supply of sticks! Excellent! I know yours are the most deadly. And 23 days!! Way to go!!!

FMS - mmmmm.. the music sounds lovely. So gald to see you, as always.......

Okay - I'm going to go read more too. And...I want to post this immediately so I can see my new avatar!

Back in a bit! I'm so excited too!! I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!
WonderXX

[meditation mama]

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Calmes Forte is a GREAT little item to have around. I keep them in my purse and at home next to my bed. Here is a website that ships all over:

Organic Pharmacy >> SEARCH PAGE

So, it sounds like everyone is falling asleep, just not staying asleep.. The other thing you can do with Melatonin is buy the Sublingual (melts under your tongue). It works faster than tablets and you can pop one under your tongue in the middle of the night. Get the 2.5mg, because you can take up to 5mgs. The tablets did NOTHING for me, etither. 5mgs of sublingual Melatonin should do the trick.. and then you can take 2.5mg in the middle of the night if you need.

Here is a website for the melatonin:

MELATONIN Sublingual Tablets Fruit Flavored

Hope this helps.. If not let me know and I can give you some more ideas...

[wonderworld]

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Ahhhh....did I say it already? OMG I love him.......

Cindi - where are you? Probably cherishing those last moments at home before you get back on the road....yuk! I'm so happy you can take us with you everywhere.

Babygirl - Your 16 days are just plain great. I remember not too far back when you and I were both crawling in the mud..... you're really inspiring me.... yes Suze, me and BG are soul sisters:h

Capt - keep talking! Your insights are great. Love hearing about your progress.

MM - great advice about the sublingual melatonin - gonna get some tomorrow. Your a wealth of info!

Okay...now i get to look at my angel again....... sigh...... wonder xx

[fickle]

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Hello!! It's Monday here.. is this where I sign up?? Have had 3 cups of tea and am feeling reasonable today! Beginning Day 10AF today. Just put daughter on early bus to school camp.

However... Finding it really hard to get by without 'something' to help me get through the 6pm hard time.. really want to be normal but find the sugar(?) cravings & lack of sleep tough. I've stopped the little bit of valium that i used first few days and managed 2 days of nothing - suceeded in normal sleep (Yay!) But last night was getting stressed and freaking out with kids packing for camp & arguing & cooking dinner etc..
Had a slug of light beer (2.7%) tipped the rest down the sink and had a big dinner. Felt bloated etc..watched TV, put kids to bed and took 1/2 a sleeping pill (doxylamine succinate 25mg) so managed to get through the night without slipping any further.

Wierd thing was that one sip killed the 'craving' so I could get on with things.
It reminds me so much of giving up smoking years ago.. something stressful would happen and I'd obsess about a cigarette until I got one, lit up, took a puff, thought about how disgusting it was and put it out. For some reason that worked.

However I'm feeling a wee bit insecure about tonight. I had the cravings the night before & fought em off.. last night just could not stand it. Maybe tonight i take something earlier?? I have run out of most of my supps & don't have any cash to buy more. Sorry to ramble.. at least I have some of the amino acids that help keep me cheerful! Thats a whole lot better than before.

Love & Gratitude for you all being here at the Inn.
Suze

[wonderworld]

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Hi Fickle! Glad you made it over here to the inn. Sounds like you're doing great. i know what you mean about the sip of beer. If I have been without it for a long time, the taste is horrible. How can that be, when I love it so much when I'm drowning in it? weird. I have a very sensitive system, and taking all the supps was too much for me. I've been going AF mostly without them. It can be done!!! Keep posting!!

And as far as my new avatar: I just posted on a couple of other threads, and well, it looked a little....lewd? I mean I'm not a sex maniac! ..... I just like to look..... i don't know.... people have such a good sense of humor at the inn....but when I'm trying to express something heartfelt and serious..... my shiny hairless buffed out angel may not set the right tone. I'll let him stay a little longer..... but after that, well, maybe he'll just be my screensaver......
wonderxx

[Hannah]

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Fickle - Yes, this is the place!

Although there's no sigin up involved, just log in & you are here! Another Suze to welcome to our group - the other Suze is a chocolate fanatic, so if you have any chocolate that you wish to keep, don't put it anywhere near the computer screen!

It's Monday there already? Sorry, didn't notice where you are from? We have such a diverse group of people here, literally from all over the world. Amazing.

My only advice to you is to keep very, very busy. If you have closets needing cleaning, this is the ideal time! Something that will keep your hands busy, and not something you would normally do while drinking! And hang around here, there is usually someone around - check out chat too.

Welcome to the Inn! I hope you will find your stay restfull, productive, and above all, healing.

[Hannah]

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Oh come on Wonder! Have you not seen some of Flip's avators?

[wonderworld]

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says you with the sweet puppy! Okay he's back... at least for now

[meditation mama]

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Hi again all!! It's NIGHT number FOUR for me - this was a killer last time - but not this time... feeling great.

Anyway - I just posted some pictures in my gallery of my spa. I took the time to do it as I thought it might give you all a visual of a spa for our INN...

I do love the place. It is truly a sanctuary... I am fortunate to have an amazing place to work everyday that keeps me pretty quiet and I have beauty all around...

MM

[wonderworld]

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ooooooh it's lovely MM. Looks so peaceful, relaxing, healing.......ahhhhh an excellent visual!

I posted to you the other day.... I noticed that you are MM and I am WW! We are the same in upside down mirror reflection... what does this mean?......
Well, I am a Libra and therefore crave balance and adore symmetry. so i say to you!..

Namaste
luv WW xx