Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

[wonderworld]

My turn to get things started!!!! Yay!!

Good Morning Inn-Friends-
Had a luscious night's sleep. All that dancing tired me out. I'm also barely recovered from a spinning class on Tuesday. My ankle is still not all healed, so I thought spinning would be a good way to get some cardio since the treadmill was hurting me. Well, it WAS great cardio, but I didn't realize how all that leaning on (gripping!) the handle bars would work my shoulders and chest. SO SORE!!!!

Going to read and catch up on what I missed yesterday with all my computer problems and last night.... back in a jiff.... Wonder XXX

[wonderworld]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Hey y'all-

BabyGirl: Awsome on getting through that scare! I SO know what you mean - feel better, and oh, so why NOT have a drink? And then what? Back to feeling like crap again. Great! One thing that's helping me with that is the 30 day thing. I say to myself - 'hey, I committed to an AF 30 day November. All the alcohol will be there December 1. It's not going anywhere. I can drink it then if I want' (even though I really want to stay AF, this trick helps me calm down).

Hi Rustop! - Your beautiful Gold Stars are piling up! I love eating too. Without exercise, I'd be a house (right now I'm a .... bungalow? a shack? i.e. a few lbs to lose).

MM- Love your 'house rule' about meals and water. It has become SOOOOO clear to me this time around that getting too hungry and dehydrated means I'm seriously vulnerbale to an ALattack. Day 8 for you..... yoohooo!!!!

Suze- Day 27!!!!!! 3 more days to the big 30!!! So amazing!! What kind of celebration do you think might like here at the Inn? I want some of that soup and seeds mmmmmm.........

Doggygirl!!! - Where are you?!?!?

Hi Eastender! mmmmmm.... an AF chinese feast! (clearly, some of us REALLY love our food!). Great reminder about the liberation/simplicity/freedom of AF. It really does feel good.

Hi sammys - way to go on AF days!

Hannah - I :heart: RS too! He's such a good sport (and kinky to boot!). And yes, Rob, he can salsa, samba, and cha-cha-cha!

Capt - Accident sounds like a big stress! Don't forget -you can always come here and visit the spa when you need to wind down. It's an excellent anit-AL treatment!

FMS - Hope the cold is getting better. I'll bring you lots of hot soup and fresh juice to help you mend today. And maybe send Sven up with some vitamin C and he can rub your feet. awwwwww......

Hi Max!!! Always good to see you pop in!

Rob - dentist - my favorite way to start the day NOT!! Hope it's not too painful. I'm thinking of something fun to do at the Inn tonight.... how 'bout a.......



Bowling and pizza party?!?!?

Luv Wonder xxxxx

[BabyGirl]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Checking in guys!!!!!! Alll is good ...I need to gather some tools for my "AF kit" I am vulnerable now because of the time of month -- PMS hits me big time!!!

Any suggesrtions?

Wonder, thanks for getting us going today! Is that you bowling?

[rob]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Good Morning INNmates!! Just a quick checkin before hitting the shower and then off to the dentist.

Wonder, glad you're back to your old form. Pizza and bowling it is.

Anchovies anyone?? I'll be taking orders for . See you all later.

Love and Peace
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[Hannah]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Morning All! As usual, gotta run. Reports are that highways are icy, freezing rain, and 60% chance of flurries today. Oh yay - makes me realize more and more how happy I am that I am quitting - no more constant worry about the highways.

BG - May I suggest chocolate? I'm sure Suze will share!

Wonder - Pizza & bowling sounds like fun!

Rob - Good luck at the dentist! Then hopefully you'll be done with that for awhile?

Anyhow, off to the races! See y'all later!

[rustop61]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Hi fellow Inn mates

Thanks for opening Wonder, good job. Dont envy you your trip to the Dentist Rob, I'm one of those people who would prefer to have a filling than have my teeth cleaned. At least with a filling you are numb and cant feel anything.

Pizza and bowling it is, looking forward to it. Have a great AF Thursday everyone.

Rustop


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[CaptJBean]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Good Day Mates.... Getting better. Life seems calmer. Busy day ahead. It's frosty outside. Time to find a coat... only to have a hot flash.

[CaptJBean]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

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[sammys]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Hello everyone day 4 for me!!! I like it here at the Inn think I will stay awhile, you are really great group.


Sammys

[Finding My Self]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Hello guys...just saying a quick hello.

Thanks Wonder, you know that was lovely...I must be feeling low; it made me cry!! The thought of having my feet rubbed! I think I'm suffering from touch-lack!

Really odd.....not really a 'cold-that's-come-out'....bit stuffed and gritty throat going on....but I just feel soooooh odd?!?! Hormones? Tired? (Been having lots of mightmares but I've been AF for 5.5 months?!?!? Been there, done that one!! TG!) This really odd feeling today of 'inner grief'... Don't get it...and when my daughter asked if I was OK cos i seem really distressed...I felt worse!!!!!

Got to get ready for travelling and The Meet on Saturday in London so....I mention all this, not coz I'm 'me, me, me' (I hope!) but coz someone out there might know of something I could do/take so 'snap out of it'..... wake up.....come back into focus...???

I guess I would have drunk on this feeling in the past but have no desire to now...that's good! But I sure want to feel better....NOW!!!! I'll be falling off the rail platform and missing connections tomorrow if I'm still like this! (It's not a sort of viral depression is it?)(As in, a virus that gives a depression and not a depression that's catching! There's a thought!)

Any ideas/help gratefully received! Thanx in anticipation!

Hope you all have a great day....good luck with the dentist - I had my teeth cleaned yesterday and she was brilliant....totally painless etc. (Tooth out next week though...aagh!)

I'll come and watch the bowling later!

Love FMS xx

[meditation mama]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Good morning, my friends!

A quick hello! I will check in later on today.

I am definately up for PIZZA, but I don't think ANYONE wants to see me bowl....

xoxox

MM

[rob]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Hey all- Back from the dentists- Appt at 9:15 out at noon!! Yick! They are very nice people but that is a long time in the chair. Next appt will be shorter when they just put on the perminent crown. Then I'm done for awhile.

Hey, nobody's taking me up on the Anchovies--what have we got here a bunch of woosies?

Sammys- Glad you want to stay and congrats on day 4. You get to bowl first!! What are your team colors going to be. Personally I see you in a hot pink with maybe aqua piping and lettering. What do ya think?

Wonder- Are you going to be able to bowl on that bum ankle. I don't even have to ask about your team shirts-White satin with gold inserts, am I right, am I right?

Hannah- Be careful on the roads darlin' . Just keep piling up those reasons to quit that job!!

BG- You and I must have posted at the same time this am. Chocolate cures everything, just ask Suze. Also Hannah's all purpose advise, keep busy doing something you wondn't normally do always helps. Do you knit, crochet, do needle work, auto repair, hang glide? Now may be a good time to learn!

Rus- Hey there, glad to see you hanging out here. As for the dentist, my last cleanings they did numb me up because they were deep cleanings. I think the things that bother me most about being at the dentists is that you just have to lay (lie) there and have stuff done to you and you CAN'T TALK while all this is going on and secondly that numbness drives me crazy. I had to stop to get groceries and refil my blood pressure med after the dentist and had to apologize to the clerk. Shorry, jush came frumh thuh dhehntsh. Fortunatley, there was no alochol on my breath.

Capt- Glad to hear that things are calming down for you. I absolutley do not miss those hot flashes. They do make the cold weather easier to deal with though.

Finding- What are we going to do with you? You are an absolutely fabulous woman. You have overcome trauma after trauma in your life raised three incredible children and still you will not allow youself the joy that you deserve!!

I'm just playing armchair psychologist here and if I sound harsh or unkind, I apoligize, but it comes from love and from watching you over the past several months. Here is what I see:

From childhood you were placed in the one down position, never quite measuring up. This is what your parents taught you. The reality is that most likely that any other parents in the UK would have been delighted to have a duaghter like you, bright, cheery, full of curiosity and fun.

From what you've told us about your life and realtionships this pattern has continued. You've chosen partners who have kept you off balance, making you feel that you just don't quite measure up and that you need them to be complete when the reality is you are doing all the work and keeping things together.

But you know what I see? In the relationship with your kids, that bright, cheery, curious, funny lillte girl re-emerges. You allow yourself to be the explorer, the adventurer and you have taught your kids how to be bold.

Now its time to teach yourself. You must stop pushing away good things that are trying to come into your life, and I know that they are. Put on that pith helmet and charge!!

Love and Peace
Rob

[Finding My Self]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Rob - I am ...........................'sitting-here-very-happy'. Thank you sooooh much. Ishall print that off and keep it in my pocket.

The stuff about relationships?!?! In two lines? Summed up completely? So's I can remember it?! Wow!

Thank You. :h

What time's pizza and bowling? (I'll watch the pizza; just going to put on the rice for the rest of yesterday's chilli....yesterday hot = today HOT!!! :H

(Blast this 'cold' right out!)

See you later.FMS x

[wonderworld]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

Rob - The FMS 'lecture' was perfect for me too. Thank you.

And just for that, I WILL have anchovies on my pizza (ew!!!!). You are absolutely correct about my bowling shirts. Gold and White. Here's the logo: .

And just before we start, I'll stop and say a little prayer here: Yes, it's made of bowling balls.

And yes, my ankle is good enough to bowl. Just not to hurl myself around on a treadmill for an hour straight. I'm off to the therapist (the lunometer in her office is busted cuz of me). Will be back to visit and bowl and eat pizza a little later..... luv you guys, Wonder XXX Attached files [img]/converted_files/362366=2412-attachment.jpg[/img] [img]/converted_files/362366=2413-attachment.jpg[/img]

[meditation mama]

Thurs Nov. 8th at the Inn

I think LAWN BOWLING is more my style....



Yep, that's me.. getting ready to beat the living crap out of my opponents! Anyone up for a game outside?

MM