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    #16
    Wednesday 16th April

    Day 6 AF is over and on to day 7. Sleeping much better and getting less crabby. I even cooked home made chicken parmigiana last night. For the last few months I fell off of the cooking wagon. Forgot how much I love to cook.

    I guess for the last few months a lot of aspects of my life were going downhill. I didn't realize how much until I quit drinking. I never want to go back to it being me and AL. I have tried moderation before, but it doesn't work for me. Everybody is just going to have to get used to the fact I don't drink anymore. The difference now is I don't care what they think. I feel to good about where I am and where I am going to worry about other people's (friends) thoughts. It also doesn't hurt that I have lost 10 pounds.

    Good luck to everyone else today.

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      #17
      Wednesday 16th April

      Happy Hump-day ABaroonies!

      Happy Birthday to SeenTheLight!!!

      Welcome Mohun and anyone else I missed in my haste this morning.

      on the road again. zoom zooom.

      went to a pizza restaurant thats within walking from my hotel and it was kids night with kids hollering as they do. the waitress apologized for the noise and said: but draft microbrews are only 1.50 tonight so that will help eh? ....sigh.... yes I am still AF happy to say and slept pretty well even after watching "I am legend" with Will Smith on the pay per view in my room. creeeeeeepy.

      well, I'm off to save the world. be well my friends!!
      nosce te ipsum
      (Know Thyself)

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        #18
        Wednesday 16th April

        After almost a year of trying to moderate I have come to the conclusion that I can't do it. I try and try and try to control myself but it just doesn't happen consistently. So here I am moving to abs and waving goodbye to Al. This is day 2 AF for me so I know I'll hear the voices in my head soon about "how long I've gone without a drink" that "I've been good and I deserve one". I'm feeling sad that I wasn't able to moderate but I'm trying to stay out of the self defeating thought cycle. Hopefully I'll start to like myself more as the days go by.
        Suddenly I see
        This is what I want to be
        suddenly I see
        Why the hell it means so much to me.

        -KT Tunstall

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          #19
          Wednesday 16th April

          Just a quickie to say "HI"!

          Happy Birthday, Seen the Light!

          Mary, I read about your slip, it's just going to end up being a blip on the screen, trust me. I'm glad that you're not beating yourself up. Take care of yourself with all the caretaking you are doing for everyone else.

          Congrats on the 30 days, Cindi. You rock, my dear! I hope they have a bed for Adrienne pronto!
          Gotta get dressed for work, but I'll be back later.
          Love to everyone else. As Deter says ZoomZoom!
          XOXOX, YAH
          AF as of August 5th, 2012

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            #20
            Wednesday 16th April

            Lorilei: It was quite a while before I really got it that I cannot drink at all. I still have slips even w/many AF days strung together. Keep trying. This thread is an absolute jewel. Everyone is positive & supportive. I can't tell you what that means to me.

            Thank you all for your well wishes. I feel strong & determined! Mary
            Wisdom, Courage, Strength
            October 3, 2012

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              #21
              Wednesday 16th April

              I guess what suprises me most is how sad I feel about the whole thing.....like a dear friend is moving away. When did alcohol ever do anything great for me? Never.... Why have I gone 1.5 days and I already miss it like I miss my best friend now that she has moved away? I don't even want to be at the office today, I want to curl up in bed and cry.
              Suddenly I see
              This is what I want to be
              suddenly I see
              Why the hell it means so much to me.

              -KT Tunstall

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                #22
                Wednesday 16th April

                Lor: The first 7 days are pretty bad. After that, a whole new sober world starts to open up. It takes a good, long time for the alcohol to leave our systems & our thinking.

                I slipped recently after many days AF, & the drinking did nothing positive at all. Our brains are just wired to think the alcohol will help relieve tension, boredom, or whatever we want to escape from.

                But I'm sober today & plan to stay this way. Good luck, Mary
                Wisdom, Courage, Strength
                October 3, 2012

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                  #23
                  Wednesday 16th April

                  Lorelei,
                  Welcome
                  Lots of us have done that mourning thing...feels like we are losing a friend rather than regaining our lives.
                  It gets better.
                  Beck
                  Beck

                  Sometimes you get there in spite of your route, losing track of your life and what it's about, the road seems to know when to straighten right out...Mary Chapin Carpenter

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                    #24
                    Wednesday 16th April

                    keep going!

                    it gets better everyone..seems like it has taken me forever to finally feel like a person. check this site out, lots to see: 12 Step Radio - Recovery Music - Sobriety Calculator today i am at 188 days and i cannot believe it. what a difference life is today! keep going people. :h

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                      #25
                      Wednesday 16th April

                      Ripple: What a lovely, hopeful message. Keep peeking into this thread & spurring us newer folks on. Mary
                      Wisdom, Courage, Strength
                      October 3, 2012

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                        #26
                        Wednesday 16th April

                        will doo.

                        okay Mary! nice to be of use... i'll lead you all to sobriety..this is wot helps. its not easy..you know i have ONLY 3 toe nails left! very important things to keep in mind after the tears have dried up..sense of humour...without..well then nobody talk to me. :H

                        duct tape..mouth trouble, nervous jitters.
                        depends..when you laugh or cough too much.
                        benadryl..for long nites awake.
                        lots of snacks...ready at all times.
                        good food if you like.
                        computer on...at all times.
                        ciggarettes and medication.
                        get rid of pesty spouses and problem people. > *
                        A close friend to rely on! *
                        WATER...
                        MWO, SUPPLEMENTS for better health. Read what is offered RIGHT here...ODAT. :h

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                          #27
                          Wednesday 16th April

                          Hi everyone,

                          I would like to give everybody a reply, but there's too many of you. But one thing came to mind & my heart, when I was reading everyones posts and that is you all/we should be so so proud of ourselves, whatever stage we're at. We are brave, courageous and incredibly strong even if we don't always feel it, we still are. This is such a powerful disease, but look at how powerful we all are fighting it. Ok speach over, just feeling really strongly about it at the mo.

                          I'm feeling a bit emotional at the moment, not in a bad way, happy emotional, I think what I'm feeling is gratitude, it feels good. :l

                          I've had a really good day today. I got my hair cut this morning, first haircut I've had in nearly 18mths and it feels fantastic, my kids love it. Then I spent 5hrs, yes 5hrs doing the front garden, believe me it was a disgrace, still not finished, I've run out of space in my green recycling bin, it looks so much better though. After dinner me and the kids went go karting, it was brilliant. So that was my day 8af. That's why I'm so late checkin in today. Got a feeling I'm going to be aching pretty bad tomorrow.

                          Love to all you good people
                          take care
                          want
                          :h
                          AF since April 8th 2008 :kudos::rays:

                          Snake....... come crawling,
                          There's fire in your eyes,
                          Bite me, excite me,
                          I'll learn to realize.

                          The poison transmuted,
                          Brings eternal flame.
                          Open me to heaven,
                          To heal me again.

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                            #28
                            Wednesday 16th April

                            Hello, my Monthly Abers,

                            Reporting in that daughter is in rehab today. I am very relieved. It felt like forever these last 3 days.

                            Now, I get to be mama to her 5 year old while she is in there.

                            Lots of love to be given there. I am sure her life hasn't been a real picnic, either.

                            Love,
                            Cindi
                            XXXI
                            AF April 9, 2016

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                              #29
                              Wednesday 16th April

                              Just want to say night night to everyone.....Want, you sound so good!! So pleased you've had a good day with your kids go-karting and down in the muck in the garden - can't beat it!! You can just lose yourself gardening, I know I do!! Cindi, so pleased your daughter has gone in.....here's hoping this is the start of her recovery.

                              love Janicexxx
                              AF since 9 May 2012
                              Quit trying to control something that is uncontrollable (Bear February 08)

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                                #30
                                Wednesday 16th April

                                Cindi: What a load off your mind! I hope they give her plenty of time, & she gets some real healing, both inside & out. Have fun w/the little one. I have a g-daughter, but she's far away. Little girls are the greatest. You & your husband are doing a wonderful thing taking care of your daughter & grand-daughter. Love, Mary
                                Wisdom, Courage, Strength
                                October 3, 2012

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