BOOZE BUSTERS-Week of 8/18 30 Day (A)bsolutely (F)abulous (H)angover (F)ree Challenge
CONGRATS DG!!!
I'm glad I happened to log on today. I agree with everyone, your energy is so infectious. WAY TO GO on 90!!
And I also agree that this 3-month mark is just the beginning. Of something. Not sure what. I feel the same way.
Well, I'll take your advice and do a quick post that's all me-me-me. I'll do a longer proper one eventually in the parents thread. Lots going on. I'm visiting my Dad who has motoneurone disease (nasty, progressive, incurable, deadly).
I've been mulling over my own attitude and prospective actions all summer. Already thought in June that I should spend more time with him, but thought that would require taking a year's unpaid leave of absence from my job. Have subsequently found another way. I've asked our office for an initial 3 months on a reduced contract. Then I'll re-evaluate in December. Though I do want to be with my Dad, I've been terrified at the thought of moving to another country on no income. This arrangement reduces the panic. And last week I felt relieved to have finally made a decision. Was trying to tell you guys all about it but then lost my post.
Fast forward to my arrival on Friday. The doctor comes by tomorrow so we don't have an official diagnosis yet. But basically he had just come down with a cold or flu or bronchitis. Given his problems, that could kill him. He spent an hour Saturday morning sounding like he's going to drown in mucus. He's got care workers coming in multiple times a day, but I've still been staying with him about 18 hours a day, partly because it's very bureaucratic about who does what. The only times when it's safe to leave him is in the afternoons b/w meals with other people around. If this doesn't let up, he may need to go into hospital to ride it out. I'm conscious of my own limits. I can't do this much forever and certainly not for the entire fall. I was prepared to start building the jigsaw puzzle that will be my life for the next 4 months. I wasn't quite prepared to be parachuted into a hot zone with the emergency services number implanted in my brain.
I'm SOOOO glad to be AF!!! I can't begin to stress that enough. Day 98. In other words, 98 days of practice in taking better care of myself. Healthy foods, daily walks, seeking out supportive people, venting on here. All that practice being put to good use, every day, in the hot zone. WIP, I've added the meditation - thanks for your thread!
Gotta run. Take care everybody, it may be a while before I'm caught up with all your news.
CONGRATS DG!!!
I'm glad I happened to log on today. I agree with everyone, your energy is so infectious. WAY TO GO on 90!!
And I also agree that this 3-month mark is just the beginning. Of something. Not sure what. I feel the same way.
Well, I'll take your advice and do a quick post that's all me-me-me. I'll do a longer proper one eventually in the parents thread. Lots going on. I'm visiting my Dad who has motoneurone disease (nasty, progressive, incurable, deadly).
I've been mulling over my own attitude and prospective actions all summer. Already thought in June that I should spend more time with him, but thought that would require taking a year's unpaid leave of absence from my job. Have subsequently found another way. I've asked our office for an initial 3 months on a reduced contract. Then I'll re-evaluate in December. Though I do want to be with my Dad, I've been terrified at the thought of moving to another country on no income. This arrangement reduces the panic. And last week I felt relieved to have finally made a decision. Was trying to tell you guys all about it but then lost my post.
Fast forward to my arrival on Friday. The doctor comes by tomorrow so we don't have an official diagnosis yet. But basically he had just come down with a cold or flu or bronchitis. Given his problems, that could kill him. He spent an hour Saturday morning sounding like he's going to drown in mucus. He's got care workers coming in multiple times a day, but I've still been staying with him about 18 hours a day, partly because it's very bureaucratic about who does what. The only times when it's safe to leave him is in the afternoons b/w meals with other people around. If this doesn't let up, he may need to go into hospital to ride it out. I'm conscious of my own limits. I can't do this much forever and certainly not for the entire fall. I was prepared to start building the jigsaw puzzle that will be my life for the next 4 months. I wasn't quite prepared to be parachuted into a hot zone with the emergency services number implanted in my brain.
I'm SOOOO glad to be AF!!! I can't begin to stress that enough. Day 98. In other words, 98 days of practice in taking better care of myself. Healthy foods, daily walks, seeking out supportive people, venting on here. All that practice being put to good use, every day, in the hot zone. WIP, I've added the meditation - thanks for your thread!
Gotta run. Take care everybody, it may be a while before I'm caught up with all your news.
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