AF Daily, Saturday, Dec. 6
Good morning Ab-chievers!!! (oh my - I bet you're hoping THAT nick name doesn't stick!)
Beatle, thank you for starting us off today! Like Mary, I really enjoyed yesterdays thread too - lot's good discussion and new ideas and perspectives for me. I've been saying to myself for the longest time "I should go to an AA meeting to see what it's like and see if it's another good tool for my sobriety..." But just haven't done it. I think when the hour gets more reasonable here, I will figure out where to call to get a list of meetings. Can't have too much support! There was a time when I probably would have been rebellious (in my head) about some of the AA principals, but now I believe I am in a better frame of mind to "take what I like and leave the rest" as is often said!
And Beatle, your jokes ALWAYS make me smile!!
Mary - I too am here first and foremost to learn how to build a satisfying sober life. I enjoy a little socializing too, but I don't like losing focus on the reason I'm here. I love that each day, we generally end up talking about a good and relevant topic (or multiple topics) specifically related to sobriety. I too stick to only specific threads on the forum that I know contribute positively to mine and others sobriety. (no offense to anyone else - we're all different)
Cassey - I hope you made it through the night OK. I too had to learn the hard way that moderation doesn't work for me. I'm sorry to hear that there are some challenging things going on in your life right now. I will share with you a pearl of wisdom someone shared with me early on - and I've found it to be very very true. "Nothing in life is so bad that drinking alcohol won't make it worse." I have come to value my sobriety the MOST during difficult times where my loved ones need me to be alert and able to do things like drive safely, etc. Checking out with booze never makes problems go away, and usually makes problems worse. Welcome to the Daily AF thread and I hope you find help here as you build a sober life.
Kap & Guitarista, good to hear you both sounding so positive and optimistic about life without AL! I was so glad when I finally "got" that part. Alcohol is sure limiting in life, especially the way I was - a prisoner in my own home with my bottle(s).
On the subject of AL in the house. My poisons of choice back "in the day" were Vodka and Vino. I don't know how it would be to have either of those here in the house - and I'm not willing to find out any time soon. However there are other things here - leftover scotch and stuff like that from long ago parties and there is also beer in the garage. Those were not *my* poisons and it's funny but they don't bother me at all. The hard liquor in particular is VERY well aged and was all here when I was drinking heavily. I didn't drink it then either - always managed to keep a hefty supply of *my* poisons on hand. Funny - Mr. Doggy and I were talking about that just a couple days ago. We were thinking we should box up whatever is still good and take it to our dog trainer who will be hosting a party in a couple of weeks. And throw out anything that seems bad. I could use the cabinet space in the kitchen for something more productive that's for sure.
Well, the repair on the pin hole leak in the pipe within our boiler heating system did not hold. The guy who accidentally made the hole during a project last summer could not easily get to the pipe with a soddering (sp) iron - there is wood very near the hole so he couldn't get it hot enough to sodder without starting a fire, or tearing out a big hunkin' part of the wall. So we tried a type of epoxy that is made for under water repairs and stuff. Well, it didn't hold. It held for a couple days, but thank goodness I was in my office after dinner last night (I'm usually not) so I heard it when it started hissing. So....I will get to babysit this repair project again today while Mr. Doggy is at training. And my guess is that part of the wall will have to be torn up now. This stuff is so frustrating. I will need all my seratonin and endorphin power today. Already took and L-Tryp and will be at Curves when they open at 7! And there might be a GABA in my future too! I'm really learning the value of working on my stress levels to keep them down as much as possible. I do need to look at meditation!
Anyway, that's what is new here!
DG
Good morning Ab-chievers!!! (oh my - I bet you're hoping THAT nick name doesn't stick!)
Beatle, thank you for starting us off today! Like Mary, I really enjoyed yesterdays thread too - lot's good discussion and new ideas and perspectives for me. I've been saying to myself for the longest time "I should go to an AA meeting to see what it's like and see if it's another good tool for my sobriety..." But just haven't done it. I think when the hour gets more reasonable here, I will figure out where to call to get a list of meetings. Can't have too much support! There was a time when I probably would have been rebellious (in my head) about some of the AA principals, but now I believe I am in a better frame of mind to "take what I like and leave the rest" as is often said!
And Beatle, your jokes ALWAYS make me smile!!
Mary - I too am here first and foremost to learn how to build a satisfying sober life. I enjoy a little socializing too, but I don't like losing focus on the reason I'm here. I love that each day, we generally end up talking about a good and relevant topic (or multiple topics) specifically related to sobriety. I too stick to only specific threads on the forum that I know contribute positively to mine and others sobriety. (no offense to anyone else - we're all different)
Cassey - I hope you made it through the night OK. I too had to learn the hard way that moderation doesn't work for me. I'm sorry to hear that there are some challenging things going on in your life right now. I will share with you a pearl of wisdom someone shared with me early on - and I've found it to be very very true. "Nothing in life is so bad that drinking alcohol won't make it worse." I have come to value my sobriety the MOST during difficult times where my loved ones need me to be alert and able to do things like drive safely, etc. Checking out with booze never makes problems go away, and usually makes problems worse. Welcome to the Daily AF thread and I hope you find help here as you build a sober life.
Kap & Guitarista, good to hear you both sounding so positive and optimistic about life without AL! I was so glad when I finally "got" that part. Alcohol is sure limiting in life, especially the way I was - a prisoner in my own home with my bottle(s).
On the subject of AL in the house. My poisons of choice back "in the day" were Vodka and Vino. I don't know how it would be to have either of those here in the house - and I'm not willing to find out any time soon. However there are other things here - leftover scotch and stuff like that from long ago parties and there is also beer in the garage. Those were not *my* poisons and it's funny but they don't bother me at all. The hard liquor in particular is VERY well aged and was all here when I was drinking heavily. I didn't drink it then either - always managed to keep a hefty supply of *my* poisons on hand. Funny - Mr. Doggy and I were talking about that just a couple days ago. We were thinking we should box up whatever is still good and take it to our dog trainer who will be hosting a party in a couple of weeks. And throw out anything that seems bad. I could use the cabinet space in the kitchen for something more productive that's for sure.
Well, the repair on the pin hole leak in the pipe within our boiler heating system did not hold. The guy who accidentally made the hole during a project last summer could not easily get to the pipe with a soddering (sp) iron - there is wood very near the hole so he couldn't get it hot enough to sodder without starting a fire, or tearing out a big hunkin' part of the wall. So we tried a type of epoxy that is made for under water repairs and stuff. Well, it didn't hold. It held for a couple days, but thank goodness I was in my office after dinner last night (I'm usually not) so I heard it when it started hissing. So....I will get to babysit this repair project again today while Mr. Doggy is at training. And my guess is that part of the wall will have to be torn up now. This stuff is so frustrating. I will need all my seratonin and endorphin power today. Already took and L-Tryp and will be at Curves when they open at 7! And there might be a GABA in my future too! I'm really learning the value of working on my stress levels to keep them down as much as possible. I do need to look at meditation!
Anyway, that's what is new here!
DG
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