AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

[Leelou]

Hello Abba dabba's

My Tuesday is nearly over here down under, AF too, feels good.
Where is everyone? Are you all awake yet?

[Cinders]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Good Morning from wet and rainy Alabama,

I am up and not quite at 'em LeeLou. Only have half a cup of coffee down my gullet right now.

But, I did want to say "hi" before you headed off to sleep.

Love,
Cindi

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Hi all and Happy AF Tuesday / Wednesday as we span the globe! Leelou, thanks for getting us started today / tomorrow and congratulations on another AF day.

Cindi, I didn't get a chance to respond to you posts yesterday but it sounds like good news that you have got diagnosis now on your health issues and it sounds like things did not end up as the "worst case scenario??" That is good. I will also send positive vibes along for you finding a good couselor. I saw Pamina's note that it really helped her. What a great community we have here for sharing info! Onward and forward to another day!!

I am on the run to an AA meeting then to a Chamber business thing. It's another busy week with TWO evening (hence AL will be present) social / business networking events. I don't like them but will be a grown up about it and go promote our business.... SOBER.

Maslow, I hope you hung in there yesterday. Kate - you DO have an awesome way with the truth. AL will kill us all if we let him so there is no point in sugar coating anything. Fight for your life Maslow!! YOU ARE WORTH IT!! Do this one second at a time if you have to.

July - so good to see you!! WOW - you will have 1,000 days AF in the not too distant future. That's a cool number!

Special thoughts out to Sausage too and anyone else who is struggling today. STRENGTH AND HOPE!!!!!!

DG

[com1]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Thanks for the early morning AF startup. We are heading south for the winter today so will be a busy one. Trying to avoid the cold wet weather coming this week.

ODAT to all us abstainers.

Com

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Morning Abbers,

Cold wet weather has arrived here Com1, enjoy your warm weather destination!

Thanks for waking us up Leelou, hope your day was wonderful.

Wet in your neighborhood too Cindi? I suppose we should get used to this weather considering the season. I just dislike the aches & pains that seem to accompany this weather!

Hi DG, it is much nicer to do business in the sober mode, isn't it? I just realized this morning that yesterday was my 7 months AF mark.........where has the time gone

Wishing everyone a great AF Tuesday!
Lav

[maslow23]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Hi Everyone. Thanks for your support. I am still "blue" but trying and searching for that positive aspect I know must be out there. I really am at a loss of what to do. I guess things are happening for a reason. Maybe I'll know that reason soon. I hope you have a great day.

[LVT25]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Hello friends.

I just finished catching up here and yesterday's thread was really a good one. I didn't get to check in last evening because I was upset with my family, so I holed up in my bedroom, matching a huge laundry basket full of socks! Talk about therapy! Sometimes I feel like I've totally lost control of things. It is hard not to get depressed about it, but I know my problems are so extremely minute compared to many, many others.

Anyway, from yesterday...welcome to Prpl! I am also glad you are not a cucumber (to be pickled). And Phil--I hope you're enjoying Lincoln--I am at the other end of the state!

Cindi--I'm sorry about your health issues. I'm praying everything turns out ok. Your story about the progression of alcoholism is so sad, but true for so many. I watched it happen to my ex---and it WAS really hard to understand at the time. I really feel for those that struggle so much with it, and I'm so grateful that I don't miss it---much.

I guess I'm still dealing with learning to live life and feel emotions without the al. And I'm going to assume that may take awhile.

I'm sure I had many more thoughts to share, but nothing so profound that I can remember what they were! :H The forecast is for another "winter" snowstorm starting tonight, 10-20 inches of blowing snow!! So, I guess I better go get some work done outside before that happens!!

Take care everybody!:h

[peacenik]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

morning all...

maslow, i'm having major drinking thoughts today for some reason, so i am going to stay close and take supplements and exercise alot. my husband is on call and that is always a time when i think i can "get away" with drinking, only i'm not doing this for him, i'm doing it for me...i don't want to let myself down just because "i can".
if i had an aa meeting available, i would do that. i found one online, but it wet over like a lead balloon...will look for an option. maybe i'll bake today as well, that helps.

sorry im selfish today...just trying to make it through the cravings/dark thoughts!

peace
ps cindi, i don't hate walmart, i just prefer small local business's!

hi lv, we crossed!

[peacenik]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

ps lv, i'm battoning down the hatches for that storm as wll...thats a good reason to stay sober...justin case!

btw, where is determinator??? i need him around to balance out my garlic breath!

[SAUSAGE]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Hello all

Thanks again everyone for your messages of support

Just a quick check in, i'll be back later, on to Day 2 today - am feeling fairly positive and a lot better this am for not drinking the previous night.

"See" you all later

[LVT25]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Hang in there, peace! Remember to eat something (something baked would be great)!
PM me if you want to....I'll check back later!


Cindi--if you were a greeter at walmart I would love going there! :l

[peacenik]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

thanks lv! i'm feeling much better after reading alot here, exercising and focusing on NOT DRINKING.
i feel good actually...just letting it out and reaching out has heped immensely.

xo
peace

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Hi again all!

Peace, I'm really proud of you for exercising, reading, posting, doing the things on a difficult day that you KNOW will help you get through it sober. You are doing what it takes. Now I have a question. Did you do some baking too?? NOW WHERE THE HELL IS MY COOKIE!!! :soapbox2: (In a very sweet tone of voice, of course! )

Lav,

:yougo:CONGRATULATIONS ON 7 MONTHS AF!!!:yougo:


That rocks! It's cold and damp here too the last couple of days - I suppose that's why my hip and knees are speaking to me in an unkind way today. But of course I did not mention that to the personal torturer. I'm no sissy. Well, I'm usually not a sissy. I sort of try not to be a sissy. OK. Sometimes I :upset: like a total sissy.

Sausage, YEAH for Day 2! And a better outlook. It's amazing to me when I think back to how DEPRESSED I was all the time when caught up in the cycle of drinking / hangover / regret / drinking / hangover / regret. It can be so difficult to break free but it's sure worth it. Keep hangin' in there! I KNOW you can do this.

Com, I think I am jealous of you heading south for the winter! Where do you winter? If it's anywhere near a beach, then I would like to discuss the color you should paint my bedroom and how much closet space I will need. (just kidding - sort of!)

Maslow, I hope you are still hanging in here. THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS LIFE THAT IS SO BAD THAT ALCOHOL WON'T MAKE IT WORSE. Really. I know how hard this is. Everyone here knows how hard this is. If we can do it, you can do it. If you can't see a way to do this for yourself right now, then please do it for your kids until you CAN see a reason to do it for you. OK? Deal? And besides. The Bears need all the fans they can get. We need you in good fighting spirit by Sunday.

LVT, I do think it takes time to learn how to deal with emotions and problems without just burying everything under a bottle. I think we need to be kind to ourselves and give ourselves some time. 10 - 20 inches of snow????? BE SAFE!!!!

Cindi, I know a lot of people hate on Walmart, but they bring a lot of good stuff to people at reasonable prices. A girl I've gotten to know pretty well at AA works at Sam's and she too is happy with the pay, benefits, etc. And I would LOVE to go there too if you were a greeter! Heck, maybe I'll join you in that endeavor!!!

I'm doing book keeping avoidance this afternoon. That is making me think about how much less of a procrastinator I am today than I used to be. Man, when I was drunk every day I don't know how anything got done around here. Life is so much better now. Worth every bit of the effort to get here.

Happy AFness,

DG

[SAUSAGE]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

Enjoying a ginger beer (no alcohol) right now - evening of day 2!!

I'll be back later

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Tuesday 27th Oct

:yougo: Sausage!

DG