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**Marshy** · October 31, 2009, 04:12 AM

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Eeeeeeeeeeek!

What are you doing up at this hour, DG? Are you really a vampire? Go on, you can tell us.

I'm off to work, but a couple of hours later than usual so I get to sit down with a cup of tea instead of charging about at 7am in a haze of sleep.

My AF plan today: work until I drop. :H

Have a good day all!

**bear73** · October 31, 2009, 04:15 AM

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hi there doggygirl - your plan sounds great.
Well I am putting on a party but as will be djing for some of it have a distraction.
I also have really close old friends staying this weekend.

I keep thinking/dreaming of drinking still - it's week 11 today but I keep thinking just one glass of wine - maybe on christmas day etc.
I KNOW i wouldn't be doing roller derby which i LOVE if i was drinking (practices are friday and sunday - either be pissed friday or hungover sunday).

I guess i wouldn't be here if i could have 1 glass - i also keep thinking - what no drink EVER which i don't think is helpful. grrr - but happy bear - hope you all doing well
How have those of you further on than me dealt with this?
To real reading this newbies i haven't felt like this constantly in fact i have felt great for most of it so don't let this put you off - and physically i do feel great/mood wise!

**Loppy lugs** · October 31, 2009, 08:04 AM

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Hi all long time no speak.

Have been in a really bad place for the last ........... but am now desparate enough to try again before this kills me. I want to be sober to enjoy life not to have to get up in the morning craving a drink so that I don't have to feel anything.

The stupid thing is that my drinking got really bad again when I started counselling. As if the more issues I faced the more I needed to drink to bury them.

Have signed up for the moonwalk next May so I will definitely get some excercise.

I am now going to reread the toolbox anything to keep me sober

**greeneyes** · October 31, 2009, 08:12 AM

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Morning abbers!!

:H Marshy! I thought the same thing when I saw DG's post time!!!

DG, I realized this AM that my tea cozy fits perfectly on my head :H:H so maybe there is hope for a costume after all! :H I'll go to the thrift store around the corner and if nothing else, I have a dive skin (which does not leave much to the imagination so that's a last resort) and mask and flippers.

bear, hun that thought plagues some dear people daily. I went to Lenair to relieve myself of it so I can only say that I hope that in time it will fade away. I still have times when I chase the beast away, but one day after a big tiff with r2d2 (former husb), I later realized the thought of a drink had not entered my mind - it was many, many months AF before that happened. You didn't get to the point you were when you joined in 11 weeks, so don't expect to be "re-set" in the same amount of time. Be patient, not angry. Just acknowledge it and tell yourself you USED to feel that way, but you no longer drink and let it pass. On a cellular level your body has an incredible memory.

Happy Halloweenie from greenie!

Loopy! That counseling is tough work. Hang in there!!

**Lavande** · October 31, 2009, 08:19 AM

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Happy Halloween Abbers!

DG, your a poet & don't know it!!!!!!
I've missed the Trick-or-Treaters since moving to the boon docks here..........no way for the kids to get around out here!

Marshy, don't you work too hard today

bear, good to see you and Congrats on your 11 weeks - that's fantastic!!! I've given up thinking about having that 'just one glass' because I know it's just impossible. I'm not torturing myself about that anymore. Instead, I'm really enjoying my AF life & everything it means to me! The drinking dreams seem to have ceased but I still do have smoking dreams occasionally. They are seriously annoying too!

I have no special plans for today except for replacing the broken faucet on the kitchen sink! We have the old one off, have purchased the new one - now, if we can figure out exactly how to get this thing working............

Wishing everyone a great AF last day of October!!
Lav

**KateH1** · October 31, 2009, 08:43 AM

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BOOOOOOO!! Abernaters!!

DG...I love watching ice skating!! Sounds like you have a great plan for the day!

Morning Marshy

Bear 73....Just breath....one day at a time..don't overwhelm yourself at this point...just do not buy alcohol today....do not "reward (hahaha that's a joke:H) yourself with "just one".

Nice to see you Loppy! Just hop on the abbers train again....you can do it!

Greeney...I want to see a photo of you on the Porch wearing your Tea Cozy....do you take pay pal:H

Lavende..You sound relaxed inspite of the plumbing issues.......Trick or Treat!!!

As for me....I am going to my daughters house for pizza and trick or treating with my granddaughters and their friends....it will be a nice family get together!!

"Booze.....I don't need no stinkin Booze!!!":happy:

**Suni** · October 31, 2009, 08:49 AM

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Half way through 30 days AF!!
Can't believe it's gone so quickly.
This CAN be done!
Have a great day you lovely people.

**Determinator** · October 31, 2009, 07:19 PM

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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! happy Halloween ABerZombies across the haunted globe.....

no party for Mr Garlic breath, I had a super fun time shooting today with a sober friend and now I'm staying home doing some fun projects. I did go to a party last night and it was fine and mellow. The smell of wine was kind of intense but I managed to distract myself with eating a bunch of chocolate cake. mooooo!

Loppy, please stay close with us here ok? log in every day and let us know whats on your mind.

Suni, huge congrats! whats your plan for day 30?

well, I don't spose the garlic is going to peel itself so I'm off for a bit,

be well ghosts and goblins

**Loppy lugs** · October 31, 2009, 07:54 PM

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Just popping on to say I've done it a whole day without booze. I'll deal with tomorrow when it comes.

Feeling hopeful. Love you lot.

**Winefree** · October 31, 2009, 08:30 PM

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Happy Halloween all.
Past 9m so finally turned out the front light. Had a total of 4 trick or treaters this year. Actually better turn out than last year.
Heard a cute joke today:
Why did the ghost go to the bar?
Answer: to get some boo's.
Thought we would all enjoy that.......it was told at my afternoon AA meeting too.

Loppy just take it one day at a time. It will work if you give it a try.
DG, I love to watch figure skating too, but not enough to get up or stay up at that hour of the morning. My daughter used to skate on a team years ago. I loved going to her practices and competitions. I always wished I could skate well, but can barely do it and forget about going backwards, which skaters make look so easy.

Bear, just fight off those drinking thoughts. I too still get them now and again. I tell them to go away and try to move on to other thinking to get it to pass. It works and as time goes on the thoughts come less and less frequently.

Don't forget to change your clocks back one hour tonight if you are on daylight savings time.

Winefree

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