Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Wednesday, September 20

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Wednesday, September 20

    Hey guys,
    Lisa Happy day 11 to you! Sorry, We don't have any anniversary gifts or anything like that. You just keep track of that yourself. If ya wanna do the 10 is paper thing and 20 is popcorn and movie thing.....its up to you. So my question is.....did ya do it? I mean did you give yourself something with paper on it? What was it....just curious.

    Anyway, were pretty self sufficient around here. When we are struggling with our cravings we tell each other. When we slip up we still count our AF days and just move on. When we want help we ask...when we need to vent we say we need to.....and all along those lines.
    So I guess if ya want paper and popcorn.....your on your own! But ya know this is a good thing too. We need to learn to do this stuff for our self. So often its our instinctive reaction to something we want or need. "No! I can't afford it" Or "I shouldn't spend it on myself".
    Especially us moms. We get so used to spending on our children and it may not ever stretch to us.
    I bet many of us have learned to habitually deprive ourselves of anything we might want, and often things we need.
    Sometimes we can misuse the concept of gratitude to keep ourselves unnecessarily deprived.
    Gratitude for what we have is an important recovery concept.
    So is believing we deserve the best and making an effort to stop depriving ourselves and start treating ourselves well.
    There is nothing wrong with buyin ourselves what we want when we can afford to do that. Learn to trust and listen to yourself about what you want.
    There's nothing wrong with buying yourself a treat, buying yourself something new.
    There are times when its good to wait. There are times when we legitimately cannot afford a luxury. But there are many times when we can.
    So today lets try to combine these principals of gratitude for what we have with the belief that we deserve the best. If there is no good reason to deprive ourselves, then lets don't. So Lisa, I would say that you need go splurge and get your self something for your Day 11 dont ya think?
    Happy AF day to you all. gabby
    Gabby :flower:

    #2
    Wednesday, September 20

    Wowie, Zowie!

    Could this possibly mean I get the prize for being the second to post??? I'm sending in my post right now, so there!!!
    AF as of August 5th, 2012

    Comment


      #3
      Wednesday, September 20

      It's Me Again!

      Ha! I had to do that! Now I want to think about my prize!!! I want a motor home! Truly. Whenever I get stressed, I daydream about having a motorhome and heading west! You can all imagine that I've been doing a lot of that lately!!

      Anyway, I'm definitely feeling a bit better after sleeping last night. I was just so ragged out yesterday. I feel like I've been through the wringer lately! Uuggghh!

      Even though I've been rather self-absorbed, I will say that coming here every day to read is still so important to me. I can't imagine not doing so.

      Gabby, I like your idea of treating ourselves well and not sacrificing too much for others. I've started taking better care of myself in the last year or so and treating myself to good haircuts and manicures with my daughter growing up and becoming a young woman. I think, espec. with daughters, when they start giving us enough sass and back talk, and hurting our feelings, that it is a sign for us that they are needing a little more space to grow up, and it is time for us to start looking after ourselves again. I know that for me, it has helped me feel more whole and less resentful. It has also made her more independent, as well.

      Anyway, time for me to get moving. Good morning to everyone else as they come along!

      I hope that Mike is doing well on his trip! You too, Lisa!


      Welcome back, Mack!!


      Love to everyone else!!


      Hugs,

      Kathy:l
      AF as of August 5th, 2012

      Comment


        #4
        Wednesday, September 20

        What a good idea! Being good to ourselves!

        I think that can be done also by not beating ourselve up when we feel the pressure to be "perfect".
        We are all "Ragamuffins".
        I'm re-reading a book called "The Ragamuffin Gospel" by Brennan Manning.
        He has been where we all are and has some interesting thoughts on grace.


        Where is everybody? Did I read that Bambs is going on vacation?


        Oh ,and Lisa had her "paper" thing yesterday! Confetti off the roof of her hotel!:H

        More later.....
        Nancy & Belle:h
        "Be still and know that I am God"

        Psalm 46:10

        Comment


          #5
          Wednesday, September 20

          Quick good morning

          Hi all - running around and have time for a quick hello.

          Went to the dr yesterday - had a feeling that the foot wasn't broken because it was healing too fast. Still sore, but I'm able to get around w/o the crutches. Good thing I trusted my instincts and didn't listen to her advise that said "stay on your crutches".

          I've been chasing after them for a week to get the radiologist's read without luck. Finally, they sent a copy to my dr - everything normal. he said that he can't explain what happened or what it is. He could send me to a specialist, do more tests, or wait to see how it heals. I'm a "waiter". If it isn't better in the next week or two, we'll go further. My guess is that I am going to be on the exercise bike by a week from today.

          Have a great day, all

          Comment


            #6
            Wednesday, September 20

            Hi guys,
            So far just us today. And yep Kathy,
            YOU WON! And a motor home it is. All sooped with all the xtra's. And you can pick the colors! But there is one catch. Ya have to take me ridin around with ya at least once. hummmm......where do I wanna go?

            Nancy, I like your thought on treating yourself good by not beating yourself up. I forget that one too. Thanks for reminding me.

            And Barb, glad your footie is better. Be careful tho. Just take it easy. Altho its not like being on crutches get's ya any sympathy if ya lived in my house.
            But if it works at your house take advantage of it sister.

            Well so much work to do today.
            Hi to all who checks in later. hugs, gabby
            Gabby :flower:

            Comment


              #7
              Wednesday, September 20

              When I imagine Kathy traveling cross country in her motor home, I see her in her hat. Somehow her avatar IS what she is in my mind--a therapist in a hat. Her clients can ride from one place to another with her. I need some support today. My poor son (35 yrs. old), who teaches English in Japan, just can't seem to have a relationship that lasts. There are many reasons, and as most of you know from experience, they mostly have to do with things he needs to learn for himself that I can't possibly help him with. He had his wallet stolen over the weekend, which is a serious problem in Japan. He has no id and no money, and the Japanese authorities are not terribly sympathetic to foreigners. He has to begin his application for a work permit all over. When he told his Korean girlfriend, who happens to be 22, that he needed help, all she could do was accuse him of being with another girl. Finally, she did realize that he needed help, and she loaned him some money, as did his roomate, but what did he do? The next night, he went to his favorite bar, presumably got drunk, and got home late. I guess she had been trying to call him, and he lied about where he had been. He said he didn't know why, but I think it was because when he told her the truth before, she didn't believe him. She accused him of lying, which he was actually doing this time, and he was feeling really guilty when I talked to him last night. So what does he do the next day? He confesses. (Bear in mind, his wise mother advised him that confession was not a good idea). So she broke up with him. This is a guy who has been abandoned in every relationship he has ever had, including having his wife leave him for another man.

              Here's the good news. He told her that he would quit drinking. Maybe he'll quit drinking anyway. We have a family problem, but as everyone knows, my progress doesn't necessarily pave the road for his, but maybe he sees something that might be a way for him.

              Comment


                #8
                Wednesday, September 20

                fsophiah, I hope you feel a bit better. We both know that you have to let the kids learn their lessons, but it is hard. It almost sounds like he sabotages himself, which has to do with self-esteem. I only say this because that is something that I fight myself, but it's getting much better! If he can get online, perhaps he can get to this link!

                Gabby, gabby, the celebrity...aren't you just the one:H Congrats and

                Barb, I hope that your foot feels better. My office is going to implement a program where they pay 80% of the annual membership to a local health club with tons of locations to use, so I'm going to sign up. I can't keep trying to fit exercise equipment in a city apartment...just to cluttered to deal with and I get irritated because it seems to always be a mess!

                Nancy, keep being good to yourself! You're a great inspiration with your daily input and the ability to lock that wine cellar...

                Kathy, congrats on the motor home...on your travels west, don't forget to go to Yosemite and Jackson Hole...beautiful places and very serene, although Jackson Hole has become a mini Aspen in the last 10 years or so...hmmm "tear down the trees, put in a parking lot"...too bad states don't put in a better planning method for growth so the future generations can enjoy a lot of the diminishing wildlands!

                Still hanging in my my cravings are killing me right now...not for the alcohol, but yes, that's part of it...I have to change my song and jump on the trampoline or do pilates or clean or something because I keep thinking of a Ted's Montana Grill French Dip and a glass of Grigio, but I only have 10 more days to go on the full cleanse and I'M GONNA DO IT.

                Wouldn't you know, my office is having a company picnic 2 days before I'm supposed to be off my cleanse and it simply won't do for me not to show up...and that's when I'm not eating anything so I guess I'll grab a fruit juice or something! Geez...timing...but this too will pass.

                Okay, sorry for venting, all better now!

                Macks, and everyone else who may pop in, I hope your day was and will be great...There is only the present, you can't do anything about the past and the future never gets here. So enjoy!

                Comment


                  #9
                  Wednesday, September 20

                  Good Evening Absters!!1
                  Very late check-in but been busy and kept promising myself that if I finished "one more thing" I could take a break and sign on here. About 1 1/2 hrs ago right at dinner I got the BIGGEST craving for some wine. I told myself that I needed shampoo and I would run to the store(which happens to be right next to the liquor store).I could taste that chardonnay!!!!! Then I thought about how we set ourselves up for slips and I was certainly doing it. I guess if you don't want to slip you shouldn't get on a slippery road. So I'm here without shampoo which is not the end of the earth. Don't want to risk going near that store.
                  I must read through all the post which I have not had time for. Must run now but at least I feel safe from myself

                  Comment


                    #10
                    Wednesday, September 20

                    Good Evening All!!
                    Thanks for the congrats on the 11 days. Yep - like Nancy said _ I got the full confetti parade yesterday for Day 10!!

                    I am here, again in my hotel room....my co workers are at Pat O'Briens ordering the first round of hurricanes. I didn't want to be anti social, but really - the only reason to go there is to get a hurricane and I didn't feel like being the only one not having one. I just said I had to finish up some work.

                    I'm coming home tomorrow ...but unfortunately will be back here again next week. Hopefully it will be the last week.

                    I was just thinking tonight how easy it was to not go out. Then I thought, and I'm not worried about even craving anything tonight.. Then I thought....maybe I don't even really have a problem at all.......Yep
                    I really thought that. THEN I remembered how the last time I thought that turned out really really bad

                    So- thanks for everyone who posts because those thoughts you write stay in my head. Like the one tonight -Vinophile said- about setting ourselves up. I think you are so right.
                    I think we have set ourselves up so often and fallen for our own 'tricks' so many times - that it just takes time to be able to recognize when we are doing it. Hope that came out how I meant it- I think you know what I mean anyway.

                    As soon as I started thinking tonight after work that I actually may not really have a problem afterall.....I thought Aha!....just listen to youself. You do too have a problem!!
                    And then I came upstais to my room to talk to you guys Glad you were all here.
                    Ok...I'll stop now. Hope everyone has a great evening. Happy I'm going home tomorrow and will see my babies (kitties that is).
                    Lisa

                    Comment


                      #11
                      Wednesday, September 20

                      CV, I've gotta ask. Is that a picture of you on your user profile?

                      Comment


                        #12
                        Wednesday, September 20

                        Good Evening, Abbers!

                        Hey Lisa, Don't worry, hurricanes are overrated, in my book!! You're better off with a good book! Congrats on 11 days! You rock, lady. I must admit, though, you are taking me on a stroll down memory lane! You are doing a great job of thinking through all the tricky thinking that we often indulge in leading up to a drink/slip/etc.! :good:

                        Ditto for you, Janet. Good job, on catching yourself out! You could both give lessons!

                        Yessss! CV you are almost there!! You are doing great! I am so impressed with you. You are facing some big challenges, so I hope we can keep supporting you as you face them. You're going to be so proud when you are done! I guess you can do like dieters do and fill up on stuff you can have before the big picnic so you won't get tempted at the festivities.

                        Hey Sophia, I'm sorry that you are worried about your son. It must be hard with him halfway around the world and leave you feeling quite helpless. It's a feeling that we all must learn to cope with as parents. I will try to send some good vibes his way and hope that he will find his way through.


                        Hey Barb, I hope the news on your foot continues to be positive. I know that it will lift your spirits to be getting back in motion sooner than you thought!


                        I'm into Grace, Nancy. I feel like I have received so much Grace and so much Love, despite all my screw ups, slips, etc., and despite the fact that I sometimes pay far less attention than I should, and I am rarely "STILL". Still I receive it! When I stop and pay attention, the bottom line is gratitude. Thank YOU for continuing to bring this up in our discussions! XOXOX


                        Thanks for your thoughts on my avatar, sophia. I love hats, but I picked this avatar because SHE just looks so jaunty. I WISH I were that jaunty and carefree. I don't think I'll take any clients in my motorhome. I'll enjoy some down time for me, but of course, I'll be handing out plenty of invitations for all of you, too! The only requirement is that you all think of some fun AF drinks so that we can hang out and "party" and have fun together as we travel around when we want to take in some sights of of Absville for a while! How does that sound?

                        span style="color: #00bfff;">
                        Of course, when the Honorable Gabbington and I need to have a "Summit" we can also use that to find a "secret" place outside of town, too! :H :exclaim:

                        Absville has been quiet today, huh???

                        Hope everyone is okay.


                        Hugs,
                        Kathy
                        AF as of August 5th, 2012

                        Comment


                          #13
                          Wednesday, September 20

                          Lol, don't I wish...no, it's one of my faves, Kate Bosworth. I'm using my profile pic to keep me motivated on my health kick lately. I imagine that every day without alcohol, every day on natural foods and every lbs lost, is a step in time to a healthier me, before I created this mess for myself.

                          I use my imagination for so many things that my core self doesn't necessarily want to do, so I've created my own little stage in my mind, find someone I admire (real or imagined) and think how they would act/react in that case and just pretend that I am them until the behavior becomes part of mine.

                          It helped me get over severe shyness, helps keep me going when working out and continues to help me alter my behavior on this life changing journey.

                          Don't get me wrong, I really like the most part of me, but I do have some parts that just got stuck and the past and like to rear their heads now and then so I'm working on negotiating with those sides of me to get with the program and join the rest of us in the here and now.

                          Oops, I'm really not a multiple personality, just many facets....lol.:H

                          fsophiah wrote: CV, I've gotta ask. Is that a picture of you on your user profile?

                          Comment


                            #14
                            Wednesday, September 20

                            Me too CV - get stuck in the past ---- hard to forget sometimes
                            XX

                            Comment

                            Working...
                            X