AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

[Lavande]

Good morning all Abbers!

Waking up to another sunny day here, love it
Happy Humpday for those of you who celebrate :H

Splitting my day between work & babysitting.........makes for a long, busy day! My grandson turns 1 on the 28th & has suddenly transitioned from baby to little boy! When he was here Monday afternoon he climbed onto my coffee table & dishwasher door! I'm now having flashbacks to when his Dad was that age :H

Wishing everyone a terrific Wednesday!

Lav

[drylifeahead]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

Good morning ABBERS!!!

Thanks for starting us off Lavande. Don't you just love that age? Way too cute at 1 yr old. Could just squeeze 'em.

I actually slept this morning, so off to a rousing start to the day. :yay: Yesterday I manage to find a toaster oven, toaster, coffeemaker, and cool salt and pepper shakers all for under $30. All very clean (I'm anal about that) and all in excellent working order-I checked.
Not much luck with furniture though...will check it out online today.

back on quitnet today too - early days for quitting both again now, but committed to changing and becoming who I want to be.
I took this from yesterdays thread posted by bear. Thank you, I think MWO has been a huge part of my recovery, so started wondering about an online forum for those who want to quit smoking. Logged into their chat room, and like here, a supportive group of people. I HAVE to quit smoking, and this Monday is my goal. Don't want to get into the habit of smoking at my new place-want a fresh start.

Good morning to all Abbers on their way!

DLA :l:l

[Chief]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

Morning All,

Just checking in.

Today is day 2. Something "clicked" with me yesterday morning when I woke up sick and tired of myself. I had a considerable amount of AF time when I decided I could have "a couple beers".....well, that was months ago and I've been drinking a 12 pack a day......."just a couple?".....impossible.

I realized that I'm right back to square one and back to the point where the pain of drinking is more than the pain of quitting.

So yesterday I quit drinking and smoking. I'll get through the next few days of withdrawl because I know I can. I did it before and I'll do it again. I'll never drink again.

Just wanted to get back onboard with everyone....

Don

[KateH1]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

Good Morning Abbers!
Lavende...happy to hear that your weather is bright! Enjoy your grandson!

Dry...sounds like you are having fun feathering your nest!! Searching for bargains is so much fun!!

Don, I am so Happy to hear that you are on Day 2! I know you can do this.....more importantly, YOU Know You Can Do This! We are all here for you.....If you get tempted....come here FIRST!

I am getting my hair done this AM....then work to do this afternoon.....So....I am off and running!

Have a Good Day...All!

[drylifeahead]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

I am having fun Kate...

Tried to buy a weight scale too but every damn one of 'em was broken..:H:H:H
Going to wait til I agree with them!!!

Good luck Don, you can do it, I can hear your strength in your post.

DLA :l

[bear73]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

hi there - another irritable/sad and feeling a bit ill day for me.
I know it will pass but just feels hard at the moment,cooking nice healthy chicken dish for tea and will have leftovers for tomorrow too so at least that's taken care of.

I think I am coming down with a cold that isn't fully taking hold - or am stressed by work so juts bubbling under with feeling bit ill but not really ill.
keep missing gym/not cycling to work cos of it - think that may make me feel better.

So tomorrow cycling and gym it is - reading/bath/early night for me tonight

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

Hi everyone! Lav, thank you for kicking us off today. LOL at this part..

Happy Humpday for those of you who celebrate :H

Maybe I should start celebrating it.... You sound so happy on your g-son days even though I'm sure you are tired by the end of it!

DLA, Quitnet was a HUGE factor in my own quitting smoking. Then when I faced up to my need to quit drinking, that experience prompted the search that led to MWO. Funny how these two addictions are so connected for so many of us. tales from the quit is another site I used to visit. It's not nearly as massive as Quitnet so a very different feel. The site owners story in Tales of the Quit (a menu selection at the main page of the site) is quite a read. Just another good resource. And HEY - when you find one of those scales that is not broken, let me know where to get one, OK? Sounds like you are having fun and that is fabulous!

Chief, it's good to see you back here. You relapse like I relapse. The LOOOOONNNNNGGGGG and painful way. Just not worth it. Do whatever it takes.

OOO Kate have fun getting your hair done!

Bear, reading / bath / bed sounds heavenly to me. I'm still at the tail end of my own cold and my body can't decide whether it feels good or not. Generally I'm OK - just a little harder getting out of bed in the morning than usual. But UnHung beats having a cold AND and hangover.

Today is flying by!! Started the day off with an AA meeting which helps me screw my head on the correct way. Then to a board meeting of a "buy local" organization that we belong to and volunteer for. Then to the gym. I signed up for the "No Gain, Maintain" holiday challenge and went to the nutrition class, which makes participants who "maintain" eligible for the GRAND prize!! I have no idea what the GRAND prize is but I sure wanted to be eligible for it :H!!! Anyway, the lady teaching the nutrition class is a client of our business. Small world. She offered some good reminders of things I really need to pay attention to in my diet. LOTS OF COLOR! for one.

Tonight we have a networking event for the "Buy Local" oganization mentioned previously. There will be booze there, but I won't be having any. I long ago learned not to say things to myself like "I will try not to drink." No "trying" about it. Drinking has disasterous consequences for me, so I WON'T be drinking - that decision is made and it's final!!

Now I must zoom zoom and report in the :b&d: thread and the AA thread and then get busy around here!!

Have a great AF day one and all.

DG

[greeneyes]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

Afternoon abbers!

Wonder where my post went?

Nic is a toughie bear. But doable! (and dry, and chief)

Dry, fun stuff filling up your new digs!

Chief, yay for the click!!

Kate, getting my hair done means me and shears at the bathroom mirror. Not nearly as much fun, but sometimes more suprising.

zoom, zoom DG!

I ran out of feckin' gas on the interstate AGAIN!!! After hooping on the green at the university I headed home and as luck would have it I rolled to a stop on the shoulder behind 3 cars who were changing a flat. One guy went to get me gas, the wife and daughter went home, and the husband stayed with me until the first guy got back. He was a preacher so greenie stood by the side of the freeway talking about God. Then when the guy was putting gas in the car he spotted my hulahoop and we had to go through all that. I have to squeeze it to get it into the car and drive around inside it. How awful that would have been had I been drinking.

FH confiscated my keys to the hole this AM and then sent me on my way when he left to run an errand as he didn't want me in the hole alone. AFTER he had me mop the bathroom floor since he made the toilet overflow. Passive aggressive little thing. Today's initials are Fuck Head. In my former life I would have drank before I got the mop. Mop the floor for an afternoon off? No problem! :H

[Marshy]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

Hi everyone,

Hope you're all enjoying your day

Greenie - there's a joke in there somewhere... what's the difference between a preacher, a hula hoop and a woman who runs out of gas? Hmm, I'll work on it...

My work schedule is flip-flopping about and my boss called me three times today to rearrange my rota. It feels so cool (and still such a novelty) to be able to yes and be flexible and feel totally calm about things switching about at the last minute without having to think "wait, I was going to drink all day and now work is getting in the way waaaaaa... not fair... poor old me"!

BTW, I'm reading The Tao of Sobriety and really enjoying it - it's a good reminder of how to deal with all the negative voices in our heads.

[Leelou]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

My humpday was fine. I'm tired, so abit average in the mood stakes. Could be that damn oblivious roosters fault for walking me up on the weekend, oh, or the Harley that seems to have moved in the street and goes to work at 5:15am each morning! That's a new suprise to our street!
Have a good day one and all

[LVT25]

AF Daily Wednesday 11/18

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