af daily sun 25 Jan

[bear73]

Morning all not been here in soo long - life is hectic at the moment with 3 skates a week and trying to maintain a social life/work/have clean clothes!

Well I am 7 days AF today - I had one glass of cava last Sat eve - I've been smoke free for 14 days now.

I'm sticking to AF way of life, a bit penniless anyway and it is amazing how much money you save - as well as feeling more energetic/calmer/more positive.
Helping with weight loss too I've lost 5 pounds since the beginning of the year - many more to go but it's a good start and means I've been able to have the odd nibble (not huge bar) fo chocolate as a treat each evening.

Sunni - I will get back to you - no 'head space' and have just started seeing a counsellor too.

[Doggygirl]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Good morning Bear and it's great to see you! Congrats on your AF / NF time and also the weight loss! I can totally relate to having more energy and being calmer without AL and NIC in the picture.

I slept in until almost 5:30 today! :H So this is just a good morning post and dash. Will be going to AA and then the gym today. And then I think relaxing with movies or a book to re-energize for a busy week.

I hope you all have a fabulous unhung kind of day.

DG

[Lavande]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Good morning Abbers,

Hi bear - congrats on your progress! I am profoundly jealous of the weight loss
I'm sure I could lose a pound or two if I put my enormous blue head to it!!!!

Good morning DG - sleeping in until 5:30 - yikes! It was nearly 8:00 before I pushed myself out of bed this morning. It is very dark & gloomy here, waiting for the rain to roll in. Oh well!

OK, off to look for an indoor project - I'm sure there's a few around here somewhere

Wishing everyone a terrific AF Sunday!

Lav

[greeneyes]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Morning abbers!!

Nice to see you bear! Sounds like you're busy and doing well.

5:30, DG.... That's dark! Hey did you see I posted the mushroom soup? (funny, marshy!)

Lavande, I'm having that weather too. I'm going to move a large bookshelf. I think that's the last of the furniture moving (for now). Hoping to thin out the contents of said shelf. I have a book due back tomorrow so I think I'll work on that all afternoon.

I went to the party last night. I was there 9:30 to 11 and it was fun. Unbelievable amounts of food! When they (she or BF) have a party, they always have a big pot of delicious soup. It wasn't rowdy while I was there and I met some interesting people.

Wellllll...... time to put the clothes in the dryer and get to that bookshelf!

AF makes for a superior sunday!

[ready2change]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Happy Sunday abbers! Well finally some sunshine in CA! It's 36 out this a.m. but at least no rain.

Wonderful news to hear MA is progressing! Hopefully she will get some much needed counseling and support to help her in the future. What a scary ordeal, and yes it could have been any one of us. The rally for her healing on these boards was truly amazing, it really touched my heart.

I am just starting a book called "Healing the Addicted Brain". I bought it quite a while ago and for some reason never read it. But it looks rather interesting, talking about how excessive alcohol comsuption effects the brain, obviously not in a good way, and what it takes to heal the brain, if that is still a possibility. I'll let you know more as I read futher. Just another aresenal in my cabinet of weapons against al.

Everyone have a great day!

R2C

[KateH1]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Superior Sunday!!! (Great one Greenie!!)

Yes, it is! I love Sunday....the one day out of the week that I give myself complete permission to do as I darn well please! Sunday for us, always begins with Continental Breaksfast, the Sunday Papers and watchind CBS Sunday Morning! Lounging in our bathrobes and talking........I love Sunday!

But, today I have to shower and get dressed and meet up with a couple of friends for lunch to plan my daughters Baby Shower! Then home to read and hangout and pack for my trip to Minneapolis tomorrow.
It is going to be a busy week ahead!

So, I hope that everyone here has a "Superior Sunday"!!!

xxx Kate

[Tippylou]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Super Sunday to all. I am on day 15 here. I will tell all of you thank you! I could never have made it without you all.

[Raven.joy]

af daily sun 25 Jan

and a sunny soup day too. I used to put sherry i french onion soup, not any more just a little extra roasted garlic to keep the demons at bay.

[Determinator]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Happy Sunday ABland!

Raven, just a little garlic? come on now..... if a little is good then way too much is just right.

Bear, so happy to hear the AF lifestyle is working for you.

Kate, safe travels

*hotsauce warning* seriously....if you ever happen upon a bottle of "Widow" use it one drop at a time and have the ice cream ready. yowza!

be well everyone

[Marshy]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Ahoy mateys,

Good to see everyone having a happy Sunday. I've been out for a walk in the country with friends. Cold out there! Now I've got that fresh air tiredness and am going to hunker down and watch Slumdog Millionaire (never got round to seeing it - and now it's on TV).

Oh, I entered a pic into a photography competition. :H :H No sniggering at the back! It's not great, but it is supposed to be an amateur competition. The prize is a decent digital camera - maybe they'll take pity on me. That is something I'd never have done in my drinking days - wouldn't have liked the rejection I think - now I don't give a monkey's.

Slumdog starting...

[LVT25]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Hello friends!

I'm finally back home and made the dreaded phone call to tech service and got my Internet working again.

Thank you all so much for the well wishes for my sister. This particular crisis has been averted and the last news from my brother is that they were able to fly her and my BIL to Rochester, MN to Mayo clinic. Now I hope and pray they can "fix" her. I think she thought she was going to die, and honestly I was a little concerned about that myself. She sounded good yesterday though and was able to eat a little--so I know she's at least feeling better. It was a long, stressful week, and I am feeling the effects today. All I want to do is sleep.

I'm still so shocked at what happened to Cowgal, but so glad she appears to be better! :h
It seems like so many headlines lately about people dying from mixing so many drugs and then adding alcohol. A friend of ours lost their son (19) because he went to a party where the kids (and drug dealers) all bring some of their parent's prescription drugs and they dump them in a bowl. The kids take a handful and wash it down with alcohol. He never woke up. DUH! This seems really stupid to me. I think with all the legal drugs out there, we tend to think they are safe just because they are legal. I have even heard here locally that kids are drinking the cough medicine with codeine to get a buzz. I did clean out my medicine cabinet, even though I didn't have much. The fact that MA was taking Clonipin got my attention, because I'm pretty sure my son was on that when he was 7 years old for night terrors. A really small dose though.

I will step off of my soap box for now, I hope everyone is making it through this difficult time without resorting to alcohol to deal, as we all know in our hearts that that won't help. I know the thought did cross my mind a few times this last week, but there simply isn't any room in my life for that anymore!

Take care, my friends! :h

[Lavande]

af daily sun 25 Jan

Glad to hear things will be OK for your sister LVT.
Yes, it has been a difficult week for many!
Be well.

Lav