af daily sat 6 feb

[bear73]

Good morning all - popping in quickly before I leave for skate practice.
Really lovely to be smoke and alcohol free - it's not so lovely to have a cold again but i guess it's the junk leaving my body.

Skating today, then to London to watch skating - start tattoo on Monday!
Next in the office on Thursday so all good - there's an all day meeting on Wednesday.

Want to get my food back to being healthy again - more fruit and veg and less junk/white carbs. Have a good day

[cowgal]

af daily sat 6 feb

count me in

What type of tattoo are you getting Bear?? I love tattoos, done well, am an artist.............have 3 myself................

Sorry about the cold, hopefully it passes soon, get as much rest as you can between skating etc..............easier said than done, I know all too well~~

MA:l:h

[Lavande]

af daily sat 6 feb

Good morning Abbers,

Thanks for the start up bear - happy skating!!

Great to see you hear MA, hope you are feeling much better

In the midst of a huge blizarrd right now - the weather folks are talking about an 'epic storm'!!!

Wishing everyone a terrific AF Saturday.
I'm staying in - for sure

Lav

[greeneyes]

af daily sat 6 feb

Morning abbers!

Busy bear! Glad you're doing well. What's the tat going to be?

MA, sorry I'm asleep when you're awake. You keep settling into your new nest and taking care of yourself. Easy does it.

Lav, what tiara for your big blue head? My sister said if they get 5 more inches this year it will break the 100 year record. They have no power at the moment. I hope you not needing to go anywhere this weekend. We had sunny blue skies earlier, but not so much any more.

LVT, there is someone performing at the coffee house tonight and in the e-mail blurb, it said she used to play with the band "Biscuit Burners".

I'm just happy to be AF and feel clear and free. Plain old happy....

[KateH1]

af daily sat 6 feb

Good Morning!!
Lav, I am thinking of you getting burried in snow! Stay warm and just enjoy the day!
Bear...Happy skating!
MA..So happy you have joined us on this thread! You are sounding so good!
Greenie, you crack me up!! Enjoy your saturday!
I am off to my daughers, to work on the nursery!!

Wishing everyone a Super Sober Day!!

[Doggygirl]

af daily sat 6 feb

Happy Saturday Ablanders! It's probably Sunday by now for Leelou and Guitarista and the folks "down under." Maybe Miss Behavin' too? Anyway, I'm lousy at my geography and time zones!

Bear, thanks for kickin' things off. Have fun skating! I'm fighting the bad food battle again lately so maybe we can team up for a clean eats challenge or something.

Good to see you Cowgal! I'm wishing you a weekend filled with peace of mind, no matter what is going on around you.

Lav, that storm sounds scary. I hope you are safe a warm this weekend!

Greenie...:H Biscuit Burners!! If we ever get bored around here we should start a thread for good band names - real or imagined!! :H Are you going to the coffee house to see this person who used to be a biscuit burner?

Kate I bet you are having fun working on the nursery!

I'm looking forward to catching up around here. Probably my last day to spend as much time goofing off here as I have been this past week. So I'll make the most of it!

Went to AA this morning and then out to breakfast with my friend who turned 78 (oops I mean 29) this week. A whole group went to breakfast and we had such a good time. I'm still getting used to doing "normal" things like this - stuff that I just stopped doing entirely when drinking became my only real priority.

We read this story out of the Big Book today. I usually only post this stuff in the AA thread but I could really relate to this woman's background as a career type, and how AL slowly took over through the years. Not suggesting AA is the right solution for everyone, but I figured some people who are high functioning alkies like I was for at least several years of my professional life might find it interesting.

One of the parts that REALLY jumped out at me was when she said

"I gave up on relationships of significance, saw my friends less, and stopped committing myself to most social occasions because I could never count on being sober. More and more, I just worked and went home to drink - and the drinking was starting to outstrip the working."

Anyway...that's what I learned in sober school today! I will be thinking of all of you who might be affected by the storms and hoping your power and heat stay on!

DG

[Suni]

af daily sat 6 feb

Afternoon all,
Any tips or hints about how to get ruthless about decluttering? I'm determined to have ity all in order by Wednesday!
Suni

[Doggygirl]

af daily sat 6 feb

Lav, I think this will fit.

Big Blue Head Tiara

DG

[Doggygirl]

af daily sat 6 feb

Suni;802049 wrote: Afternoon all,
Any tips or hints about how to get ruthless about decluttering? I'm determined to have ity all in order by Wednesday!
Suni

Hi Suni! I love the tips on The Fly Lady web site! FlyLady.net: Your personal online coach to help you gain control of your house and home

DG

[momof3]

af daily sat 6 feb

Hello All,

Blizzard here in Northern VA. We already have 2 feet of snow and it is still snowing like crazy. People are starting to lose power because of the wind and trees falling down. Unbelievable.

I was at the shopping center on Friday. There was a line out of the door at the liquor store...folks stocking up for the blizzard I guess. I definitely would have been in that line 2 years ago.

I'm just hanging out and catching up on things. I am quite restless though. I think it is the anxiety over being snowed in for an indefinite period of time.

Take care all. Happy sober day.

M3

[Doggygirl]

af daily sat 6 feb

M3, I hope you have plenty of supplies! Sounds like it might be really bad and take a long time to get things going - dug out and back to normal when this is over.

I would have been in that long line at the liquor store too. I would have probably been more concerned about having an adquate booze supply than food / battery / water supply.

DG

[Marshy]

af daily sat 6 feb

Doggygirl;802046 wrote: that's what I learned in sober school today!
I like this - sober school! :H

Suni;802049 wrote:
Any tips or hints about how to get ruthless about decluttering? I'm determined to have ity all in order by Wednesday!

If you haven't worn it for a year, you're not going to wear it. Chuck it out!

momof3;802057 wrote:
Blizzard here in Northern VA. We already have 2 feet of snow and it is still snowing like crazy.

Take care mom0f3 & Lav! They're showing pix of Washington DC on the news here.

I entered a photography competition a couple of weeks ago and the winners were published today. Guess what? I didn't get placed. The swines! Bang goes my new career in photography :H

Have a sober day all!

[Doggygirl]

af daily sat 6 feb

Oh Marshy! I meant to tell you that I really really WANT that woman's Mary Kay umbrella! I've never seen one and would LOVE to have one!! So, next time you see her, could you politely wrestle her to the ground by whatever means are necessary and then politely just take it from her? And then send it to me? Sweetly of course.... :H

runs off to contemplate how wonderful a Mary Kay umbrella would be.....

DG

[Determinator]

af daily sat 6 feb

well, by the grace of God, Allah and Budda (I think it took the combined effort ) I'm 2 years AF today!

it's a bit of a surrealistic feeling. Seems like yesterday I was on here typing with one finger because I had the shakes so bad. my heartiest thanks to all of you. xxxxxxxxxxxx

[momof3]

af daily sat 6 feb

Wow Marshy, You're seeing pictures of Washington DC in England! I live about 5 miles south of DC.

Yes DG, I hear ya. I would have wanted the booze above all things.

Do they still do Mary Kay pink cadillacs? How about a pink lexus? What I would truly like is a bright pink VW beetle!

M3