MAGICAL MARCH MARCH - WEEK THREE

[Chillgirl]

MAGICAL MARCH MARCH - WEEK THREE

Hi Marchers - Hope everyone is well this magical morning!

Affirmation for today is - EVERY BRIDGE I CROSS BRINGS ME TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF FULFILLMENT
I seem to be zipping across more bridges than I knew existed... :H AF life just gets better and better.

I went out to dinner last night, my friend had 3 beers, half a bottle of wine and a port. I had an absolutely great evening on the water and woke up early this morning feeling wonderful.

Wishing you all a fantastic weekend :l

[dill]

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I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
-- Louisa May Alcott

Greetings, Marchers! Thanks for the affirmation, Chill. And good job on staying AF last evening with your friend. It doesn't even sound like you struggled with it. Did you?

Red, a two mile walk sounds great! I didn't manage that, but I walked twice yesterday. A mile at lunch time, and then nearly a mile after dinner. It does feel wonderful!

Soots, I love singing and would love to be with you in your choir! Are you soprano or alto? I am alto.

I went to a friend's house last evening to attend a meeting of local Home-makers. It was quite a lovely evening and would have never happened this time last year as I would have either have been drinking or in a dark mood trying not to. Drinking cut me off from living. That's something you don't see or understand until you've stepped far enough away from it. I must be learning to sail my ship!:H

Raven, Mario, Lav, Spuddle, Overit, Lil, LBH, Cyn, Sped, Rustop, MissB, IAD and everyone else who stops by, head into the wind, hoist the mainsail and sail on!

[Raven.joy]

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One is sailing Dill, I may assure you.

[Chillgirl]

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Hi Dill - No I didnt struggle or was even tempted to drink and my companion paid me a wonderful compliment by saying I seemed to have a more sexy self assurance about me now im sober!

Im happy to hear you too are learning to sail your ship, "smooth seas do not make skillful sailors"
I think all of us Marchers are a pretty detemined bunch of sailors and will have no problem guiding our way through the AL infested waters!

[mario]

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A ship in a port is safe,.........but that is not what ships are made for.........lets go and sail forward to a sunnier & happy world........ahoy there march marchers

[Lavande]

MAGICAL MARCH MARCH - WEEK THREE

Good morning March marchers,

Or should I say sailors?
Chill, no AL infested waters for us, that's for sure!!!

Another beautiful day shaping up here, I plan to enjoy it!
Dill, I'm sailing outside to get my hens straightened out for the day, then inspect the progress on my daffs & early tulips

I have much to square away around the house today too. Turns out I will be hosting my grandson on my own here this weekend, everyone else will be out of town for one reason or another.
I pray for the energy to keep up with him & keep him safe this weekend............I may end up removing his energizer battery

Have a great AF Friday one & all!
Lav

[Miss Behaving]

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Lavande;824779 wrote:
I pray for the energy to keep up with him & keep him safe this weekend............I may end up removing his energizer battery

:H:H

I know that feeling well!!

Beautiful (Satur)day here ........ I have a long walked planned later this morning, but until then I am going to enjoy lying in bed and reading my book.

Greetings to Mario, Chillgirl, Red H, Ravenjoy, Sooty, OIT, Spud.

And speshly LBH - hoping you are recovering ok and that you have lots of people fussing over you

[spuddleduck]

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flipping hard work today. what it is about fridays. im not working so why should friday be any different to any other day. grrrr! been climbing the walls wanting a drink ... so in the end decided to paint the walls instead. (daffodill white, found a rusty old tin in the cellar). paint all over the place and over me, but at least i didnt have a drink. think im over it now.... phew!

[sooty]

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Hello Marchers, I've been shopping and now I'm very grateful to be home. I didn't really enjoy it and don't think I'll be going again. I can think of so many other things to do which are more pleasant than just wandering round overpriced shops!
Dill I am alto - wish I was a soprano cos they tend to 'sing the tune' I sometimes struggle with singing the harmony but I'm getting there slowly!
Lav good luck with your grandson you'll need a long nanna nap after he returns to his parents but I'm sure you'll have loads of fun and hugs together.
Glad we're all safely sailing
love Sooty

[Lavande]

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Evening Marchers,

Thanks Sooty - I think I'm prepared for 24 hours alone with my grandson! We're going to go outside & blow big bubbles, kick around the big blue ball I bought today & eat cookies - how's that sound??

To all of you singers - sing something for me, please! I'm one of those people who can't carry a tune in a bucket!!!

Greetings to MissB & Spud, hope you are well

OK, gonna put my feet up for a while & just chill out.
Wishing everyone a good, AF night!

Lav

[IAD]

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March Soldiers........we can do it ! IAD

[ladybirdheart]

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Goodnight from here. This is a hard venue for blurry me right now but I am still here, not drinking, following our thoughtful, inspiring, and funny thread. March on, sweeties. Love, Ladybird.

[rustop61]

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Good morning Marchers

Did not get to post yesterday as I had a busy day, going to have a coffee later and catch up on the posts.

Spent most of yesterday out in the garden which I enjoyed. Up early today to take my daughter to a hockey match and then going for a walk with the doggies. How I did all of this and nursed a hangover amazes me I certainly did not get to enjoy anything.

Hope everyone has a great AF week-end.

Rustop

[redhibiscus]

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Good morning everyone.

I had intense cravings last night, during my witching hours of 4-7 p.m. Luckily I thought it through to the horrible end. I even thougt of how I used to drink when I cooked. I made a recipe that is usually complicated and realized that sober, it is easy to make. Had a lovely dinner and then went for a walk in the warm spring weather. I was so happy that I remained AF. I am so happy this morning too. I drank too much caffeine and woke up way too early, but so what. Compared to a hangover, and the physical and psychological effects of alcohol, this is nothing.

Rusttop, did I miss something? Are you struggling right now? Is there anything any of us can do to support you? Please let us know. I hate that feeling of pretending that everything is OK when you are dying inside from a hangover. Gee, I just did that two weekends ago.

I noticed that I am more and more sensitive to everything. Eating wrong, alcohol, caffeine, anything and I feel off, sick, not myself. I was thinking that I need to keep it simple: water, fruits, veggies, exercise, positive people. Again, being mindful is helping me this time around.

We are going out to dinner tonight with friends with whom we always have a drink or two. I will be having ice tea, period. I don't drink. I have a much better time AF, enjoy my food, the company, conversation, etc.

I have been browsing on all the threads and again, I am so grateful for this site. REading others stories and their struggles helps me realize I am not alone, just someone who is trying to live an AF life. I may check in off and on today. My wish for all is AF Saturday.

[rustop61]

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We cross posted Red. Thanks for asking, not struggling, just remembering back to how it used to be!!! This is my 4th AF week-end and my 27th day AF. It's the first 30 days I have done in a long, long time. The supplements are really helping, it's the easiest I ever found it and have had no cravings so far. If I have to dose myself with a cocktail of supplements for the rest of my life then so be it. Far healthier than pouring bottles of wine down my throat every day!!

Rustop