AF Daily - Tues 7/20

[greeneyes]

Morning abberooooos!

My wings are clipped today - car is in the shop for something that sounds like a hole in my wallet. :upset: Plenty to do here, just can't go to to the gym or park. Well I guess I could ride my bike to the gym, but it's already over 80 so I think not. My desk is a mess again so I'll sort that out.

The other day I sort of saw a wreck happen. A car pulling a boat turned left and an oncoming car hit the boat and knocked it off the trailer. Fiberglass pieces flew everywhere as the boat bounced and skidded on the street. Everybody immediately got out of their cars so I guess they were alright. I thought to myself "I hope they are sober". It struck me as an odd thought that probably doesn't occur to most people, but for me it was automatic.

So gaia, how was it???

Hope everyone has a good AF day! I know one thing for sure........

[auntiegriselda]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Hello Greenie! I am two days AF today and going to keep going!!
Love,
Auntiegriselda

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Yay!!!! I am thrilled to see you make a commitment!!! What is your plan auntiegriselda?

Today's note from the universe was good.
"See their good, greenie.
See nothing else.
Do it for you."

That's not as easy as it sounds.

[auntiegriselda]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

I'm seeing a therapist who is very supportive. Am also planning on getting involved in some kind of voluteer work, maybe the Humane Society. I'm going to have various tart juices available for when I feel an urge to drink wine. Will start AA later if I'm having problems. Thanks for the good wishes!

[caysea]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Hi All
Auntie with this approach I know you will succeed. It seems you are open to all avenues to get al out of your life. With this approach you will find the key. It will be hard at the start but in time the daily battles will not be as intense. Make it the most important thing you do each day--- to not take a drink!! Stay Strong

Stay Healthy and Keep Fighting
AF 5-16-08

[rebirth]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Hi everyone,
We have not "met" but I thought I would say hi.
Way to go auntie!! Two days AF is like two years!! Congrats!

[Marshy]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Hi everyone,

Greenie - how are you feeling today - any better?

I've been out buying a few bits and pieces for my walking holiday - socks and other exciting things. Then I walked three miles home. So hot and humid today, I'm now knackered and going to wallow in the bath for a while.

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Good afternoon Abbers!

Had to get right to work this morning! Lost valuble work time yesterday after a storm blew thru taking our power with it for over 4 hours!
Raining again now........boring.

Hello auntiegriselda, hoping for the best for you - it's worth the effort, honestly

Greenie, I happen to have an extra car sitting in my garage - wish we lived closer together. I'm always loaning it out to one of my kids!

Marshy, it's been so hot & humid here just a walk to my mailbox turns into a sweat-a-thon, ha ha!

Greetings caysea & rebirth!

Just heard we may have a hail storm with 60 mile/hr. winds on the way.........dear God! What next?

Wishing everyone a terrific, AF Tuesday!
Lav

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Marshy;916166 wrote: Greenie - how are you feeling today - any better?

Fine marshy, thanks. A bit different but the dust will settle.

My car is ready - it wouldn't make the noise, why is that always the case??? - not fixed just ready to be picked up. Neighbor just got home so she'll take me over. Running some errands will make me feel better. I always like cecking things off my list.

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Hello fabbie abbies and Happy Tuesday! Greenie, thank you for getting us started again today. Not as many green beans today as usual. We need rain. I know what you mean about thinking "I wonder if they were drinking..." or other such things that non-drinkers / normal drinkers do NOT think. Hope everyone is OK from the accident. I'm sorry to hear about your car.....I can feel your pain there after the big truck debacle in May/June. :upset: The good news is that once you get your car back and the bill paid you will soon forget about it. At least I did.

:welcome: Auntie and :yougo: congrats on Day 2 AF! Sounds like you have a good plan and are willing to go to any length to get sober. That's what it takes, IMO. Hope you decide to post often on this thread! Lot's of solid sobriety here for support, and newcomers ALWAYS welcome!

:welcome: rebirth too! Love your contributions on the AA thread and hope you decide to become a regular on AF Daily as well!

Caysea, it is great to see you as always. I love reading what you have to say.

P3, congratulations on your success at the trial!!!! Go Devil Dog!! Don't let the people who feel the need to criticize get you down. Be yourself and love yourself as much as Devil Dog loves you. :h Good for you getting more involved with the dog club. Sounds like a great hobby for you! I feel your pain about needing to take extra dogs to the dog events cuz they gotta "go." We do that too or I stay home. Now that there are 5 to travel with, I mostly stay home. That's actually fine with me - I'm involved in my own stuff now.

Deter, I know a LOT of people who would happily send you extra bricks to throw at Microsoft. Just say the word.

Marshy...sock shopping??? I was thinking of going to the mall tomorrow (shouldn't, but that's not stopping me thinking about it!). If I go, it won't be for socks. I too am on the edge of my seat waiting to hear where you are taking us all for vacation!

Lav, you have been having extreme weather!!! 4 hours without power stinks. I'm glad Mr. Doggy is anal about his planning for that stuff hence the generators. We live on the "wrong side of town" to get priority treatment when the power goes out in a widespread way. I hope there is no hail at your house, or at least no damage!

Hello to all other fellow travelers! I'm having another zoom zoomin' day. Did want to comment on my peace and serenity mentioned by P3 yesterday. Just like staying sober, I work at it and have a plan. I waited my 1st 8 months of sobriety for CONTENTED sobriety and it just didn't happen. I had fears that wouldn't go away. Now I am better able to take action and be proactive about my serenity which feels really good. Some of happiness is a choice - that's what Mr. Doggy would say. I try to choose happiness and on days when it's hard, I have my tools.

I have to go to my Director's Mary Kay annual recognition dinner tonight. I realized today what I hate about those things. They just remind me a a significant chunk of my corporate life where the bosses felt like they owned my time 24X7. Of course, much of my aggravation with that was the interference with me being able to drink like I wanted to. Drinking isn't an issue today...I think I feel rubbed just out of "muscle memory" from those old days of corporate slavery.

Truth is, I like the girls that I already know and I'm sure I'll have fun meeting the new ones. And I've managed my Weight Watchers points today to really enjoy my dinner! Might even have dessert! So the angst is for naught. These things ARE getting easier. Baby steps.

Have a fabbie day one and all! One thing is for sure - there will be no AL for this girl today!

DG

PS - let's start a e-mail campaign to the powers that be of MWO to get this 6 smilie ration rule tossed out!

[Marshy]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

mgmg

OMG!! I just went to see if my new crop of radish seedlings (in pots) needed to be watered coz it's been so hot today, and one potful has been munched away and there's nothing left but one very fat caterpillar!! They were fine yesterday. How did that little swine get into a pot?

greeneyes;916222 wrote: I always like cecking things off my list.
Great book called A Five-Year Sentence by Bernice Rubens about a woman who likes checking things off her list...
Amazon description: "A Booker Prize runner up. Miss Hawkins looked at her watch. It was 2.30. If everything went to plan, she would be dead by six o'clock. But instead, having been sentenced to live, she embarked on a mission to taste life's secret pleasures."

Doggygirl;916225 wrote:

Marshy...sock shopping???

Walking socks. Essential gear. Have fun at your bash!

Lav - hang on to your hat!

:welcome: Rebirth & Auntiegriselda

Off to check the radishes again. I'm getting paranoid now!

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Oh marshy, BTW I looked at your hilly thingy. HUGE!!! It bigger than ENGLAND is in my minds eye :H:H I REALLY must move my globe into this room. THE MWO globe :H
Anyway, it's beautiful! I poked around for lodging but saw none. Where will you stay? Is it far from marshyland? It can't be since it seems to take up all of England. Will ya'll take a guided tour or go on your own? Too bad about the radishes. That's going to be one hell of a butterfly!

So,,, waiting on the car to make the noise on a regular basis before a major repair issue - involves taking the trans out. And now my microwave has to go in the shop. Pesky little things all lined up. snort.

[Pamina]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Hi all,

Today is just one of those days when I need to vent - sorry about the me-me-me...

I had my meeting with icky boss about my work role. I was well prepared for the topics he'd said he wanted to discuss, and the first 2/3 of the meeting went fine. I had a spreadsheet with my various activities which obviously floored/impressed him, and he found himself unable to make the argument that there's 'air' in my contract. However, the last third of the meeting was pretty surreal with him trying to argue that I used to have responsibility that I no longer have, which needs to be restored in order for me to 'deserve' my pay grade. Which is absolute rubbish. He wants me to take on some tasks from a colleague, he won't specify what they are, he doesn't want me talking to him, but he wants me to write a job description with all this management-speak when I don't even know what he's after. It was completely confusing - probably intentionally - and the guy is an idiot in addition to being a bully. But I did feel uncomfortable, perplexed, trying to figure out what he was saying instead of just telling him to bugger off. Then I got angry afterwards. It bothers me that I'm not quick enough to tell people off on the spot. And it's hard to figure out what to do next. Then I came home to find out that the mental health charity that's been looking after my sister will have to close in 6 months after their funding was pulled. Bloody recession! She's on a waiting list for a care facility, and that process will now be accelerated so she might be moving already in August. Guess who gets to organise her move etc..... I feel a pity party coming on. Thank goodness tomorrow is another day.

Thanks for listening! :thanks:

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Pamina;916404 wrote: It bothers me that I'm not quick enough to tell people off on the spot.

I have the opposite problem. Pamina, can you lay out in detail what information you need from him in order to move forward? Why do you have to be left trying to figure out mumbo jumbo? Can't you tell him what HE needs to be clear about, starting with outlining the responsibilities that disappeared?

If I were queen.... wait I AM! Off with his head!!

Remember you asked me aobut the Coling Tipping stuff? Well, erm.... I think your boss would be a prime radical forgiveness worksheet candidate.

I'm sorry to hear about your sister's situation. Looks like an ODAT project. :l

[Marshy]

AF Daily - Tues 7/20

Pamina - I like Greenie's idea about turning the tables on him and asking for detailed clarification. I hate all that management-speak. Totally incomprehensible.

Greenie - :H at your impression of England. It is pretty small really, especially in comparison with America, but will take me a couple of hours to get there on a train. There are various towns/villages within the Peak District so there's loads of places to stay. I'm going with a group, and I know ONE person in the group. So I'll probably be a bit nervous about meeting everyone but I'm really looking forward to getting out onto the hills.

Off to bed to dream of butterflies...

:bedtime: