AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

[Gaia]

Wakey wakey!

New reaction for me. Had people over for dinner last night and they had wine. I did not feel deprived. I did not feel gratitude, but I did not feel deprived. I am so happy to be passed the 4 month mark. I look forward to the six month mark.

Well let's get set and go for the best day possible! Hip hip hurrah!

(OK sorry if I seem a little TOO happy for early in the morning but that's my story and I'm stickin' with it!)

With love,
T.

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Abbie fabbies!!!

Thanks gaia and


:whee:CONGRATULATIONS ON 4 AF MONTHS!!!:whee:

There is no such thing as TOO happy. Ever! Share the bliss, I say!! (being queen and all )

Det & mohun... better and stronger every day! Det good on ya for getting to doc for BP and talk. That IS fabbie!

EEK, I have to get the trash out!

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Happy Hump Day everyone! :H

Gaia, congrats on your 4 AF months!!! You have every right to be happy! We are all happy right along with you

Greenie, we have the same trash pick up day. Isn't yours delayed because of the holiday like mine?

Waiting for a phone call from the post office - chicks are due to arrive any day now! I'm all set, can't wait to see the little buggars :H

Wishing everyone a happy AF Humpday!
Lav

[Mohun]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Good Morning all. Starting on day 4 now. I had a headache last night, but was satisfied with "raw" wine (grapes from my garden).

So far so good. I picked a good time to do this as I have no business travel scheduled for a month or so.

Mo.

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Lav everybody else has trash out so....monkey see ~ monkey do :H
I wish I could see the chicks too! There used to be a feed and seed store in what is now a very hip part of town. It had wooden floors, loading dock, ALL the good stuff! And I loved the smell of it - especially when the chicks came in. Grandparents had chicken farm so I have good memories attached to all that.

I downloaded the file again, Lav and saved it in downloads rather than open it. Now I just have to figure out how to open a zip file. My goal is to get it onto my i-pod. I LOVE the CD

Everyone, thanks for your support about FH. I know I can't fix his problems, nor should I. This is HIS karma and has nothing to do with me. (chant) I did go to the river and doggie park. I got to the river after the warning sirens so I didn't realize the river was rising (dam release) until I was standing out in it. Happens quick! I do keep an eye out, but didn't realize how strong the current gets with a little more water. Yikes!

Better get busy. Have stuff downtown today and maybe get to swing by the tile place to get some bathroom ideas. Decorating type GF coming by this evening.

Happy AF hump day! Oh and ONE thing is for DAMN sure.....

[catch22]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Hello Everyone,
Well done Gaia for 4months af and not feeling deprived is wonderful....

Just wanted to share something with you's today, and also like to know if this has happen to anyone else am over 7months af it just that the other day i was doing a little bit of shopping in my local store, and all of a sudden it was like i was on auto pilot like in a trance and my old thinking come back saying to myself and looking at a bottle of Alcohol next to the pizza, that i have to have that bottle tonight with my dinner, i stood still like being in that moment (not sure how long for i was looking at that bottle when i come out of my trance) everything seemed all quiet around me..... i can understand now when people say that they have no re collection of them buying a bottle of alcohol and not remember how it happen..... Thanks to my program i am more aware of my thinking and actions it was a very weird strange feeling dont want to experince that in a hurry again was a bit scared to tell you the truth ....
I am also grateful and im moving more into the gratitude and not feeling so deprived we had a little bbq the other day my husband boss was invited i was worried just incase he bought me a bottle of wine but i was soooo grateful that i got flowers now if i was drinking and got flowers i would of been saying to myself fck the flowers i need alcohol my way of thinking is changing slowly......
Thanks for reading and keep well everyone and safe.:l

[LVT25]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Hello friends,
Nice to see you Mohun and Catch! Congrats to all that have celebrated AF milestones lately that I have probably missed! You all are doing great!

I'm kinda bummed this morning, the first e-mail I get is an overdraft notice! Shite! I did make a deposit yesterday that hadn't posted, but I am discouraged watching the savings slip away. The crops are good this year and the savings will get built back up, but damn! It doesn't help that I quit one of my jobs last week. It was a great paying job, but I felt like I was slowly getting weaned out of it and only getting a couple hours a week. It was time to get out before it affected our friendship much more. One more month and the cemetery job will be over, then that income will be gone for a few months. I have some options, just feeling sorry for myself at the moment.

My in-laws just left (again). Always a pleasure seeing my hubby and bil get drunk and try to be funny. At least SIL and I are on the same wavelength.

Busy day ahead. It is yoga day, and bible book study day. Then I take my new 16 year old to get his license. Then back for Church stuff. Ugh, it's going to be a long day. I better be off!

Have a great sober day all!:h

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Wow - a busy evening yesterday and morning today in the world of Daily AF! Hello to one and all.

P3, If you spend a lot of time thinking about how the weekend was a waste of time then you are just wasting more time on it. In my old drinking days, a weekend like that would have had me stewing on it for a very long time afterward. And I would also have been working hard to make it the other person's fault that I had a lousy time. (don't know if you are doing that part - just relaying what I used to do.) I have come to realize that I don't HAVE to like everyone nor does everyone have to like me. I can be one way and somebody else can be a different way without either of us being "right" or "wrong." The challenge that I still deal with is how to gracefully say "no" rather than set myself up for a lousy time with a person I just don't gel with and then try to blame them. When the REAL responsibility is mine. If I have vastly different habits or whatever, and would not have a good time with someone, it's my responsibility to find a polite way to decline. Anyway....like I said - don't know if any of that is going on for you. It's something I still have to work on.

Gaia, thanks for getting us started today! Congrats on 4 months :yougo: and congrats on not feeling deprived and congrats on being HAPPY!!!

Lav, I hope you take piccies of the chickies when they arrive!! I'm excited for their arrival at your place! :H Since we seem to be on a parallel produce journey this year, do you have sweet potatoes??? I think that will be the next thing over flowing around here. Can one make jam out of 'em?

LVT, I hope you have faith that the $$ will work out as long as you keep doing your best to do the right thing. I admire your ability to watch as much drunken stuff as you have to watch in your family without getting too upset. I don't think I could do it. You are doing what you gotta do with grace and dignity it seems. I'm not sure I could handle drivers license day with a teen either. :egad: I think it's a good thing I'm not a parent!

Catch, great to see you! Congrats on 7 months! And also congrats on getting through that through yesterday without acting on it. We CAN do it if we are spiritually strong, which it seems that you are! It's humbling to realize that the thoughts can occur at any time. It's what we do with them (or NOT do with them as the case may be) that matters.

Greenie, wow your description of the river coming up fast was sort of scary. I have a bit of water fear and the thought of being in fast rising water gave me the creeps. Be safe at the river!! Good for you deciding that FH's problems are just that - his problems. You are a giver and a problem solver so I imagine sticking to your guns is very difficult. You need your $ for an oo la la bathroom!

Mo congrats on Day 4 and yes, it does sound like you came back at a good time. Business travel was a HUGE drunk for me and I'm grateful I don't have to do that any more. (the drunk NOR the travel!)

Det - check in! :b&d: Did you say a couple days ago that Dx gets home today? (my memory for the details is not too good so probably not!)

Curves - check
AA - check
Truck to the shop - check (this is for the 100,000 mile tune up even though I'm about 20,000 miles late for it!)
WW friendly breakfast - check

It's a beautiful day to be sober here! Wonderful cool and sunny morning. Great day to be without a vehicle and just do stuff that I need to do around home with the windows wide open!

One thing is for sure. My tools are firmly in place today, and there will be no drinking for this DG.

DG

PS - I am still shocked that we are expected to communicate effectively around here with only 6 smilies per post.

[Determinator]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

just a quick hi before a work meeting. yes Dx is home today i'm so happy.
be back around noonish. zoom zoom

be well everyone

ps.. and kudos Giaia!

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Greetings & congrats on your AF time catch & Mo!
Sober is definitely better

Greenie - you need to download a free copy of Winzip - here you go:
WinZip - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

I paid for a bigger version a long time ago - need it for my embroidery files.

DG - I have never grown sweet potatoes! Regular white potatoes yes but never sweets. Jam???? I just don't know about that concept - I imagine it would need a lot of garlic

Hey Det - how's it going?

Back to work Lav - now!!

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Lavande;954670 wrote: DG - I have never grown sweet potatoes! Regular white potatoes yes but never sweets. Jam???? I just don't know about that concept - I imagine it would need a lot of garlic

:H:H Who wants to be the FIRST to purchase Lav-n-DG's Soon-To-Be-Famous Garlic and Sweet Potato Jam? It makes a great holiday gift. Supplies are limited - reserve yours NOW!



DG

[bear73]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

sticking my head in to say hi - I'm back and the debate is over - can't mod - need to be af.
I think you all knew that for ages and I knew it for a while.
I can't wait ot start feeling really good again - I'm day 4 here so it's early days.
Det - glad you're posting and back on the sober horse - sending you positive vibes.

You're all an inspiration to me and I wouldn't have had half the thoughts/plans I'm having without this group.
Good to be back

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Bear, it's great to have you back. I know exactly how tough that debate can be. Even when I really *knew* I had to be AF, I still held out the smallest amount of hope for moderation, and it was that tiny amount of hope that caused me a lot of struggle and a relapse. I think you will find that everyone understands!!!! Now that you have gone through the necessary process to figure it out, I hope your journey gets a tad bit easier for you with the *debate* off the table.

Congrats on Day 4!

DG

[Gaia]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

Hi Bear,
Welcome back. How are you feeling? Do you have a plan to stay AF through the weekend or the next gathering where people are drinking?

Uh - DG and Lav who put funny sauce in your coffee this morning? Sweet potato and garlic jam? What next, avocado and ketchup over pickles? Maybe you will create the next craze in nutrition.

Lav cluck cluck. Do you have a hen house? Will they rome free? Do you have fox protection?

Hi Det and Mo and Greenie and everyone else. Gotta get back to work now.

[Gaia]

AF Daily - Wednesday September 8

And...

CONGrATULATIONS PAPMOM ON FOUR MONTHS AF!!!!