Jubilant January ~ Week 1

[Rusty]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Good Morning Everyone!

A happy TGIF to all my friends here. I got to sleep in this morning....until 4!:H

Chill-yes, I DO go to bed at 8:30 but if I'm watching a good movie, I can stay up until 10:00, or if I am involved in a stimulating conversation, or thinking about Mr. G.. The reason I get up so early is that I do training/consulting and manufacturing inspection activities and I have to cover all 3 shifts so I would rather get to work at 4:30 a.m. to cover 3rd shift then be there at 11 at night. Chill, did you manage to sell some of your jewelry? I feel so badly that you're in this situation but thrilled and very proud of you that you are taking control of it.:goodjob:

Lav:

Rusty hard at work for nearly 4 hours already (I'm definately feeling lazy today).

Well, Lav, we all know you're the thread slouch.:H Just kiddin.'

G -my birthday is February 10th, and I will be flying home from Texas that night. My family is taking me out to dinner on the 11th. I'm really glad you haven't been affected by the floods. They wreak such havoc and damage here in the states...wiping out entire towns.

Cyn-Where are you moving to and why? I don't think I've ever understood. I''m sure I've missed it on previous posts. Thank you again for the idea to pick up the book on Barcelona. I shall pick it up at the bookstore at O'Hare tomorrow.

PA-so sorry your partner caused a bit of a stir on Christmas....that must be so sad for you to see.

Rebirth-I agree with Star-this woman is in AA? She definitely looks like a fool then and is only doing more damage to herself. She'll dig herself a hole for sure.

Star-your post was incredibly kind and thoughtful. Your posts always are...but this is one I will print out and take with me to Spain.:l

I'm off to the gym, guys....then to my doc's for my annual physical. Ahhh...the bloodwork won't be detecting any AL in this woman today.

Have a great AF Friday! I love you guys.

[mylife]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Good morning all -- just popping in hours after Rusty is off to work to say hello before I head off! I still can't get over 4:30 Rusty! I'm with Lav, I feel lazy!

Rebirth - sorry to hear about the woman from AA harassing you. Must be awful -- I say ignore and hopefully the person will move on to bothering someone else!

Have a great AF day all.

[Chillgirl]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Howdy Jubulant ones!

Our 1st week of 2011 nearly over and I hope its treated everyone well. I have been sooo busy "organizing" that for me it has at least been productive. I have been checking out properties to rent back in Scotland close to my Parents and looking online at the recruitment companies. What a wonderful benefit the internet is, without it this would be impossible.

Rusty - I go to London the week after next to sell my watch and hopefully a ring too which Rebirth has helped give me a value for.

Mr G - Im so glad you are unaffected by the floods, I was nearly over there with my rescue boat

Mylife - Its lovely to have you here on the monthly thread. I hope you stick around and let us get to know you better.

Paguy - Being able to walk away is a huge step in our learning, well done for exercising this.
I often rehearse in my head a conversation Id like to have with someone telling them what I think of them and thankfully Im learning to leave it in my head. My new rule to myself is, "is what im about to say productive and benefical to the other person?" If im saying to only satisfy my own ego I try to button it.

[Lavande]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Good ??? Noon everyone?

I had an early customer this morning (I mean my hair was still soaking wet when she came to the door) :H The rest of the morning just got away from me.

Well, it's snowing in Lav's neighborhood today, pretty but I hope it just accumulate too much. The old back, knees, etc, etc, don't care for shoveling any more.

Thanks for the kind words Star! Although if you had heard me chewing my BIL's head off yesterday you may change your mind about me being a kind lady :H I'm just coming to realize what a nosey, pain in the a$$ he really is! I heard him stealing firewood from behind the chicken house yesterday but ignored him because I was busy trying to load my sedated dog into the car for a trip to the Vet. (I have to sedate her becaue she has a hx of being rather violent & unruly in the Vet office). He then proceeded to question me about where I was going & why. Then he starts to lecture me about my choice of Vets, etc. etc. etc. I told him to shut the feck up & stop stealing my firewood :H:H
Needless to say I was seriously irritated!!!!

I'm concerned about my dog because despite feeding her higher caloric foods & more of them she continues to lose weight. She's dropped from 48 lbs to 39 lbs in the past year & looks cachetic. Otherwise she seems perfectly happy & healthy. I'm waiting for a call with her bloodwork results. The big dog is still as fat as ever!

G, so glad you are on dry ground. Floods are terribly destructive.

John, is it snowing up by you yet?
My son, DIL & EB are driving to Maine today to visit relatives. I guess I'm going to be in worry mode all day.........

Have a great Friday one & all.
I'm sure I'll be back later.
Lav

[rebirth]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Good noon too everyone..

G - this is my charlie chaplin. Not as good as your deep sexy singing voice though! Glad to hear that you are not too affected by the floods.. Hasnt the the weather changed so much.

Star - my harasser is just a very sad and lonely woman who has lost a bit of her marbles. She needs to
channel her anger into something more productive. I reckon if she had more love in her life then she wouldnt be so bitter.

mylife I will be doing just that...ignoring her.

x

[papmom3]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Hi Everyone!
Quick check in before hitting the treadmill.
Lav-how old is the smaller dog? I'm sure the vet will look carefully at Kidney values but also the T4 result is important. Hyperthyroidism is easily missed. If she is in the beginning stages of Kidney disease, don't despair. I have lots of experience with that (2 cats) and there is lots you can do to slow down the progression. Also don't worry about the kids driving to ME-our snow isn't supposed to start until later this afternoon/evening so hopefully they will be ahead of it all. They are staying over right?
Good for you for telling your BIL off!! Whoo Hoo!! Just remember tho-he did rescue you from the snake :H

Chill-I can't even tell you how impressed I am with your attitude and organization. I think this year is going to be absolutely fabulous for you!!

Rusty, Star, RB, Mylife, Sooty, Sped, Mr G etc-you're all in my thoughts even if I don't respond it each individual post.
Gotta go!!
:l

[sooty]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Hi everyone, RB I love the charlie chaplin, you are very talented!

I'm getting so fed up with the miserable weather. There has been a fantastic programme on tv this week about stargazing, so I sat outside last night cos it was a clear night, managed to see Jupiter and see one meteor and then it clouded over! We've had rain again all day but the forecast for the weekend is better. So I might be doing a bit more amateur atronomy. So far I can identify Orion and Jupiter! Its very exciting though.

I hope everyone is having a pleasant Friday and that the weekend provides lots of fun and relaxation for us all.

See you on the morrow
love Sooty

[Rusty]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Sooty- PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me what songs you sang during the Christmas holidays and what songs are singing now. I can't sing my way out of a paper bag but so admire people who can. (I'm begging here, Sooty...this is my third request, and if you don't tell me, I'm reporting you to the Monthly Abstinence Busdrivers' Union

[Lavande]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Sooty the Star Gazer

Papmom, we're guessing 'Girl Dog's' age to be 9-10 years, just not sure.
She showed up at my door after a horrendous hurricane type storm that blew thru here 7 years ago. She was very thin then too, obviously had been on the run for a while. I told the Vet I thought it is thyroid related as she also has dry skin & coat. I use L'oreal leave in conditioner on her.....works great

Rusty, I hope you have a wonderful trip! I tried to interest my son in a trip there years ago but it never happened. He spent years studying Spanish in school & thought he would enjoy the chance to use his language skills, oh well.

OK Lav, back to work!

[Dewdrop]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Cyn I can?t imagine moving house so quickly you must be extremely organised, I know you have said it?s your job but still, I guess because you have known it?s imminent you will have pared things down and decluttered. I?ll keep my fingers crossed that all goes well for you. Do you know where you are moving to yet? I always think it?s quite exciting moving to a new place it shakes you out of your routine and opens new avenues.
Rebirth I can?t believe it would cost so much to send a letter from a lawyer, I?m definitely in the wrong line of work I don?t know how you are coping with this situation I?m sending lots of positive vibes your way :l
Lav sorry to hear about your dog I hope you find out what?s going on, that?s quite a bit of weight to lose and vet bills can be quite expensive. L?oreal conditioner :H
SD I hope your day tomorrow is not as bad as you are expecting.
Star what a lovely post you are such a thoughtful and kind lady.

The weather seems to be on everyone?s mind at the moment with floods and snow; we are expecting more snow again tonight and it has been freezing the past few days since the rain and drizzle left. I had managed to cut back on my heating for about 2 days but its going full blast again, can?t risk burst pipes and will worry about the fuel bills later. I reckon I?ve saved more than a years fuel bills in alcohol not bought since going AF (if that makes sense!), only thing is I don?t know what I?ve done with it
I?m off to a Buddhist Centre for a Meditation Day tomorrow and really looking forward to it, it?s in a beautiful setting on the shores of a loch and has such a wonderful calm and peaceful atmosphere. I love going there. Tonight I?m making a few dishes to take for lunch ? Bombay potatoes, riata and a spiced apple cake which smells lovely so I might have a slice tonight.

I can?t believe that we are at the end of our first week in January but I have been feeling very happy and content since we moved into 2011. I somehow feel that I have turned a corner in my battle against alcohol, it not longer enters my consciousness like it used to, it feels part of a previous life. I know I need to keep my guard up but the urges happen few and far between now and when they do they are not a problem, I sometimes smile when they appear and put them back in their box.

I?m off to check the other threads, Friday night might be a difficult one for so many of the newbies.

Dewdrop :h

[Lavande]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

How weird.....
The Vet just called with Girl Dog's lab results. She is slightly anemic & one of her liver enzymes is slightly elevated. Hmmm, I think for now I will just focus on feeding her iron rich foods, maybe supplement her with iron & Vit C. The Vet didn't really have any suggestions other than possibly xraying her abdomen (to look for tumors). Don't think I want to go there just yet, nothing is palpable.

Dewdrop, it is a nice thing to hang around the newbies & give them a hand when needed. I really appreciated when people did that for me as a newbie
Enjoy your Meditation Day tomorrow, sounds wonderful.

Just heard more snow is on the way tomorrow, oh boy.

[ladybirdheart]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Rusty, hope you find The Shadow of the Wind, it might be hard in an airport but it should add a lot of fun to your trip. Dewdrop and mylife, you are perfect here, I love reading what you say. Lav, your dear dog is in good Nurse Lav hands, food and support, the sweet spot for us all. Goodnight to you all. Or good morning. In any case, Hi Sooty. Hi all. Love, Ladybird.

[paguy]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Happy Friday Jubilant Ones...

Yes, it is winter and (darn) and more snow is on the way tomorrow (ditto darn). Lav - I was hoping the Phila area would get off easy this year after the 100+ inches of snow we had last winter. No such luck, huh? I'm embarassed to say that my Christmas tree is still up and decorated so maybe being housebound will motivate me to get it down.

LBH - I loved The Shadow of the Wind. Being that it takes place in Barcelona, it would be a great read for Rusty while she is traveling there.

Saw the doctor today for my sinuses and I got some meds - steroids to shrink the polyps and an antibiotic to clear the sinus infection. Hope to be feeling much better in a couple of days.

Spent the entire afternoon at work today trying to fix a major HR issue that is impacting my employees. I just don't know how much longer I am willing to put up with the incompletence that surronds me at work. No one seems to be accountable and I spend so much of my time doing other people's jobs. Very, very frustrated at the moment. March 2012 may not be soon enough for me to retire. We will see....

Today would have been a very typical day where I would come home from work and drink away my frustrations. Instead, I took a short nap and concentrated on relaxation. It worked!

Anyone have interesting or lofty plans for the weekend?

Hope you all have a peaceful evening....

[papmom3]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Hi All,
Yes, this first week of 2011 has gone fast but despite financial woes I feel a sense of peace. Dewdrop, I agree with you-a corner has been turned and I can't imagine going back to the life i had. Tonite as I was driving home all I wanted to do was just veg out and not think about a thing. I briefly thought a big bottle of wine would do the trick and then I sternly told myself that if I really wanted to be catatonic, all I had to do was crawl into bed with my book! Of course by the time I got all my errands done the pups wouldn't hear of me crawling into bed!! It was dinnertime!! I have yet to get under the covers, I'm properly tired and can't wait to go to sleep. So there AL!! You know longer have the power!!

Lav-Did the vet suggest the iron rich foods, iron supps and vit c? I would be very careful about giving human supps and feeding too much iron. There can be many reasons liver enzymes could be up and unfortunately a tumor could be the cause of both things. I think if it were me, I would get the films just to rule that out. Tumors in the abdominal cavity aren't always palpable until they get too big. I hope the cause of her abnormal bloodwork is much more benign that that. I know you will do the best you can for her and bless you for taking her in when she showed up!! (that's how I got my Freddy the King cat!!)

RB :l to you sweetie for having to deal with this wacko!! I hope the police will really knock some sense into her but I agree with everyone else-no one listening to her is going to take her seriously. Love your artwork-you really are talented!!

Rusty-have a great trip!! Did you figure out how to upload to photobucket yet because we want pics!!! Hope you find some good books to take with for the flight.

Sooty-hang in there with the weather. It's not much better over here believe me.

Cyn-congrats on the house sale!! Wow-they are closing fast huh? Are you still thinking of joining us Nor'easters????

John-way to go on the alternate way to handle the stress!! Doesn't it feel great to know we don't have to rely on the booze anymore to deal with things?? Such a huge relief!! I think with the pred you're going to feel very good within 24 hours don't you Lav? Hope it does the trick and you don't need the surgery. I feel for you with the job hassles. I still have at at least 10 more years and can't even imagine doing this job for that many more years. There is so much I want to do that the job gets in the way of

time to check the other threads and then hit the hay. I'm hoping when I wake up tomorrow our winter wonderland was just a threat and not a reality. There's a very light covering out there now. Please stay that way!!

:l

[mylife]

Jubilant January ~ Week 1

Good evening all!

Just checking in from the "Newbie" threads! Dew, you are right we need all the help we can get tonight!! I'm actually feeling okay now, not so great a few hours ago, but went to the gym and had a nice dinner and came here...cravings gone. Its nice to know a few months from now maybe I'll have turned a corner with AL...hope so.

Paguy, I agree, Friday is the day to "relax" from a stressful week with wine. Not for me tonight!

Lav, sorry to hear about your puppy. I agree with your nutritional ideas. We had a dog with a thyroid condition who lived to be a healthy 17 1/2 years old -- really long considering he was a large-breed dog!

Rebirth - your art is wonderful -- very impressive!

I'm headed off to bed with a book. I've got a stack of them I never managed to get through when I was drinking...! Imagine that. Have a great night everybody.