AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

[Brigitte Bardot]

Good morning!

SNOW DAY! Schools are cancelled, no preschool for Little Gia. Coffee is on baby!

Not much planned today, do some shovelling to clear the pathways..right now I'm enjoying my coffee watching The Golden Girls, love that show.

One thing is for sure...

[jennyneric]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Good Morning!

My goodness BB y'all sure do get alot of weather where you are!

Have a good one I'm off to work, I will check back later!

[greeneyes]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Morning fabbies!

Another day in the life of snowland, eh BB?
Morning jen!

Yesterday was a heavy foggy mist and I was about to head "home" late afternoon when the clouds broke and the sun came out. So I walked on the beach and the beginning sunset - that erie dark/light of storm remanants, cast pink on the tips of parting clouds and the white churning foam of the waves... spectacular! Little doggie loved the off-leash run on the deserted beach. Me too. Sunny today so I think I'll go to the trails for a couple letterboxes and then to lunch at a place where I saw oyster stew on the menu. :tonguemonkey:
Limers, what's your plan for the weekend, girlie?

Where's Pride? Mstall?

Lav, your comment about keeping resentment at bay didn't go unnoticed. I am hoping you find peace with your situation soon. You SO deserve it.

One thing is for sure here....

[greeneyes]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

And hi to DG from yesterday.
Det, glad you feel better and navigated LasVegas well. :goodjob:

P3 the e-mail rocked! Itsn't it grand to not be so reactive?

[universal]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Heidi Ho Abbers!

It snowed here last night too but just a dusting - we are supposed to get hit today and Saturday. I hate winter in Canada! But i love Canada so I guess you just have to trade off one for the other.

I went to 2 meetings yesterday - I've been feeling kind of blah and still having brutal drinking dreams - I hate them! They are so real and nasty. I have my home group tonight which is a speaker meeting and I always feel better after my home group so I'm looking forward to that.

Today is a day of laundry, some homework for the course I'm taking and just some general tidying. Hubby is at work today which will be nice as he won't be underfoot.

One thing is for sure........

[Mstall]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Morning Abbers,

BB - i'm jealous of your snow day! I love an unexpected snow day to do whatever i feel like, even shoveling feels theraputic. (sp!)

greenie - thanks for thinking of me.

tonight is back to hot yoga, i've decided that i'm just doing it in the late afternoon/evenings. I havent gotten around to checking my carb/protein levels but will get to that eventually.

Day 17 and my birthday, it feels so good to give myself the gift of sobriety.

have a great day everyone!

[papmom3]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Happy Birthday Mstall!! Way to celebrate!! Oh, and if you really really love shoveling, please come to MA and help me out!!

This is getting to be freakin' rediculous!! We got over a foot last nite and there is no place to put it!! My poor doggies are relegated to going on the deck in the 3x3 space I swept out for them. I can't let them out in the potty area as the snow is so high they can just step over the 3 foot high fence and away they go!! OK, so they won't get anywhere fast and I'll probably be able to catch up to them but still!!!! I'm getting prepared to go out and shovel some paths for them. God I wish my snowblower was working!! I'm also waiting for my neph to wake up and come rescue me (yeah, I'll be waiting until early afternoon I'm sure!!). I need his 6ft + height to get the snow off my porch roof. I've already moved the litterboxes and food out of that room and closed the door just in case the roof collapses. We'll have to shovel a path to the shed to get the roof rake out. My college has a 10:30 am opeing today. good for them. I won't be there. I really feel like taking my neph for a ride to the box store and picking up a new snowblower but I know I won't get a deal and will probably get shafted-that's if they have any left. Sigh. Condo hunting is looking better and better but I doubt there are any complexes that will allow 5 animals.

Greenie and DG-thank for the kudos. It did feel really good not to act reactively (I wonder how I'll teach DD that!!) and the result I got back was perfect. Hmmm, I might be finally growing up!!

DG-so glad to hear from you. I totally get the part about time that used to be spent drinking being filled up so we have NO free time anymore!! If only we could convince the Newbies that this really happens!! I know I didn't believe it at first.

Lav-hang in there. You deserve so much more than you are getting. Hope the chicks are OK today.

BB-enjoy your snow day with little Gia!!

Uni-hope you're feeling better today.

Limers-yes, what are your plans to help you stay AF this weekend? So glad you're with us!!

Deter-glad to hear you're on the mend. Hope the 7 hour drive goes smoothly. Yuck.

Well, the big news here (besides the never ending snow) is that I think I'm going to give my notice to the Saturday job. The new owners and philosophy are just not what I signed up for. They cancelled the cleaning company contract and we weekend COFIs (Creator of First Impressions) are now expected to do ALL the cleaning-vacuuming, dusting, toilets etc. Sorry-not what I signed up for. If I want to work in maintenance I'll get a job with a real cleaning company and make more than $10/hour. We will also be fired immediately if we download anything to the computers or log onto FB. Don't even get me started on how we have to answer the phones now and that we have to offer snacks and beverages to EVERYONE coming in, even the postman/woman. Sorry, but USPS workers get paid a ton more than I do-they can get their own snacks, not to mention they are on tight schedules and could care less about sitting around chatting and drinking coffee. Arrrgghhhh!!!!
I think this is the time for me to really get serious about getting my Virtual Assistant business off the ground. I started over a year ago by signing up with ODesk but just don't have time to really do it justice. so, more belt tightening is in my VERY near future. I'm probably crazy to do this just when gas and oil prices are sky rocketing but I'm too old and time is too precious to be putting time into a stupid part time job that I am already growing to hate. Wish me luck!!

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Good morning fabbies. BB, enjoy that snow day! I'm like the others secretly wishing for one myself. (without the actual snow. Is that possible??? :H)

Jenny, have a good day at work!

Greenie your house sitting gig sounds fabulous! Will be interested to hear how the letterboxing adventure turns out. Are you looking for ones that are supposedly there? (if i recall correctly how that works, which I probably don't!)

Uni, you are doing such a good job hanging in there and working your program despite the negative things you are battling, like those dreams. Keep putting one foot in front of the other!!! It sure beats the alternative. I too find comfort going to my home group, especially if something stressful is going on.

Happy Birthday MStall and even bigger congrats on 17 days back on the wagon!

P3, sometimes we have to let go of something before we can grab onto the next thing. I often think of trapeze artists (is that what they are called?) when I think about having to let go of one thing before I can grab the next. Maybe this work situation is a blessing in disguise. Mean time, I hope your nephew comes 'round to help you dig out before your roof collapses!

I gotta zoom zoom once again but hello to everyone yet to come. Have a fabulous day. No time for AL here, so one thing is for sure...

DG

[greeneyes]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Here's a link to a webcast on Saturday about getting organized, etc. 3PM, EST. 90 minutes
Radiance Inner Circle?|? START Getting Organized with Alison Marks

[momof3]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Hello Abber Fabbers,

Wow, what's with all of the snow this year? It seems like everyone on this thread is cleaning up from a storm or preparing for another one. We got our first major storm in DC area yesterday. We had a thunder storm while it was snowing! They call it thunder snow go figure. We ended up with about 5 inches which is alot for this area. It turned into rain/ice later in the afternoon which made for treacherous road conditions and lots of people stranded for hours. My entire family made it home safely.

BB, Happy to hear you made it through a tough go of it with cravings. It is amaziing how overwhelming they can be. I have to think that this weather isn't helping matters either.
Fortunately, they do go away after some time. I "entertain the thought" every once in a while but that's about it. Strong cravings left me after about 6 months and even then they were very few and far between. Exerise and keeping up on a very thorough vitamin and supplement regiment was crucial for me.

MStall, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I love that you do hot yoga too! Congrats too for getting some AF time behind you. Exercise for me was the first and foremost most important contributor to my sobriety. I only started hot yoga recently but wished I had found it sooner. The amount of toxins that are released in one class has to be a huge help. Also, if you are concerned about protein intake, try whey protein power which you can get at any health food or vitamin store. I buy chocolate whey and mix with water (or soy milk for even more protein). I also add frozen fruit, etc. Especially good right after yoga. I also love, love coconut water.

Greenie, I so appreciate your recommendations on podcasts. I am going to listen to the one on getting organized. Being organized is good for my soul. I find that if my house is disorganized, so is my brain and vice versa. It is a very challenging combination for me.

Papmom. I enjoyed reading your post about how you dealt with the women around the training level with your dog. It is amazing what happens once our brain heals from alcohol. I never would have defined myself as a reactive person until after I stopped drinking. I have so much more patience now and an ability to think things through, treat others with respect even when I'm angry etc. I still have my witch/bitch moments, especially with my husband. Does that count?

DG, It warms my heart to see you back again. You mentioned something about a new MK foundation. Could you tell me where I could get more info on it. I am fair and freckly so it is hard for me to find good foundation. I don't wear it all over my face or every day, but strategic areas such as chin, cheeks. Have a little rosacea in the winter.

Uni, hang in there. Good that you are going to meetings. Are ADs helping you?

Hello to Jennyneric, Marshy, Lav, Det, and others to come.

M3

[Guest]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

hello all and happy birthday Mstall.
Getting ready to audition for a gospel chior, partner keeps taking the mick...fecker! Still I will give it a try, always said I wanted to. Plans for the weekend are to keep as busy as possible tho I have to say even on day feckin 4 im feeling , shall we say, 'thirsty'! So I will go tonight and not chicken out of it. Hope all is well with you lot and see you later xx

[momof3]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Cross post Limers. Good to see you here. Hang in there. Lots of water...one foot in front of the other. You can do it.

[universal]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

Hi everyone!

MO3 - yes, I do take AD's - they are helping but I am finding that right now if anything stresses me out I immediatly go to a stance of "F it" and I want to get in my car and just escape. I am working with my therapist on new coping mechanisms - had a couple of steps backward when I had to go to FLA to help out my sister - mainly because my focus was entirely on caring for my neice for 10 days which was very hard for me. I did it and we had a great time but it was exhausting and I didn't keep up my self care so when I finally did get home after a brutal trip home I had brutal anxiety and panic attacks for 4 days. But I'm working on it and going to meetings and resting helps.
Thanks for caring!

[Lavande]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

I have one question......

Who the feck ordered all this snow????? :H:H
What a pain in the butt! 18" of snow, no power for 15 hours (no heat, water, nothing) & a generator with a dead battery - geez!

I called the YB & told him to take a helicopter if he had to to get here.
We had to get to the nearest auto parts store to get a new battery. It's installed & I'm on generator power - some things back like heat & water. The cable just came back too.
The good news is the chickens survived too

Happy birthday Mstall! Glad you are here with us.

Greetings to everyone, hope your day is going much better than mine.
I can't wait for my hands & feet to warm up, Brrrr.

Lav

[Brigitte Bardot]

AF Daily ~*~ Thursday, January 27th

My day is sucking, I've got a headache and just want certain things to be overwith already.

Lav, 15 hours with no power sucks huge donkey balls. And I always hated shovelling a path to the chicken coop in the winter time. I don't think chickens were ever meant for me. But, they've gone to a new home for a while now and still giving eggs which is good.

Uni, hon I hope you're doing better as the day goes on. We woke up at 5 am this morning and this day is just never ending.

Limers, stay strong babe. You can make this weekend. Friday and Saturday night will be hard but try to stay strong and eat whatever the hell you want. If your partner tries to take your mike knock him in the head with it, stupidhead. That's funny though that you're going for Choir and your cursing about that fucker trying to steal the Mike...lol, love you and your sassy attitude. :l

M3, stay warm and dry and off the roads! They can be really scary.

DG, it's so good to see you back here. Missed you posting.

Pap, you really have alot on your plate right now! I've been told by people that things end in our lives for new things to start. I think that's called Divorce! lol. Kidding. You'll know what's right, if it feels right to you then go with it.

Mstall, congrats on the 17 days and a huge Happy Birthday to you!! What did you do on your special day? Yah for presents, cake and yoga!

Where is Ms.AFM? I havent seen her lately. I'm going to stalk her on FB I think and send her a note. As well as AA. Where did he run off too? Probably overworked again.
Det, how are you coping after Vegas?
Greenie, I've got to check out that video!