AF Daily, Monday April 18

[Sarasmiles]

Well, I really doubt anyone's going to beat me to the punch this time! Ha! I'm up at 12:41 am.

I need to try and get some sleep, especially since the alarm's set for 4am. We leave for Florida bright and early. I am so grateful for all the encouragement and support I found on yesterday's thread. Papmom, I loved your post that helped me "play the tape forward" in a good way, looking towards the positives of not drinking on this vacation, rather than just the negatives that would come if I drank. Thank you!

DG, congrats on the growing team! I used to buy MK from a woman in town...haven't done so for years, but recently I became friends with another MK "entrepreneur". I was thinking of ordering some eye cream from her, but then I wondered...would that be unfair to the woman I used to buy from?? Oh, the ethics of cosmetics sales...I may just have to shop at CVS :H

Cinders, so glad you're stringing those days together!

Greenie, the firepit sounds wonderful. I love the vision of coffee in a robe by the fire. It must feel like a vacation at home.

I went to a SMART meeting tonight, bringing my new (and newly sober) friend along. It was a good one! I had lots of help for how to cope with vacationing without alcohol. I'm feeling pretty strong. I KNOW I won't drink. I just want to enjoy myself, too!

MUST SLEEP. Have a great day, everyone!
Sara

[universal]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Morning abbers,

Monday again. I'm tired still - puppy is a busy little guy but soooooooooooo cute!

I am looking forward to a busy but good day - I need to get some journalling and work done on my sobriety. I sometimes like to sit down with my binders and books and review and go through old journals etc. to remind myself why I want to be sober. I think today is one of those days.

I hope everyone has a great AF day!

Love and hugs,
Uni

[Lavande]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Good Monday morning Abbers!

Sara, enjoy your vacation

Uni, hope you have a good journaling day - anything that helps, right??

I have a bit of work lined up for this morning then plan some outside work this afternoon. Hope the weather plans to cooperate

Wishing everyone a great AF Monday!

Lav

[mylife]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Good morning Abbers!

Sara, enjoy Florida! It's sunny and warm here. I am having a 3-day weekend at the beach with my hubby AF and it is going just fine. I'm about to go take a morning power walk along the ocean. Gorgeous!

Uni, I have been thinking about getting a puppy again (our 17-year old dog passed away last year). I don't know about that puppy phase, though! I like sleep!

Lav, enjoy your chickens and garden!

Have a fantastic AF day all.

[Guitarista]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Greeting's Fabber's far and wide!

Wishing everyone a safe, sober, and magical day.

[papmom3]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Morning Abbers!! I'm sitting here on pins and needles waiting for a call from the owner of a Shasta camper that was put up on CL last nite. He's only asking $500 for it (buyer beware!) but it's my size AND........
it's decorated on the outside with........ wait for it............
BUTTERFLYS!!
Is that a sign or what????? I'd like to ask everyone on here to send a great big telepathy message to this owner in Fall River, MA to CALL PAM!!
I am so afraid this might be a scam but I won't know unless I get a call.
Not good at waiting!!!!!!

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Dear Universe:

Please put your positive vibe all over that butterfly camper. If Pam is the rightful owner of that camper, please make sure it is placed in her hands!!!



Wishing Sara a fABulous vacation!

Wishing Uni a fABulous journaling day!

Wishing I could be with mylife walking on the beach today!

Wishing Lav sound fABulous weather for outside work!

Wishing G-Man and ALL other fabbies a fABulous day whatever you are doing!!!

I'm running late for volunteer work at the mission so gotta go! One of my new MK team mates has already booked a party with her best friend. She is so excited. It's great when this sort of stuff spreads so much cheer.

One thing is for sure..

DG

[Cassia]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Hi Daily Abbers,

Please accept my apologies for neglecting you all lately. Things have been a bit manic here. I have been lurking though. It was good to see Jenny check in yesterday - she has been on my mind.

P3 - sending you all my good luck vibes. I hope you get the Camper. Let us know as soon as you hear.

Uni - i hope you got some inspiration and determination from your old journals today!

Sara - I am glad the SMART meetings are going well for you and you were able to help your friend. Stay positive - you are doing great and sound amazing!

Lav - i hope the weather cooperated with you today and you managed to get your outdoor activities done.

Mylife - do you live in florida now? I meant to tell you that my new job is going to give me 20 days PTO. I think that's pretty reasonable for just starting out but would welcome your thoughts?

G-man - hope you are doing good!!!

DG - I hope you had a good day volunteering at the mission.

So operation abandon UK is in full swing. I chose my letting agent last week so I am just getting various bits and pieces done to get the flat on the market. The packers are coming out tomorrow to give me a firm quote and I will pay the deposit for my cat's flight when I get paid on Wed. looks like hubby and cat are going to move in with my inlaws and the cat will come out as soon as I get a permanent place. I am looking at buying cars and renting places at the moment. There is no desperate rush as I have my sublet for three months but I would be pleased to get something sorted quickly.

So that's all my chat I think. I may need to lean on you guys over the next month for support. As it get closer to the date, I am sure I will be filed with a variety of emotions. I can't believe its less than four weeks. Proper scary.

xx

[papmom3]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Cassia-you will have all the support you need from us! Bring it on!! You mention your cat will come out when you get a place-is not your hubby moving to the US with you too? Don't mean to pry-I'm just curious!

Well-I'm not sure I will be getting the camper. The seller fnally contacted me around 12:30 and said he had someone coming to look at it today and if was still available afterwards, he would give me a call tomorrow. I pushed back and asked if I could come down anyway as I was over an hour away and today was my only day off. I've yet to hear back from him on that and it's getting quite late to make the trip down. 3:30 would be my latest leave time.

However, on another note, I just got off the phone with my former boss who I ran away from practically screaming 4 years ago. She wants me to apply for the Registrar position that is currently open there!!! I think I will. The school is 10 min from me and it would be quite a promotion(I'm an ass't registrar at a state university). I wonder if we're both maturer now and will be able to respect each other more? Certainly the fact that I'm not drinking anymore should help as I'm rarely a roller coaster of emotions anymore but am I going from one toxic environment back to another? I've heard she as mellowed quite a bit and although I would be reporting to her, her new position is much more encompassing than what it was before. Hmmm. Guess it won't hurt to try. Thank you Universe. I think.

[Cassia]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Pam - Yeah, he will join me eventually but the visa process has slowed right down so it could be 8 to 12 weeks before he can come out. I would hope to have the cat out before so my hubby doesn't have too much to stress about.

Interesting about the job. Could you meet her for a coffee first and gauge how much she has changed?

fingers crossed on the camper - it's a bit daft that the seller hasn't told you to come out to see it too..I would have thought that it would create some healthy competition?

Oh can you tell me what exactly a papmom is?

x

[papmom3]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

:H Cassia!! My dogs are Papillons so I'm a Papmom!! no human kids, just the paps!
Oh, I forgot your hubby isn't american too. of course the visa process will be complicated. any chance of an H1 for him? I would think the tourist visa would be very limiting and he would have to go home for extended periods of time while waiting for the PR to come through.

Yeah, the camper seller puzzles me too. Either he really doesn'twant to sell or he's selling to a friend. I don't think it's a scam.

I think my former boss and I will have a sit down as part of the interview process. I think our phone conversation was the equivilent of the "cup of coffee" thing. I'll be checking in with my "moles" about her attitude change as I've pretty much kept in touch with everyone. I'm hoping that I have changed the most tho-stronger, able to stand up for myself but able to listen better and give her the respect she deserves. We have always gotten along outside of work, especially since I left. All I really wanted from her was some small amount of respect for what I did know and the experience I did have. I probably didn't respect myself enough to earn hers. We'll see!

[Cassia]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

AHHH! I get it now...that makes perfect sense.

We are going straight for the green card which was taking 5 months to approve from start to finish but now it is taking 10. Its almost not worth even visiting because of the expense involved in emigrating. He is best just saving his cash. It will be hard but worth it in the long run.

I think you make a good point about how you have matured since giving up the al. If you can get on outside work there is no reason you can't make it work inside work. Fingers crossed for you.

xx

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Hi again fabbies!

Good to see you Cassia. I'm sure this feels like a very crazy time! We are always here for each other so check in whenever you want! If PTO = Paid Time Off, then I think 20 days is very good - the equivalent of 4 weeks for sick/vacation/personal time. I've worked for companies where 10 or 15 days is where everyone starts - no matter what your level. Then it takes a couple of years anyway to get to 4 weeks. So I think you've done well! (unless a lot has changed out there in the last 7 or 8 years!)

P3, I say go for the job interview and see how it feels! I know I have sure grown up a lot in sobriety and I am comfortable these days dealing calmly with a much wider range of people than I was before. Worth seeing if it's tolerable enough for more $$$$ anyway, right?

We were SWAMPED at the mission for lunch today. I swear the people must have a systme of communication between two shelters in that part of town that serve meals. We were serving BBQ Pork and I'm guessing the other shelter must have been serving $h!t on a Shingle - hence the crowd at our place.

Hope everyone is having a fab day. Especially Det in hotel-motel land.

DG

[bear73]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Hey all just whizzing in at the end of my day - day 16 af here - last day at work tomorrow and then 14 days off woooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Gardening,decorating,cleaning, reading in the garden and exercising on the horizon and lots of sleeping - focusing on getting fitter and eating better this week.I'm really hoping knee injury clears up real soon meant to be playing on Saturday - only hurts in a deep knee bend but I need that for rollerderby/knee falls. Anyway - can still cycle/skate/swim.

Good day all of you - second copies of my smart stop drinking book arrived today and mindfulness - must keep hold of these ones!

[Cinders]

AF Daily, Monday April 18

Hi all,

Still sober here.

I fell asleep today for a nap. I am posting about it in the meds section but what happened due to the Baclofen is pretty scary.

However, I will continue to forge ahead. I am still sober and for me that is a miracle. The SEs from Baclofen, so far, are not enough to deter me.

I wish I could be like so many here who remain sober without the aid of drugs, but I have been trying for years, since 2006, and joined MWO in 2007.

I will take any and all methods that work.

I don't have a lot of time to post since I took a 4 hour nap today. I have much work to accomplish for my client. Luckily, I am working from home so it doesn't matter which hours I work, just as long as I get my projects done. However, I want to say I have read all the posts and even though I can't shout out hello to everyone personally, know I have read and I care.

Glad to see so many posting here these days. Kicking the beast to the curb is what this thread is all about!!

Love,
Cindi