AF Daily - Wed April 27

[Doggygirl]

fABbies! I'm sure you are all up and at 'em like me with your computers tuned into FIGURE SKATING!!! :bling (or...not...) Anyway...

Just wanted to kick things off this morning.

Greenie, that is awesome news about your interview tomorrow!

Lav, glad they caught the bad guy!

Det - a little relaxation with stick fighting. Hmmm... :H

Warm thoughts to LVT today and positive vibes to Uni too.

AF and positive vibes to everyone else today!

I am SO GLAD to be up this early and feeling good - not hungover. I rememver trying to watch these events at all odd hours back in the drinking days, and it just wasn't possible. I was generally either too drunk or too hungover depending on time of day. The sober life is the good life!

Hope you all have good days lined up too.

One thing is for sure....there will be no drinking going on here today.

DG

[Marshy]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Hello abbers - I'm zoom, zooming! Back from my travels and back at work!
Hope everyone is doing well, will catch up later.

[daisy45]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

:new: Just popping in to say hello all. On day 6 and so happy to be here. Easter has been a tough one, alcohol everywhere I turned. Have been asked for drinks every day since Saturday! Is this where you all come to every day?. Finding it hard to find somewhere to post daily. Maybe this is it? I know that had I not posted on day one I would definitely have given up {again!} this week. I felt I had to honour what I had written....Anyway, good luck to you all.

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

:welcome: daisy! Yes, many of us post here in "AF Daily" Daily. If you get here and there is not yet a thread for the new day, go ahead and start it for us! Congratulations on making it through the weekend with AL everywhere. Stick to your guns - it will get easier. Also, people will get used to you not drinking and eventually will stop offering. (and think nothing of it so long as they can have their own drinks!) I too love the accountability of posting my plans not to drink today!

Welcome home Marshy! Can't wait to hear about your trip!

So far the men in sparkles are unremarkable.

DG

[bear73]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

hey all - ooh sparkles ans skating - sounds fun.
Deter what martial art is that?It sounds amazing!

It is day 2 of decorating - spent all of yesterday cleaning walls as started painting directly onto wall (as advised) to find wall was greasy and needed a wash.
Cue run out to shop to wash walls and let dry overnight.

I went back to shop again today to buy more plastic sheets to cover kitchen units and bin bags for floor, proper ceiling paint and a new ceiling roller.

I am feeling tired and overwhelmed BUT am not listening to that - I want a new painted kitchen and this is how I get it. I'm gonna break down what I need to do into small tasks.

Tape on woodwork
Plastic sheets on units
Bin bags taped to floor
2 coats of white on - by the end of today
Blue paint x 2 on tomorrow

Phew - this would not be happening if I was still drinking - motivation,energy, hungover,money - I've spent about ?100 on paint and rollers BUT some of this is tools to keep.On my second strong coffee now - eaten 2 eggs and toast for breakfast - need to keep my protein up! Tomorrow off to physio and hairdresser tomorrow - half a day out - I WILL finish this ready for the long lazy bank holiday weekend.

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

I love the change in your thinking Bear. Boy you are right - can't be this productive when drunk/hungover. I'm with ya! It's going to be fABulous when your kitchen is all done!! (then you can go shopping for new dishes, etc. to match!!!)

DG

[daisy45]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Thanks DG. Heading out now for a day with my children -well, 2 of them anyhow... check in later.

[papmom3]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Welcome Daisy! Yes, as DG said, a number of us post here. I actually started out in the Newbies Nest which I found quite helpful in my early days/months so check that out if you haven't before. Nothing like a bunch of people in the same boat as you! And then you have us to talk to as well! Lucky girl!!

Go Bear Go! and then come over to the states to paint my kitchen OK? I STILL can't decide on a color and it's been over 3 years since the remodel!!

Zoom Zooming so gotta go. Early day today as it's agility nite. Will check in later!!

[InChains]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Morning all and happy wednesday to you all

Joining DG in sending positive thoughts to Uni and LVT today - thinking of you both

Daisy: Welcome! I'm a few days behind you but definitely agree, posting your AF plans is the best way to make them stick - I hope you decided to drop by every day and I look forward to hearing more from you papmoms right too - newbies nest is a great palce to hang out Alot of really supportive people in there.

Bear: good luck with your painting plans! My mother recently repainted our kitchen in 2 days - she had the advantage of being manic though at the time xD

Morning to Marshy, Papmom and all the others yet to show up today hope you're all having great AF days

So day 3 AF for me here, return of the insomnia which generally defines my AF time. Pretty twitchy too, and anxious - well actually i'm just a nervous wreck xD Am starting to find things a little harder but I have the added boost of being able to see the improvements my new skin treatment is making before I can see the improvements being AF is making so that should help to keep me going Will be checking back in later to see how everybody is doing

xIC

[Hippy Chick]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Hang in there Inchains. Are you taking the supps or listening to the CD's? Do you have a plan?

Welcome Daisy. Just have to echo what has been said before about joining us in the newbies nest. I go there most days as I love the enthusiam of the newbies and I also post here as there is alot of wisdom here, a different insight into longterm sobriety.

Pap - What jobs have you been interviewiing for?

Good on you Bear. Everytime you look at your new kitchen you will be able to remember that you did it without a hangover or drink in hand. Can you imagine what the painting would be like if you had been drinking? :H Probably a bit like my makeup I used to paint on my face when getting ready to go out (after of course having half a bottle of wine to get me in the mood).... I dont know why AL made me think that my makeup looked even better if I put it on REALLY thick..... scary! It's good to be able to laugh at some of the stupid things I did when pissed.

I was watching Eastenders tonight (yes I know, I have to get a life), and we are about three months behind the recording of it so it was New Years Eve on tonight. And of course everyone was drunk and i was thinking that they were over acting on the drunkeness so much. Then I wondered if they were over acting or if that is really the way we get when we have had too much? I think possibly that it was a true portrail of how some people do get. And it looked really stupid... Glad I wont have to be like that again.

We have a lovely cold, wet windy night here in Perth. Something we havent seen for a long time, so I am going to enjoy it, although my husband and daughter are whinging about having to put on a jumper soon..... can never please some.

So take care and will catch you tomorrow.

Hippy

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Good morning Abbers, Happy Hump Day!!!

DG, you really did get up early
I had a pretty crappy night ~ 15 years of night sweats, I'm sure I am incurable at this point

Welcome back Marshy!

Welcome daisey! Congrats on your 6 AF days, very nice!!'

bear, try to enjoy the painting process, it will be so nice when it's all done! A clear head will surely help

Greetings Papmom! Busy, busy!!

IC, one day at a time will do it! You will begin to strat feeling & looking great very soon

Hippy, I used to watch East Enders too! We no longer have access to it over here anymore, sad. Considering the entire show is wrapped around the happenings of the 'Queen Vic' - alcohol has always been a main character. I'm glad I won't be seen acting like that again as well!

Time to get moving, I have a bust day in order!
Wishing everyone a great AF Wednesday!
Lav

[universal]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Hi guys,

Okay so I have an appointment scheduled for May 17th for our local resources - they do orientation, assessment tools and then put you into group therapy, inpatient or outpatient if required, a concurrent disorder program - etc. They review with you what your needs are and go from there. It sucks that I have to wait that long but that was the soonest they could get me in.

On the 5th I am going to a concurrent disorders conference for the day so hopefully that will help as well. Just gotta keep plugging along.

Feeling better today - just tired.

Love you guys,
Uni

[Jolie]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Uni,

So glad to see you back! Are you back home yet? It does suck that you have to wait that long. Seems like the non-important appointments we make can be scheduled within the week but the ones that are really important to us take forever! Don't these people realize this? Anyway - good luck to you and I'm glad that you are reaching out!

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Daisy, how many kids do you have and how old are they?

P3, have a fun day and especially fun at agility tonight!! Do I recall reading that you have an event coming up this weekend?

HC, I used to think I was "fine" when I drank. However, I have a whole 'nother perspective now that I go to events as a non-drinker. At business events, there are always a number of people who don't drink AL at all. Then a number of people who drink appropriately - one or two across an entire evening. Then there is the small group of people drinking heavily. I used to always think 1) that group was bigger than reality. (well, it's smaller now that I'm not part of it LOL!) and 2) I wasn't "that bad." Now I see this small group of over-drinkers, and how obvious it is to everyone who is NOT over drinking. I'm so glad I'm not acting like that / looking like that / embarrasing myself like that any more. And this over drinking at business events looks worse and worse the older people are who are doing it, IMO. :egad:

Inchy, :yougo: Congratulations on Day 3!!!! One day at a time. You will start feeling and looking better every day. AL does nothing positive for our health and our skin, etc. I was reading a Paleo eating plan that I've started, and "NO ALCOHOL" is one of the rules. I just plainly said "it's a neurotoxin." I knew that of course, but there is something about seeing it put that simply, in black and white, in a non-recovery oriented setting that says it all. Who in their right mind seeking optimal health would want to consume neurotoxins???? You GO girl!

Lav, is YB courting you with any action items from your honey do list today??? :b&d:

I made home made mayo during the break between events. MMM MMMM Good. Deter you would love it if you like mayo.

DG

X-POST - Hi Uni and Jolie! Uni, sorry you have to wait so long but it sounds like you are just putting one foot in front of the other. That seems good. Keep those mandalas handy!

[mylife]

AF Daily - Wed April 27

Hello Abbers!

Okay, I have a question for all you "long term abbers" out there. When I went AF this time I thought I would really be suffering and missing AL at the beginning and it would eventually lessen. Much to my surprise, the first 10 days went by so fast I hardly even had a chance to miss it. I had a few thoughts over the next 10 days, but again it was a lot easier than I had thought it would be.

Starting on about day 20 I have been having thoughts of AL almost every day to the point that last night I dreamt my husband was trying to tempt me with a glass of wine! It's really weird, but I thought this was supposed to get easier, not harder as time went along?

Luckily, I'm the type of person that digs in my heels when the going gets tough so it's kind of helping me now that I have something to fight off, and I feel quite sure I'm not going to give in to these thoughts, but I'm curious why they're cropping up now so much as I close in on my 30-days?

Thanks for all your great positive posts. They definitely keep me inspired and entertained each day!