AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

[Marshy]

Hello abbers!

Det- what a horrible scare. How are you feeling today?

Crocus - welcome! On the counselling thing: I went to an addiction counsellor because my drinking was the main thing I wanted to tackle and I knew I could talk about it openly. How would you feel about seeing a specialist?

Lav - great pic of the Amish woman!

DG - I hope your dad is comfortable now. Enjoy the "proper" English running instruction :H We're all terribly proper, you know (except when we're not )

I'm on the hunt for picture frames. Why are they so difficult to find? I've just ordered a few from Amazon but have some pictures that are obviously not standard sizes so I'm off to a picture framing shop to see if they have non-standard sizes. I bought a couple of Van Gogh prints when we were at Moma last month, a print by a local artist when we were at the seaside the other weekend, and a Matisse print when me & the GF went to see the Miro exhibition at the Tate yesterday.
Tate Modern: International modern and contemporary art
So I've got those and a couple of others all piled up waiting for frames.

I'm meeting GF after work to have a swim in the open-air pool. Last week it was pretty chilly in there, I hope it's warmed up a bit! (I showed her our pic on here and she was very tickled).

Have a good day all!

[Doggygirl]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Hi fABbies!! Marshy, thanks for kicking things off today. I'm sure at the framing shop they can help you custom make frames. It's fun to pick the frame material and matts and all that CUSTOM!! I just switched again from Curves back to the Big Gym and there is a pool. I've been eyeballing the water aerobics type classes. We shall see.

HC, good to see you check in. I am so happy to hear you are making such excellent use of your AFness to address the long dormant issues. Isn't it interesting how life goes from non-stop drinking related havoc (excuses to drink, remorse over drinking, hangovers, planning the next drinking, trying to hide how much I'm drinking, justifying my drinking / drunk behavior, blah blah blah) to actually just spending time dealing with life. Ahhhh what a refreshing (and sometimes painful) change.

Deter - HOLY COW!!! I'm glad you are OK. Stop being such a mucho macho man and get to the doctor / dentist at the first sign of trouble, OK??? :b&d:

Hello to everyone else. I have to zoom zoom. Busy morning. I also want to get some of these dang flowers planted today!

One thing is for sure, I will NOT be drinking any AL today.

DG

[Lavande]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Good morning Abbers!

Enjoy your outdoor swim Marshy - still way too chilly around here for that sort of thing. Pools traditionally open for Memorial Day at the end of the month for a good reason

Deter, geez dude!
Were you put an an antibiotic by any chance? An episode like that is really unusual.

Have a good day DG & get those plants in lady :H

I'm off for an appointment this morning but plan to spend the rest of the day playing outside since I have so little work going on - oh well!

Wishing everyone a great AF Tuesday!
Lav

[greeneyes]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

MORNINg fabbies!

I'm going to swim today too.... indoors. If I can get a move on. I am feeling quicksand slow this AM. Note to self: put panties in the gym bag. :new:

det, crimony!!! What scares me about mouth infections is that they are soooo close to the brain. Glad you are alright now. If you are on antibiotics, be sure to take acidophillus too.

The bathroom extravaganza should resume today. What a thrill it will be to have it finished. It's OK that it has taken this long. It has been a sober process - drinking navigations were always littered with wank decisions. The adjuster is a real lesson in patience for me. The company is the same one that holds my auto policy. Can't say if the increase in auto is paired with the home claim, but it makes me wonder. I'm currently in begging mode for a shower door and you know.... simultaneous bitching and begging are ill advised. :H

uni, I'm SO happy you had a wunnerful weekend!

HC - good to see you!

OK, I have to go mow the tundra and chant my mantra about being grateful for my little piece of the planet.

Have a fabbie day!

[Accountable for Me]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Mornin'!

Thanks for your thoughts in regards to the soy protein powder. Maybe I can't digest it. I will switch over to whey and see if that helps. It could be the milk. The thing is that I started to drink milk at the same time, so I guess it will be a process of elimination.

I didn't do much of anything yesterday with my day off. I had a Dr.s appointment and had some blood work done to measure my B12 levels, creatine, and had my thyroid checked etc... Dr. also said that I was doing exceptionally well considering the loss I endured, etc. Plus the weather hasn't been good here and can make someone tired. So, I am happy with that.

Well, I am off to shower. I hope your infection gets better, Det.

TTFN!

[universal]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Morning abbers! I need to get Boo's claws clipped - ouch on the scratches!!!

Det, I hope you are okay today, that must of been scary.

Marshy - awesome pic!

DG - you amaze me with how busy you always are.

Greeny - good to see you!

I went to the family doctor today, just to get my meds refilled for my anxiety and depression. She upped my anxiety meds as I have still been having challenges with that so I guess instead of walking around drunk I'll be walking around stoned out of my tree! Whatever, as long as I'm not scared of my shadow. The day Bin Laudin was killed I was freaked out all day about retaliation - how retarded is that, like I have any control over it. But that's what the anxiety does, makes you irrational with worry so hopefully this will help.

I was going to go to the trailer today to clean it up more and get things organized but that was before the doctors appointment so I will do it tomorrow. When I'm done and have all the flowers and stuff planted (end of May) I will send you pics so you can see my summer home. We call it a cottage because it is not moveable and has a deck off it and property and everything but it really is just a trailer. But a really nice one. 2 bedrooms, large push out, beautiful kitchen. And the park that it is at has everything you could want - waterslides, mini golf, variety store, fishing pond, amazing pool, bingo every weekend and paddle boats. It is just the best part of my summer. And this year since I'm off on disability still I can go all the time ! woo hoo!

Anyway, that's it for me, I'll check in later.

Love you guys
Uni

[Determinator]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

thanks for the nice start today Marshy, I'm betterish thanks. still dizzy/feverish/weak but that's normal considering how sick I got. yep, on the strongest antibiotics ever and taking acidophilous to help my intestinal flora. trying to drink some food but really no appetite.

Uni, glad your sounding good, love to see your pics.

I've been so busy I'm behind on pictures. I'll try to post some soon as I feel more photogenic.

thanks everyone and be well

[Lavande]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Hey Deter,
Glad to hear you are on antibiotic prophylaxsis ~ you don't want to risk endocarditis or something equally nasty Hope you feel better soon!

AFM, I can't tolerate milk anymore myself (lactose intolerant). Don't know if you can buy it but I use LactAid milk & it's much better And after years of eating no cheese I recently discovered that all cheeses made by Cabot & Finlandia Swiss are lactose free

Uni, hope your meds help you!

[bear73]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

blimey Deter that's quite dramatic!I'm wishing you a speedy recovery.

Another good day at work (???) think it's my attitude shift - I feel so good. Friend over tonight for dinner making chicken cacciatore with pasta,green salad and a small dessert(calories built in)

I had bad news at physio no skating for at least 3 more weeks - missing a boot camp and 2 bouts that I would have skated in - will have missed 4 in total!

On plus side my treatment from physio is gym three to four times a week cycling/eliptical and lunges/squat/balance work. So I am really going to focus on getting my fitness up - into a gym routine - was just thinking last night how little I have been using my membership - not once since I got injured. This is a real incentive to go - without it I don't get better = no rollerderby and will help me with my weight loss goal.

Anyway happy happy happy - love and good thoughts to all those struggling.

[universal]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Oh, he's so cute but if he bites my nose one more time I swear I will kill him!

Okay, I'm not serious, god damb having a puppy is worse than a child. I didn't know that. People said to me are you crazy, puppies are so much work. I fugured I raised a kid, I was okay. OMG, they are worsw than kids!!!! Hew's so cute but he is in the bitting stage. whicn I guess is normal. He's az pain in the ass?
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[Doggygirl]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Uni, that stage is very trying!!! What we do when we have puppies in the house is 1) have plenty of chew toys everywhere (we like nylabones and kongs for durability) 2) pick 'em up by the scruff of the neck when they are "on" something they are not supposed to be "on" and re-direct to a chew toy and 3) crate 'em up when we are not able to watch 'em like hawks.

I used to think crates were mean and worse than an animal in a zoo. Until my first puppy nearly chewed down my house. An experienced dog trainer finally set me straight that a crate was better for my puppy than me killing him in anger. (just kidding...barely!)

I should have taken a picture of my bedroom when Caesar got in my closet, pulled out EVERY SHOE and 1) knawed the heels on every shoe with a heall over 1/2 inch and 2) pulled the inside liner of every shoe out and shredded those into confetti.

Yes. A crate was my friend. And his too.

DG

[greeneyes]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Also, when you can't watch them during this phase being in a crate keeps them safe (like NOT chewing on electrical cords or ingesting things that may be harmful/fatal. Mine never used a crate as their haven ie hang out in it voluntarily. I mean really... a crate over the couch? I think not. But it was and OK thing for them. I didn't use it as punishment, but they knew it usually meant I was leaving and they were not coming along. I ALWAYS kept my shoes in the closet with the door shut.

[Newgrange]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Hi All,

I have not been around lately. My father in law died and we had a family wake. Sad and stressful time but a happy release for him.

Drank copious amounts of tea and ate lots of sweet cake. Severly tempted to drink on a few occasions and thankfully did not. I am exhausted as there was a lot of organising and doing to make it special but so thankful that somehow I found the strength to stay AF. It feels really good. . I can hardly believe it.

It will take me a few days to catch up. I see an amazing photograph of an Amish woman and the Canadian Rockies! Wow.

Gosh Determinator I hope you are feeling better. What a terrible experience

Plan to catch up on a serious amount of missed sleep over the past week. Night and thanks.

[Hippy Chick]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

Morning all.
Supposed to be my day off today however I am waiting to ring work and see if they need me in today. There is huge problems with one particular department and I was volunteered :xxx: to help sort it out....grrrr.

Universal - what you said about anxiety is exactly what I am working on with my psychologist at the moment. I didnt realise how anxious I was about just about everything. I had to laugh when you said about worrying about relatiation about Bin Ladin's (or Bin Liner like my daughter says :H) death, I worry so much about the weather that it just about makes me sick. We had a very dry winter, a very hot and long summer (it is still going on as we are having temps in the late 20's with no rain and winter starts officially in a few weeks and I am worried about not having any rain again this winter and next summer will be hot, blah, blah, blah.....). And like you said, there is absolutely NOTHING I can do about it, so why cant I just let it go. I am trying to get off my anti depressants as although they stop me feeling the lows, they stop me feeling the highs as well. But as they help reduce anxiety, I need to get a hold of it first as I dont want to start feeling like I did before i went on them.
My main goal is to feel, experience and deal with things that life throws at me without the help of anything chemical. Something I have never done.

Accountable - milk makes me feel sick too and also gives me diahorrea (sorry). If I have a splash in my coffee it is OK but if I drink a full milk coffee or milk shake I feel yuk. So maybe change the milk for an alternative.

Anyway, gonna make that phone call then hopefully go off to the gym. Wanted to go to the movies but the ones I want to see dont start til tomorrow - typical!

Stay strong my friends.

Hip

[Doggygirl]

AF daily - Tuesday, May 10

HC & Uni, I really admire you both for working (fighting? struggling?) through all this anxiety - looking for solutions and dealing with those anxious times rather than drowning them in AL. That has to be hard, but I'm sure the results can be so much better than any "solution" AL provides.

Newgrange, so sorry to hear about your father in law. Really proud of you for dealing with it soberly. In situations that used to be absolute reasons to drink, I like to make myself look around me to see how others cope. The majority seem to find a way to handle life without AL. Makes me believe I can do it too. What a shocker to realize *everyone* didn't have to get sloshed to handle lifes ups and downs!

Uni / greenie - I read back my post and that probably DID sound like "crate as punishment." Didn't mean it that way. A dog wouldn't understand that! Crate as safe zone. If they can't chew up mommy's shoes, she has no reason to want to kill them for just thinking it would be fun to chew up mommy's shoes!

This might sound odd, but another technique a trainer we know uses with pups is to just "tether" them to her. She just attaches a long leash to her belt. That way she can get away with keeping only one eye on the puppy and the other eye on stuff she is trying to do. Puppy cannot wander off and out of sight and get into trouble that way.

Anyway, I'm sure you will get it all figured out with boo!!

HC, I hope you didn't have to go to work on your day off! Our weather here has been really weird too. Everything in extremes. I'm sure it's all averaging out - but REALLY cold and REALLY warm compared to average. In February, one morning the low was -16 and one week later the high was 60. :egad: CRAZY!! The last couple of weeks have been way cooler than average (40's / low 50's) and now today? Almost 90!! I was sweating my a$$ off planting flowers in my porch pots! Unreal.

Anyway...I'm off to bed. Another AF day comes to a close. Life is good.

DG

DG