AF Monday May 16

[Cinders]

Good Morning Abbers!!

I just thought I would go ahead and start the thread since I am up early.

Lots of work to do and getting a quick start to it but wanted to pop in and say I hope all have a wonderful Monday.

Mondays are one of my favorite days of the week. A fresh start.

Into week two here and feeling pretty darn good. Had a lovely weekend with hubby and quiet time.

I'll check in later.

Love,
Cindi

[Rusty]

AF Monday May 16

Good Morning Abs Friends,

I hope you don't mind if I jump on your thread. Cindi, I have been following your journey on the Meds thread and I just wanted to say I am so happy for you that you have two weeks of sobriety under your belt. I admire your fortitude and willingness to do ANYTHING to be sober. I am in Athens, AL and I was thinking of you. The hotel is booked because of so many people who were displaced due to the storms. I know you ran for cover, too and were without power for a long time.

To everyone else, a big hello!

It's a Monday, I'm unhung, and I am happy!

There is no time for AL in my life today. I was going to put today "I am in AL all week," and then I thought people would say...."if she's drinking all week, why is she on OUR thread?":H

[greeneyes]

AF Monday May 16

Good morning cindi and all to come! Cindi I was thinking about you yesterday and was glad you had a sober Mother's Day. :l

Cinders;1115481 wrote: Mondays are one of my favorite days of the week. A fresh start.

SWIMMERS TAKE YOUR MARK!!

I've got buckets to do today and swimming is one of them. There's a spin class tonight I'm going to try as well. Today is the last of the dentist appointments for the implant extravaganza. If you hear an odd noise late afternoon, it is the sound of my credit card squealing as I pony up the balance. :eeks:

It's chilly out this AM and the fire pit is calling me to bring out my coffee and ipod.

Have a marvelous monday!

Hi Rusty - always grand to see you pop in!

[Rusty]

AF Monday May 16

Hi,

I'm back. Had to get some high octaine coffee in me. Now, I can think.

Greenie-I love swimming...it so relaxes me....and it's a phenomenal workout. But spinning, no thank you. I don't spin. I would rather swirl in a jacuzzi. The one and ONLY time I took a spin class my butt was so sore after that session I told the instructor I thought I needed a crotch transplant.:H I was in South Carolina a few weeks ago and thought of you, too. Love that state! I'm jealous you're having coffee in front of a fire pit. Sounds heavenly.

Ok, gotta see what's happening on the Monthly Thread. Thanks for letting me join you this morning.

[Cinders]

AF Monday May 16

Rusty,

Always welcome here!!

Thanks for the encouragement. btw, not two weeks sober, just into the second week.

However, on Saturday, I will be two weeks sober and into my third. And one thing is for sure....

You are so close!! I wish we could meet. 42 miles apart.

Family and I are lucky ones, no storm damage and all safe and sound.

Thank you for dropping in and your very kind words.

Cindi

[Lavande]

AF Monday May 16

Good morning Abbers!

Rusty - you are always an early riser

Cindi, wishing you continued success

Greenie, take good care of those very expensive teeth - no gummie bears :H
I've been known to pull my crowns off eating stupid stuff like that.

I may be having a YB visit this morning although I told him NOT to come over this morning ~ he never listens

Later!
Lav

[Cinders]

AF Monday May 16

Lav,

Well. Now there is a clue how to get him to do what you want. Tell him NOT to do it. :H

Cindi

[holeymoleymeohmy]

AF Monday May 16

Hi All,

It was a long weekend for me - i was "on-call" for my work and had numerous calls through out - mostly at 4 am.

However up and out for my 0730 swim this morning was easier with AL in my body and headspace.

Now sat drinking coffee at my desk and dreaming of being in the park drinking an horchata

Happy monday everyone!

[Doggygirl]

AF Monday May 16

Good day fABbies!

Cindi, so awesome to have you posting with us again!!! I am so happy for you starting the second week AF. Your experience sounds HORRIFYING. One day at a time....

Rusty, it's great to see you as always! You are always welcome here as is anyone with a desire to be AF! The weather this year and all the storms and floods and other insanity is just crazy. Mother Nature is MAD at somebody!

Cinders;1115542 wrote:

Well. Now there is a clue how to get him to do what you want. Tell him NOT to do it.

Lav, let us know if this works on YB. I should try this on Mr. Doggy. There are a couple of adminstrative things for our business that he really is the one who has to do it. And he HATES doing it but it has to be done. (invoicing :egad: - pretty important!!) I get so sick of nagging about it 2X every month!!! That's today's gripe. I hope if YB shows up anyway you greet him with a long honey do list and a big stick.

Greenie, swimming and spinning all in the same day - WOW!! Congrats on reaching the end of the dental work too. I read your comments from yesterday about the wake. That really got me thinking.

I guess I really DIDN'T know the "full horrors" of alcohol in the height of my drinking / party days. But I'm quite sure I didn't WANT to know either. That's addiction for you. These days, it's really really hard for me to take drinking (other people's) in a light hearted way. Especially around here. We see people all the time who have had such negative consequences and yet still want to try to "control" what they have never been able to control. And when I say that, I am truly looking in the mirror because I went down that road too. I want to just shout THAT ROAD LEADS NOWHERE!!! But it's not my place and people don't want to hear it until they are ready. But...I'm not going to pretend dancing with the devil is a great idea, because I don't think it is. OK - off :soapbox:

M3 - WOW on your excellent day at the.....difficult course (whatever it is called!). You must feel so good about that achievement. The others are right - what an excellent example for your daughters. I hope it gives them belief that they can accomplish anything they set their mind and effort to.

P3 I am so sorry you have to put agility on hold for now. Please keep the faith and just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Don't stop looking around you for the opportunities - I know they are there!

Welcome home Cassia! Good to have you posting again. Congrats on making all these HUGE life changes and doing it sober.

Det - how long before you will be fully recuperated? (according to the doctors - not according to you LOL :H)

Jenny - how are you today? I hope you will let us know what the doc says about that ankle. Also, you can always expect tough love on this thread, but tough love is still love. :l

Kaslo - where are you?

I am mighty sore today from the :b&d: at the gym yesterday. What a weenie! This confirms that if I really want to get in better shape I really need to get away from doing the same workout all the time (Curves) and change things up. The challenge for me is making sure I DO it. That's the benefit of Curves. I might not maximize my fitness, but it's easy to just "do" the familiar. With the Big Gym, I have to always be planning what I'm going to do. If I don't have a plan no workouts happen. I need to avoid that pitfall this time. It's mainly my upper body that is screaming today, so I'm going forward with run 1 of Week 5 couch to 5K. Cool sunny weather today should be nice for that.

One thing is for sure, if you didn't make a sandwich you are probably mighty hungry by now! Oh...and I will NOT be drinking any AL today!

DG

[LVT25]

AF Monday May 16

Hello friends,

Cindi, it is so good to see you posting here again. I'm glad you weren't in the path of those awful storms!

Hi rusty, thanks for popping in, it's always nice to have fresh avatars on the thread!

Jenny--wow. I like your plan for Friday nights with your kids. I spend A LOT more time with my kids now that I'm not out drinking with my hubby--and I like it. I had to get real and honest with myself for my kids sake. I hope you can too. :l

Apparently my hubby's fall from the wagon was not temporary. I'm disappointed he is back to his old habits, but I really didn't have any high expectations. He was worried about his health, and since all the tests came back ok, I guess he figured he could keep drinking. My respect for him tends to go down a few notches. Sigh.

I hate being an indecisive person. I should have known better than to tell anyone I wasn't going to DC afterall. They are like "Oh, you've GOT to go see it! Your son can stay with me." UGH. Then I get to thinking about "Maybe I SHOULD go. Maybe I don't want to go just because it would be easier to stay." Stay tuned I guess.

You all with your fitness routines amaze me! I feel like such a sloth these days. A marshmallow if you will. I ate like there was no tomorrow yesterday. I need to get caught up and this crazy weather needs to straighten up and get warm! I wish my new Vitamix would get here so I could start taking a smoothie with me in the mornings.

I had a good omen this morning. I've been looking for a drawing my sis in law did for me as to how she thinks I should re-do my front yard. This morning I was wandering around and I said out loud "I wish I could find that picture Deb drew for me!" I looked in a pile of magazines and there it was! I told the boys, today is going to be a good day.

A good SOBER day. :h

[Accountable for Me]

AF Monday May 16

Mornin' fabbies!

Cindi, heading into week 2 is awesome! Keep atter' GF!

After work yesterday I took Little AFM out to buy her some cake mix, icing and decorative sprinkles for her birthday on Wednesday. We are going to bake some cupcakes for her class probably tomorrow evening... She is getting so excited that she is turning 6! Gosh, where does the time go?? (no, I do not bake from scratch! I, however I use premium box mix! Adding oil and eggs count as baking doesn't it??)

I am feeling like doing a living room furniture overhaul. I would like to buy a sectional couch. I currently have a couch and two really cool chairs... that are so retro and literally from the 70's! Which look awesome, and such, but I want a sectional. I think I may go out to the Brick today as they are having a massive sale and look at what they have.

Other than that, everything is great in AFM world! Have a great day everyone!

[jennyneric]

AF Monday May 16

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[papmom3]

AF Monday May 16

Sorry to hear the leg is fractured Jenny! That just plain sucks!! At least you don't have to deal with an itchy cast. You might want to get a referral to an Orthopedist just to make sure nothing else is wrong. ERs are notorious for just seeing the obvious and if you want to get back to running, you need to be treated like the active adult you are. I am not as active as you and the few bone/muscle problems I've had I always insisted on an Ortho referral and was glad I did.
I'm also sorry to hear you might have to go the AF route alone but you've got lots of company on this thread. I can't even imagine how pissed I would be if I were told to "you don't have a problem, just get it under control". what, like the rest of them? We will be your support and as you can see, it can be done without the support of spouses. When you are ready, you might want to check out AA, AA online, Women in Sobriety, Addiction counseling or none of them. Its truly up to you. I've gone to AA once-liked it but not sure it's my thing. I also tried a SMART recovery session but that was a huge failure however Sarah Smiles loves her SMART group just an hour away from me. I'm sure others much more qualified than I can chime in here on their experiences with different types of support.
Sending you lots of :l today and hope the pain isn't too bad. Try to stay off your feet if you can.
:h

[jennyneric]

AF Monday May 16

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[papmom3]

AF Monday May 16

Jenny-DO NOT WORRY!! None of us got to our current places easily. Just go find DG's posts about her relapse and Greenie's after a year of being AF. You can find my diary in the General section-"My AF Journey Journal" or something like that. It chronicles at least my first 6 months I think. This is the only place you probably feel safe enough to say whatever you feel and that's how it should be. Look how much pissing and moaning I've been doing lately because of my finances and my car! If I don't get it out here and get that great support and good advice I always get I won't be able to figure it out and if I can't figure it out and feel helpless, back into the bottle I will go. Use the meds to help you sleep but NEVER forget what happened on Friday and how you felt waking up. It will be the most formidable tool in your arsenal, I promise!!
:l