AF Daily - Thursday May 26

[Doggygirl]

Hi fABbies! At least I think it's May 26 and Thursday....

Marshy, I'm so sorry to read the news about your Mom. :l I hope you are doing OK (as possible) with this news.

Uni - so glad to hear you will be going to a treatment program that seems very relevant.

Hi to everyone else - things are a little hectic around here. Water is POURING into the basement non-stop. No a whole lot we can do about it now except move things around and try to not be stressed out (difficult). I'm SO glad I no longer drink. A drunk me trying to deal with this would be like the divorce open around here. The rain will stop eventually, right?

Rain is also pouring into my Mom's basement and Dad in the nursing home. Maybe timing is actually sort of good since my brothers are both on there way here for the weekend. They can help deal with it. There so many people out there who have been devastated by the tornadoes and floods - We defo don't have it bad at all.

I am SO grateful I am no longer compounding life's challenges by creating MORE challenges by drinking. So one thing is for sure...

DG

[jennyneric]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

Good Morning! DG the water pooring in your basement would explain why you are up so early!

I gotta Zoom Zoom, I just wanted to check in!

Have a great AF day!

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

jennyneric;1120591 wrote: Good Morning! DG the water pooring in your basement would explain why you are up so early!

:H No it doesn't. 6:45 constitutes a lie-in for DG. :H

I myself must stop drinking coffee in the late afternoon!!! I wake up in the night and I have to make myself not get up. I see that as a sort of positive in that I'm cheerful about it, thinking of how much longer a day I could have and have to talk myself out of it and put myself back to sleep. Strange, eh? What a zest for life. :H

Zooommm!

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

Good morning Abbers!

Hot & humid for the unofficial start of summer

Greetings DG, jenny & Greenie!
I limit myself to 2 cups of regular coffee in the AM - the rest of the day is decaf for me. Now if I could get the hot flashes to stop waking me At least there was no nightmare last night!

Chickens are awaiting food, H2O & access to their yard - will be back

[Marshy]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

Hello all,

DG - what a nightmare. Hope the rain eases off soon.

Greenie - I liked your message yesterday about being glad about where I am in my journey. I am very pleased about that. And it's great that I can talk to my GF about it (a GF sent by the universe you might say Greenie ) and she understands exactly because her mother died a few years ago (although obviously I wish that hadn't happened yet but you know what I mean...).

Have a good day all!

[Kaslo]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

Good morning all you Abstinancia soberiis (botanically speaking). DG I hope to heck your nightmare water pouring STOPS soon! Must be hugely stressfull. Lav, and Greenie coffee must be rationed here as well, and certainly never after noon, although I love it. Otherwise its a 3 AM date with the ceiling. And the blinds. And a book if I have the sense to give up and just read. I am about to gird my loins to drive from Calgary to where my crew is on a beach in the mountains. Conference was expensive must earn my indulgences, 75 bucks for three days of parking at the airport, alone.... serves me right for parking in the very expensive lot...unbenhownst to me. HAVE A FAB DAY all you absters. I too say that one thing is for sure. Love you all. What a godsend you have been in the short time have been here.
kaz

[universal]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

hi guys!

It is 1.30pm here and I just woke up! WTF? Obviously my body needed the sleep. I have a cold as well which definitly doesn't help.

Marshy, I am so sorry about your mom. You are in my prayers.

DG, I hope the water stops soon. We had that happen 2 years ago - what a pain in the ARSE.

I am off, I have to do something today! Not sure what but wow, I let the whole day go by! I will take it easy and nurse my cold but if I think I may go pull some weeds from the garden.

Love and hugs,

Uni

[jennyneric]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

Grrrr, I'm H*A*T right now. Thinking of stopping by the store on the way home and getting tiny bottles and just drinking two. . .no one ever has to know. . . .just me. . . which is why I won't do it. . .I can't hide from myself. Crap. My car needs $1027 worth of work. My son needs to get back on ADD meds and has no insurance. He can attend summer school but without the meds he will have the same result. He is lying and being stand offish when he is not crying. I am so tired from no sleep last night because he would not stop crying. I don't like teenagers, turn about is fair play though so this is payback for all the hell I put my parents through. If that's the case I'm screwed. I need a mocktail and a smoke and a snack. I hope by then the stinkin' thinkin' will go away.

Thank you for listening.

[papmom3]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

Oh Jennie-rotten news for you about the car and your son and the meds. You are strong tho, and I know you will find solutions to these problems that don't involve nips or bottles. And since when do any of us EVER only have JUST 2?

DG-CRIPES!! I'm so sorry about the basement! I sure hope the rain ends soon-do you have a sump pump? Make sure those brothers of yours really pitch in to help your mom!! You don't need to be saddled with all the responsibility right?

Uni-fab news about the rehab center! June 10th will be here in no time. I remember how excited your were last time and I'm glad to see the same excitement again. It will be hard to be in solitary so to speak but the different focus and methods of this center sound right up your alley. :l

Kas-how did your speech go? Loved your Drunk Scientist thread. So sad tho. Take care with the long trip. Will you be able to send pics of the area you'll be in?

Marshy-I'm so sorry about your mom. :l :l I hope you get to spend as much time as possible with her. Yes, I do believe the Universe sent you GF.

Greenie-I've been drinking DC in the middle of the day the past 2 days just to get through the arduous orientation sessions and I found I actually slept the whole nite through last nite!! How bizarre!! I'm not one to have ANY caffiene after 12 noon! Hows the bathroom saga coming?

Well, I have a nice super long weekend coming up as I took tomorrow off at the last minute. Planning on cleaning the Paphut inside and out and trying to figure out how to get that old fridge out. Most of what I have to do doesn't cost anything but elbow grease and should have a great payoff. Not sure I can capture it in pics tho-the difference might be too subtle for the camera. I also plan to mow the tundra, possible do something with the jungle that WAS my veggie garden-more to control ticks than anything else, clean, do laundry, switch out my clothes and possibly put a few more things up on Ebay. Maybe my sis will have my dad and I over for an impromptu BBQ and pool time on Sun or Mon. That would be nice!!

Weather is supposed to be nice and in the 80s although a bit humid. Right now the windows are open and a great breeze is blowing through. Good sleeping weather tonite!!

[jennyneric]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

Reporting back. I made it through. I had so far to drive so I called my friend that was is jail and she talked to me for the 2 hours that it took me to get home. She is my BFF for 17 years. She is a Godsend. I love her so much and she understands addiction. . . . we just talked. . . it was a distraction and it did the trick, I'm so happy about that. I've been reading DG's journal and am thinking of trying AA, at least once. . .if I like it maybe I can make that my Friday night hangout! TV and pillows are calling!

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

Man! I ended up falling into a suckhole of negativity during the course of the day. I think the high point of it was when I was carrying a case of flourescent bulbs and the handle ripped and I dropped it. Wonder if I have mercury poisoning. Tomorrow will be better.

[Determinator]

AF Daily - Thursday May 26

oh Greenie, you and I both dear. Iv'e had a trying day with some bung-hole calling my boss and telling him crap that wasn't true. bastardo! but i will NOT allow myself to slide into the death-spiral of AL consumption.

oh...Greeneyes, take some selenium or eat som brazil nuts right away. selenium binds with mercury and keeps it from being metabolized by your body

ok, sorry to say that's all I got. I'm tired and getting up at 5:15 tomorrow for day 1 of a 4 day advanced pistol shooting course. I'm going to be soooo tired tomorrow night.

be well loves