AF Daily - Saturday July 2

[momof3]

AF Daily - Saturday July 2

Determinator;1140711 wrote: Hidy Ho ABenators!!!!!!! sure was nice to sleep in and snuggle with my sweetie this morning. (couldn't find any R rated smileys) LOL!

a hem.... composing myself....

Bean, keep the cheese and chocolate (in moderation if you can) but ditch the simple carbs and you WILL lose weight effortlessly.

Mom3, back pain is horrid...feelin for you hon. tried ice? a friend of mine with severe life-long back pain swears by ice (and never heat) for back pain and muscular spasms.

I'm home until Tue at least. Dx is off camping with girlfriends so I'm home alone. normally in my 'old ways' I'd already have gone to the store to stock up on booze and wine and be well on my way to disaster but I refuse to do that to myself.

Bear check in eh? howzit going?

be well loves xxxxx

Hey Det, Thanks for the tip on the ice. Doc recommended trying ice too. Heat was doing nothing for me. I have ice on now and it feels really good.

Haaaaaaaah. DG, I love the organization structure...sums it up nicely.

Lav, I wish I could get some of your zuccinis. Perhaps you can sell them on ebay.:H:H

Were IS Jenny? Bear too?

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Saturday July 2

M3 - here's a free tip fron nurse Lav -
You get the best relief when you alternate warm moist heat with the ice
No dry heating pad or anything like that - use a wet towel for 20 min. or hop in the shower then ice for 20 min. Oh and you need to eat lots & lots of zucchini too :H :H

Hope you feel better soon

[papmom3]

AF Daily - Saturday July 2

Evening all. Just waiting for the Benedryl to kick in so I can get some sleep tonite. I'm over tired so that always means a horrid sleep nite.

Loppy-so sorry you were let down. Even tho I am not an AAer, I've made the serentity prayer a huge part of my life-I say it when I need to during the day and always at night before I drift off to sleep. It's made a huge difference in the way I react to people and situations, especially with my boss. The difference between now and a year ago is night and day.

M3-As an athletic trainer for many moons, the treatment of choice for back spasms etc was ice for the first 24 hours then moist heat, never to go back to ice. i am now hearing that ice for many days is the treatment of choice, NO HEAT!! How things have changed!! Hope you're feeling much better by tomorrow so you can enjoy what's left of the long weekend.

Kas-I feel like you've been with us for a very long time! I think you are spot on with your assessment of always bringing being AF into the picture, no matter what we're talking about. I feel really close to everyone on this thread and I say things here I would NEVER say to anyone outside of MWO, not even my sister who has been super supportive of my new life style. I love coming here and in essence journaling about my day and my thoughts and I love love love reading the "journals" of everyone else. You fit in perfectly so please don't worry. Also, just follow the org chart and you'll be fine :H

Deter-yummmmmmy. That is all!!

Jenny-where are you?????

DG-your new avatar is so cute!Any significance to it?

Today was a huge mix of emotions and activity. The funeral this morning was very well done but extremely sad. He was taken from this earth way too soon and I still don't know if it was intentional or not. 5 people gave eulogies and each one was so eloquent and beautiful. I learned so much about this man that I would never have known just by chatting with him at family get togethers. The most beautiful speech came from the love of his life who I've known since high school and who became part of my family through marriage when my sister married her brother almost 25 years ago. My heart aches for her and the emptiness she will face now that all the formalities of death are out of the way. I will be reaching out to her soon and hope that I can be of some help somehow. The luncheon after the service was very nice and I got to sit with people from my BIL's father's side of the family who I've never met. It was really interesting learning all about them too. Then rush home to change and go to the pool party and hang out with my bro and his family. Brought the suit but didn't swim. Quite content to just sit and watch my nephew turned fish.

One thing that struck me today was that depite all the strong drinking thoughts over the last month of so, today I had no desire whatsoever to have a glass (or a hundred glasses) of wine or beer or anything. I did not want to dull the sadness I had felt at the service. I felt it was important to feel that sadness in all it's rawness and to escape into AL as soon as I could would have done me a grave diservice. I also had no desire to drink when I got to the party. there was booze all over the place but I found the soda and water cooler (and the dessert table :H) and was content.

Now I'm home, exhausted and ready to crash. I'll be raring to go tomorrow unhung and energetic. For those of us struggling, please believe that this is what an AF life is all about. Being present and clearheaded no matter what is happening around me.

benedryl kicking in......zzzzzzzzzz.

[Determinator]

AF Daily - Saturday July 2

whatever ails you....put a cold zucchini on it! doctors orders.

Papmom, here's my get rich quick idea: lets go into biz making counterfeit antique condom tins! I'll make them, you market them. We better keep this on the downlow........ shhhhhhh

ps...great job being AF in the lions den (party with AL)

[Determinator]

AF Daily - Saturday July 2

Happy Birthday AAthlete!!!!! I'm sure you're doing something healthy and fun.

[jennyneric]

AF Daily - Saturday July 2

Hey all! I'm here. I have homework in math and a paper due in English, one final and one test and class on Tuesday and a final on Thursday. I have a four day weekend from my job so I been trying to get all of everything done. I also got the second part of my financial aid money so that means shopping and bill paying and I had to take a dog and a cat to the vet Friday. I also have to work from home 3 hours on sat and sun. Sunday we are going to my ex brother in laws house to hang out in his pool, they are big drinkers but I think I'll be OK, everyone knows I quit. And Monday we are going to my hubby bosses house, the seen of the crime, where this whole mess started, this time anyway! We are going from 4-8 and then back home to watch the fireworks in our city. I think I will be OK there too but I am not looking forward to the rehashing of that night, I don't remember so much of it.

Thanks you for looking for me! It means alot! I gotta make it through this weekend! I am so busy AL is just not an option!