AF Daily Thursday 7/21

[ItsJustMe]

Good Mornin’ Dudes and Dudettes!

Waking up without a hangover is awesome! Just sayin…. It’s also great being back on the board.

It’s a beautiful morning here in God’s country (GA). Just wanted to get us started today. I hope everyone has a GREAT day today. I’m off to work and then planning how to occupy myself during the witching hour this evening.

And for the IJM Thought of the Day….
“If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the OTHERS here for?”

Take care All!
IJM

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

IJM, it is so good to have you back with us!!!!! Can't wait for you to get to know some of the fABulous new folks who have taken up with our merry band since you disappeared. Can't wait to hear more about your plans for the witching hour that do not include AL!

DG

[greeneyes]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Hey ho, fabbies!! :crowned:

Alas, queenly duties abound and I must hurry along. But wanted to say hello & sprinkle XOXOXs around to everyone. Be well and be AF!

[momof3]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Goooooood Mooooorning Abbers!

IJM. Great to see you hear. :welcome:I just posted on your "I'm back" thread. Good work on making it through the night. As I mentioned in your thread, you've done 6 months so you know what it takes. Once the physical withdrawal is over, it's a matter of keeping your head in the game and not letting thoughts such as "oh I can have just one" overtake you.

I went to yoga last night and was talking to a woman whom I've come to know. I recently "friended" her on facebook and saw a photo of her 3 years ago and she must have weighed close to 300 lbs. She did not look at all like the I know now who is teeny tiny and a size 2. She told me her story last night. She was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and during that time her thyroid shut down completely and she kept gaining weight. In the midst of radiation and chemo and hearing that she only had 6 months to live, she quit her very demanding job to travel and seek out alternative approaches to becoming healthy again. I don't know all of the details but now she is free of cancer and is a model of good health. She is such a positive force.

Her story reminded me once again of how grateful I am to be healthy, happy, and free of Al. All I have to do to "cure myself" of this disease or affliction is to not drink!!!

Greenie, Happy to have you back. I am headed to the Western portion of North Carolina to drop my daughter off at summer camp. Nine hours each way!!!

P3...No word on the job yet? I'm thinking they ran into an internal snag and she can't get back to you until she has a definite answer. Regardless, I really feel for you as you wait to hear. If I were in your shoes, I know I would have to be working really hard to stay patient and positive.:thumbs:

DG...How are all of your horny worms doing? They don't know that they picked the wrong women to mess with!!!. I'm looking forward to hearing about your next life adventure as a counselor. When I went through outpatient rehab years ago, I greatly admired the counselors. They were some of the most professional and warm people I ever met. And of course, most of them had struggled with addiction at some point in their lives.

Okay, off to the shower and then to my doc to have some work done on my back.

M3

[Kaslo]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Good morning Fabstininkas, Hi Just me and M3,

I posted three pix at the end of yesterdays thread, one of two baby bison I saw yesterday. Not crazy about bovines, I named my company after a plant that is poisonous to them, lol, but these ones are sure cute.

This morning I woke with a sticky mess on my sheets and wondered what I had done to myself, was taken back to the days of waking up feeling like ten pounds of poop in a one pound pail, and looked down to find that half the eatmore chocolate bar I ate to quell cravings for sugar STUCK TO THE SHEETS AND ME.

And it did look like poop, I have to say. Somehow I have to smuggle this past the cook into the laundry so the esteemed toxicologist does not get a rep for crapping in her bed. Big day today, gotta not get eaten by bears. Love yall. Hope everyone stays cool. Kaslo

[Treya]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Did he say B.B..B..B...Bears?
Thankfully the only thing likely to eat me at the moment is the common or garden midge. Though not today as the sun is shining but in a pleasant way -can't think how I'd cope with 38 degrees, No siree.
So Day 10 here. Not a long time in the grand scheme of things but Hey - I'm a third of the way through the month and still going. Feels great. OH is providing fantastic motivation too.
So I'm keeping on keeping on............
Have a great day everyone!
Treya

[papmom3]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Yea Treya!! Keep on trucking girl!! LOVE LOVE LOVE your avatar btw!! Everyone here knows that I own papillon dogs (actually they really do own me) and that anything butterfly (and pink) is my absolute fav!

Kas-please don't piss off the bears!:H And keep the choco out of reach and out of your bed from now on!!

M3-thank you so much for your words and understanding. I am trying so hard to be patient and believing that the Universe has something fabulous in store for me-I just don't know what it is yet. Although I've never met with any addiction counselors I have to think that the housing counselor I met with yesterday used a lot of the same techniques to calm me down, get me thinking straight and offering solutions and hope. Yep, DG will be AWESOME!! (said in that high pitched annoying voice that has become so popular, especially with guys saying it LOL!!)

Morning IJM-I must insist that you check in with us every morning. I'm already addicted to your TODs and dont' want to go through withdrawal :H

Greenie-good to see you your majesty!!

Ok-today is get serious about work day just as soon as i check in with the weekly abbers .

[universal]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Morning abbers!

It is 38 degrees here (102 F) CRAZY!!!! Wild weather alerts too. We are of course going to the pool but I told my daughter that if she thinks we are staying there all day long she's lost her marbles! LOL.

Did my morning meditation and prayer and am feeling strong to make it through my day. Love sobriety!

Have a great one guys!

[InChains]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

This is a short message to all of you who helped me in my 45 days earlier this year, but especially to DG who has been one of my biggest supporters since I first appeared here over 2 years ago: Thank you for all your help, thank you for trying to get through to me and help me. I'm sorry that now is not the right time, that perhaps I don't want this as mcuh as I need to to make it work. I hope one day to return, older, wiser, better, but right now I think its time I left and stopped using this community for everything from a place to vent to an instrument in my own denial. You are all such good, strong and inspirational people, and I want to thank you for letting me share a little in your lives and wish everybody the best for the future. Goodbye for now

Inchy aka TG x

[Lavande]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Good Afternoon Abbers!

Where did the morning Go?? Hello to everyone & welcome back IJM, nice to see you

IC, if you are not ready to commit, you're not ready & I think we all understand that! Please stay safe & let us know how you are doing, OK :l

100 degrees predicted here today - totally gross IMHO :upset:

I was successful in getting my son agree to me me at the feed store later this afternoon. I need to drag 200 lbs of chicken feed home & just can't manage it on my own. Being over 29 with a Dx of Osteoporosis in my Lumbar Vertebrae & hips makes me not want to chance doing all that lifting anymore. YB is totally out of commission until further notice

GOAL for today - stay cool & AF
Wishing everyone the same!!!

Lav

[Grateful]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Hi all! Hope you don't mind me barging in here...just wanted to let Lav know that if you need any help, I have a strong 17 y.o. I could send your way.....plus my daughter has plenty of friends in West Grove.

Also, do you know where I can get any zucchini?:H We didn't plant a garden this year and everyone is asking me to bake my famous zucchini bread.....guess I'll have to buy it from the Amish farmer....I was just in Jennersville last weekend picking up my granddaughter-I wish I would have thought to call you!!

Okay..carry on all you wonderful people!!!:l

[AAthlete]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Hey guys - wanted to check in and wish everyone a happy Thursday! Nothing too exciting in my neck of the woods - well at least nothing worth talking about.. Sounds like everyone is enjoying this lovely heat, right? I went out for a lunch-time ride yesterday, and then ran three miles on the treadmill INSIDE just to cool off. I felt like one of the original sweathogs!! :H

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

fABbies! Back again.

AA - I was sweating my @&% off yesterday picking Horny's friends off of my tomato plants with kitchen tongs. (and gloves) Once my non-sweaty activities are concluded for the day, I need to change clothes, find my gloves and tongs, and go do it again. LOL on the dreadmill to cool off. Didn't think of that.

Grateful, it's awesome to see you! Stop by any time! When Lav is done with your 17yo, can I borrow him? (or her?)

Lav, you def. need a temp new YB. Maybe you will find someone to help you with odd jobs and heavy lifting for a reasonable price? and YB will pay since he has left you high and dry?

Inchy......:l

Uni, sounds like you got your day off to a fine start. Can I come swimming with you and little Uni? How's Boo?

P3 - THE UNIVERSE DOES HAVE SOMETHING FABULOUS IN MIND FOR YOU!!!! I believe!

Treya - congrats on Day 10!!! There was something about reaching that "double digit" number of AF days that really felt good to me. That was a special day in my journey. I hope it's special for you too! I'm almost afraid to ask what a "garden midge" is. I hope it's smaller than a horn worm.

Kaz - more amazing amazing photos! I'm working on not gossiping. But if I WAS gossiping, I would tell everyone I know that there is a famous toxicologist in Canada that pooped in her bed. :H JUST KIDDING!!!! Travel safely our friend.

M3, I hope your trip to the camp is safe and uneventful. I hope everything goes smoothly dropping off your daughter and getting her settled in.

Greenie - to answer your question at the end of yesterdays thread...

Chairing a meeting is really easy. It's just starting it (like calling it to order) and then guiding the actions according to whatever format the group conscience has decided upon. (readings, discussion format). Then ending it on time. (some meetings don't have an official end time, but this one does) In this meeting, I also "give the lead" on the reading we are going to discuss. That just means I give my own thoughts on it, and then everyone else proceeds to give their thoughts on it. In this meeting, it goes around the table in the order people are sitting. (people can always "pass" if they don't want to comment). So chairing is not a huge deal. The gossip discussion was very good for me - lots of food for thought. I posted some of it on the AA thread. I know what you mean that it very quickly turns into a negative for all involved.

Waiting on the final numbers so I can wire transfer the money for our house closing tomorrow. I don't like this waiting! I've been visiting my Dad on Thursday afternoons. There is not committment for it - he knows I will come if I can. Can't really plan my day for the waiting on this phone call! I keep telling myself we are so very very lucky to have the chance to buy this dump oops I mean house at this very low price. Grateful grateful grateful while I drum my fingers on the desk waiting! :H

No drinking for me today - that's for sure. No sugar either. Day 6.

DG

[Lavande]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Still 88 degrees at 8 pm - wtf? :upset:
Dreaming of cool fall temps already!!

Grateful, I wish you had called me when you were in Jennersville. We could meet there for real coffee now that they have a Starbucks there And I would have been happy to drag along 20 or 30 lbs of zucchini :H
My son called on his way home from his shift in DC & met with me later at Tractor Supply to help me out with the feed bags. He came over later for a burger & dragged all that feed to the chicken house & got it into the cans for me. I told him if he didn't help me I would send him a bill for the cost of his Penn State education :H
He's a good kid & is willing to help but has little to no spare time due to working 3 jobs & caring for his own home & family.

I wish I had thought to hop on the plane with Kaslo ~ a trip to the Artic sounds just right although I would not care to meet a bear

DG, hope you have retrieved all your Horny little garden visitors :H

[Kaslo]

AF Daily Thursday 7/21

Hallo again. Lav and all others, no bears so far, but lots of bison (wood buffalo). Once hunted almost to extinction and now coming back strong in the north.

Back in camp after a wet day in the woods. Nice dinner made by the cook. Four guys up here have taken a shine to my field assistant who is a smart cookie and a good bush worker. The engineer who used to be in the army cant quite feature how two women can work in the woods with the mosquitoes and steep slopes, not to mention the wild critters about to disembowel us, its hard not to be too dismissive or call him a misogynist. After 32 years of it as a professional, and before that a range rider on my parents and parents friends ranches, I am used to working in the rough and used to guys getting bent about it. (Its ok if you are reading this and have somehow figured I was male, my husband Bruce might not get that though), or my daughters. But its true I am not very feminine.

Today, whilst working in very wet massive cottonwood and white spruce forests, I talked to my assistant about stopping AL. Wise beyond her years she said she doesnt want a DUI, or a sore set of kidneys when she is my age, and so she said at the ripe old age of 24 she has been cutting back. I like this idea. My own chidren, 21 and 26 do not drink very much at all. The old lady was probably a big dissapointment to them on numerous occassions. But there are a lot of kids in the same age group who really take rather a lot of mood enhancements, as they say. Especially in BC, where its a huge part of the economy. I blame the 60s and 70s enthusiasm for drugs and AL for the mess some of us are in now.

Here is a friend I saw by the side of the road in the pouring rain with her calf. A wood buffalo cow, about 4 years old. Very pretty isnt she?