AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

[Lavande]

Good morning Abbers!

Slept in a bit this morning
No sun, rain on the way tomorrow, oh well!

My goal is to finish up a big job in my today, hit the supermarket & gather some old clothing for a pickup I just scheduled for the 20th

Wishing everyone a terrific AF Tuesday!

Lav

[GoAwayCabernet]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

I knew it Lav! As I was typing the Daily AF, you were doing the same. So we have two posts. Double the pleasure! Your day sounds like mine: taking care of all those things you put off when the weather is beautiful. I'm enjoying the rain, the colder weather, and the falling of the leaves. Fall always brings out the serene side of me. Wish I could say the same for my husband; colder weather brings on seasonal depression for him. As I look around at all the beautiful colors of Autumn, I think to myself, "How can this be considered depressing?"

[LVT25]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Hello friends,

Welcome to the new posters on the thread!:welcome: I'm sorry, I suck at remembering names and such, but Boh, Goawaycabernet, uhhhhh....see!!! Welcome all the same and I am anxious to hear more about you and your lives!

It has been a pretty gorgeous fall here too. Instead of dreading winter, I'm trying to look at the bright side of things. What I like about it. So Im looking forward to the comforting winter soups, the fire in the wood stove, all the projects I can work on indoors, baking bread, and maybe even some interesting meals!

We got some badly needed moisture here over the weekend, but the wind almost completely torn the plastic off the greenhouse. But hubby and I got a tarp over the top and ends, so unless it gets too cold right away, my beautiful tomato plants inside should be ok. It is unusual here to be harvesting from the garden this late in the season, but we picked a bushel of tomatoes and 1/2 bushel of chili peppers Sunday. I'm in the process of giving some of the tomatoes away, but still want to make some pizza sauce. I also want to try to dehydrate some zucchini for snacking. We even picked a few cucs. The Kale that the grasshoppers didn't eat looks beautiful, so I am looking forward to making some smoothies and other recipes out of that soon. I made some fresh spaghetti sauce with my Vitamix last night and it was delicious!!

Hubby was using the silent treatment on #1 son the last couple of days. I did a pretty good job of staying out of it. My son didn't seem too bothered by it, but I gotta tell you it brought back some not so great memories of my childhood. My parents didn't get mad at me a lot, but my mom's preferred way of dealing with anger was the silent treatment and the slamming of cupboard doors. My dad was the yeller. I cannot stand any of that. And my hubby is almost as good as my parents at it. I still remember going to family treatment when my ex was in dry out. The counselors were trying to get us to tell our history and what was wrong with our parents, etc. I kept saying my home life was pretty great. They pretty much let me do what I wanted. But then the anger stuff came out. I did not realize that was dysfunctional. I thought that was the way you were supposed to handle emotions. I think hubby's childhood was probably pretty similar to mine, except his dad was an alcoholic.

Ok, that's enough about me!!! I need to get busy anyway. I need to mow the cemetery for a funeral tomorrow--and then that is it. I may do some more trimming, but I have grown tired of the tree project, so that might wait until spring. Who knows, I might not even be working there then, I fear my friend, my boss is losing his fight with cancer.:upset: I feel so bad for he and his family.

Have a great sober day all! I have a craving for cranberry juice for some reason.:h

[greeneyes]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Fabbaritas!!

Cool and rainy here as well. Good. I have desk work stuff to do. Some piles have made their way to the floor, grrrrr.... I recall how odd it felt at first to be at the computer without a glass of some form of alcohol. That combo went hand-in-hand with lack of progress and mistakes... and eventually the black hole, come to think of it.

LVT25;1191346 wrote: So Im looking forward to the comforting winter soups,

Put on a pot of vegetarian chili (recipe section) this AM!

LVT, I know your guy isn't much of a communicator, but the silent treatment can be considered rather abusive. My father used to do that and he would never give in because being right/winning was everything to him. When we didn't live at home anymore it could go on for - gawd I hate to say it, but in the case of one sibling, years and years! What a shame. Remember that saying "Would you rather be right or happy?" Well who knows, maybe not talking to us made him happy, in which case he could have both!

Goaway, your first line on the other thread made me laugh! You can start the thread and just put "marking" then in edit mode, write your post. That way the thread is out there while you are composing your post.

Where did the morning go??!!

[Determinator]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Happy AF'ing Tuesday ABerooooos!

double daily threads, a true daily double eh? cool.

I also cherish and embrace the seasons. I think it resonates with all aspects of life and nature.

Greeneyes, I also made vegetarian chili last night if you consider pork a vegetable (pretty sure it is) at any rate it's been cooking for more than 9 hours now and the beans are 'almost' tender. good grief! I guess they were older than I thought.

gathering my strength for a very heavy week on the road starting tomorrow. ommmmm ommmmmm.
just trying to use all my tools so I dive in strong:
-exercise
-MWO community
-good food
-weird sense of humor

and...I have antabuse just in case things get really wonky.

be well everyone and all to come

[Determinator]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

oh, it's time to play 'graphic analogy'

I've had some cravings that were a lot like this in the early months:

Amazing footage shows mountain biker ambushed by African antelope

but it DOES get better! so wear your helmet and keep peddling

[Boh]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

A big hello!

Thanks again for all of the encouragement yesterday. If you didn't get a chance to read my last post... I made out just fine! Holiday dinners for me can be AF and I can still have a really good time!

Thanks all! And looking foreward to AF day 13!


Boh

[Turnagain]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

oooooooh Det...watching that makes me ache all over. OW! I'll see you in chat tonight, right?

Greenie...your avie is HILARIOUS! I love how you customize your avie 'wardrobe.'

LVT...I am not a fan of the silent treatment, myself. My mother was also passive/aggressive and I don't tolerate that behavior well. I will say, growing up around that made me very cognizant of learning constructive ways to deal with conflict.

Go....I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but has your husband ever been checked out for SADD? Lotsa of us up here in the great not-yet white north find our spirits dropping along with the hours of (alleged) daylight.

I am considering getting an official happy light...there's a great deal on them at Costco right now...about $50. Not bad...considering they once cost thousands! I keep a poor (wo)man's happy light on my computer desk....I just put a full spectrum grow light in my lamp.

Lav...it's great that you got to sleep in. It's such a treat! I'm going to have to start setting an alarm again. I was getting up with the sun...but hey...these days...I'd be late for everything waiting for the orb to appear and it's only getting later. In our deepest darkest days...we have less than 5 hours of daylight. Maybe that's why half the state flees to Hawaii in February and the other half that stays behind stays passed out?

[universal]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Hi guys,

Late checkin for me today. Went to my meeting this morning and then did some shopping for stuff for the bike.

I'm off to have a nap before the child comes home!

Af all the way!

[GoAwayCabernet]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Thanks for the heads up Grn Eyes. I'll remember that next time.
Turnagain- What on earth is a "Happy Light"?
I spent the morning at a craft store. Those places can mean financial trouble for me! I find that when I'm not drinking, my crafty side comes out. I guess I'm trying to keep myself from getting idle. It's fun stuff though!

[papmom3]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Just a quick check in before Quilting so you guys don't start worrying!!

Hello to our newcomers-I'll get your names straight in a few days! :H Love reading your posts and so glad we're able to help out on your journeys!

Had a nice time at the family brunch at the bride's mom's house yesterday morning-got to say a proper goodbye to everyone and see some of the pics taken by the "photograper" (a friend agreed to take the official pics and did a fab job!!). Got home around 3:30 - not quite 4 hours.
Took a short nap and then went to work at the NH. Why I didn't take last nite off i'll never know. I could have taken my time coming home. Oh well. Left my laptop in the car and didn't get it out until a few minutes ago.

This morning I took the cabinet doors off in the RV-not sure I'll get to painting them this week but the hard part is done. then I totally dismantled the office until it was an empty room. Yep the same room I painstakinly redid this past spring!! I'm going to prep the walls tomorrow (remove the border and spackle the holes) and then I'm going to move the bedroom furniture in to make sure it fits and I like it before I actually start painting. That all starts after my first PT session at 7am tomorrow for my hip.

After lunch my friend came over with 2 pots of ornamental grass she dug up for me. More to come. Then we dug up most of my grasses for her and for me to move to the back yard.

Now I'm squeaky clean and ready for the zen of quilting/sewing. Whew!!

BBL fabbies!!

[greeneyes]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Geez, I had to have a lie down after just reading your post, P3! :H

[GoAwayCabernet]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

I love reading how productive people are when they're non-drinkers.
Papmom- I need to keep you close by. Part of the "crafty" things I've taken on while sober, is an attempt at quilts & an attempt at American Girl doll clothes. I suck @ sewing, but whether it turns out good or not, I just enjoy seeing the finished product.

[momof3]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Hello Fabbie Abbies,

Just now landing from an intense week of work last week and yoga teacher training over the weekend.

Hello to Boh and GoawayCabernet!!!

I have a full spectrum light on my desk for SADD. I start using it in September!!!

Yes, my mom used to do "the silent treatment." It is a form of abuse/bullying for sure.

Veggie chili sounds fabulous.

hugs to all
M3

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily ~ Tuesday 10/11

Hi fABbies! Late check in here. Geez - it's 7:15PM - almost my bed time! :H

I too love the season changes, chili of the vegetarian or non-vegetarian variety, busy days, and I bet I'd love a happy light too if I knew what it was! :H

I went to school before the birdies were up today to get in some good study time before class. Then class - last day before the final which is Thursday. :egad: Much studying to do. I think I did OK on the mid term yesterday. Probably won't know for a couple weeks on that one.

A good AA friend of mine has been struggling with marital issues and subsequent relapses for about a year now. He's an ass. Oops I didn't say that. I guess she is finally leaving that relationshiop. But oh what a huge price she is paying for the relapses. DUI/no drivers license, no job and transportation making it even harder in a tough economy to find something nearby. And you know what? It's not like she drank and drank and drank for days and weeks and months on end. A few times of drinking and BLAMMO. Massive consequences. AL just presents SO much risk of major life damage and change. I just can't understand why I ever wanted to take risks with drinking. Anyway...lessons reinforced through the mistakes of others I guess. All I can do is just be her friend one day at a time.

I'm so happy that everyone made it through another sober day!!! One thing is for sure.....

And greenie, I love how you get green eyes on all your avatars!

DG