AF Daily - Thursday

[papmom3]

AF Daily - Thursday

Some hearty congrats are in order I see!

Uni-wow! You are so brave and assertive! What a long way you have come! :goodjob: I am so proud of you and could just hear how you said those words-with love and conviction. Whoo Hooo!!

Cab-way to go on beating down the beast and working through those super strong cravings! You rode the Crave Wave with style!! Yes indeedy, it does defo get easier! You just can't give in, not even once. Keep on rocking girl!!

Doglvr-nice job on Day 6. Please keep up the good work and we will be celebrating your 30 days in no time!!

DG-congrats on your test today! I'm sure you ace'd it. I am so in awe of how you are tackling this new phase of your life! I remember my five years of MPA work while working 2 jobs and it was just horrid. Of course I wasn't passionate about the subject matter at all so I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. The whole goal was to get that MPA after my name because it was supposed to lead to bigger and better things for me. Hrmphhh. I'm done with classes and degrees but I salute you and Uni for go after something you really love and will be really good at.

Marshy-good luck on the 20 mi bike ride. Hope it won't be too much for ya but from the one pic I saw of you, I think you're in pretty good shape so I'm sure you'll kick arse!!

Lav-did you sell all your eggs today? Congrats on the 2 lbs. I think that is awesome!!

hey to Treya and M3. Who else am I missing? Deter, IJM, AFM, Jolie, Sunni, Greenie, Nursie?

So yesterday I decided I didn't want to work outside and suffer more back pain with all the digging so I tackled the room switcherroo. Dismantled my beloved office and moved my bedroom into it to see how I would like it before painting. I love it!! I think the Chi and Feng shui is perfect and I can't wait to get the walls prepped and painted a silver blue. it is so cozy and ALL the furniture fits!! I even found an end table up in the attic I am now using as a night stand. Nothing like repurposing!!

Today I moved the office into the bedroom and I can't believe all the room there is! All I have to do now to get into the attic is move a dog crate instead of a big heavy bureau. I don't even need to paint right away as the walls are white (dirty and marked up but white).
I can't wait to get my agility ribbon up on the wall across from my desk. The dogs now have the couch and a window seat!!

Ahhh, it feels so good I can't believe I didn't think of this years ago. Thanks Greenie for the encouragement to make the effort and for knowing it would work out.

Also went food shopping and now I'm getting ready for work. A trip to Christmas Tree shops and Walmart afterwards in order for cheap drapes for the closet and 2 windows in the new office space.

tomorrow I will try to put the DR and Kitchen back in order and maybe tackle some paper piles. Then on Sat its off to an agility/obedience/herding show in the morning and a pap playday in the afternoon. Sun is work and my neph's 18th birthday party. Then back to the grind on Monday. :upset:

Still not sure what to do about car and dryer. I have a couple of TSAs that have been sitting for 9 years not being contributed to which I'm thinking of cashing in. There will be a 10% tax penalty and regular taxes on top of that but I should have enough to get a newer used SUV (hopefully one hearty enough to tow a small RV like the Paphut) and a new dryer and pay my dad off for the Outback. I don't think I have a choice at this point but I'm still researching and will talk to my dad and sis about it. If anyone has suggestions/advice I'm all ears.

Off to la la land-will check in tomorrow!!

[Bean]

AF Daily - Thursday

AF-ers. Please help me. I am back home, drinking like a maniac. Went to the East coast today to visit a rehab centre - my parents won't let me not go but I am SOOOOO resistant. I don't know why I can't just surrender.

How do I do this?

Bean

[Bean]

AF Daily - Thursday

Has rehab actually helped any of you? I am so scared it won't work and then I'll be in the same place I am now.

[Accountable for Me]

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Bean, it is worth a shot!! I have been to detox before. Should have went onto rehab back in the day.... but resisted. Wish I had of!!

How badly do you want sobriety? They are there to help you with withdrawals and to teach you tools specific to you to help you achieve long term sobriety.

Universal went to rehab. She has been doing marvelously!!

If you have the means and the opportunity to go - go!!!

[universal]

AF Daily - Thursday

Bean :l

I know this has been a struggle for you. I started on this site in 2007 and I struggled for 3 years before finally going to a rehab facility last year. It worked great and kept me sober for 6 months. However I needed more trauma therapy and decided to go to a different rehab centre in June. It has helped me more than I can tell you. BUT I really wanted it. I didn't want to lose everything I had. I was on that path - I had child services called, my husband was about to leave me - I had to realize that the drinking life was not only a good choice but that it was killing me. I truely believe that had I not gone in June I wouldn't have been alive by this Christmas.

I wish you all the luck. It is so worth the money. You will learn so much. It is hard to go, 35 - 60 days away from home is rough but you will meet new people - good people. And you will develop friendships with the counsellors as well. I still talk to many of them on email and have 2 good friendships with girls I met there.

Rehab saved my life. Without it I couldn't do it. I was unable to do it alone. I now go to around 3 meetings a week - 2 AA and one Women For Sobriety and I have a life now. I am stronger and I am really starting to like myself. PM me if you need to talk more.

Remember this is your life we are talking about. If you think you need to go to rehab then honestly you probably do. Take the leap, it's worth it.

:h
Uni

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Thursday

Good evening all,

Bean, I wish you the strength to make the right decision for yourself!
You have to take care of this now or it's only going to get worse. You deserve to have a long, happy & healthy life. Alcohol sucks, none of us need it to live. Please just do the right thing for yourself :l

I have completed a ton of work this week & am happy. I never could have accomplished all that with AL on board

DG, congrats on your exam!

I wish Kaslo would come back - missing her unique sense of humor & overall wisdom

papmom, I'm thinking baout buying you a lottery ticket honey!!!!

[Determinator]

AF Daily - Thursday

Greetings everyone from a different hotel room. weeeeeee thud. I'm HLT hungry, lonely and tired and I know it...so off for an early dinner.

swapping sugar for AL is super common for us folks and a really bad trap to get into. the reciprocal is also very common: kids that eat a lot of sugar tend tend to be predisposed to alcoholism in adulthood. if anyone hasn't seen it I urge you to see Dr Lustig's exhaustive dissertation on sugar called 'sugar the bitter truth' which is on youtube. to link between AL and sugar neurologically is downright frightening.
ditto Lav on the L Glutamine...it's very helpful for sugar and AL cravings. bear in mind a large dose is needed for therapeutic use, like 7 to 15 grams. (a rounded teaspoon is about 5 grams). I get the bulk powder form and mix in juice or water.
a moderate to low carb PALEO diet has been of HUGE help to me. wish I'd started this lifestyle years ago.
Uni, XXXX well done hon. so proud of you. you have to realize that your friend may very well be lying about her meth use. addictions make us liars when we are using. sad but true.

Bean, it doesn't matter what others think/say. if you want to live then get into detox/rehab. it's painfully simple. you CAN do this. but you need to safely detox as step 1.

ok, must eat something. i'm off in search of something that contains garlic....
be well peeps

[sunshine_gg]

AF Daily - Thursday

Hello Abbers!

Uni... WELL DONE! For her sake I hope your friend will double up on support now before it is too late - but regardless, you need to take care of YOU first and foremost.

Beanie... pack your stuff and go! If you want to get off the Merry-go-round... GO! Jump! Wishing you oodles of strength :l

GAC... yep, the first two weeks I limped around like a wet towel. So not a pretty sight and utterly unproductive. But by week 3 the energy returned for me.. hang in there!

DG... I bet you aced it! I'm in awe of all that you take on! And Uni, too! And then there's Lav who's always running about... and Papmom running with the dogs and Marshy paddling to and fro! :H

Doglvr... congrats on day 6! Well done!

Det.. just stop by at Uni's house... she's making mega-garlic meatloaf! :H

Papmom... I think the lottery ticket idea has merit!

Now that I read up on all of you... I can't even remember what I was going to write :H Oh well. One thing is for sure...

Have a good night all! I think I'll crawl into bed and watch some mindless tv now

[momof3]

AF Daily - Thursday

Bean, Take action and go. One step at a time; one foot in front of the other. It is what you put into it though so you have to really (a) want to be sober and (b) be sick and tired of the way you are living now.

[greeneyes]

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Bean, wow. I wish there was something I could say to help you let go of the fear that is holding you back from the obvious right choice. That fear is paralyzing isn't it? I hope you can push through it and let yourself get on the road to a better life. You sure deserve a better life. :l

[momof3]

AF Daily - Thursday

Hi Greenie

[GoAwayCabernet]

AF Daily - Thursday

Thanks for all the reassurance regarding the sugar cravings. And now I have hope that this sluggish feeling will eventually disappear.
Mof3 - Any suggestions for supplements? I haven't been taking any. My husband takes a multi-vitamin and Milk Thistle.
Uni - You go girl! You conquered that conversation with such conviction. Very impressive! Also, what are you majoring in that you have had the opportunity to take all these classes on the subject? You take these onlines?
And BOTH Uni & DG - Do you find studying these subjects has had a positive impact on your sobriety?
BEAN - As everyone else says, "Hang in there!" Despite resisting your parents, you obviously are ready for help or you wouldn't have posted here to ask for help or advise. I think inside you know you are ready but still have that fear of the unknown. I would LOVE to have the opportunity to go to a rehab on the East Coast. ESPECIALLY this time of year. Autumn is one of the premiere seasons of the East Coast. Look at it as a "mini-getaway". Clear your head, meet new people, get healthy. The older you get, the more complicated life becomes and these type of opportunities become scarce. Take advantage of the opportunity while you can. Grab the bull by the horns and get riding!!!!

[Determinator]

AF Daily - Thursday

Just had a really bad experience at a restaurant. On my phone. More later. Just had to connect here. Xxx

[Determinator]

AF Daily - Thursday

Just had a really bad experience at a restaurant. On my phone. More later. Just had to connect here. Xxx

[sunshine_gg]

AF Daily - Thursday

You're ok, Det?!