af day Saturday 22 Sep

[porqoui]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

It's probably Sleep Deprivation.................PPQ

[Kaslo]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Ummm, good morning? Knickerless skirt wearing philistines, hmm? The poor Scots. Wee, hairy and the subject of international ridicule, too. T'is nae gude.


To answer your question, Im hoping to garden a bit Mick. And keep a low profile. I have two proposals to write. But I need a break from writing. I might go to the garden market in Nelson and see what fresh veggies are 4 sale. So out I go. No wine for this alkie.

Love to all. Molly, you rock, btw.

Kas

[Mick]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

hi ppq...you ok?can you do me a fvour and start the thread tomorrow? if I cant will be out of the house for 6.45am so I will try..ta muchly

Mick

[porqoui]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Hi Mick....having a good day so far. Sure can do, I'll see if I can beat Shue in the morning...and keep an eye out for ChefR. Hope your day was good...PPQ

[Mick]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Hi ppq not too bad phone is broken again..same problem as last time..told them I want a new replacement..your day?

[Lavande]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Good afternoon Abbers,

Enjoying some decent weather here in these parts ~ nice for the beginning of Fall!

Had my daughter & grandaughter here for an extra night, we had fun. Went out & got fresh apples, veggies & funky looking little decorative gourds.

Appreciating the AF life for many reasons but right now the freedom is what makes me the happiest. I can do whatever I want at anytime without worrying about working my life around the eternal hangover = awesome

Wishing everyone a wonderful AF Saturday!
Lav

[kuya]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Kaslo;1381507 wrote: Ummm, good morning?

The poor Scots. Wee, hairy and the subject of international ridicule, too. T'is nae gude.




Kas

Which part of a scot are we talking about, Kas?

I don't think its as bad as all that, but uuummmmmm , maybe that's why there are nay knickers!! :H:H:H:H

KY, the VERY nosy

[kuya]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Kaslo;1381507 wrote: Ummm, good morning?

The poor Scots. Wee, hairy and the subject of international ridicule, too. T'is nae gude.




Kas

Which part of a scot are we talking about, Kas?

I don't think its as bad as all that, but uuummmmmm , maybe that's why there are nay knickers!! :H:H:H:H

Mick ---- sorry to have to tell you this, but I am NOT on anything. This is me NORMAL ....... You gonna kick me out NOW!?!?!? :H


KY, the VERY nosy

[Kaslo]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

The whole Scot, actually, Kuya. And nothing but the Scot. So help me. Im not eligible to know, actually, being female. Perhaps its the climate, and the potential for dry rot to set in. Dont know.

[ChefRobaire]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Hey y'all...life is good AF...KY...liked your "many moons ago" article...simplistic and real....this place saved me again from the demon tonight....just a thread or two does it every time, and straightens me right out...hope everyone enjoys the rest of their short, but sweet weekend....Chef

[Mick]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

morning all.just a quick post....early start for me so think PPQ is going to start the thread.how are we all today then?ok I hope.Well done chef for laying off.Morning Molls Lav and YAH, as well as Ronnie the witch tamer and Kas..oh of course and you too ky
Quick brew then gone...have a great day folks

[CanToo]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Have a great day Mick.

Home and off to sleep.

Lilly - Will catch up from Friday in the morning.

[TheSunFlower]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

Mick I reread my post....and I apologize if I was not clear. As I reread yours 3x.....I was more unclear.

What I meant is that is normal when you fall.....to go screw it....and then plan to start again on Monday or whatever day that is for you. Its not healthy regardless of what your addiction is. I do have a Mon-Fri regular job. My job as being a parent is 24/7.

For me this a journey and not a destination. Meaning that I have experienced getting to 30 days or even 9 months means nothing. I take each day as it comes, because I don't know what to expect. What I expect to happen rarely does. Sometimes I am terrified to go somewhere....to find it was not nearly what my brain imagined it to be.

Tonight I went someplace that was relatively safe for me. That changed quickly as the drinks were being poured. I nearly took a glass of wine (which I hate)....just for the effect. Instead I got myself some pretzels and a soda...and was fine. For everyone drinking was ok for them....then a woman I saw get more and more blitzed. I silently thanked God for my pretzels and soda. Because I easily could have been her.

I don't think anyone should throw AF time away. Its the positive reinforcement that I get that keeps me going. Times I have slipped....I can easily look back on the AF days....and simply say....I like that life better...and return to it quickly. If I throw that away....I'll drink.

I realize that I am human. I may drink again. I may not. If I do....I know that beating myself up means I will surely drink again to blot out the bad emotions. If I look back at how great it was to be sober....treat myself with kindness.....I don't pick up again.

Long way of saying....I did not understand your post and all your laughing faces at me. That for me is not positive reinforcement....and if i decide this site or thread is not positive....I will leave....because I like being sober....I don't like being sober and expressing what I feel ....and being laughed at.

As much as I like all you here....my sobriety and my kids are more important. I will do what it takes to stay on this journey.

[kuya]

af day Saturday 22 Sep

I am going to do something now that I may regret...... But since I am KY, the nosy, I am gonna do it anyway!

Sunflower, you have misread Mick's post. You mentioned a double-edged sword he said his was more like a sword of Damacles ( for those who don't know this is from a legend of a common man who wished to enjoy the riches of the king Dionysis. He was granted his wish only if he agreed to have a sword suspended by a single hair over his head as he sat on the throne. He quit!). Mick means that his sobriety is like having the sword of Damacles over his head..... If it falls( he drinks) it may kill him. He then makes light of that sobering fact by the laughing face.

The second lot of laughing faces are for ALL of us, in relation to the words of the ghostbusters song.

Like Mick, I KNOW I cannot moderate my alcohol and I joined this thread to jump in with like minded people who want to abstain, if not for ever, then as long term as possible. If one of us drinks we are there for them 100% for as long as it takes to get back to an AF life. If they WANT to moderate their decision is theirs and there are threads for that, as you know.

I cant speak for others here but as someone newly abstinent to keep reading references to your repeated slips and recovery as a lifestyle choice on this particular thread is a bit like seeing someone wearing a bikini in the vatican! It ain't gonna kill anyone but it is in very poor taste.

[ronnie]

af day Saturday 22 Sep



Here is my eldest boys rain forrest project that I have been helping him with all over the Weekend, I had better get full marks for this. ...lol