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**RunningCourage** · October 31, 2012, 03:53 AM

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Ah Mick, what an excellent start to the day. Gonna grab a coffee and bikkie then run to work - another long 12 hour day... but back tonight for tea and toast and to read the latest escapades on here MWO.

Have a brilliant day everyone

**satz123** · October 31, 2012, 04:35 AM

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Hi Mick & Molls & RC and all to come !
Mick please do not fret when I go to OZ on December 16th - I will be back on January 9th just before Molls go to Canada so you will not be too upset :l
or put another way - you will not have full rein to run over to the Army site & steal our grub from the fridge.:bat
Molls will go to friggintesco before she goes to stock up - but I will be back to keep an eye on you :H

**Mick** · October 31, 2012, 05:01 AM

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Hiya Molls...youll be ok over Chrimbo..you get stuck pm me defo..Satzy better be a good lock on that fridge the diet job will be on a seasonal hold!!
Trying to work out a plan for possibly away for the festive .....my arse..season but need to look at prices

**LillyE** · October 31, 2012, 05:30 AM

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Mick;1402794 wrote:
You know, looking round the diffrent forums, in the main this one and the general seem to be the most settled... interesting some of "the debates" going on elsewhere

That's because we rock Mick. Plain and simple. We're # 1. We're # 1!

I posted at the end of yesterday's thread just as today's was starting I think so I'm gonna just copy it in again here... then it's off the 'puter for me as it's been a long day.

'Night all.

##

Hey kids!

I'm here, I'm not drinking, just been slammed with work - again. Haven't been keeping up - again - so I hope everyone is well and happy and especially you guys in the wake of Sandy. Yikes. Lav, glad to hear all is well. I'm not sure now who else this applies to? Nurdl? Hope everyone is safe and dry anyway!

SHUE! Nice to see you and your glamorous shoes (I must take more pics) too! It's been too long - but I'm glad you are enjoying real life. Just beware of complacency as you go about your journeys back into socialising again, ok? Especially with the silly season coming up. Sooo many temptations. I must admit I'm still nervous about that. (How're you feeling about facing it KY and do you have any strategies in place?)

Interesting what you say about the longer term healing… I have been thinking a lot lately about holistic healing. I'm just coming out of what felt like a rather rocky patch emotionally - dunno if it was withdrawal or what but I've felt very up and down and cranky. Anyway, it's left me thinking that I really need to look at the big picture of healing myself, my issues with anxiety and depression and past baggage, not just removing the al (but which, of course, removing the al is an essential part). So it's good also to read yours and Lav and Molly's reminders about how things keep getting better. I know the only way with continuing to drink is DOWN and the only way without is UP but I don't think up is necessarily a straight vertical path - more like a gradual trend upwards with period plateaus and dips.

Alan and KY - WELL DONE & HUGE PARTY HATS to you both on 60 days!!!!!!!! :wave::goodjob:

KY, I also found the second 30 went SO much faster than the first 30 but then I slipped at 80 days and have been struggling ever since to get fully back on track. (Though 10 days - again - today.) But you're right to fear that complacency stage. Now, so, how're you gonna combat it?

Det, mate, been there, done that, feel your pain, so a big hug to you. :l And, I agree, can you tell your coworkers you can no longer drink? I have been wondering if not telling people more clearly might be a risk factor of tripping me up these holidays - no accountability = too easy to just say 'oh screw it'. And I agree that we obsess/worry about it far more than other people do. Awhile back I thought I'd bared my soul about it all to a friend, only to have him ask me a month or two later, in surprise, 'oh you're not drinking?' - so clearly this huge revelation hadn't even really registered!!! Can you tell them? If not, why not?

Take it easy mate. Rest, repair, start over.

MIKEY MICK MIKE! Hello! How's it going? Where have the jokes gone? I liked the Aussie one, as it made fun of Australians. Now I challenge you to come up with a Kiwi one… that does NOT involve sheep. Or rugby. HA. Gotcha. Bet you've drawn a blank

at that one. :H

**kuya** · October 31, 2012, 05:33 AM

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Hidehi campers!

Hard work day today! Thank goodness!

SHUE ...... So good to see you. Interesting what you say about the GABA, I am definitely not ready to stop it. I forgot it yesterday morning and by 3pm was as jittery as hell. I wonder if I have permanently damaged the pathways for making it? So nice to hear you so re-engaged in life and loving it.

You too SUN, glad you are posting but glad life is filling up again for you too.

LILLY.. I am very mindful of this next two months being harsh, as of Saturday I am in uncharted water, so to speak, and Xmas looms with all it's pressures. Although not worried about invites as last year I quit two months before Xmas and went to all parties as a non drinker so most know me as such and never bat an eyelid when I say I don't drink. Even though I slipped for 8 months I still stayed AF socially cos I knew I would be quitting again.......... Easier that way I think.

Allan, I forgot to reply to your PM...... How's your landmark day been? I have to say tis very different to 30 days, the thoughts of AL are very fleeting unless I am stressed and hungry!

PPQ and CANTOO ....... I think I got the yuk prize today, I still can't get my head round time differences, only the UK cos it is opposite! I see you two night and day......feels odd.

To Molly.....nice to see you, you must be so excited to see your girl......I would be bursting! I hate seeing my last grow up so fast, tho she says now she is NEVER leaving home. I wish!

Anyhoos hi to all I have missed, was LC here yesterday? Haven't seen Hula either for a while. Sometimes this thread feels like herding fish! LOL

Nighters KY

**shueaddict** · October 31, 2012, 06:57 AM

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Hello there you sunny bunch,

Mick, you just bring out the best in us.

KY ? massive congrats ? you said you were feeling ?apprehensive? ? I guess that would be a particularly eloquent way to describe getting off the pink cloud of ?yeeyy, look at me, 30 days without touching AL ? . Hang in there GABA sister (I am trying as much as possible to go back to being ?normal? by chasing good old fashion natural highs ? like shopping, quality time [eye roll] with hubby , fresh air, coffee with friends and loads of laughter).

Lillyyyyyy ? so good to see you ?

LillyE;1402837 wrote:

Interesting what you say about the longer term healing? I have been thinking a lot lately about holistic healing. I'm just coming out of what felt like a rather rocky patch emotionally - dunno if it was withdrawal or what but I've felt very up and down and cranky. Anyway, it's left me thinking that I really need to look at the big picture of healing myself, my issues with anxiety and depression and past baggage, not just removing the al. :H

I actually think holistic healing is the way to go to stay sober in the long run. Being comfortable in my own skin and with who I am is a major defense for me. It gives me the strength not to reach for the bottle after having an argument with hubby or worrying about money / life in general.

I am actually no longer worried about the partying, the holiday season and all the many drinking opportunities. My closest friends have accepted I no longer drink, my colleagues too. It is also a wonderful way to stay accountable. Besides - there are so many fun AF cocktails!! What I focus on is actually keeping all AL in the house out of my sight. Home alone face to face with the bottle is not a dare I wish to take on. I lost far too many times before.

Det ? Big hug to you ? bad food, bad sleep, no loving wife beside you equals trouble. Get your paleo back on, you?ll feel grand again in no time at all.

Right ? back to work

**Lavande** · October 31, 2012, 07:14 AM

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Good morning Abbers!

Mick, you are certainly on a roll today :H
I am actually kid-free today for the first time in many days SO I am going to do what I can to get my mind back :H
Getting back to exercise, normal eating & work after this hurricane business will help

Great to see everyone & wishing a Happy Halloween & Hump day to one & all!

Det - you can always tell people what K9 does - AL causes asshole-ism

Lav

**Mick** · October 31, 2012, 08:17 AM

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Lills..take your pick

Two Kiwis are walking down a street in Sydney.
One of the Kiwis happens to look in one of the shop windows and sees a sign that catches his eye.
The sign said: "Suits $5.00 each, Shirts $2.00 each, Trousers $2.50 per pair".
The Kiwi says to his mate, " look! We could buy a whole lot of those, and when we get back to New Zealund we could make a fortune!
Now when we go into the shop, you be quiet, OK? Just let me do all the talking, cause if they hear our accent, they might not be nice to us, so I'll speak in my best Aussie accent."
They enter the shop and the Kiwi says, "I'll take 50 suits at $5.00 each, 100 shirts at $2.00 each and 50 pairs of trousers at $2.50 each. I'll back up my ute and..."
The owner of the shop interrupts. "You're from New Zealund, aren't you?"
"Well... Yes," says the surprised Kiwi. "How the hell did you pick that?"
The shop owner replied, "This is a bloody dry cleaners, mate!

What do Kiwi's and sperm have in common?
Millions of them enter but only a couple of them actually work.

A Kiwi walks into a Sydney unemployment office.
He marches straight up to the counter and says, "Hi! I want to apply for the dole, I hate being on welfare and I'd much rather have a job but I have looked everywhere and just can't find any."
The clerk behind the Centrelink desk says, "Your timing is excellent. We just got a job opening from a very wealthy old man who needs a chauffeur/bodyguard for his two twin 21 year old nymphomaniac daughters. You'll have to drive them around in his Mercedes, but he'll supply all of your clothes. You'll have a three-bedroom apartment above the garage. Because of the long hours, meals will be provided. You'll be expected to escort his daughters on their frequent overseas holidays to Tahiti and the Bahamas. The starting salary is $250,000 a year".
The Kiwi says, "No way mate, you gotta be bullshitting me!"
The Centrelink officer says, "Yeah, well, you started it".

**shueaddict** · October 31, 2012, 08:32 AM

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Mick, you are on fire !!!!

Lav - I love K9's quote ...

**Mick** · October 31, 2012, 12:12 PM

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Just worked it out..I think. first day af was 4 July.....reckon thats 120 days...bet Id have been a bit quicker if it had of been money I was counting :H:H....never thought I would get to where I am..duh wheres that then?.........so for all those that think its impossible or it cant be done ..yes it can..thank you to all that have helped me :thanks:

**Lavande** · October 31, 2012, 12:26 PM

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Mick - use this:
Date Duration Calculator: Days between two dates

According to this calculator I have 1316 AF days

3 years 7 months 6 days - cool

Shue - K9's stories & euphemisms are right on

**Mick** · October 31, 2012, 12:41 PM

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Yep 120 days it is!! looks kinda small compared to yours Lav !!

**Lavande** · October 31, 2012, 12:46 PM

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One day at a time buddy!
Honestly, the days pile up faster than you think

CONGRATS to your on your 120 AF days :yay:

**CanToo** · October 31, 2012, 01:05 PM

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MICK

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 120TH AF-DAY

:wd::banana::wave::banana::clapclap:

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