Monday 17th

[scottish lass]

Monday 17th

Hi gang, thanks for the smiles and for the encouragement - checking in as requested.
Hanging in, trying to take stock, work out priorities and decide what to tackle first - have quite a list for 2013, and know full well that I need to be sober to achieve any of it - so an AF 2013 is for me.
It is like reading Oor Wullie here - makes me homesick - my uncle is the author of an Aberdonian dictionary!
Glad to be here and to feel so welcome. :l:l

[Determinator]

Monday 17th

ha! you guys crack me up.

Scottish Lass, you and me both sister. I made it through my grueling camp ordeal just fine AF then crapped out last night with a 12 pack of 8 percent ales. feeling like death today and barely functional.

it seems i can face great obstacles AF but then afterwards I fall down. sort of like I let my breath out and just collapse. damn I hate this. sorry to pout and be a downer. I must press on.

Blondie, good to see you again ol friend!

well, must try to eat something.

be well friends

[scottish lass]

Monday 17th

Thanks for posting Det - I feel like such a flake, am able to post as to how great I feel and what a good thing this is and then have to post that I have gone and done it again! I feel like such a loser that I can't get this sorted out - and don't want these kind folks to think that I am all noise....got to get this worked out somehow. I do get what you mean about managing the challenges and then when the going is straightforward then all heck happens.
Any word on your job yet? Been thinking of you - hard times all around and more bad news is just not needed is it???

[RunningCourage]

Monday 17th

Mick;1428255 wrote: Rabsy...theres defintely a few bottles missin aff yir gantry :H.............Ken fit a mean loon?? nae too guid at ayberdeen spik loon.....Parlez voos ra glesga??

See 'at quine? Aye, the Scottish Lassie - her faither wrote an Aiberdonian dictionary. Well, a niver. Who'da heard a such a thing eh?

Noo, as fir yer comments aboot me aiberdonian spik, weel all a can sae, is ma faither wis fae glesga, and mi mither fae o'er the watter there in 'at green speckled place far the leprichauns came fae... inna' bided in aiberdeen - 'at feckin' dour god forsaken excuse fir a city - fir muckle a year. Nae wunner ma accent's scunnered.

Doos are chuffin awa fine, since ye asked.

[paulywogg]

Monday 17th

hi guys,im done with work for the day and thought id say hi,hope all are well,getting through this holiday mess is rough! its supposed to be a happy time to me its all stress,i can relate with det about getting through a rough situation af,then for some reason crumbling its weird

[Determinator]

Monday 17th

Scottish Lass, not sure about the job yet. I'm supposed to be returning all my sales samples this week, but weather over the pass is super bad so I may not make it. on the edge of my seat here

[scottish lass]

Monday 17th

Det - I do hope it is not as you anticipate.....will have you on my mind as you hang on tenderhooks ...and it is not weather to be driving in especially under stress, don't risk it...:l:l

[Catbuddy]

Monday 17th

Hi everyone,

SL and Det, we're all on line right now together, so a super big hug from me to you real-time:

:l :l

More to come,
Cat

[scottish lass]

Monday 17th

Cat and Det - and it is the middle of the afternoon for us, shouldn't we be doing something instead of on line???:l Has the rain finished yet Cat - over to snow for Det???

[Catbuddy]

Monday 17th

Well, I've been on quite a roller-coaster since I last checked in.

Still sober, check.
Still financing my company, check. We have 20 employees, and two payrolls left in the bank. If I fail to close this financing, we can't pay them Jan 30th.
NOT buying a company with equity and a note this year, uncheck. Thank God. What a ridiculous set of moving parts we've been juggling. The wing nut who is selling backed out on Sunday for a year-end close, and wants more time. Good decision on his part, really. There is lots of bad fallout I won't bore you with, but at least now we have a shot at a decent transaction. I collapsed in bed when I got the news, and slept for 3 hours. Det, just like you, I get through the tough times, but fall apart once they are over. SO, been having strong cravings again. But, keeping on, keeping on.

I'm navigating the health system, and feeling better with more thyroid meds. I did have a nice hike this weekend; only a few miles, but the fresh air is great.

SL, I was thinking about how valuable conviction is. If a slip can make you feel more committed to AF, then it's had a good result. I hope your heat has managed to stay on.

I got behind not reading or posting much this weekend, but am back in the swing. Here's a light shining for you in No. Ca - :rays:

[Catbuddy]

Monday 17th

Yes, SL, I should be working. But on the weekend, when I should have been resting, I was working. So, I'm skiving with no guilt!

It's overcast and dreary, but no rain. Det, should I plan a ski trip over the holiday to Tahoe? Is the snow good?

Cat

[Mick]

Monday 17th

Aye Rabsy deed aye ken fit yi mean loon ayberdeens a giy dismal toon for ony biddy n thir wains to grow up in...... My recollection of Aberdeen.....pub near the station called Wilsons...pub called the welly boot and the fkn Brig o Don barracks!!!

SL......So you feel homesick??I used to be like that...noo ahm sick o home :H:H

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[scottish lass]

Monday 17th

Awww Mick - such memories - I used to get an annual for Christmas - Our Wullie or The Broons - what memories! Ha!
Yep, Cat - I got to work this weekend too, so taking a bit of time to catch up and squash the cravings! Sorry to hear about the work situation - that sounds a bit scary....hope you will be ok in the NY?

[Determinator]

Monday 17th

well, no snow on the valley floor here at home thankfully. sadly I had a couple ales left over from last nights crapout, and drank them. so now I'm feeling so screwed up and hung over both. crap. trying to make some food even though it doesn't sound good.

Catbuddy, the snow report here for you: Lake Tahoe Ski & Snow Report | OnTheSnow.com

looking pretty good. please let me know if you make it over. I haven't been on skis in about 9 years. too long!

[YoungAtHeart]

Monday 17th

Hi All,

Mick, SL, are you going to give the rest of us something to help translate? I can follow a little, but some of it is way beyond my comprehension.

The holidays are stressful. I'm not travelling this year, and if my daughter and I don't get invited to a Christmas dinner, we are going to see Les Mis and eat Chinese. That will not be stressful at all. I will not be with my crazy family, so there shouldn't be much drama. Yay!

It will be weird, but I am actually looking forward to it.

Hang in there everyone!

YahYah