Friday 29 Nov AF daily

[bear73]

Morning everyone - day 11 for me here now, I hope that you're all good.

Have a great holiday Mick, lovely to get some sun this time of year, are you all inclusive or in an apartment? I don't usually do AI but just felt so lazy and was more of a pool/beach holiday than exploring.Enjoy.

I went to NHS stress management course last night - very helpful all about panic/anxiety and managing worry, I have 2 more sessions - 1 on thoughts and 1 on sleep/pulling it all together. Interestingly it talks about using exercise 5 times a week to combat stress and also stopping drinking if you drink to manage stress as this is a slippery slope.

If I think about why I need to stop drinking in this way it stops the overwhelm, and thinking never,never again,I can't do this etc etc. If I focus on effects of drinking on my life,rather than 'do I don't I have a problem' then that's easier to achieve and pinpoints the issue. It's the same thing - but for some reason thinking in this way helps me to stay sober.

Looking back - that is the common thread- when I focus on simple ' this makes me feel worse so I'm best not to do it' rather than ' I am an alcoholic'(which starts the yes I am, no I'm not endless loop)I stay sober. This also helps me with weight loss too - if I think ' I must lose weight, I must exercise' that overwhelms me - thinking that eating better/more exercise makes me feel better helps. Just in case this helps any fellow newbies who have the ' should I,shouldn't I ' debate.

Off to gym for my run/walk sesh before work again today, getting to look forward to my late start twice a week - I am very lucky to work somewhere with flexitime. Today is not too busy a day - one to one with one of my team and catching up on other tasks. Getting ready for one to one with tricky member on Monday.I feel much more on top of this after HR chat, it will be challenging but I can deal with this.

Just had upset stomach, plans change - working at home and gym later on today if I am ok. Hopefully it's just the nasty KFC burger from last night.

Have a great day everyone.

[treetops]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

HI Bear and all others - its Friday night here and all is well. Had the day off work and went shopping (yet again!) with daughter - it was loads of fun and she took me to a new fab recycled type boutique. We had lunch together in her favourite vegan restaurant as well. Picked up the ice-cream bowl thingie. New blinds put up today - and oh yesterday the new bed arrived. And we bought a Xmas tree (not real as allergies upset my girl). Partner also is being Santa at a work-do on Sunday - so lots of silly things going on. And money bleeding merrily away :upset:so its just as well that we have decent jobs here.

Mick is off to escape the weather from hell- so safe travels there mate.
Everyone else (well not Bear of course, or Patrice or the Polar Bears) will be Thanksgiving in one way or another. I guess its a trying time for many families where AL is an issue and even when its not normally an issue during the rest of the year we all know what family get-togethers can provoke. I do hope my dear MWO friends have a great weekend - you can tell me what you guys cook for Thanksgiving - as I am very curious.

Pauly - did I mention that I did make peanut butter cookies recently - but I didn't like them. Found them too rich in a strange sort of way. Then again us non-Americans don't understand peanut butter and jelly. It sounds iccky to us (mind you many years ago when I was ahem, inebriated and then got hungry - I mixed peanut butter and vanilla icecream together) - thats one of the more refined drunk culinary experiments in my life:H

Have a fantastico Friday and I will head off to beauty-sleep-time soon.

[Mick]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

mae everyone ..and how are we all today? once again the turkey population can breathe a sigh of relief ....until Chrimbo that is...which is only ..... days away ..not tellin ya!!go figure as they say over there..
Anyways hope everyone had a great thanxgiving...certainly some really busy people out there yesterday ...hmm almost makes me feel guilty..yeh right!!Well this time tomorrow, I will be at Manchester airport..waiting patiently ? for the plane.Kindles packed with about 300 books on it ..and yet Iam still taking a couple of paperbacks ..whats that all about .....so this will be me my last starter till I get home...10th Dec..ok ok no tears weeping or wailing..and thats me !!!heres where I am off to ...remember it from the last pics?If you look on goggle earth if you are so inclined it is next to Puerto Mogan in Gran Canaria




right on we go ...some coffee after yesterdays feasts. just checked ..bear has beat me to the off ..so I will add to that post

Hiya tt ...how are you this fine evening ..look got the time of day right! well thats it ..tis the weekend for you..any plans?

Hiya Lav ...wow ..you went a bit mad yesterday ..cooking for 12, a party ,feedin the dogs ,chickens..anyone Ive missed?think you need a bit of a rest today maam!!so grab a large coffee and take the weight off your feet...another term of endearment is binlids (kids)..oh by the way who did the washing up???You have a great day..oh and say yawl thats mahtee kahnd of yore offa for the citizen ship...just made all that up its my comic book accent!!!

Morning Narilly ...and how are you today?only working half the day ....which half? I will be using my phone abroad on here and its a pain at times ..so in case I cant get through..I wish you a big WELLDONE on 30 days ..you have done ace...give yourself a big pat on the back for it,there will be many more to come.

Hiya ppqp ...thanx for the wishes my dear x ..tis Friday ..for you ..poets day remember ..you time .com!!take it you are going visiting this weekend ? have a great time...see you are in the process of inventing a whole new language ....dindin atm...does that mean you are having something to eat whilst drawing money out of the hole in the wall?:H..havea great day

Hiya bear ...how are you this fine day?good I hope..any plans for the weekend?if so enjoy ..in fact enjoy anyway Got the cases out of the loft yesterday ,came back from my last holiday on 13th June ...seems yeeeears ago..yep I go ai nowadays ...it means that I can choose to eat out or in ...like me food I do...think you need to stop concentrating too hard ..just let it go with the flow and see what happens ...sometimes the more you try the worse it gets..just deal with things as they come up ..dont try and guess what ifs..youll be fine

Hiya Pauly ..hows things with you today?how did it all go for you yesterday did Louie ,Winslow and gang all behave for ya?did the drink monster stay outta yer life ?you have a great day.

Hiya Patrice ..how are you today?ok ..gooood so you are having a shindig on the beach?not going in a bikini??..take comfort in the thought that you would look better in it than me!!!wow some comfort!!!hope all went well for you.

Hiya Sunflower ...so glad to see you ..hows things?so you would have had 912 things to do? .....glad you found the extra 1..get it?911..police?? ah forget it!thats a good answer to the hotel question that you were asked..what was the reaction?oh and strangely enough ..lets work this one out..you are invited to a holiday shindig and the answer you gave as a female is.....need to get something to wear!..Well knock me down with a feather ...never in my entire life have I heard that one before!!!..in fact bet you have a wardrobe FULL of nothing to wears :H..whatever it is you enjoy yourself .

Hiya Sam the man ..never seen you post but hope all is well ..take it you were on the fiddle ....(musically) yesterday

Hiya Det ..hope all is well with you ..see if you can win your fortune in Vegas!!!but enjoy anyway

Hi sunshine ..you ok? still holdin on to all of your anatomy ..it aint froze off yet?


Right folks time for me to go ...seriously to take care ,,be safe n sober..will try and jump in every now n then on me jollies even for a quick hello ....

Why do cows wear bells?
Because their horns don't work.


A teacher asks her students if they're Yankees fans. All of the hands go up except for one student.
"Okay, Bobby. What team are you a fan of?"
"The Red Sox."
"Why's that?"
"Well, my parents are both Red Sox fans, so I'm a Red Sox fan too."
"That's not a good answer, Bobby. If your parents were both morons, would you be a moron too?"
"No, that would make me a Yankees fan!"

try saying this one fast!!

Two little snakes were hissing near their pit. The mother snake came out and said, ''What are you doing hissing near our pit. If you want to hiss go over to Mrs. Pott's pit and hiss. The two little snakes went over to Mrs. Pott's pit to hiss. Mrs. Potts came out and said, ''Hey you two little snakes, what are you doing hissing near my pit? If you want to hiss, go back over to your own pit and hiss!'' The two little snakes went back to their own pit to hiss. Their mother came out and said, ''What are you doing hissing near our pit? I thought I told you to go over to Mrs. Pott's house to hiss. They said, Mrs. Potts said if we wanted to hiss we had to go back to our own pit to hiss. The mother snake said, ''Well, I knew Mrs. Potts before she had a pit to hiss in.''

Yo' Mama is so fat, her first word was "more."

One day, two monks were in the vaults of the monastery going through the old scrolls.
"You see, there are the originals," said the first monk. "All the new scrolls were copied from these."
"Can I see one?"
"Sure. This is one outlines the rules for monkdom--" All of a sudden, the monk's face turns white and he falls to his knees.
"What? What does it say?"
"Celebrate. IT SAYS CELEBRATE!"

What's the difference between an N'SYNC song and a bucket of crap?
The bucket.

Q. Why did the ant fall off the toilet seat?
A. Because he was pissed off!

Yo' Mama is so stupid, she put lipstick on her forehead to make up her mind.

Two blondes were stranded on an iceberg with only a telescope. One of the blondes was looking through the telescope and said, ''We're saved! Look, it's the Titanic!''

Q:What did the elephant say to the naked man?
A: How do you drink water with that?

A farmer had just bought some pigs for breeding, but didn't quite know how to do it. He soon found out that the vet would charge him $200 a pig. That was a little rich for his blood, so he figured he might be able to do it himself. So for three weeks, he'd load up all the pigs in the truck and take 'em to an isolated location where nobody would see him doing it. After three weeks, none of the pigs were pregnant, so he decided to forget about it for a morning. That morning, his wife happened to look out the window.
"Honey? What are you doing to those pigs?"
"What do you mean?" asked the farmer.
"One's honking the horn, and the others are rocking the back of the truck."

Why did the blonde go to KFC?
She heard she could get a pair of breasts for $1.99

A priest and pastor from the local parishes are standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that reads, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!" They planned to hold up the sign to each passing car.
"Leave us alone you religious nuts!" yelled the first driver as he sped by. From around the curve they heard screeching tires and a big splash.
"Do you think," said one clergy to the other, "we should just put up a sign that says 'Bridge Out' instead?"

..and finally ....Lav over to you

Q: How do you fit 10 Amish in a VW Beetle?
A: Tell them you are going to the livestock auction

Q: Did you hear about the Amish Flu?
A: There are only two symptoms. First you get a little hoarse, then you get a little buggy.

Q: Why did the Amish woman divorce her husband?
A: He was driving her buggy.

Q: What's the shortest book in the world?
A: Amish war heros.

Q: Why don't the Amish water ski?
A: Because the horses would drown.

Q: What's an Amish woman's favourite sexual fantasy?
A: Two Mennonite.

Q: How do we know that Adam and Eve were Mennonite?
A: Who else would be alone in a garden with a naked woman and be tempted by a piece of fruit?

Q: What's the difference between a Mennonite girl and Alaska?
A: About three degrees.

Q: What's the difference between an Amish girl and a water buffalo?
A: About 12 pounds of hair.

Q: What's the difference between an Amish boy and a rock?
A: The rock moves faster. Q:

Q: What do you call a beautiful girl in an Amish Church?
A: A visitor.


Have a great day everyone

[patrice]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Hi Mick, TT, bear, Pauly, ppq, sunflower,narily, Lav and any one I have forgotten.
bear - thanks for that post on Am I, Aren't I etc, really useful for me
TT - I'm going to try and do all my Xmas shopping before I get back to the land of the long white cloud.. it gets pretty manic in December where I am from
Mick - wow that place looks fab, have the bestest time!!!

Well yes the beach party starts in 3 hours and would you believe the absolute worst thunderstorm and rainstorm has hit here.. it's torrential tropical rain and by the looks of the sky it's not going to stop soon.
There is a god after all!!! No need for beach wear yay!!!!!
Take care all
x
Patrice

[Lavande]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Good morning Abbers!

I'm up way too early but I did schedule an appointment for 8 am (just to get it over & done with)
Freezing cold, 21 degrees F!

bear, I like that change in thinking. Self-care is something we need to practice each & everyday.

Mick, wishing you happy & safe travels you luck dog
Several of us took turns getting the kitchen cleaned up yesterday, ran the dishwasher twice!

TT, our dinner yesterday was dairy & gluten free!
My daughter made pies & appetizers & brought them here, she was a great help!
I made a gluten free cornbread & sausage stuffing, veggie dishes with a product called Earth Balance instead of butter.....that sort of thing.
Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches are OK if there's nothing else around to eat :H

Patrice, was the party a complete rainout??

OK, gotta go, may check in later.
Wishing everyone a wonderful AF Friday!

Lav

[porqoui]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

MAE ALL...

Mick...safe travels and have a grand time.

Bear...it really is all about how you think isn't it. Hope the tummy issue has passed.

Patrice...isn't it funny how things work out. Enjoy the party.

Lav...I'm exhausted just reading your posts. I hear you about getting it over with.

Off to find the coffee, will check in later. Have a great AF Friday all and all to come....PPQP

[bear73]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

hey all - tummy issues all gone - must have been dirty junk food!
Been productive work wise at home,and chore wise - done a load of washing - halfway through washing up,may clean bathroom and kitchen worktops.

Mick - lovely - the resort looks really nice and very similar to one I stayed in.
Have a great time.

Well, just had my baked potato and choc bar for lunch - kiwis and apples for pm then it's run time.Then I'm off to Marks & Spencer to buy tonight's dindins, fruit and veg for week and stuff to make roast dinner Sunday for OH and our friend who are laying new wooden floor downstairs this weekend. Tree and decs up on monday - day late for me!!

[narilly]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Bear, glad you are feeling better. Ya, it is really about your thinking eh?
PQ- do you have today off in YYC? We do, so I came in for a few hours anyway...to post! lol
Mick, I looked up that resort. Holy smokes, it looks fabulous! We are warm here today (+1C) but it is going down to -23C on Monday. A nice beach holiday would be great right now! PQ knows what I'm talkin about!

Patrice- now you can just wear something warm and just have fun!
Det, Pauly, Sunflower, Sunshine, hello all, I hope things are well.
Lavande- I bet you are a great cook! there is a lot of Celiac which runs in my husband's family so we eat alot of gluten free. Christmas is basically gluten free. My daughter is allergic to milk but can have it cooked. Of course, she has a peanut allergy too. Anyway, I love to cook and is one of the things I do to relax. That is great that you and your daughter were cooking together. Too much fun!

TT- next time you have to have Chocolate Ice Cream and Peanut butter, Really, its to Die For!mmmm
Of course, I don't eat it too often because I need to fit into my jeans to be able to wear my 10 pairs of cowboy boots!

29 AF Days Today!!!
Going to a party tonight and staying AF. last time I was there I got totally hammered and ended up in a bad situation. Thank Goodness I made it through that night. So tonight I will rewrite that incident in my mind.

[Mick]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Narilly ...good lass you stay sober tonight....just watch the comedy act around you instead...Julie is away getting her hair done ??near the beach ,gonna be blowy ,salt in the air from the water ...am I missing something here??

[paulywogg]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Mae everybody,mick have a blast looks like a fun place! its gonna be sad you wont be around here til the 10 th though,i do have to thank you before you leave though for yesterdays post,you congratulated me on my first sober thanksgiving in 8 years in advance and it did turn out to be! i truly wasnt even tempted i think pacing myself and not getting stressed helped alot too,so it was all goodim off today and im not going ANYWHERE the stores are gonna be a mess,the trffic,meh everybody looking for "black friday"deals i personally didnt see anything i absolutely need being advertised anyways,hope everybody has a good friday

[narilly]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Wow Pauly, what an accomplishment! Its amazing what you/we can do if we put our mind to it!
It is going to be an awesome Friday!
(I totally agree with the Black Friday thing)
Mike- ENJOY!!!

[sunshine_gg]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

MAE FABulous people!

Sorry, absolutely no time.. was without power (again!) for most of the day yesterday and then no Internet this morning. So, lots of work to catch up on.

Hope everyone is doing splendid and looking forward to a sober weekend.
Mick!! That looks gorgeous! Have a grand time!!
Pauly, congrats on surviving Thxgiving, Narilly.. you just about got 30!

Everyone else... Happy Friday (or something like that)... must be off :l

[Mick]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Pauly ..well done you ,you beat your fears,
A sober thanksgiving, the first in 8 years,
So now that booze cant give you strife....
Just go ahead ..enjoy your life


:goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:

[paulywogg]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Thanks guys,i couldnt do any of this without you

[treetops]

Friday 29 Nov AF daily

Well done Pauly. But you did this - not us.
Give yourself a million pats on the back!!!:cheering