af Thursday 5 December

[TheSunFlower]

af Thursday 5 December

Everyone had me laughing at the Bikram mentions. People in this Bikram group think they are so badass:H. My yoga ebbs and flows....sometimes the hardest is restorative. I do like the Hot/Bikram 26 series....as it does detox my system like crazy....not just the heat....but, the sequence of poses seems to set my body up to expell every toxin ingested. TMI. Funny thing is that the 26 series is really not that hard if not done in the heat.....but, Bikrams are led to believe they are hardcore. Extreme type A....is not what I am looking for in a yoga class

Bear....I am thinking of finding a regular Ashtanga class. I have never really taken one....but, looks interesting. We have a Baptiste Studio here....thinking of going back there too. So much yoga...so little time!

Lav...my mom does Reiki. I have had a few sessions (once had a panic attack during the session)...but, I need to go again to get a real feel for it.

Weather went from 70 degrees and gorgeous to 50 degrees and raining.....calling for ice storms...doubt we will get them though. In Nashville....when it rains it usually turns into black ice right at 5pm. Way more dangerous than 4 feet of snow I was used to in the North.

I am at my Mexican place....kinda becoming a regular. I get a ton of work done here and it is close to home. Headed out to wrap up some Christmas shopping....and then my son has a band concert.

Have a great night!

[porqoui]

af Thursday 5 December

MAE ALL....

Boss walked out of the office and said why don't I take the rest of the day off. Yay! Although it's -27 the positive is I was able to come home in the daylight.

TT...your turn for the good weather. Staying safe in this weather and expecting it to break for a couple of days on the weekend, then back to the deep freeze. Rather get it over with now so we'll get good weather for my niece's new year's eve wedding.

SF...I'm exhausted just listening to you. We have a new senior's (55+) yoga class starting in Jan and I'm thinking of joining up. That's about as hot as I'm going to get.

Narilly...the best thing about working the annual craft sale was I picked up some great slippers. They've paid for themselves 10 times over already. Keep safe out there.

Bear...glad you're feeling better about work and it sounds like you're doing all the right things. Monday will be ok. Jealous.com here about an all night's sleep. Still having a tough time with that.

Mick...glad to hear things have calmed down. I heard the other day that if you cut up an onion, put it in a bowl, cover it with sugar then saran wrap and let it sit for a couple of hours that the liquid it produces is the best cough medicine you can get. I'll let you tell me how it works out. Keep that noggin covered.

Patrice...glad everything's ok very grumpy. Let your son own his disorganization and he'll soon learn. Keep up the mind work.

Sam...sorry about the post, let us know how it's going.

Lav...always jealous when I look at Longwood. I could go for rain right about now.

Pauly...once you hit 30 you should count backwards. So this is day 28. When you get to 1 you can start again. Just keep confusing that old noggin.

Off to get a stew cooking. At least in this weather you can enjoy all your comfort foods and not feel guilty. Will check in later....be safe and sober all.......PPQP

[paulywogg]

af Thursday 5 December

Great idea ppq trick this noggin! sunflower,mexican food is never wrong sounds great,plus theyre usually dark and cozy

[Determinator]

af Thursday 5 December

happy thursday ABeroooos!

highly productive work day at HOME yay!

Sunflower, is there a beginners yoga channel on youtube you could recommend? Dx has asked me to start doing yoga with her here at home but it's been so long I can't remember the postures and breathing. I can't believe that yoga teacher was yelling at a student...WTF? don't think I'd put up with that at all.

did someone say tom yum soup? I loooove it! might make some today, although I made a huge batch of yummy black bean/pork chili last night. seems to match the temperatures here in the high desert lately with the mornings being single digit fahrenheit.

Sam, sorry your post escaped into the cybersphere....d-oh!

I've been having some fun with a music app on my ipad called 'figure' that is a hoot. I'm such a nerd the only musical instrument I play is my ipad LOL

keep up the AFness everyone and be well

[Samstone]

af Thursday 5 December

Hate it when that happens, had a wealth of info to give everyone, full interesting details of how to make a million bucks and all that sort of thing it is gone... somewhere in cyber space sits a wealthy person.

I'm feeling a tough month coming on folks, tis the month of "cheer" but I'm not giving in. Decided I need to post my days again on the roll call so I can say to myself "here" instead of "cheers". May seem silly but doing what it takes. I want stay in the place I'm in ,not the place of regret. (my own personal pep talk here, please bear with me). I think this is why I've not really looked forward to the holidays. The key seems to be able to enjoy without getting too bogged down with the drink thing, that separation of what I thought was fun and what really is fun, and I've enjoyed it immensely so far, being sober. So is it that there has always been lots of drinking at holidays or was it just my excuse to really ramp it up? A lot of both. In any event, no danger yet but feel apprehensive about the whole damn thing.

[Byrdlady]

af Thursday 5 December

Sam. Being vigilant is a good thing! It is only 4 more weeks and it will be over. And we will have made it! No regrets! So proud of you. Now repost that stuff about the million dollars! B

[porqoui]

af Thursday 5 December

Right on Byrdie.....where's the post Sam?

Do post your days on roll call...Never did figure out how to do that properly. :stomper:

It'll keep you in the ODAT frame of mind.

Hah...an excuse to use KY's stomper

[Lavande]

af Thursday 5 December

Good evening kids!

Thank heaven for Amazon.com
Here I sit with my feet up & getting my Christmas shopping done, little by little

Sam, the last time I drank on Christmas Eve was 2008 - I lost my balance, couldn't get off the floor & made a total ass of myself. That was the LAST TIME!
I actually wasn't drunk, I had a bad reaction to a Rx AD & 2 glasses of really good wine
I promptly got myself off of the AD (wasn't working anyway) & within 3 months went totally AF.
I have soberly enjoyed every minute of every holiday ever since. You can do it too & we will all be here to help as needed

Good night wishes to one & all!

[paulywogg]

af Thursday 5 December

Ugh last christmas i got so drunk christmas eve i barely remember any of it,woke up with a horrid hangover,drank a beer to calm the shakes came down stairs to open gifts had to excuse myself to"use the restroom"and went upstairs and threw up,wore my jammies all day sick,just sick! im dreading christmas,not cuz of being afraid ill drink,just horrible memories

[Determinator]

af Thursday 5 December

holidays are indeed a test for sobriety for many reasons. reunion with family (and all the requisite baggage) on top of the formalities and logistics. I've managed to do most of my last few years holidays sober and I'm really glad for it, it's hard enough without being sick/hung over! I've also never had family drama improve with the addition of alcohol LOL. At any rate, holidays are indeed a good time to sharpen our sobriety tools and not get complacent. nutrition, exercise, hypno, meditation etc.

[narilly]

af Thursday 5 December

Just a quick hello before I go to sleep. Christmas this year is going to be different for me too. I'm going to have to be really aware of not drinking. This will be my first AF Christmas. It's a good idea to use all things necessary not to drink-Det.
PQ, love slippers and craft fairs
Lav, Pauly, getting drunk at Christmas definitely sucks.
Glad your feeling better Mick.

Sam, ya, repost the million dollar thing. I'm tired of working.

Anyway, it's as cold as hell here and getting colder tomorrow. And I sm Sober.

Goodnight.