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[j-vo]

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Jane,
Glad you're through you're funk too. Just read something on FB this morning that I liked:

Life isn't meant to be easy,
it's meant to be lived
Sometimes happy,
and other times rough...
But with
every up and down
you learn lessons
that make you
Strong

We are all learning lessons and each one is important. And once we start having these positive, good feelings, we can draw from them when we're down.

Nar, can't wait to hear!

[Pavati]

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Morning, All:

Great event last night - normally I would have come home late and had a drink or two to "fall asleep." I didn't need that (although I am reading a good book, so I actually stayed up even later!)

We're having a birthday party for my son today - 8 kids. It is raining today - quite unexpected this time of year, and I believe I have mentioned how small the inside of our apt. is... I will be breathing deeply through it all, but I think everyone will have fun.

I'll check in and read more later. Glad it's just the flu, Ava, and glad you're feeling better, Jane. Interesting observations, NS - I watch for that type of thing, too.

Happy Sober Sunday!
xo
Pav

[narilly]

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Hello Ladies!
Well, had a great day with my best friend on our mountain retreat. We got our facial and massage and then went shopping. I bought a few things and then we went for supper. It was a really nice place and we were surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Of course, there was a ton of wine everywhere at this restaurant.

I told my best friend that I could not drink anymore and that I would not. I told her it was a real problem for me and that I was not the kind of person that could stop once I started. First thing she said "Of course you can drink" and then "You are going to have a drink tonight! What do you mean?"
I knew she would respond like that because she is very opinionated and basically just says what she thinks. But then after a few seconds she really started to listen to me and said "You know what? I think that's great. That takes a lot of courage and a lot of people could not do that."
Whew! That was a tough one for me! I was dreading that conversation for two months! Anyway, now that I have told her, I feel a lot better about it. I did not drink last night and felt great this morning. My friend (who does not have a problem) did not bat an eye at not drinking. She said she did not care if she had wine or not and so she just had the same AL free cocktail at the restaurant as me.

So it was a great weekend for me. It was a breakthrough weekend and I am sober and counting my days. I know I will keep counting and this is just the beginning for me. There is not door open anymore. Pav- "It is off the table"

I have been reading all your posts J-Vo, Ava, Jane, Pav, NS, SL and will respond later. Good to see everyone is AL free. We are so Strong and are having so much success. I am so proud of all of us. :h

I am off to a craft show with another friend, hangover free. I will chat soon.
xo

[scottish lass]

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Nar - that's just wonderful!! What a lovely gift to you- acceptance is great:l
Well, Pav - I feel for you - in the past that would have been a perfect excuse to drink to survive - now you can NOT drink to survive - I do hope you survive mind you:H
Ava - another party coming it me thinks!
jane, you sound good:l
Hi LB, NS, j-vo and all to come...

[j-vo]

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Nar,
What a great weekend you had!!! I'm so happy for you sista!!!

[scottish lass]

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"If you want something you've never had, then you have to do something you've never done"

Today on fb - I like this!!!

[j-vo]

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I love inspirational quotes on fb. Thanks for sharing that one SL. Did you end up going to the movies? DS had a huge paper for English to write today. Ugh! But...I loved helping him because we goofed around and had quality time doing it.

So Nar, feeling any new aches and pains yet? None from AL, that's for damn sure. Woo! 50! I'm next I think...

Pav, how'd your son's party go?

Ava, glad you're feeling better. We need a huge Gazette tomorrow.

How are you R4L? Moss, NS, LB, Dot, Giraffe, LC (LC, come back) Roxy, have a good night.

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Hi loamers

Well i have been up for an hour, woo hoo, feeling great, well im feeling something!

Pav so glad that is you having 8 kids in your house. Happy birthday to your son, how old is he? Just a "drink or two" to fall asleep. Mine was like a bottle to fall into a coma for a few hours and then to wake feeling like crap. Gone are those days. I just finished watching the series of breaking bad and remember every single episode except for the bits that i dozed off in. I, like you am totally grateful for being af for so nearly 5 months and its been a joy to be with you on it. I just feel so much more settled and the "all over the place" feelings are subsiding.

Nar, i miss my massages so much. When i went to the drs yesterday i seen a massage place that i am going to go to when i have $ again. Bugger it, why cant i spoil myself at home and not just on holidays. Good work on talking to your gf. "just one" oh we wish dont we. My mum said the same thing when i first told her, i think its an automatic reaction after shock but she did not ask again. Her other reply was "well i am going to drink" and i was like thats fine drink away, i wont be joining you as i cant. We had a much better time without booze on our holidays.

SL im alive, the dr finally said it was the flu. I was immunised before i left but mum and i picked up another strain maybe, im on the mend and hope this is it for flu for me but we are just coming into winter. I dont have the immunisation of al anymore, yep as if that worked!. What the hell is Arugula or whatever you typed? never heard of it, not that we are backwards in Aus.

LB glad things are moving on and hopefully for the better. I like you am trying to be positive everyday. This morning i yelled at Tye as he did not put his work clothes out to be washed. well he did but there was so much washing to do, i have not gotten to it. I apologised and said i must be feeling better if i am yelling (it wasnt a big yell). I could have not apologised but now i find it so much easier to do so, to admit i am wrong and i made a mistake instead of getting on the defensive and trying to protect myself and my feelings due to al. This is a positive to me.

NS bathroom texting i remember you mentioning that one. Oh memories that you remember arent they fun! Drunk you would have had to have waited till the next morning to try and remember and not remembered a bloody thing. Be careful walking by yourself please unless you carry a gun, which i hope you dont. I am actually thinking of knitting today so fingers crossed i may start, i have enough wool to knit a big pot holder i do know that. Now who did knit that pot holder?

Jane i went to the drs yesterday and said to him that maybe it was all in my head and then i said yes it was as my head wants to explode. I do know that i was well and healthy in thailand and so was mum so its not in my head. I think we dont expect this when we are trying to be healthy and af. I just cant get my head around that i used to guzzle al while being this sick, blah! Glad you are over your funk girl.

Well i am pooped out by trying to do a gazette, not sure if it is more a leaflet but knowing me when i do the "quick post" it will take forever then i know my job is done. Rang my boss and said i wont be in till Wednesday, he was very good about it but you just never know with him, a wolf in sheeps clothing is how i would describe him but it was nice that he sounded caring. I must be positive in my thoughts. I do actually want to get back to work and get into the routine again but once there i know that will change.

Where is Daisy, LC, Rox, Pat and running and anyone else i have missed. You know the drill guys on getting rid of al and what better company to be with than a bunch of alky women who know what its like.

love you all xxxxxx

[little beagle]

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Thank you Ava. Great gazette.
Jane I'm'm glad you were able to take axstep back and observe. It makes me evven more determined to not drink.
way to go Narilly. What a wonderful time it sounds like.
I am exhausted. Busy weekend. How did I get so much done and drink before? I don't think I did, but I am getting it done now.

[Dottie Belle]

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Hi all,
I am hoping to get out tomorrow. Been sick all week and I am tired of being in the house. Weather was beautiful today and all I could do was take the doggies out to pee. So much to do in the yard and it wont do itself....I must be patient...not something I am good at.

[roxane]

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hello everyone

spent the whole weekend reading back. there is so much to read, you never run out!

was trying to find threads or follow people who have succeeded. maybe a fall or two but got back on here and tried again.

when i looked back on here a few years ago, it was going through a bad time. people sniping at each other and a lot of fails. it really was disheartening.

looking back this time, i see i missed a lot of people doing well! i must have focussed on the negative threads as that was my mindset. 'see, its not possible'.

yes i found threads where there was struggle and failure, but i tried to use those as a warning to myself.

R4L daisy and elsie, hi!

[j-vo]

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Glad to see your post Roxy! Did you read Doggygirl's thread? Great one. And Turnagain?

[roxane]

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no i didnt i dont think.

going back only allows the last 500 or so posts so its difficult to see the start on a lot of them, you know, when theyre in trouble. i know thats sounds horrible but its good to see that some people struggled before becoming stable in their quit.

ETA to say it shows that it can be done.

[little beagle]

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Roxy I struggled a lot before finding MWO. many starts and stops. I just wasn't able to do it by myself.

[roxane]

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thanks LB.

i hope to learn from those struggles and follow the trail blazed for me.