Ladies on a Mission: The Official Site

[NoSugar]

Great to hear from you, Jane, and I'm so sorry to hear you're suffering. I know there is a long word for that condition - one of the BubbleHour ladies had it and wrote about it on her blog. I hope you can spare a few moments here while enjoying your new passion! Have you found that you have any famous ancestors?

Hang in there, Steady. It sounds like you're in a tough phase of life :hug:.

I've been reading this book: http://dramyjohnson.com/the-little-b...ing-any-habit/.
I know "habit" sounds a little weaker than "addiction" but she makes a pretty compelling case that it's all the same and can be dealt with.

We've spent since 3 a.m. trying to fly to visit our son, DIL, and grandson for a little vacation over the holiday- no luck! Blizzards in the west messed us up. Finally gave up and drove 3 hours home from the airport. I'm really sad but happy to think about how this type of thing no longer is a huge "reason" to drink a ridiculous amount starting at 3 p.m. UGH!

[Choices]

Sorry to hear you've got blizzards getting in the way of your traveling NS. As if traveling isn't hard enough! Hang in there. I always spend a lot of money at airports. Buying mindless magazines... And comfort stuff like lip balm, gum.. Stuff I don't normally get. I'm feeling calm today. Finally. It's very rainy here and I love it. Perfect for today. My husband and I talked about our fight the other night and it was a tough conversation but we got through it. We both felt under appreciated due to stress.. It was so hard to see his side but I finally did. Onwards and upwards.

[Choices]

Checking in. Getting better.

[narilly]

Wow, NS, you have blizzards and here in Western Canada it is SO nice out. Our winter has been unseasonably warm this year and it is hard to believe. Thanks for the link to the book. You are a wealth of information.

Hi G, nice to see you checking in.

Jane, I am glad you checked in. As you can see you have lots of friends who care about you.

TT, Souffle sounds absolutely amazing! Maybe I will try and make one. YUMMY.

Choices, glad you are hangin in.

Lil B- hope you are doing ok. Im thinking of you.

Have a great day.

[narilly]

I think I spoke too soon...it's snowing here, lol!

I am here because I am having a craving just out of the blue. Wtf! I know I can't drink and that glass of wine I want real get now won't ever be enough.
I am going to read in the tool box, that usually helps.

[NoSugar]

Hang in there, Nar. This is just a weird thought you're having. A neuron must be mis-firing or something!!

I think as we all get to feeling pretty secure and don't read or chat about not drinking and all the challenges every day, it all kind of slips away, making room for the random pro-drinking idea. It's great you came to MWO and posted how you're feeling instead of letting the idea fester or worse yet, actually drinking.

It's a good thing we don't drink! :hug:

[treetops]

Nar - let it pass but its good that you let it out too. You write a lot about the dreadful hangovers you used to have and so thats a powerful disincentive
but you need some incentives too. Do something distracting and preferably something that is enjoyable or fun or both
Hugs XX

[little beagle]

Hang in there Narilly. One glass....... the toolbox always helps me too.
Jane I'm so sorry. Starting new meds must be really tough. But researching ancestry sounds fun. I'm really glad to hear from you.
I'm hanging in there. Been doing some research on the midlife crisis thing. My hubby is following that script almost word for word. He hasn't even ask about the babies. He has been talking to me. But boy is he deep in fantasy land. No way are any of the things he's saying are true. Like buying a house in Albuquerque real soon. I'm starting to feel better. At least today.
Have a good night all.

[treetops]

LB - sounds like your hubby was watching Breaking Bad too closely!

[Choices]

Hope the feeling went out of your thoughts as soon as it went in Nar. LB research always helps me make since of things. I'm off to yoga and then we are going to where the inlaws live for Easter weekend

[narilly]

Thanks for all your support everyone. You am nor sure where these thoughts are coming from but I am going to squash them away! Doin yoga (like you Choices) in the am and meeting friends for coffee then on Sunday volunteering at 'Feed the Hungry '. That will keep me busy.
Ti have a four day weekend and hubby is out of town, I miss hanging out with my neighbor drinking wine and chatting. That's where these thoughts come from. I will just keep busy, like you said TT.

LilB, that damn mid life crisis stuff, what a pain!

NS, yes, I'm glad we don't drink.

Love you all, thank you ��

[Choices]

I can see where that might trigger something Nar. I'm sure it's passed by now. Those are the times I enjoyed drinking.. Just chatting with friends.. But a lot of times I think I probably was quite a slurred in the end. We are just having a nice sunny Easter today. Very mellow. It's nice to be at my inlaws for the weekend. There was a time when I wouldn't ever have said that! But now it's just so comfortable. And I love that my daughter gets to enjoy her nana and grandad. They adore her. It's pretty impossible to not like people who make your child happy.

[Pavati]

Hi, All:

Jane - SO SORRY you're going through all that. Yuck. I get a weird feeling in my head when I get in that stay up late cycle - sort of like I'm in a dream. I am SO glad you checked in, and yes, you have friends here who miss you. I am assuming we are all off living our happily sober lives, but NS does have a good reminder to check in.

Nar, I have been thinking about alcohol lately, too. I haven't been sleeping enough and I haven't been exercising enough. Plus a lot of other things. I look longingly and then play it all out in my head. I remember NS telling me that perhaps I was having thoughts, not really cravings, and that's how I like to look at it. I also have many more drinking thoughts near big milestones, and I know you have one coming up. Maybe a sundae and clean sheets will do the trick?

NS - Sorry you got stranded. What a bummer. I hope you get to see everyone soon.

Steady and G - great to see you here. Steady, you have a lot going on! Sorry.

Hi to everyone else. I'm off to eat ice cream and read my new book.

xo
Pav

[treetops]

Pav I wish you hadn't mentioned ice-cream because now I have a craving for some really delicious ice-cream but its Easter Sunday and the supermarkets are shut. I will have to make do with the regular stuff we have at home in the freezer. Glad to see that you are OK, Nar - and it sounds like a good weekend for you too Choices.
I can't stay up all night - both because of my job but also because it makes me feel so out of sorts with the rest of the world. Even if I am obsessed by something, I try to switch off by a certain time - and do something else, and then try to sleep. Even when I am very worried about something, I try to get a few hours sleep because I know that as wide awake I might feel at 2am - it will totally ruin the next day. Its weird how sometimes we think we will never sleep again, and of course we do.

Wonder of wonders, I went for a walk today with Mr GB. Our daughter is away for Easter, so this was a good step for the old couple.. He had never done a big walk around our suburb - in 18 years being here - so I showed him a few things or two.

Hi there NS, Jane, LB, Mr G, J-Vo and everyone else.

[Guitarista]

Hi y'all.

Well, i've had enough of booze. Just gotta nail some AF time to kick me off. I deliberately drank friday and saturday with the intention of this being it, and saying goodbye to booze finally. Probably some twisted thinking, but here i am. I will push through and potter along the next few days. Reckon i'll chase up an addictions psychologist i found locally, and see if i can turn my thinking around. Safe and sound though, just feeling crap. Have a gr8 weekend.

Big waves to everyone, especially Jane and Narilly!