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    af Friday 21 March

    MAE everyone ? just about to head outdoors and see whats going on at the bottom of my garden ? there might be some ripe blackberries and wind-fallen pears that I can cook. Its quite a mission to get there! I am feeling good as I have just completed a writing deadline ? can breathe for a few secs before I start the next one.

    People here all seem busy with their work ? both paid and at home. Lets hope the gardeners amongst us (that's not moi) get some respite from the weather. PPQP will be looking forward to her Friday off. And here?s fingers and toes crossed for Yah?s interview.

    Still the mystery of That Plane continues. I see the search has now shifted closer to the sub-Antarctic and even a wee NZ airplane is out spotting today. It would be very tough to find anything in those waters even with satellites, radars and such like. Funny how at the end of the day they still need human eyes to do the looking. Yep, human error and human abilities still matter!

    I worry that I sometimes sound a bit tough these days when I give the odd bit of advice on other threads. I fully realise how we must be supportive and gently nudge newbies along. I understand that denial is so much part of the alkie?s problem. I guess my failing (and ultimately maybe a saving) was that long ago ? even way before I quit I knew I was killing myself and that I would have to stop. Of course I didn?t just quit but I can?t recall being in denial of my problem ? within at least the last 18 years of my life.

    You all get ready for a great weekend ? try at least. Grab some of Det's mania and Mick's energy and Lav's common sense! Hope your hubby is in a better mood Pauly. I am bravely going out with my partner and our daughter to a performance tomorrow night. Its kind of alternative, kind of high class - hard to explain?? Will have to get dressed up for it!

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    af Friday 21 March

    mae all....and how are we today? fro those standing the right way up ...welcome to the spring solstice.....nice sunny day today for all the druids celebrating round stonehenge..well here we go ...first weekend coming up ..any one any plans? know I will be out on sunday early doors and I have got to take the outlaws to the airport at 4 am tomorrow...bummer goin to an airport and not getting on a plane..gonna give you a pic free day today.....just jokes folks.

    so on with the show without more ado ..lets have a brew

    hiya tt ...hows you this fine day?dont look too hard at the bottom of yer garden ...you never know whats there!! hope you enjoy your family do ....as for the advice being tough ....hey it is tough..and yes while I accept that people dont have to be beaten to death with a stick...they also dont have to be cotton wool wrapped and carried around..giving up al is hard...its empathy and support thats needed ..not sympathy and tears..everyone is individual and has a choice...all your are doing is telling what works for you as an individual...not as a code of conduct that must be obeyed..hey howsat for 715 in the morning?

    mornin Sam ..hows you ..yep we got that orange thing in the sky too today yippee out planting today.

    hiya Lav hows you doing ...take the beds will be getting sorted this weekend if you think of anything for the b day that I can get that you cant give us a shout tho I doubt if there is. planting time.. tum tee tee orf we go...(suns gone to my head!)

    hey pauly didnt reealiz......thirty days in today well done you .....treat yerself to a hairdo!!seriously tho ..well done..has oh got his happy head on today??dont you go messing this big three oh up...

    hiya det ...hows you ? nice one mate ...stay on that even keel..you dont need to weather any storms just cut straight thru nice n fine

    Hiya SL...how are you so you are a clin director too?....youre doin fine with the lose the booze campaign keep it up.

    Hi yah.....Best ov luck to you

    thatll be 2 cds on here...ermmm think we will change that title!!!!:H

    go for it ..make it happen....


    right folks thats me gorn ..even the rabbits are oy ..going to repot some plants..take it easy have a good one..anyone seen ppqp ??? shes mia

    I was on a date with a woman I met on Facebook.

    I said, "I like honesty, and I can tell you're an honest girl."

    "Really?" she asked. "How can you tell?"

    I said, "You're the first girl I've been out with that actually looks like their profile photo."

    She said, "That's a picture of Spongebob Squarepants, you cheeky git."

    Today's headlines:

    "My wife to participate in Sport Relief sponsored swim"

    "25 meter object discovered on satellite imaging may be missing plane"

    ...yeah, don't get your hopes up Malaysia.

    There was a long line of Teddy Bears waiting to get Circumcised at the Clinic earlier.

    Today's the Day that Teddy Bears have their Pricks snipped.

    So at the ripe old age of 66 Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed up for the new Terminator movie.

    The new tag line is going to be...
    Aaaarrrrggghhh my back!!!

    Having seen so many girls post selfies without make up on this week, I've decided to donate money to Revlon for the miraculous work they do.

    I went on Google Earth for the first time today, as like most people I punched in the post code of my home address, with my wife looking over my shoulder I made a terrible mistake and zoomed in.

    10 minutes later I had 6 extra jobs to do at the weekend.
    r />It was just an unfortunate misunderstanding Your Honour.

    You see my Chinese neighbour was telling me she couldn't afford the bedroom tax.

    While I now understand she was trying to tell me she needed to get a good lodger in.......

    I said to my wife, "Some bloke got hit by a train today."

    "Really?" she asked, "Did he die?"

    I said, "No, but I was thrown out of Toys R Us."

    Russia is responsible for supplying most of Europe's gas, so this conflict over Ukraine is starting to worry me.
    If Russia turn off the gas supply, this will become a cold war.

    12 sided pound coin?

    With the rise in taxes, they shoulda just shaped it like a boomerang.

    We went to the natural history museum today.

    We were having a great day until people started giving me donations to have a look around my wife.

    My golf swing was on fire today, hit an eagle and then an albatross.

    Got thrown out of the aviary though.

    I recently applied for a job with the Police Domestic Violence Unit and one of the questions was " How would you attempt to resolve an increasing Domestic Violence situation ".
    My answer of " Talk to the husband first , then to prevent any arguments give the wife a short sharp jab in the solar plexus" was not the best thing to say.

    I went to the doctors yesterday about my poor hearing and he said I had OCD. But when I got home and looked in my record collection I couldn't find anything by them.

    I walked into a fish & chip shop today.

    As the guy looked at me I said, "Small Cod, Large Cod, Small Haddock, Large Haddock, Small Plaice, Large Plaice, a Saveloy, a Battered Sausage, a Jumbo Sausage, Small Chips, Large Chips, a Steak & Ale Pie, a Chicken Pie, a Gherkin, a Pickled Egg, a Can of Coke, a Can of Sprite & a Can of Fanta."

    "Blimey," he said, "That's ?54.20."

    I said, "I'm just reading the board, mate."

    Last week,two cops knocked on my door wearing beekeeper outfits.They were covered in honey with bees swarming them.

    "What the f.ck is this all about?" I asked.

    "It's a sting operation mate." One replied.
    af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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      af Friday 21 March

      Good morning greetings Abbers

      Sunny & heading to the mid fifties today. I hear the cold weather plans to return soon so I don't think there will be a whole lot of gardening happening just yet

      TT, I hope you & your family enjoy your high class outing - sounds interesting
      I don't think you sound harsh, you sound like someone who knows the deal! I often talk to the newbies about the bullshit factor.....denial, denial, denial just holds us back.

      Mick, I will not be holding my breath waiting for the raised garden beds to be constructed - I know better than that :H I just hope they are done in time to get some use out of them this summer!!

      Pauly, Congrats to you on your AF time :wd:
      Keep going & enjoy the freedom!

      YahYah, wishing you a great interview - sounds exciting!

      Greetings SL, PQ, SF, Sam & everyone!
      Have a terrific AF Friday one & all!

      Lav
      AF since 03/26/09
      NF since 05/19/09
      Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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        af Friday 21 March

        Lav.....sunny & heading to the mid fifties today.......................yeh me too!!!! :H:H:H
        af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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          #5
          af Friday 21 March

          Morning all!!
          TT and Mick, hope you all are feeling better. There's lots of little nasties running around itching to get us sick. The venom vine looks like it cure anything. Had a bud who's mother's cure all was an enema, needless to say as a child his attendance record was spotless.

          Lav, I saw that upcoming forecast, snow next week?

          Det, went to my first ever beekeepers' meeting last night, topic was insecticides.

          YahYah, good luck there, hope your interview is successful!!

          hello to SF, SL, PQ, Pauly, and all folks I have missed due to poor memory!!

          Sam
          Liberated 5/11/2013

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            #6
            af Friday 21 March

            Mae,Mick it's SL at 30 days,i'm not thinking about days rite now,just not drinking but the credit goes to her,it's gloomy here in Vegas,,warm in the 70's but no sunshine,TT,i dont think you are harsh to the newbies at all,like Lav and Byrdie say it's just time to quit b.s'ing and get it done,it may not happen the first,second,third etc,but at least give it a shot,some of them want to post in NN while still sipping a cocktail,that doesn't accomplish what the goal is,sometimes tough love is needed me thinks,i had a weird dream about donuts,don't ask,just weird,well hope everybody has a good friday
            I have too much shit to do today and tomorrow to drink:sohappy:

            I'm taking care of the "tomorrow me":thumbsup:
            Drinkin won't help a damn thing! Will only make me sick for DAYS and that ugly, spacey dumb feeling-no thanks!

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              af Friday 21 March

              Hi Bear,i just noticed you posted on yesterday's thread,glad to have you back stick around
              I have too much shit to do today and tomorrow to drink:sohappy:

              I'm taking care of the "tomorrow me":thumbsup:
              Drinkin won't help a damn thing! Will only make me sick for DAYS and that ugly, spacey dumb feeling-no thanks!

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                #8
                af Friday 21 March

                oops - posted on yesterday instead

                I've decided I need to come back,I'm on day 20 here and determined to make this my lasting quit. I've been having CBT for anxiety,depression and we agree now I need to quit.this is not about the amount I drink,or any awful consequences recently,I have drink limit wise been pretty moderate.

                The amount I drink tho is a red herring,outwardly it looks ok, I have cut down from 30 to 50 units a week to mostly 14. BUT I use booze to block out anxiety, depression,low self esteem and it means I am never at my best. Moderating isn't even fun as I want to get smashed so its too much of a battle to enjoy it,and I am setting up psychological dependence,or have it already I would say.
                I am also not getting as fit,healthy and together in my life as I would like.

                I was able to BS myself before with the 'I'm not that bad look how I've cut down,I don't drink much now so I can moderate' if it was just about units that could,mostly be true. Really its about my quality of life and staying locked into destructive patterns,alcohol does this to me.

                Thinking in this way stops me feeling like a fraud and that I am making a mountain out of a molehill when I try to quit,so many of my friends would say I don't drink that much,could have a few,for a people pleaser like me that's a disaster!Focusing on wanting a better life,learning how to cope effectively with life,that's why I need to quit, and moving away from the disasters that lie ahead but haven't yet happened.

                Off sick v heavy cold today and enjoying sober time.I'm looking forward to catching up with you all.
                __________________
                one day at a time

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                  #9
                  af Friday 21 March

                  Hi all - TGIF - plodding along here, keeping one foot in front of the other, and trying to keep my head above water. It is staying above any AL which is good - I counted wrong, tomorrow will be the elusive 30. Pauly, I am not counting as much, but when I saw Dets note, I realised I was close and went to add the green dots.
                  Hi Bear...
                  Not much enthusiasm again today - have to get myself out of the funk...
                  “The only courage you will ever need is the courage to live the life you want"

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                    af Friday 21 March

                    Close enough to 30 SL,get yourself out of the funk girlie! i think paws is real,i always feel bummed around that 30 day mark,thats why im not counting,i sorta do a self-sabotage thing knowing the days exactly,however i do put stickers on a calendar just to look back on progress,Louie helps me pick one out,whichever he points to is the one for the day
                    I have too much shit to do today and tomorrow to drink:sohappy:

                    I'm taking care of the "tomorrow me":thumbsup:
                    Drinkin won't help a damn thing! Will only make me sick for DAYS and that ugly, spacey dumb feeling-no thanks!

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                      af Friday 21 March

                      Aloha Friday ABenators from sea to shining sea!!!

                      thanks for the kickstart TTops, enjoy your fancy shin-dig

                      Scottish Lass, happy 30 days eve! yeah, I don't count days often and try not to dwell on it either

                      Bear, so good to see you and your mindset sounds grand

                      should be in the 60's here pretty soon. good packing weather at least.

                      this swordfighting thing is really getting to me....found myself on ebay looking at renaissance era costumes hahahahahahaa, dear lord. Since I've lost weight a couple years ago my kilt no longer fits.. waaa!

                      wishing you all a wonderful fun-filled AF weekend

                      be well
                      nosce te ipsum
                      (Know Thyself)

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                        #12
                        af Friday 21 March

                        Since I have the go-ahead to be tough:H. Here's a kick up the bum SL and Pauly. Don't get obsessed with the 30 mark. Sure it's a terrific milestone but not an excuse to agonise or dither.
                        One day at a time ladies!,

                        Welcome home Bear. Moderating is exhausting and has not worked for the people on this thread. Much easier to just jump in and go for. extreme sobriety. Be rad about it!

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                          #13
                          af Friday 21 March

                          hey I am being good, and I believe Pauly is - not sure we are deserving of a kick up the yu know what
                          I am hnaging in and doing well on the AL front - it is life which is sending me curve ball after curve ball - I only realisied I was getting to 30 days when I looked back and counted...
                          My christmas gift arrived and the 6 bottles are still wrapped up in a box in the garage waiting for me to find something to give them away to - I looked at the box the other day and wondered what was in it - they aren't even calling to me...
                          It is not the 30days that is getting me down - it is life that is...
                          “The only courage you will ever need is the courage to live the life you want"

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                            af Friday 21 March

                            Big hug SL and sorry life is not being kind. :h:h:h. You deserve better.

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                              af Friday 21 March

                              Im being good too Lav,but ill still take the kick up the butt,keeps me motivated
                              I have too much shit to do today and tomorrow to drink:sohappy:

                              I'm taking care of the "tomorrow me":thumbsup:
                              Drinkin won't help a damn thing! Will only make me sick for DAYS and that ugly, spacey dumb feeling-no thanks!

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