AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

[treetops]

MAE everyone. Thought I would start the thread so that Bear and Mick don?t start a holy war of schisms ? but I won?t be starting the thread every day that's for sure.
Its Wed afternoon as I write this and just grabbing a few minutes between meetings.

Hope you are on the mend Lav ? I agree with Sam that colds and flus in the summer are really awful. :upset:We sort of expect this in winter don?t we? And winter it is here indeed although (fingers crossed) I managed to escape serious flu thingies which I put down to having had the flu injection.

My brain has gone a wee but dead so I can?t think of much to say ? except hi there to everyone ? Nurdl, PPQP, Sam, Pauly, Det. Bear. Patrice, Lav, Mick, SL, Lav (and SF if you are still around). I had a rough time with getting on the site yesterday and loosing posts ? try to remember to write a word doc first and cut and paste but that's not always convenient. I am sure many people are being put off posting or indeed joining up on MWO because of the hassles.

Anyway have a great AF Wednesday ? I am flying off on Friday but its within NZ ? work related but I hope to get some shopping done!!

[scottish lass]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

Happy Hump Day TT!
Heck of a day tomorrow (ie today) - 8am to 5pm off site retreat - 2 1/2 hours away - so 5:30 - 7:30. Just read the pre work and agenda - group exercises, reflective exercises, interatcive exercises, group processes and on and on - and I am an introvert - I am dreading tomorrow!!! Give me strength :upset: I would rather just get on with my work....
I will likely not manage to post, so taking advantage of looking into the future to be able to check in. Will have my Ipad mini with me, so if it is getting too much, will have a quick check in.
I sincerely hope everyone has a better day than I will - that will make me feel good, so do it for me:l
Lav - that sounds like a lot of honey! Honey (af) toddies maybe soothing for your viral fight
Sam - thank you
Hope all is good Det and pauly
PPQ, Mick, Nurdl, bear - have a good one my friends...

[treetops]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

Hi SL - grin and bear it. BuT I am not a fan of retreats and am very skeptical about how effective they are. There are many people who have personalities that just don't fit with the kind of exercises these training people dream up. I detest the metaphors and stupid games - the silly analogies that are drawn. So you are not alone.
And its usually a huge waste of money and time!!!
Well its a day in which you might get a chance to build an inner fantasy world!! Will there be yummy food? And cute stationery?

[Mick]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

hooray ..here we go ..one voice!!how are you all today then?ok I hope .was out yesterday in the sun...33 degrees..now I know that isnt hot for some of you folks ..but for us that measure summers on how warm the rain is..then it sure is!!out again today ..in the 70s in your money again.



ppqp..half days at full rate..wow I ll have some of that ..does that apply to retired folks too?:H

SL...do enjoy...which Im sure you will..not!!Amy is dead chuffed got her name badge yesterday says name and midwife ..not student!

hiya tt ..is this trip prioritised as work and shopping or shopping and work?

bear ..best of luck to you..wanted to get back in to read your post properly ..but the site wont let me back in!

hiya Sam.....temps here are 77-80 up till sunday..certainly not normal hows the back doing?

hiya Pauly...hows you doing? all good I hope


well best of the day to you all..heres a quick brew before I head off into the sunrise!take care all of you

[bear73]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

morning all - day off for me today - I've got a gynae appt today - hoping its just regular gynae probs I have and nothing too serious. Least I'm getting it looked at.

Other than that,roller derby later(if gynae appt goes ok) and just pottering about - lovely OH has taken day off to go with me too which I am super grateful for.I'm enjoying having a lazy morning with trash daytime TV on in the background,and drinking tonnes of water as it's HOT,keep draping wet towels on big fluffy cat who is struggling with the heat bless him.

Hope everyone has a great day - and yay for one daily thread,the site is not working properly atm - not sure what's going on - couldn't get in at all before.

SL - you won't be the only one feeling that way,if that helps at all!

I'm feeling so much more calm and relaxed it's untrue - this week is lovely,I have the day off today(ok not for nicest reason but still nice to have a day out) and then two days on the 360 self awareness course.

Have a great day everyone,can't remember if i posted this or not but Weight Watchers discussion was very similar to approach I'm trying to take to being sober and sorting my house out,day by day,not focusing on end goal,but just what you need to do now to reach the goal so you don't get overwhelmed.

It's helping me no end - with both weight,plans for housework,getting house and garden in shape and crucially being sober.Feels like my thinking is 'clicking' and I'm more aware of the unhealthy extreme/all or nothing/overwhelming feelings and not letting them take me over and cause me unnecessary anxiety.Enjoying feeling chilled!

[Lavande]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

Good morning everyone & Happy Hump day

Temp heading to the mid 90's today. Along with the high humidity it will feel like 100 degrees

TT, hope your travel went well & you found some shopping time too

SL, I never liked those role playing exercises either. Hang in there

Mick, send some of that cool air over here - please!!!
Glad to hear Amy is moving right along in her new career!

bear, hope everything is OK with you & your appointment today.
Stay cool!

Still dealing with aching joints & a lingering cough but I think I'm on the mend. Will do what I can today & not worry about the rest.

Greetings to everyone.
Have a great AF Wednesday!

Lav

[Determinator]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

howdy y'all from the smokey mountains in TN !!!
I'm getting in touch with my inner hillbilly

TTops, thanks for the official kickstart

actually have a really good and very overdue rest with Dx and her folks. we are doing silly touristy things and eating some very tasty BBQ.

as it turns out there are AA meetings at a quaint little church literally 20 meters from our timeshare so I popped in yesterday and had a great time and going back today. figure I need all the help I can get from any source.

as to the question of whether cravings build up in me, or suddenly attack I'd say both have happened. one thing for sure is that when I'm on the road I have a dreadful habit of totally neglecting myself and just go into workaholic mode which is super unhealthy for my brain and my recovery. that must change if I'm to be healthy or even live.

thank you all for your love and support, it's truly appreciated.

Bear, enjoy rollerderby! I can't say enough for the benefits of being active.

SL, I'm not a fan of work 'bonding' events as they tend to be pretty cheesy but think of it as a game and try to have some fun.

be well everyone.... I'm gonna go find some banjo music

[treetops]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

Hi there Det - are you developing a new accent?:H

[patrice]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

Hi all,
Hope you are all doing well
Yes... Being active seems to be a big key for so many things!!
Xx
Pat

[porqoui]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

MAE ALL...

Tried getting on most of the day but no go. Went into work earlier than 1pm today as the other boss was taking us out for lunch. I've always wanted to go to the Olive Garden so wasn't missing that.

Det...so glad you're taking some time for you and Dx. I too get into a workaholic state and that's usually when that little bastardo wields his head. Glad you were able to find an AA meeting, sometimes it felt like coming home for me.

Sorry for the short post but it's time to get dinner on so will try check in later.

:hallo: to everyone else......PPQP

[Samstone]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

Evening all!!
just finished a bowl of yogurt, blackberries, and honey. Delicious: yogurt made from local milk, raw ; blackberries we pick yesterday from my son's patch (thornless, never heard of that before) and honey I harvested this year. That was dinner! Makes me almost appreciate the warmer temps.

Back's slowly getting better. I have to watch getting in and out of my truck. The sideways motion is killer.

See there's a post from RJ in reference to the site in the general discussions. Sounds as if things financially are a bit tight. Who knows what direction this will all go. One of my observations on this site is it seems that info from the powers that be are not very forthcoming. We have spammers, log on problems. the spammers just about made me throw in the towel, the logging on problems until just now got no response. I realize this is all volunteer so I am not bitchin too much, but I just seem to notice.

Have a good one all. Got to get eggs fore it gets to late.
Sam

[scottish lass]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

Hi - survived!
Food was fine TT, but no good stationary...it was painful, almost worse than imagined - one great quote though - a definition - "Forgiveness - giving up all hope of a better past". I loved this and felt it was pertinent to me...
We had to do an exercise involving drawing our vision - amazing how many glasses of alcohol were drawn - a little scary!
Mick - very exciting for Amy, I remember those days! Good for her....
Tired and lots to do - another early start tomorrow, and a different facilitator - this one is doing the personality profiling - I will be so glad when these two days are over...in the old days it would be great excuse to drink - I will not however, thought about it on way home tonight, but easily knocked it out of the park - just thought about letting you guys know and that was enough:H
Good to see everyone today - almost a full house!

[treetops]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

No reason to drink SL and don't even think about it.
I also think the personality profiling is a load of rubbish so don't take it seriously. This kind of thing can be quite destructive for some people esp if they are facing crises in their lives.
In fact I think it's shocking that it's still used in workplace team-building exercises etc. Fortunately it's not popular over here and would be laughed at in my own profession.

Be kind to yourself tonight. :h

[scottish lass]

AF WED 23 JULY - the official thread!!!

Not really thinking of drinking TT - just thinking out loud...
I agree - I am not looking forward to tomorrow.
there were 17 of us senior management for 9 hrs today, in a hotel, with meals and a book, and a facilitator who met with each of us for an in depth interview from which she produced two reports - one 26 pages. Tomorrow is some 17 for a four hour meeting with a different person - I really shudder when I think how much this all is costing.....