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    SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

    Morning all. I do have tea and coffee to offer everyone. Woken up by the birds? chorus so up earlier than I wanted to be. Drizzly outside and cold but I have the fire going. Looks like it will be sunny later on.

    Sorry I missed Sat on MWO but it's the same old story ? caught up in work. Its stuff that can?t be put off and its not always possible to plan how other people?s responses will come in. Even on the weekend. And the week ahead is chock-a-block with various things. Don?t worry I am squeezing in some breaks - DVDs late at night and I hope to have walk today. And of course housework, cooking, being a perfect Stepford wife:H and Mum as well! What the Stepfords didn?t have was the odd sneak at MWO or FB or the on-line papers. Its tricky though when you work at the computer ? to not get too distracted ? as its not conducive to concentration.

    This must sound familiar to you PPQP! Work that comes in huge onslaughts and then eases up for a wee bit ? like 5 minutes! But the shift you had to work sounds dreadful. Enough to turn a good woman to ?.Sleep?..:bedtime:

    How are you Mick? Hard to tell if you are away taking in-laws to the airport or having some time out. Take care.

    Pauly ? don't assume that every month will repeat the same cycle in your drinking and not drinking. Time to break the rut. This time you have lots of AF days, you are on campral and you have the words of your GP ? I can?t recall them but you have quoted them a bit. Keep up the walking ? even when you can?t be bothered ? it gets to be a habit and soon you find you are enjoying it. Vary the route a bit. I sometimes like to take silly FB pics on my walks. Always amazed at what I think is mundane but what others find exotic! Les Vegas is exotic to me! (OK I know you don't live on the Strip or at least I hope not!).

    Bear ? you have to say ?I don?t drink? out loud as well. And that's to others. Sounds like you might need to get the support of OH or at least ask him not to ask you if you want any AL.

    Yep Sam its really cool to hear the ocean when you go to sleep and wake up. I can see the sea but can?t hear it. I have a summer holiday house near the beach lined up for after Christmas.

    Have a great weekend everyone else ? SL, SF, Det, Lav and lurkers anonymous!

    #2
    SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

    Finally on-line. I've had a hard time logging in.

    Bear....that is usually the choice that we make.....until we really stop. And it isn't easy. Then it becomes our norm. I recently had a really sweet person pour me a glass of wine....I said "I don't drink wine"....she then said...."well let me get what you drink".....I said "water" and this sweet women looked utterly confused. And I never did get my water

    Anyways....I know I don't get on here a lot anymore. I am just plain out busy. So much has filled into my life. I am thrilled and happy to report that things are well. I wake up ready for the day.....and what I do now fulfills me. It pays the bills.....but there are not many frills.

    It took me a long time to get here. But I am here. I am not sure if drinking got me here faster or slowed me down. I just know I am no longer coming home and numbing myself out due to a job that I hated.

    Do what you love with passion!

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      #3
      SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

      quick jump in..hi folks 4.10 am just had me porridge...on the way oot the door now..have a great day everyone..tt sounds like you are doing a juggling act with your time!!SF...well done you....wish you all the very best..you deserve it.....
      big shout to everyone else..just made a brew ..taking it with me!!!

      have a good one
      af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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        #4
        SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

        Good morning Abbers,

        Great - I have coffee in one hand from TT & coffee in the other had from Mick. What more could I possibly want? :H :H Thanks guys!

        Hi there SF, glad to hear you are doing well!
        Persistence really pays off & you are living proof

        Pauly & Bear, hope you are both hanging in with the program this weekend!
        A little discomfort along the way to meeting our goals won't kill us, just makes us stronger!!

        Greetings to the vacationing Sam, PQ, Det, SL & everyone!
        Wishing everyone a great AF Sunday!
        I'm planning on spending the majority of my day doing a whole lot of nothing :H

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

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          #5
          SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

          Mae everybody,no TT,i don't live on the strip,haven't been on the actual strip in three years,though i do work pretty close to it,i also am not taking campral,it makes me too anxious,but i don't crave al,i just get moody sometimes and that is my downfall,went to drop youngest daughter at our old neighbors new house for a b-day party,of course they offered us beers right off the bat,they know how i was,hubs had 2 i had none,but i felt rude leaving,i could have hung out for a bit,but i guess i'm not ready for that yet,i think that medication hubs is taking makes him depressed! he's getting on my last nerve,ugh,and he has tomorrow off?glad i'm working,he was bitching about everything last nite,so i went to bed and watched"criminal minds"and he wants to do something next weekend for my b-day,i told him i just want to lay low,feck it! hope everyonr has a good Sunday
          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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            #6
            SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

            MAE ALL...

            TT...thanks for the early kickoff and sleep I did. Got a solid 7 hours and that hasn't happened for awhile.

            SF..glad you were able to get on and here's a glass of water for you :H Sounding great!

            Mick...enjoy your day out.

            Lav...that was the first thing that went through my mind....2 years ago I wouldn't be able to step up. Enjoy your nothing day.

            Pauly...well done. You do what's right for you and if that means leaving early so be it.

            My twin sister is in town babysitting her grand kids so the plan is to head over for a visit and supper. I've been kinda dreading it as I'm not sure where she's at with her drinking right now.
            I can always listen to my own advise to Pauly and leave early.

            Have a Super AF Sunday all and all to come.....PPQP

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              #7
              SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

              Sounding pretty dang good there Sunflower!
              Hi to TT, PPQ, Mick, Lav and Pauly
              Wrote "my story" yesterday - it has been rattling in my head for a while, so thought it was time to put it out there. Feels like another step in the process. May have made me feel a little cocky though as I followed that by agreeing to do a 9 week running course with my oldest girl
              PPQ - good sleep is indeed a joy, glad you got some!
              Sam - hope you are enjoying the ocean...my calming place for sure.
              Pauly - well done for leaving and recognizing you needed to - it does not feel good, but as you know the alternative feels so much worse.
              Happy jaunts Mick
              Enjoy every moment of your whole lot of nothing Lav!
              Couple errands to get done today - have a thought to clean the BBQ, it needs it but I really don't want to - maybe you could send YB over to do it for me Lav:H
              Hi to everyone else stopping by today:l
              Feeling at peace....
              “The only courage you will ever need is the courage to live the life you want"

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                #8
                SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

                hey all - back from staying with friends,I stayed sober,we went to pub(low key) and had food,they had wine.I slept so well,partly quiet of where they live,partly being shattered from being hungover.I'm loving having weekends back by not being at rollerderby. Unsure whether to carry on just once a week,twice if i fancy it,or quit,maybe that's a phased quit.

                Next weekend I am planning to do NOTHING.No plans all weekend.I may do something,but little bits about the house/garden,eating yummy,healthy food and just pottering.I am pulling out of meal in London and overnight stay,may pop and see some of rollerderby team at afternoon tea at friend's house.I'm taking the max time off this week after the biopsy just to relax and unwind.

                SF great to see you,I feel closer to being 'done' than before and feeling more comfortable with idea of being sober FOR ME. I think its having time to just relax this weekend,not pressuring myself to do anything,book anything,just being in the moment.I took a paycut and my life is much simpler and calmer,apart from the stress I cause myself.

                hope everyone else has a happy sunday
                one day at a time

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                  #9
                  SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

                  Bear,we have to stay sober for oursselves,nobody else really gives at rats arse,i mean they do,but unless tbey've struggled with addiction themselves,they don't truly get how important staying off the booze is for us,good to see you Sunflower,you sound alot happieri shoulda stayed at the b-day party last nite,daughter said they had alot of fun,a mariachi band and a bunch of food,but i was in sweats and everybody was dressed up when we dropped in,i guess i still think of the kids as kids and a b-day party is a party,not a par-tay! hope everyone had a relaxed Sunday
                  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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                    #10
                    SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

                    happy Sunday ABenators near and far!

                    Bear, glad yer back with us so fast. what I did was have a talk with the friends I really like and want to hang out with and told them that I have decided to NOT drink anymore... period. they all respect that and never offer me anything but alternative drinks.

                    TTops, (our stepford wife LOL) thanks for the nice kickstart.

                    what really blows is that Dx gets back from Burning man on Tue which is the day I have to leave for 7 days. arg! I'm already lonely. sniff....sniff... must be strong. at least I'm not hungry angry or tired!

                    Sunflower, so good to hear you're doing well

                    Sam, how'd the market go?

                    Lav, do you get upper right quadrant pain when you eat too much fats? I've heard some folks get that as a gall bladder reaction. back when I was experimenting with different diets I used to have that too and assumed it was fats but for me it's too many carbs/sugars that gives me pain swelling in the URQ.
                    I experimented by drinking half a gallon of heavy cream on top of a pound of cheese for two days straight and felt....amazing. with no pain or discomfort. same experiment eating bread etc and I felt sick again. I guess my body loves fat and rejects sugars. could have something to do with my Welsh/English ancestry. or... I'm a total weirdo. ha! now who would have guessed such a thing?
                    folks from the tropics could well have the opposite experience. us humans are so damn complicated.

                    encouraging myself to be social this holiday weekend. went to two different dinner parties yesterday (well, a lunch then a dinner party) and had a great time catching up with old friends.

                    oh.. made a very fun light appetizer recently. a slice of beet poached 'til tender on the middle of a plate, topped with diced orange, heirloom tomato and walnuts. drizzled with garlic olive oil. yummo!

                    happy-joy-joy AF evening to you all... and be well
                    nosce te ipsum
                    (Know Thyself)

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                      #11
                      SUNDAY AF 31 AUGUST

                      Good evening kids,

                      Det, I'll put Stella on a bus & send her your way....she'll keep you company next week :H

                      I was 28 years old & just a few months after my son was born when I suddenly started having awful gall bladder symptoms. I thought I was going to croak
                      Then I remembered that it's not uncommon to develop GB symptoms shortly after childbirth. I started to watch & make note of what foods would start the symptoms - high fat and/or spicy foods did it every time!!!! SO, it was a no brainer for me to step away from liverwurst sandwiches & the like :H
                      As long as I stayed away from that kind of stuff I was fine. Half of the blood running through me is English. The other half is Polish, did you guess that? :H

                      PQ, hope your visit with your sister went OK!

                      SL, I'll put YB on the bus with Stella - they can stop at your place after seeing Det!

                      Pauly, just keep concentrating on yourself & your quit!
                      Don't worry about anyone else's feelings right now - only yours

                      Bear, glad your weekend went well & don't stress out about the biopsy - it's not a big deal in my experience.

                      Sounds like round three of the thunder storms is starting up - swell!
                      AF since 03/26/09
                      NF since 05/19/09
                      Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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