AF Monday 5 January

[Lavande]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PQ!!!!
I think you need some chicken cake pops to celebrate! Have a wonderful day

[narilly]

TT, very well said.

[scottish lass]

Zooming by - working today, and back to school Need a break to recover!
Glad to see everyone checking in...
Happy, happy BD PPQ :yay::victorious:

[paulywogg]

I don't like saying I'm powerless over al! Although I am once a drink is taken,I like to picture myself as a strong, powerful person stomping on al TT,and I don't like drama on threads that's why I hate reading around too much,but when I'm bored I get nosy,Bobbi is safe and sound in Portland, I feel sad but gotta deal,it is how it is,I can't change it

[scottish lass]

and I don't like drama on threads that's why I hate reading around too much,but when I'm bored I get nosy,

So true Pauly - I wrote a reply recently that got taken out of context and I upset the reader, who responded and upset me - good grief! I do like this thread as it does not seem to go there. I should stay where I am safe - when I wander out from time to time I get into trouble
I am sorry you are sad - I worry about those days coming up in my future - have a couple more years to go...hang strong and keep onto her note...

[porqoui]

Thanks for all the Birthday wishes all and the chicken cake pops Lav....I feel much loved.

The only other 2 threads I go to are the Tool Box and the Army.....learned my lesson early on.

Stay bundled up out there Narilly....:smile:PPQP

[paulywogg]

SL,I read that,I didn't think you said anything mean or offensive at all,she seems sort of sensitive, hopefully she'll let it blows over, and I'm gonna frame Bobbi's note

[Pie]

I like to read in other threads. That's how I found you guys, and decided to pull up a chair.

While working on my baseboards today, it occurred to me that a beer might be nice. So I gave some thought to why, and realized it was mostly because I was hungry, and it's way easier to pop a tab, than it is to stop and make a sandwich. There aren't many aspects of my life that I didn't allow drinking to invade; it's tied to nearly every physical and emotional feeling. How long does it take to overcome so many years of drinking in response to everything?

[porqoui]

Pie...look at you, doing exactly the right thing...."so I gave some thought to why, and realized it was mostly because I was hungry..." You are breaking the cycle and retraining your brain. I'm not sure how long it took me (thinking closer to a year) but all of a sudden it was Wow, I didn't even think about having a drink!

I started on this thread shortly after Mick started it and he's been my rock. In the beginning he always said "Stop and ask yourself why". When I would go through a rough time I would think "What would Mick say?" and it always came back to Ask yourself why!!! You're almost at your 6 months and that's fantastic. It will come. Time takes time......:smile:PPQP

[Lavande]

PQ, this thread has actually been around a lot longer than Mick (sorry Buddy).
The AF daily thread has been around since before I got here in early '09. I was invited in by the regulars at that time like Doggy Girl & greeneyes, they mentored me

Pauly, I didn't even begin my drinking career until my oldest moved out to go to college. I felt so alone it wasn't even funny. I understand missing your girl but here's the thing - you will remain close & remain friends. What a great reason to keep yourself healthy & happy so you can enjoy your visits together :hug:

Pie, it's hard to say how long it takes to break those automatic connections but you will. It actually becomes completely normal to associate a cup of coffee or tea with your day to day activities.

Narilly, how cold is it up there? Please take care!!! Heading down to 18 degrees F tonight - cold for us here in the mid-Atlantic area.

Sam, did you get the snow flurries today?

[paulywogg]

I found this thread cuz of Mick's jokes plus he had a Eeyore avatars back then(my fave)also on my very first quit he reached out to me on one of my threads on day 4(the worst) and assured me my head wasn't gonna explode like I swore it was gonna if I didn't have a drink

[Pie]

Pauly, that's funny! Lav, I remember DG and greeneyes. Are you in touch with them?

[narilly]

I remember them too. I've been here a long time. Thank goodness I'm not trying to moderate anymore.
I'm with you girls, hopefully it will just Blow on over. There is a lot of hot air around here sometimes!

[porqoui]

Lav...I feel shattered now. :sad: I remember Doggy Girl and greeneyes from other threads, they weren't posting here when I started so it's ok if I think of this thread as Mick's.

[treetops]

Cheer up PPQP - dry your eyes!
I think of this as a collective thread - so on that note I have started the Tuesday one.