Daring December

[Snoopy56]

Good morning...

Woke up late so just a quick check in on this Monday morning. Off to the dentist, then work. Have a good one.

[dill]

Hi AF Friends, I think I'll drop back in if that's ok with you all, now that the political madness seems to have settled a bit. After I left I didn't read MWO for a couple of weeks, but after a while I found myself lurking a bit. Then I had difficulty maintaining afness. Before I knew it, I was reading everyday. I guess I still need to be here! LOL! Hope you'll have me back.

[paulywogg]

Of course Dill we've missed you, I'm sick so just a hello all

[treegirl]

Evening all !
Hello Dill, how are you? I'm glad that you are finding support 'on the boards' here. Always wishing you good luck on the journey.

Lav, I think your 'tough love' for YB is great! It will be good to hear how the young chickens cope with snow/ice. Hope you got some more rest today...just cooking for a Finicky eater would wear me out and make me a little cranky!

Star, I hope your Monday turned out OK. I was to go for a dental cleaning this AM, but it was snowy and icy, the dentist is in another town with only a very windy road to get there, so I canceled. I felt bad, but I was safe!

Pauly - are you busy with all the presents? My family is not so lucky... since decluttering is part of my work, I've basically come to the conclusion that we all have too much stuff, so I don't give anything! Instead I give to organizations in their name... not too exciting! This year I'm hoping to make some food gifts, or soaps or something to enjoy so that they don't feel too cheated. (Hopefully)...

Snowy here, but somehow the black and white bleakness was beautiful to me this morning. I hope all are having a good AF night...

[Lavande]

Good evening friends!

Dill, glad to see you
Just take your place as usual & settle back in with us.

Star, waking up late on a Monday morning used to throw my whole week off.
I hope the rest of your day went well.

Pauly, feel better soon!

Cyn, I don't blame you for cancelling your appointment. Why risk life & limb to get your teeth cleaned? Another day will do just fine.
I am so grateful not to have to be up & out before 6 am on snowy days anymore.
We only got a bit of rain, no snow. Be careful out there.

YB is better today, feeling more human. I made a pot of dairy free mushroom soup & sandwiches with the leftover turkey meatloaf from Saturday, both were good & appreciated.

Grateful our little community is back together. Peace to all tonight :hug:

Lav

[Snoopy56]

Good morning...

Welcome back Dill, great to have you back. Let us know how we can help and support you.

Pauly, oh no, did you catch a cold? Hope not, something is going around at work, I am hoping to not catch whatever it is!

Cyn, my dentist is right around the corner, it was just cold here with sunshine so no problem for me. Hope you get scheduled soon.

Lav, sounds like you are taking care of YB, make sure to take time for yourself.

107 days AF today and feeling better and better, I love sleeping well and not having to worry. I am extremely grateful.

Have a great AF Tuesday.

[dill]

Good morning friends, and congrats to you Star! One hundred days and one week is wonderful! Glad you are doing so well!

Cyn, I agree with you that we all have too much stuff! After Christmas perhaps I will purge some things. That always feels good!

Lav, I'm glad YB is improving. It's hard to bounce back at our age.

Pauly, Hope you are feeling better today!

I'm doing ok. Just struggling a bit lately and need to recommit. So, here I am! I love living life AF. So I'm back on the bus, and my seatbelt is fastened!

Peace of the Season to all.

[paulywogg]

Morning friends, Star,no cold, I accidentally took a lexapro and didn't realize it cuz it was dark and for some reason I had that stupid stuff next to the anxiety med I take sometimes to get an extra hour of sleep, omg I had the worstdizziness, throwing up and diarrhea,shaky,sweaty,I thought I had food poisoning cuz hubs cooked the night before haha,only later realized that I took it when I looked at the bottle, I'll never touch that poison again, or anything like it,I was sick ALL day and had to work like that too, it was awful! Congrats on 107 days Dill,I'm happy you're back and ready to commit,I'm more determined than ever after yesterday cuz it felt like alcohol withdrawal! Creepy, Lav,I'm glad YB is feeling better and eating normally Cyn,I'm still jealous of the snow but then I remembered what a hassle it is talked to Michelle yesterday she sounds ok, wants her presents sent brat! I guess she'll be there for Christmas oh well we'll celebrate when she gets back,wishing us all a wonderful AF Tuesday

[treegirl]

Evening all. Not much to report here. I meditated this morning, and thought I was in for a creative day. I did work on various projects, but strange computer and weird electrical things kept getting in the way... all very odd. I did manage to make a big pot of bone broth with turkey bones... it's cooling... we'll see if it gels! I joust took out of the oven some homemade dog treats, that - I'm not kidding - the dogs and I will share. The recipe is from a book I was given - "the Organic dog biscuit cookbook kit" complete with bone, squirrel and hydrant cookie cutters. Once I read the recipes I realized that they were perfect for me - brown rice and oat flours, egg, honey, vanilla and cinnamon! This one was a drop cookie called snickerdoodle poodle poos. Tomorrow I might try the Plumpkins...

I am solid in my AF-ness, but really struggling with keeping good energy flowing and keeping positive... well, I'll go at it again tomorrow.

Star - congrats on 107 days; really wonderful! Keep it going...
Lav - so glad to hear that YB is coming around -- did you get that rest yet?
Dill - sorry you have had struggles; so glad you are recommitted.
Pauly - sheesh what is Lexapro? It sounds terrible - sorry you had such a bad experience -- hope you feel better soon.

Wishing all a settled evening and a good AF sleep ---

[Lavande]

Good evening friends,

Sitting here in front of the fire & wrapped in a blanket too, weird. It's so damp & chilly, need soup, ha ha!!!
I guess I'll have to make some tomorrow cause there's sure no soup fairy around here.

Star, awesome on 107! Keep moving forward & counting those days

Dill, keep that seatbelt buckled & stick with us.
I don't think there is much bounce back when you are >60. He is doing better but it's so slow, ha ha!

Pauly, get in your medicine cabinet & THROW AWAY all those old Rx meds!!!!
I just cleaned mine out the other day. This is also a good time of the year to look at expiration dates on OTCs like Tylenol, aspirin, Motrin, cough syrup ~ whatever you keep. I'm about to do a sweep in my refrig too & toss outdated, open jars of stuff. Glad you are OK!

Cyn, I think we are getting 'winter solstice twangs'. I feel like some dark, bad mood is trying to weasel it's way in but I'm not having any of that. Can you take St Johns Wort? I take Amoryn all year but make sure I take it twice/day when I sense a mood change knocking at the door.
I have made dog treats, they love them!

Wishing everyone a peaceful night, sleep well!

Lav

[Lizann]

Just popping in here as the steppers thread is very quiet these days.
Would love to try those doggie treats!

[Snoopy56]

Good morning...

Dill, so good to have you back. I tried in the past to not count my AF days and keep it low key but have found that this time, counting is making part of the difference. Every time I get a craving or a dream, I think about how far I have come this time and there is no way I want to go back to day one. No Way. I am reading a cute Christmas book, Christmas a Hummingbird House, light and easy, kind of like one of the Hallmark movies I like. Reading anything good?

Pauly, how horrible for you, hope you feel better today and getting through work yesterday was not as bad as you thought. I liked how you compared how you felt to how you feel after a night of drinking....like the flu, and you do not want that, not at all. Glad you heard from your daughter, she will miss her family at Christmas.

Cyn, sounds like you had an off day, they happen, and at this dark time of year, it is hard to keep our moods stable at times, hope you are feeling better today. I feel like a day off would be nice for you, me too! It is getting colder here and that makes it hard, it just does.

Lav, good you are fighting off the blues, again, the lack of light makes it tough. I turn on the Christmas lights the second I get home, I need that light. Soup sounds good to me, what kind are you making this week?

Liz, nice that you stopped by, tell us a little bit about your journey if you are comfortable, our thread is open to all.

Have a great Hump Day.

[dill]

Good morning All, and welcome Lizann. I find the forum quiet in general lately. Glad to have you join in here!

Star, I'm truly glad the counting is a good tool for you this time. Whatever works, eh?! It's nice to have a Christmas book to read this time of year. I have recently downloaded Chaucer's Tales onto my ipod. I feel like I want to read (listen to) classics recently.

Lav, good idea to clear out those shelves. I am shocked sometimes by the dates I find on things in the fridge! LOL!

Cyn, I'm having some moody moments too. I am quite sure it is because of the seemingly intermidable darkness. Like Lav, I'm counting the days until the winter solstice. Hang in, we'll get there!

Pauly, I used to take Lexapro and never felt any side effects until I tried weaning off of it too quickly. It must have been a bad drug interaction with you anxiety meds, like you said. Can you pitch the Lexapro?

Taking a short road trip today to see my dear friend who moved away. She is currently in her second round of chemo and is doing well but is fatigued. I can't wait to see her! I will be driving but will have another friend along as well for company and to help navigate. It should be easy enough, especially AF!

[paulywogg]

Morning friends, Star,I threw the lexapro out ,I thought I already had,it wasn't expired I just have never taken it before,I keep telling the doctor that I don't like SSRI's after a terrible experience with Zoloft but yet she keeps pushing them and they fill the prescriptions right there at the clinic and I think I just had them both in the same bag when I put the pills in my hiding spot,had to hide them when Michelle was here and of course Louie, Cyn,we all have bad days, I think it's just the time of year, you're one of the most positive people I'm lucky to hear from each day,BTW I want a dog treat too,sounds like something I'd eat Dill,again glad to have you back now I have someone to talk about TWD with, I'm sad it's the mid season finale this coming Sunday Lav,I seen the chicken eggs you posted on Facebook, not bad compared to what you were getting haha,hi Liz wishing everyone a great AF Wednesday

[treegirl]

Good evening all!

Dill, I hope that your road trip went well today. How kind you are to help out a friend undergoing chemo.

Star, good for you for counting. The further away from Day 1 you are, the more scary it is to think you would have to start over, right? Glad to hear you found a holiday book.

Pauly, I agree, the SSRIs were very bad for me, and the docs seem to love to prescribe them! You know what works... stick with that!

Lav, the Soup Fairy! Wow, I could really use one of those! I really could just live on soup. BTW, this batch of bone broth didn't gel, shoot! Oh well, it was par for the course yesterday...

I think my mood is due to other things, not the light. As you know, I am one of the strange birds who really loves winter. I took my neighbor for eye surgery this AM, arriving at the hospital at 6:15. We drove next to the Green, and the 3 stories tall xmas tree was lit up... what a fabulous sight with white mist and drizzling snow all at the same time! Gorgeous. Later I could admire the spark of a male cardinal again the black and white background of a meadow. All beautiful.

Well, I am literally falling asleep writing this, so time to sign off. Wishing all a happy AF Hump Day evening.

Lizann, nice to see you! Thanks for dropping by!