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    w/c 23 July

    Yes indeed it is me and it is the start of a new week here already. I see that Mick is taking a break – which I can understand so thought I could start the week. Sorry folks no jokes that I can come up with. Take care Mick.

    It never rains but it pours. Literally. Its been a very very wet weekend with several parts of the country lashed by storms and a state of emergency in some places. We were OK but ran out of firewood and hopefully delivery will happen today. You start to worry when you look longingly at your FB friends’ posts of blazing fires – this is my new porn!

    I am feeling very cooped up, in more ways than one. Been finding it hard to post because I really do not have much positive to post and we are now caught up in Mr GB’s redundancy process. I had a good talk to my nephew yesterday (he is an accountant) which was helpful – but no magic bullets. Then yesterday learned that a good friend overseas has died so that is sad.

    Pauly – please let me and everyone else know how you are. Thinking of you.

    Lav – my weather always seems to be the opposite of yours. Heat and humidity or wet and freezing? Take your pick?? Hope you are surviving the grumpy patient. My Mr GB is not too bad this weekend – but he sure gets away with a lot of laziness because I don't want to ‘hassle’ him. I think you will know what I mean.

    SF and PQ. I don't mind travelling to different countries and I think I can handle being in cultures where booze is a way of life. I live in one already!! Besides Det there are many cultures where boozing is not the norm or not the way we do it so well in the West. If you seriously are going to look into ESL type teaching you need to do some courses first and I would suggest volunteering locally where you live. Lots of refugees/migrants need this help. There must be such organisations coordinating these kinds of activities. Seriously – think about getting involved with a culture where booze is a taboo. And I bet the food is delicious!

    Sam – hope its all going well. And you too Mr G. Real wild weather here and no one is at the beach. We are having a combination of king tides (which also affect our many inland tidal rivers) and a deluge form the heavens and so many washed out roads and slips. Some poor folk have had to be evacuated from their homes.

    Anyway big hi to everyone else and I will keep pushing on regardess. Hopefully a good walk today and an exciting trip to the supermarket.

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    Ahoy hoy ABerooos! look how early I am. do I get a gold star?

    TTops, how nice to have you boot us into shape. Sounds like mother nature has been rather dramatic. Thanks for the notes
    on the ESL idea.

    Sun, I hear you on the booze/travelling thing. Will certainly have to figure that into the plan.

    Sam, I'm teaching Filipino martial arts currently with some Indonesian tossed in for fun. Had a super session this morn.

    well, getting into my Zen state for treatment in the following hour or so. Not sure I'll be capable of typing tonight afterwords
    but will do so if possible. you may be in for a world-record of typos and irrational grammar

    Dx came over to get some things and help figuring out bills. I'm so grateful we are friendly and I still hold the dream that one
    day we'll reconnect.

    anyhoo... who's doing something fun this weekend? we wanna hear!

    be well loves
    nosce te ipsum
    (Know Thyself)

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      Thanks TT. Is Mick ok? I haven't been dropping in on my friends over here enough. I don't know how everyone is.
      Have a great day one and all. It's 9:30 am on Sunday morning right now. Maybe I should do something instead of laying here. :yay:
      "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.".....Carol Burnett
      ..........
      AF - 7-27-15

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        MAE ALL...

        TT...thanks for getting us on the right track today. Here's your start :star: blazing fires – this is my new porn! LOL If it doesn't rain it pours in more ways than one eh tt? It seems like things keep piling up on you. Glad to hear your'e going to keep pushing on, really that's all we can do. I've just returned from my exciting trip to the supermarket.

        Det...how did it go? I think Mick's got the world-record of typos and irrational grammar but you can try to beat him. Hold onto your friendship with Dx even if you don't reconnect.

        Nora...laying there seems like a good idea to me. LOL Mick is ok, just taking a break from daily positing. He'll be lurking around. LOL

        Meeting my SIL at the hospital to talk about transitioning Mom back home. There will definitely have to be some changes. Hopefully get over to the garden and harvest some of my overgrown veggies. Have a Super Sober Sunday all....:smile:PPQP
        Last edited by porqoui; July 23, 2017, 01:19 PM.

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          Happy Sunday ABeroooskies!

          blazing fire porn? oh my...

          Survived another heavy trip into another dimension and this one has been easier to deal with knowing what
          craziness to expect. Haven't eaten much in the last 24hrs so certainly getting hungry now and it's Greek
          meatballs and cabbage slaw for me.

          PPQ, what did you pick up that was so exciting at the grocery?

          Pauly, thinking about you.

          Mick, enjoy your rest, but knowing you you're building a new addition to the house or something.

          I can't seem to get my weedwhacker to come back to life... arg! darn thing doesn't seem that complicated
          so I'll fart around with it some more.

          anyhoo, just taking it super easy and slow here and wishing you all a peaceful and garlic-infused Sunday.

          be well loves
          nosce te ipsum
          (Know Thyself)

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            Good Sunday evening Abbers,

            Reporting a nice rain storm here in Lav-land, finally. I hope it cools things off at least a little. It's been ridiculously hot & nasty the past two weeks.

            TT, nothing wrong with a little Facebook porn, LOL It's innocent enough
            Still keeping y fingers crossed for you in the jobs department & hope something pops up. I wish you could see the firewood YB has stacked up around here. I sometimes wonder if he just likes playing with the log splitter, ha ha. I pretty much know when to keep my distance from the grumpier patients around here & I bet you do as well. Hang in there, OK?

            Hi Nora, hope you had a good day!

            PQ, is your MIL becoming more lucid or is she going to need someone to keep an eye on her 24/7? That could be a problem.
            I have another one of this 10 zucchinis waiting for me to make a big batch of fritters or something like that. The garden continues to grow.

            Det, glad your treatment went OK. What's the next step? More talk therapy? Group?
            Glad to hear you & Dx are on talking terms.
            My SIL is still involved in Krav Maga & seems to really enjoy it despite the occasional boo-boos. He helps teach classes on weekends at his friends studio (or whatever they call those places).

            Still itching & breaking out in my non--poison ivy rashes....... that's the extent of my weekend fun, ha ha.

            Hello to Mick, Sam, SF & anyone popping in later.
            Have a nice night everyone!

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

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              I've attempted to post a couple of times from my phone. Works one time, then drops the post the next.

              Pauly I guess the best I can say is to jump back in when you feel ready. You have been through a lot. Sometimes I would fool myself into thinking that at least it numbed me for a bit, only for it come back twofold. I don't want that for you. We are here for you.

              This time of year can drive me a bit nuts with everyone on vacation, posting pics of themselves holding up their drink. Okay, it was my mom. Drives me a little nuts because several family members have had issues with al. AND it is all she talks about. It also makes me think about the double standard this addiction has, which is one of the reasons I think it is so hard to beat. We are constantly bombarded with images of people enjoying our greatest demon. Heroin addicts aren't bombarded with images of people using the drug, with an advertising cartel pushing it. I often joked that I wish I was a drug addict, rather than an alcoholic. When you go to eat the first thing they hand you in the 'cocktail' list.

              On the flip side, once you have seen it for what it really is---the cocktail list and advertising doesn't really reel you in. But, I do think that seeing your friends post pics of themselves drinking leaves a dangerous impression. As if you are missing out on something. These are the same people who tell you to get your shit together. In the instance of my mom, I really want to put under her post----"your drink looked so good I went out and had 20"

              TT--I do think that traveling is an individual thing. I think me visiting Bali is completely different than me going to live there for a year. Not sure I would fair well.

              Back home and all is back to normal. Hubby who promised to do some things if I went on the trip is backing out. We hadn't even been home for 24 hours! At first I was sort of mad. Then I realized I was only letting myself down. Did I really expect any different? I know better than that. I realized that sometimes I get my hopes up that our marriage will work out only to be let down again. Every time I get let down I experience unhappiness. My insides know the truth. I know better.
              Last edited by TheSunFlower97; July 24, 2017, 02:18 AM.

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                Good evening folks,

                Light crowd here today, huh?

                SF, glad you enjoyed most of your trip & got to see & do some different things
                I think I can really relate to the chronic state of being let down by our spouses. I had to stop that damn cycle so I could stop the damn drinking to cover up the emotional pain. I decided to choose happiness regardless of him or anything he does or does not do. That concept worked for me, it had to be. Things change, relationships change & sometimes it just is what it is - you know? Focus on what makes you happy right now & also your boys. You are in charge of your life - what a concept!!!!

                Hello to Mick, TT, Sam, Det, & anyone else checking in.
                Pauly, we are here waiting for you.

                Have a peaceful evening 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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                  Heya ABerooos!

                  back from a nice hot day at work.. agh! hot and humid which is odd for around here,
                  but all's well otherwise.

                  SF, a buddy of mine in recovery from opiates has said similar things and reflects that he doesn't know how he would
                  have gotten sober if drugs were everywhere in society as alcohol is. So, all it means is we have more opportunities to face
                  our nemesis. Not great, but we won't stay down in that hole of despair. Upwards and on to good things.

                  Hey, got a few pics this afternoon on the drive home noticed the elusive pelicans and a dragonfly:







                  Lav, wise words. And yes... where's the crew? hope all are well on this hangover-free Monday.
                  yep, more group therapy tomorrow night and a few changes in prescription but otherwise
                  all the big heavy stuff is behind me happy to say.

                  feeling pretty normalish again and looking forward to more sleep.

                  gnight loves
                  nosce te ipsum
                  (Know Thyself)

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                    MAE ALL...

                    Long day for me. Met with the transition team at the hospital. Over to her house to do some housework and laundry. She's being discharged tomorrow so no more hospital trips! I'm exhausted so will check in tomorrow....:smile:PPQP

                    X-post Det...great pics. Glad you got the pelicans in flight, well done. I can hardly wait till I feel normalish again, 7 days of hospital trips is exhausting.
                    Last edited by porqoui; July 24, 2017, 10:52 PM.

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                      Great pics Det. Hope all is going well - glad you survived Mr K.
                      Glad your trip was good SF. Yes, travel is individual. And I have lived a lot overseas which is as you say very different. I find that its possible to ignore the AL signals and in many cultures you won't get the kind of advertising you have in the US or in my country. I scroll past the FB posts with AL in them - never click like! Mind you, I get pretty damned sick of food posts too. They usually make me feel ill. As I said in the weekend, show me a pic of a blazing fire and then I will get envious!
                      Not such a great day here for me but managed to cook a half decent meal - a tofu/peanut/vege stir fry. Last night I tried to make kale chips and I wasnt that impressed. Did this because I discovered kale in the garden. I should have saved the kale for the stir fry. Next time.
                      Hope you got some rest PQ.
                      How's the heat Lav.?
                      Good to see you Nora - dont be shy.
                      OK - nite nite and see you in another day and time zone...
                      Last edited by treetops; July 25, 2017, 02:09 AM.

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                        Det...I was being sarcastic about the grocery trip. LOL Hope you have a good session tonight.

                        TT...you managed to do better than me, just had soup.

                        MIL still in hospital which is fine with me. I'm taking the night off!!! Check back with you all later.....:smile:PPQP

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                          #13
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                          Good evening friends,

                          Glad to report that last night's storms did break the heat wave, yay. Decent weather today & promised for tomorrow as well before it begins to heat up again. Have to be grateful even for a short break

                          Det, glad you are feeling well & love your pics!
                          How did you get that dragonfly to smile like that??? Ha ha!

                          TT, I love veggies but I have not been able to make friends with kale for some reason. I give people a lot of credit when they can make it edible!
                          I had an interesting trip to the dentist today. Went for my 6 moth cleaning & check up, got new bonding on my front teeth which managed to crack off a week or two ago. And I talked the dentist into giving me a Rx for Prednisone to break the grip of whatever is causing me this itchy rash for the past 7 days Thank goodness!!!

                          PQ, I hope you can get some rest before you end up in the hospital yourself, geez. I know what it takes watching out for a loved one who is hospitalized. You are a very nice DIL!

                          Hello to Mick, Sam, SF, Nora & anyone checking in.
                          Has anyone seen anything from Pauly? She hasn't even been on Facebook since July 16 - that's almost 10 days.

                          Have a peaceful night kids!

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

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                            Lav-Yes, things do change. I need to focus on the good things and work around the things that bother me. I just found a great waterfall tour for the fall. It is 3 nights and 3 days. That way I can get the ins and outs of the trails, get cool information and be with like-minded people. This may be what I needed anyways, be able to take off on my own. My happiness can not depend on another person. Now that I don't have to check everyone's schedule, what they want to do---it opens the doors to all kinds of adventures.

                            On the kale thing....baby kale. I usually use baby kale and baby spinach for salads and smoothies. I like the smoothness it gives to a smoothie.

                            PQ-sent you a PM.

                            I developed an infection from what was a heat rash, turned to blisters on my legs from walking around in the heat last week. I slept for close to 14 hours today. They seems to be finally healing up---but I had like 6 that were rather deep.

                            Det--love the photos. It has to be a soothing art. My past photography employer has only photographed nature for 30 years and made a really good living doing it. They have more competition with the internet now. Although whenever I go somewhere I look at the photography in a whole new manner. Especially, healthcare and hotels.

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                              #15
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                              Mae everybody, just saying a quick hello for now AMD wishing us all a happy AF Wednesday
                              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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