Booze Busters Week of 6/30 Absolutely Fabulous Hangover Free 30 Day Challenge!

[Doggygirl]

Good Day Booze Busters!!!! Happy Independence Day to US Booze Busters. May your BBQ's be A(bsolutely) F(abulous) and the rest of your weekend Hangover Free!

It's Day 44 AFHF here and life is good. We have no special plans today which I am grateful for!! The doc made some hormone adjustements yesterday and at least for the moment I feel more energetic than usual in the morning, and feel like tackling some house projects such as closet / drawer / bathroom cabinet cleaning. Some steaks are thawing for dinner - YUM!! I might actually go to the liquor store today and buy some AF beer just to taste it later.

Marshy - I know what you mean about the "natural high" of sobriety - at least sometimes!! A special on-line friend back when I quit smoking taught me that I DO have some choice in the matter - whether I am miserable or not. Let's face it - some things in life just plain suck and that's that. But more often I think, the cup can be viewed as either half full or half empty, and the choice in how we view it is up to us. I think racking up AF time is easier when to the degree we can, we CHOOSE to enjoy all the good things about sobriety rather than being grumpy because we "can't" drink. (Truth is - we CAN drink whenever we want to. Why not get happy with the choice not to??) At any rate...enjoy your natural high!! (hope it's still going on today..)

louise, I'm sorry that AL managed to get to you. More lessons learned to arm yourself in the future I'm sure. I am SO glad you decided to get right back on the wagon!!! You are way smarter than me. On your BBQ later and thoughts on that....."No Thanks" and leave it at that is something I think we can all practice and get better at. I was thinking about that a couple of days ago. I am often in situations (including weekly dog training) where there are many people who don't drink alcohol. I don't even spend 30 seconds wondering why they aren't drinking. I especially don't think "I wonder if that person is really a recovering alcoholic..." or anything like that. I suspect that nearly all the people around most of us wouldn't think twice about it if we just learned to say "no thanks" and move on with no excuses made whatsoever. In any case, if you decide to try the AF beer, I'll be interested in what you think!! Also, thanks for the tip about not planting mint in the yard. I was thinking I should find some to plant and just grow my own. When I do, I will definitely use a pot!!

Hi Pamina!! I am really enjoying your words of wisdom along with your terrific humor here and in the daily thread and in the 31 - 60 thread!!

sothankful - 112 degrees is just TOO HOT. Glad you got the gym out of the way early yesterday!! I'm with you being sad that the gym is closed today. I'm really getting addicted to the good feeling of working out every morning. Mine is open tomorrow (Sat) too, and I will be there!! I will think of you!!)

Mame - LOL on the USB wine tap. I'm still waiting for Mr. Doggy to come through with the automatic, network connected toilet scrubbing device. I'm likin' this Stroppy word!! That's a keeper. I'm feeling stroppy today too! WOO HOO on Uncle Mame's job!!! It's interesting how things in life take unexpected twists and turns. That sounds awesome and I BET he's happy!! Hope everything went great at dinner last night, and you had a nice AF celebration. When I lost my 60 day AF stretch...it was over a positive moment rather than a stressful one. I guess we focus so much sometimes on the problems we have used AL to avoid, that we fail to plan for the celebrations that are tied to AL. GREAT food for thought Mame!!

Teardrop, congratulations on Day 9!! Time seems to be flying - hope it feels that way on your end anyway, as far as back to AF goes! How was the prom? Did the tux (and your son!) get home safely all in one piece? Did you get pictures?

Well, I better get out on the roof porch and water my plants!! Have a GREAT AF day everyone!

DG
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[Sheepish]

Hi Everybody
A quick check in- Made it through Day 2 AF yesterday. Louise- my AF partner in crime- how's it going?
All of you BB folks- Doggy, Mame, Pamina, So Thankful, Teardrop- everyone who posts here are so very important to me. You start and end my day...
Happy 4th to those in the US and Happy Friday to those in the N Hemisphere and Happy Saturday to the Down Under pals!
xxx
-Sheep

[louise]

Welcome 1967. Yep, those 1st days are terrible. Don't want to do that again. Shall we both commit to party AF? Happy 4th to all in USA and have a great Friday to all others. So thankful, hope it cools down son. Still sending rain wishes to gelgit.

Took 2 days to get AL from fall on Tues out of system but feel good again today. Since 5/28, I have had 35 days AF, 1 day moderate and 1 day way to much. So I'm still feeling good despite slip. AL did not get me DG. My emotions and thinking got me. Must learn more mature ways of handling them. Alas, Pamina, only the last 2 glasses was really good wine. The first 4 were from a cheap bottle my husband had opened 8 days before. In fact, the first few sips tasted terrible and I actually thought 2 times to just throw it out. It was like when I smoke after not smoking for a while - tastes terrible at 1st. (In fact the beginning of the downfall was actually an intense desire to smoke, which I resisted, not to drink). So of course my mind decided it would be a good idea to drink a bit more to see if maybe I really didn't even like wine anymore! Geeze. Anyway, today I'm taking 2 AF beers to the party (not generally much of a beer drinker but in summer when hot it tastes good and the good AF beers taste better to me than bad AL beer!). I think your observations that others are really not paying attention to us NOT drinking is true DG. They are much more likely to pay attention if I overdrink, that's for sure.

Congrats on 9 days teardrop.

I like the word stroppy too. Have a stroppy day all!

HI Sheep! We cross posted. Have a great AF 4th so we can both be on day 4 tomorrow! Yep, generally start and end my day here too, even if I don't post.

[Doggygirl]

Welcome 1967 to Booze Busters!! Congratulations on 7 days. I'm with ya on part of the motivation being NOT wanting to re-do the early days!! No short term buzz (and suqsequent hangover) is worth it. (ask me, I know this from experience...)

Good to see you louise and sheepish!! MAN the mental games that come with addiction are really something, aren't they. It's like our subconscious mind has a life of it's own coming up with justifications to smoke / drink.

NO NO NO NO NO!!!! That's what I have to say to AL this weekend!!

My cherry tomato plant was really suffering so a few days ago I moved it to a shadier spot on the roof. It looks like it's getting some new growth!! I hope I didn't kill it completely by cutting off some of the dead stuff so that hopefully, the new stuff will get all the nutrients. Mean time, it has produced a total of 7 cherry tomatoes to full ripeness and they were good. So it would be REALLY cool if I can get the plant back to some sort of health and it gets more blossoms!!

The Farmers Market right down the road from my house should be opening this weekend. YUM!! I need to go drive by there and see what's up.

DG

[louise]

Farmers Markets! Yeah! Went there yesterday. One near us is really small. But got some great apricots and Fabulous bread. I must get off of here and go start cookin! Have some ripe mangoes, trying to make up a mango salsa.

[gelgit]

Hi! I've been messing around here and now have no time for a
serious" post. Just want to say that I love you guys! Have a great weekend! Is there AF champagne??? xxx g.

[Doggygirl]

Hi all! Checkin' in one last time before dinner and a couple episodes of Desparate Housewives. Even Mr. Doggy thinks that show is hysterical! Mr. Doggy is taking advantage of the gorgeous day to get the lawn mowed which is a big project around here. I've had a productive day doing some of that closet cleaning, etc. that I mentioned this AM, so THAT FEELS GOOD!!!

louise, your mango chutney sounds awesome!! What else are you serving? I like to know these things while I'm packing up to come on over to your house.

gelgit it's great to hear from you!! Is the sun still shining??? I'm still doing rain dance - especially if you are still getting a lot of smoke. I'm sure somebody makes an AF champagne!! As soon as you get some, let us know so I can pack up my stuff at louise's house and head straight for your place.

***Thinking how it could be a lot of fun just abdicating all responsibility and just going on a Big Fat MWO House Hopping spree***

Hope everyone who is having a holiday is enjoying it AF!! Nanny nanny boo boo to all who had to work today!! I don't have to be jealous of Mame today!!

See ya tomorrow!

DG
Celebrating 44 Days AFHF!

[1967]

Yes, Louise... let's have an AF 4th of July week-end. This past week has been so unpleasant, I don't want to risk repeating it! Enjoy your party!

[Aunty Mame]

I'm jealous of all the talk about mangos and tomatoes and apricots .... about 10 minutes ago it was snowing here!! Not enough to settle but it is very chilly and we have all heaters on!

Yes, there is AF champagne - well bubbles at least! Ariel (I think they are Californian) does one and we had some last night. I didn't particularly like it though - tasted quite cinnamon-like.

Dinner was okay - we had a nice time with each other, and Uncle Mame is starting to return to his normal self. But the restaurant had gone down-hill since we had been last, and there were two people at the next table who were a bit drunk and talking very loudly (interestingly, they obviously work for one of my best clients and they were talking about a lot of people that I know, and about things that are reasonably confidential. I thought to myself .... OMG, how many times have I dont that??????). Best thing about it was getting to pay the bill and seeing how much cheaper it is when we dont have wine!!!

Just talking a break in between cleaning out cupboards - have done linen cupboards and books ...... just about to do a trip to the dump and take the stuff that still has lots of life in it (I was taken with a purple and green duvet cover a couple of years ago, but I got over it very quickly!!) to the City Mission.

Have a good AF day everyone, and enjoy the 4th July Independence from alcohol party!!! ...... I haven't been counting days, but I think that at the end of today will be my longest AF stretch for about 20 years!

[kaddy]

morning everyone hope you all have a good weekend
the day was a nice day on thuersday,, when l went to see my son
so the drive was not to bad
am so busy this weekend,,, and cooking for 12 tonight
am making fish dishes and a crumble all with summer fruit

120 days af yaaaaa