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

[Hannah]

Hellooooooo you beautiful booze bustin' buddies!

It’s late Sunday night, and I’m checking in now, because I have a feeling this week will be busy, and it’ll be hard to get here regularly…..

Egad Marshy! Our cheerleaders in a gay pride parade? Say it’s not so!!!!! I recruited those fellas myself, and I can assure you, they aren’t gay……(my lips are sealed as to how I know that!). Sounds like you had a nice, relaxing Sunday. We all need days like that. It’s nice when we realize that we don’t need to drink in social situations, that’s progress for you!

Hiya Greeneyes! Always so nice to see your cheerful little toes. Are you gong to explain to Mame what big girl pants are all about? You are the expert!

Mame – brrrrrrrrr!!!!! I am a warm weather person too – totally hate winter. Not sure what I am doing living in this part of the world! Re the golfing – that’s about the only sport I “do”. My hubby is a scratch golfer, and I took it up just to actually see him once in a while during the summer months! But now I love it. You gotta get your hubby out there!
Re the hormone thingee – the only problem I really ever had were hot flushes – and I sure notice that now I am not drinking, they are not an issue. Bonus!!!!! Good luck getting yours sorted out.

Sothankful – I am “so thankful” you are hanging in there. Sounds like you have a staunch supporter in your hubby, and that is a definite asset. And he’s right – life is still fun – and so much better!

Sheepish – If you are able to moderate successfully, good for you. What do you feel most comfortable with? Lots of people who successfully moderate still do 30 day stints from time to time. There are all sorts of threads on the boards, try a few out and see where you feel most comfortable. Some are for moderating, some are for abstinence, some are just for support in general. And if your journey takes you elsewhere, you can still pop in and say hello from time to time! No worries.

Well, this week will be a tough week for me – this is the week of the Heavy Oil Men’s Golf Tournament in the town we just moved from. The CEO of my hubby’s company, and his wife, will be flying up from Texas and staying with us overnight on Wednesday night. (We are going to take them to the Riverhouse Grill). Then on Thursday my hubby and his boss will head out early so they can play the course in preparation for the tournament on Friday, and his wife and I will follow in my vehicle later on in the day. That night there is the banquet and dance. This typically is a drunkfest. I told my hubby that this week is going to be very tough for me, and he fully understands that it sure will. His boss is quite a drinker, I am sure an alcoholic himself, and can drink most grown men under the table. He is also bad for wanting you to drink along with him. Thankfully, his wife doesn’t drink much at all.

So for the three days of the tournament, I am going to have to be social, smile and nod and say no thank you, I don’t want a drink, no really, I don’t, thanks anyways……..I have thought about taking some of the Antibuse I ordered a while back, but I am much too afraid that I will accidentally end up sipping the wrong drink, or that someone will order a round, and then I won’t know for sure that mine is Al free – so I am going on pure willpower plus lots of kudzu and L-glutamine. I will sure be glad when the event is over and I can relax once again. This is one of the few social occasions that I don’t think I will be able to find enjoyable, so will just have to get through it as best I can. But – I am not going to blow it. I have close to 70 days AF now, and it’s at that point that I blew it last time – SO NOT THIS TIME, AL!!!!!!!!

And on that note, I am off to bed…..have a great Monday, everyone!

[greeneyes]

OK, Aunty Mame! Here goes.... sometimes you find yourself in a jam, an unpleasant situation, facing a task you'r rather not, etc. You just have to "put on your big girl pants and deal with it". Over time the phrase got to be known and sometimes abbreviated to BGP. I still use it every now and then.

I'm officially 3 weeks today! Feel great! Love being sober! It's 2:30 AM so I have to run off to bed. I'll try to pop back in tomorrow and see what every is up to.

[Aunty Mame]

Thanks Greeneye!! and congrats on your 3 weeks!!!

mame

[Doggygirl]

Good Day Booze Busters!!!! Sounds like a good weekend was had by all, except for that NASTY NASTY bitter cold weather that Mame had to endure. It was a good weekend here too, with yesterday being rather lazy. I did catch last 4 games or so of the Men's oops I mean Gentlemen's Wimbledon final. Here are a few thoughts:

So who were you wanting to babysit oops I mean win?
I would like to help Rafael work on his biceps oops I mean forehand.
Rafael sure picked some great shorts oops I mean shots out of his arse!!
How many times do they refresh their rockets oops I mean rackets during a match?

I am a BAD girl. Dirty Old Lady to the bitter end. Seriously - It really was an exciting set, and looks like the whole match was like that!

Marshy - I hope you waved hello to the cheerleaders from all of us!! Did you round up any great lookin' new cheerleader recruits????? Sounds like you had a fun AF time - wish I could have been there with you.

Greenie, so glad to see you here Booze Bustin with us!! Happy 3 weeks TODAY! (note to booze busters there will be a PARTAY next week....) Sober really does feel good, doesn't it. My brain still tries to get a fix, but I ain't doin' it.

Mame - I am NOT envious of that cold weather - and I sure don't blame you for skipping the gym!! I AM envious of fresh 1 day old fish!!!!!! Recipe please????

sothankful - WELCOME TO DAY 3!!!! Your clothes are much better looking than the suit!! Mr. Thankful sounds very nice and also wise. At first we tend to be SO focused on 1) desiring an AL fix and 2) being angry if we deny it to ourselves and we completely forget that many, many non drinkers have fun in life, deal with problems in life, etc. every single day - without alcohol. We can too. I can relate to your thinking about a life style change. Caysea really got me thinking that way too in the abbercise thread. I am finding that embracing exercise is really making a positive difference in so many ways. I could NEVER enjoy it like this all hung over. That would be sheer torture!! Each person has to find their own way, but exercise has become pivotol in the "life style change" department for me. You will find your way too!! There is a wonderful AF life out there for all of us.

Sheepish - there is no problem discussing your uncertainty about your goals. That is very understandable - especially since you ARE a person who is able to regularly drink moderately. Only YOU can decide what you want your goals to be. I guess if I were in your shoes, the bottom line for me might be whether or not I could TRULY take or leave the alcohol on any given day. I tend to view Mr. Doggy as my "gold standard" for what a NON alcoholic is like. He doesn't think about alcohol very often. It only occurs to him to have a drink if he is in a situation where others are drinking. And then he often doesn't drink, or if he does, he has one or two and that's it. He is NEVER "waiting" for the next occassion to drink. He NEVER has a drink EVERY TIME it's socially acceptable / available. For me, accepting that I simply can NEVER imagine truly being that way helped push me to my own decision that abstinence is a must for me. But only you can decide for you. Don't know if that was helpful or not!!

Hannah, I am wondering about your "interview process" for the cheerleaders. You seem to have a LOT of um...well....private information about them!!! Your week ahead does sound treacherous. Did I read right that the Boss and his wife are staying at your place???? YIKES. I don't like overnight company to begin with - much less imagining that with a heavy drinker who is also the Boss. Sounds like torture to me. Come touch the life line lots!! This too shall pass and you CAN do it. And when it's over you deserve a massage, a manicure / pedicure, and whatever other pampering suits your fancy. Tell Mr. Hannah about that NOW so he can make your reservation early at the fancy spa of your choice.

Well, time to do the AM doggy care and then take off for Curves!! I hope people are getting home from the holiday weekend and vacations today so our business picks up!!

DG
Celebrating 47 HF Days!!
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[Pamina]

Good day BBs!!

Sheepish - you're asking perfectly legitimate questions. It's hard to implement a plan if you're not quite sure what it is. And it can take a good long while to figure out what you want to do. I moderated for 2 months while lurking on MWO before I joined and made the decision to abstain. A friend who's done 6 months AF says he spent at least 6 months before that mulling over how to address his drinking. For him, making the AF decision was harder than the abstaining itself. I'd start with why your drinking is a problem for you. If you can moderate most of the time, what/when/why happens on those occasions when you cannot? Perhaps what you need is a bit of 'diagnostic' time of looking at your drinking patterns. As the others say, there's lots of support on the site whichever direction you decide to go.

I have things to say to other people too. For starters, Mame - are you OK?

But, DG, I'm confused!!! It's a Monday so do I just carry on blabbering over here or are we moving over to a new thread??!!

[Doggygirl]

Originally Posted by Pamina

Good day BBs!!

But, DG, I'm confused!!! It's a Monday so do I just carry on blabbering over here or are we moving over to a new thread??!!

OOPS!!! Running off to start the new weekly thread. I will blame the holiday weekend "throwing me off" - NOT addlemindedness coming from old age.

DG

Please carry on in the new Weekly Booze Buster thread!!!

(thank you Pamina!!)