Party Tomorrow Night - Help!

[Sunbeam]

Yay! You definitely won this battle. It really is a series of battles. With the tools and support here, you can continue winning. The less alcohol you put in your body, the less you will crave for the most part.

What's weird and more difficult to control for me is that occasional day that Big Al calls out very loudly, DRINK! I guess I only had one of those days in recent weeks. My weakness is a glass of wine on the patio. I go out, turn on my patio fountain, page through gardening catalogs and magazines, watch the birds and other wildlife, gaze lovingly at my large gardens. Sometimes my husband joins me, sometimes not. I am stopping at one glass, and not every day.

I don't care about social situations so much. In the past I know I was drinking more than others there, and they probably did notice. So I'd rather not drink at all there at this point.

Stay in touch, this helps me too.

[Margoms]

Thanks so much Sunbeam! It really helped having you here. I looked at your profile and found that we are the same age, both happily married and both into gardening. I love the outdoors and the "glass of wine on the patio" with the hubby is something I aspire to. Have a wonderful weekend.

[Sunbeam]

Another gardener! Certainly one of my joys of getting alcohol under control is being able to do more gardening projects. This week was a busy one: I'm just working part-time over the summer. I made some nice cement stepping stones, and I bought a rock tumbler. I have begun tumbling glass from smashed wine bottles (to remove sharp edges), and I plan to use it to make a small imitation pond. I have some friends coming over this week, and they will be served Reisling from those nice blue bottles. Another plus is that Reisling usually has a lower alcohol content. I'm thinking of starting a gardening thread...

[Margoms]

Sunbeam,
I love it! Now you're choosing wines by the color of the bottle so you can use them in a gardening project instead of just picking your favorite poison. I love the gardening thread idea. There is really something healing about getting your hands into the soil, creating a garden and nurturing it into fruition. "Busy hands are happy hands".

[Gyco]

hi mar you said its your best freind you want to be able to rememmber the party im not a moderator, but i can sympathise you hav a good plan if it works hard to sit with intelligent beens when there shit face try it sober gyco you ll be surprised not intended to offend remember smile gyco