Anyone in the First Week of Their Unpteenth Quit?

[MissMiss]

SS that great that you are having an impact on your son . A visit from your mom for 3 weeks sounds like a really tough visit I have family coming in June for a week 9 people staying at my house. I cant wait to see them. I know it will be hard not drinking with them but I'm not going to do it

[abcowboy]

Morning everyone! Beautiful day here, up early this morning, want to get to the farm and spray the lawns before the wind gets up, the dry weather has dandelions popping up like crazy! I so enjoy waking up without a hangover, or wondering what I did or said the night before, such a relief! I'm at a stage in my sobriety that gratitude outweighs "I wish" by a long shot!

Okay, open halo.... For some reason I had you in my sobriety calendar with Dec 5th as your quit date, not sure why, but On June 21st when you reach your 1/2 year, I promise to make it up to you! :hug: Belated congrats on your 5 months, I still feel terrible, like I missed one of my kids birthdays!

SS, Rewarding yourself is a great idea! We'll all be rooting for you to achieve your 3 week goal!

Orimus, great to see you checking in! How are things going?

Bg, do you work in a big hospital? Ours is small, no more surgeries and very few child births here anymore, it's more like a geriatric care centre lol.

Miss, on to day 5! For most it seems, the first 3 - 4 days are the toughest and those are behind you now! Congrats for getting through them!

Where the heck did mama go? Any one see her around?

Nora, how is the Nal working for you?

Liz, meetings are working out? Hubby still attending with you?

AG, how's things in your neck of the woods?

Chief, pop in from time to time eh? I miss your wisdom!

Ginger, no camp outs till June?? You'll be going through withdrawals by then lol

Pauly, love the laughs I get from your posts! You have a way of lightening up something that is serious! I think that is a great thing!

Min, things getting better for you now that you're letting people know about your desire to be AF?

And, to our cousins to the south, your long weekend is this weekend, so make sure you have all the tools ready to get you through it! I think the Canadian Quitters did pretty good with our long weekend, so you guys better keep the stats up in the + column eh! Have a great day my friends, no quitting !

[paulywogg]

Hey all, good to see you Ori whatcha been up to? Ginger,that storm was crazy!that's what we get here,it'll be clear then all of a sudden wham!my dad was in town Wednesday and I cut his hair, we had a short visit, I think it was short because he stopped drinking at the first of the year, I think he thought I would be carrying on drinkin myself silly and avoided a long visit, I didn't know he stopped, I'm so super proud of him though, he never really got drunk but could down a 12 pack throughout the night, every night, was starting to get liver problems, says he only drank to sleep and is happy cuz now he sleeps ace if only he'd quit smoking!!me too though, think those are harder than the all,however they're gonna raise the tax on them by nearly two bux a pack,so hopefully that'll help,hubs gets a 3 day weekend but I'll work Monday, no biggie I like the 4 the of July better anyways today I think I'll treat myself to a good iced coffee again, not drinkin,coffee is like gold to me haha,yesterday the neighbor had to use my car to go get cigs,she brought me back a tall can as a thank you, I just put it in the fridge for hubs,glad I'm able to do that,glad I wanted to do that hope everyone has a peaceful, productive Friday, I will be in and out all day,later gators

[SoberSoul]

Miss, 9 people staying with you!! What a crowd. You'll feel like a short order cook by the end of it!! Not drinking rocks when you have lots of work and entertaining to do. I remember at the lake house when we had a crowd. If i was drinking the morning after was a holy mess: beer and wine bottles and glasses everywhere, sticky messes, dirty ashtrays, unlocked and sometimes wide open doors and food spoilt on the counter; dealing with all this with an aching head. My sober mornings after were clean counters, dishwasher ready to empty, coffee ready to go, doors all closed and locked, empties in the recycle bin and me bright eyed and bushy tailed up to watch the sunrise. Duh !!! Easy choice!!

Ginger, the flooding looks dangerous, take care of yourself xoxo

Paulywogg, good on you for putting that tall can in the fridge. So easy to pop it open with a "I deserve this" crap thought.

I got all my office work caught up and have printed all my writings and collected quotes for a book I am putting together for a wise woman's weekend me and meditation friend are planning for the end of August.

Happy Friday all!! Birthday bash here on Saturday for the little guy who is turning two and Sunday the one year old gets baptized. Fun, fun, fun!

Life is sweet!

[paulywogg]

Went to the doctor and I have an infection in my left ear I hate taking antibiotics but I hate being sick too,bleh,I guess its good to listen to our bodies, I knew I just didn't feel right,while they were filling the prescription, me and Bobbi went to a nearby casino to eat,I threw in 5 bux and won 60 however I could feel the same addictive brain thinking kicking in, not for a drink,but the gambling gave me that well known rush,kinda creepy

[Lizann]

image.jpg. Picture of my Lucy! I'll check back with you all later, heading to Cjs bf cafe for a bit.

[paulywogg]

So cute, still reminds me of a short Winslow

[MissMiss]

Pauly good for your dad on not drinking. My dad stopped drinking 30+ years ago and gave up smoking for lent 5 yrs later. Me and my husband stopped smoking 4 months ago. That's just another one of my habits i've been trying to quit for years. My husband didn't support me much on that either till he had some health problem and was told to stop or lose use of your legs. I knew if I didn't stop he wouldn't either so I quit and he quit the following night. Oh boy I cant count how many times he said he was sorry for smoking in front of me when I've been trying to quit so many times. Good for you for not drinking that tall one and I'm glad you figured out what was wrong with you

[MissMiss]

SS 3 of the 9 coming are little ones. A 1 yr old 3 and 5. They are so darn cute. They love to come to the farm and bottle feed my calves and ride the gator. And I love to cook . But I usually drink with my brother when him and his family come. He will understand when I tell him I'm not drinking. He's my most sane sibling that I got lol there is 7 of us kids. I just wish I could see him more he lives cross the country from me

[MissMiss]

Lizann cute dog

[Ginger999]

Liz, Lucy is so darn cute! Thanks for sharing the photo with us. Miss, enjoy your family. That's a lot of people. I'd be crazy before the weekend was over! Pauly, You need to take probiotics with those antibotics or eat a yogurt each time you take one. Around here doctors are beginning to understand the assault antibotics have on our gut and prescribe probiotics when they prescribe antibotics. You might try it! Can't hurt. Promise! SS, glad you are here! ABC, hope all is well with you. BG, AG, Min, (who am I missing - sorry) Everyone have a great weekend!

[open halo]

Let's have a great weekend everybody. Just wanted to check in, off to bed just wanted to make sure we are all doing well!

[Ginger999]

OH! I forgot to say hi to you. Hope you have a good one.

[BeachGirly]

hi to my American friends. I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend. Time to relax and enjoy an extra day with the family.

SS - a book? That is fantastic. You are such a great writer, I can imagine this will be wonderful.

Pauly - the gambling feeling. That is very interesting - and good you noticed it for what it was. I am the same way with shopping. In the last 6 months I have bought more clothes then anyone could ever need. I know it is filling the void of the AL, and I am more aware of it now, and really controlling it. Funny how our minds work isn’t it?

Good to see you all checking in before the weekend. I work this weekend (again, I work 1/2 weekends). That’s ok though - gets me up and moving early. Then I have time for a walk after work and time for family. My son sleeps till one now anyways, so I might as well be at work - hehe.

I have to share my big accomplishment. We went out for our anniversary dinner. Beautiful oceanfront deck, sun shining, drink specials, the perfect setting - and huge trigger for me normally. This restaurant knows us and is use to us drinking 2-3 large wine at dinner, then walking to the corner store and buying more before we stroll home. The thought crossed my mind how I would like a glass of wine in the sun. And I would - I miss the day when I could have one and enjoy it for just that, a part of the meal - but I was not tempted or craving it. I wanted the event more than the wine itself. So I had a nice cranberry and tonic and also ordered an incredibly wonderful, clean eating meal as well. We enjoyed our meal and the atmosphere. I feel so good, not drinking and eating healthy - and had a great time. Whoot whoot.

[Ginger999]

BG, congrats on your dining experience. That sounds just perfect.