Anyone in the First Week of Their Unpteenth Quit?

[JackieM]

Hello Everyone-
Thanks for welcoming me. I am a week into this quit and I am determined to make it my last one. I hate that I drank so much for so long it is like my central nervous system needs it. I had some rocky moments this weekend but powered through. For me it's not physical withdrawal symptoms that are hard-it is the mental aspect. The alcohol voice in my head keeps telling me I will feel better if I drink. That guy needs to shut the hell up!
Cowboy-I look forward to talking to you over the next few years also.

Jane-Thanks for your words. I love your avatar. I have an English bulldog and he is nuts. Seriously the weirdest dog I have ever met in my life. Believe it or not he was a stray&we ended up taking him in.

Briseus- How far into your quit are you? Let's stick together and make this quit our last. I read your earlier post about Yulin. I am sickened by their "festival". There were articles about Yulin on my home page this a.m. but good or bad I can't bear to read them. I cannot handle any stories dealing with animal cruelty (especially dogs).

Ginger- I will give you a clue and see if you know which part of the state I live in-"This geographical area of Washington is known for its fertile farmland and annual tulip festival".

Thanks again for all your kind words and welcoming me.

Jackie

[actiongirl46]

Happy Father's Day Cowboy!! I hope you have a great day! :congratulatory:

My hubby and sons just left for Boy Scout camp. I'm glad they get this time together but I am going to have to be extra vigilant. Plan for today is lunch with brother, cooking dinner for my dad, and hope to get a long walk in with the dog. I also love the cleaning idea!! That is great.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone. Happy Summer Solstice!

[Ginger999]

Jackie, of course I know where you are! What a beautiful area you live in. We are in eastern WA so our fertile valley depends on our dwindling water supply! Kind of scary!

[paulywogg]

Happy Father's day to all the hubbies and Cowboy

[JackieM]

Ginger- I feel truly blessed to live where I do. I moved here from Wisconsin 26 years ago and cannot imaging living anywhere else. I try to take full advantage of what is around me- I hike, snowboard,dig clams, crab, fish, camp...etc. I don't think I would make it on the east side though. I am not cut out for that kind of heat. I've been to the Gorge in August for a concert and it damned near killed me. Unfortunately our water situation is pretty dismal also. I never thought I would hear so many people in western Washington talking about the lack of rain. It is creepy. I am getting concerned about our fall salmon runs not to mention the fire danger.

[BeachGirly]

Did check in earlier - but forgot to actually "post" it - so gone. Ha ha.

I have snuck down to a little
Village on the ocean for a coffee and treat - all by myself -

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[paulywogg]

Looks great Beachy

[abcowboy]

Sweet place BG! I'm jealous...:exclaim:

[briseus]

Today was tough - and I ended up eating a lot of junk food. ugh feel terrible...but still sober. hope everyone else had a great day...and a great Father's day too. xx

[paulywogg]

Junk food is always better than the other junk Bri,I'm proud of you

[Ginger999]

Bri, it's okay to eat whatever right now. You can get a handle on that later. Just get through the AL cravings now and work on the other later. Sorry you feel yucky though. That sucks.

Hi Pauly, I bet you guys are heating up in NV! How are you feeling?

Happy Father's Day, ABC!

BG, looks amazing! I enjoy "me" time when I can get it.

AG, how's your "me" time going?

Jackie, You sound like a lot of fun! I know what you mean about the heat. I don't do as well with it as I used to but I do even worse with the cold. We head south now in the winter so we can keep hiking and golfing. I x-country skied for years until we started going south. Things change!

Liz, happy birthday to Lucy! Looks like you had a good day from the pictures on FB.

Had a great hike today. The mosquitoes were ravenous though! Had to cover ourselves in bug spray. YUK! Went about 3.5 miles straight up then 3.5 miles straight down. Got my heart rate up. Ate lunch at the top (with about a million mosquitoes). All in all, a great day!

[actiongirl46]

Ginger - so far so good! Followed the plan and had a GREAT day with my brother and dad. I'm so glad my hubby and boys get this time together at camp, but I miss them. Tomorrow will be the test as I need to work all day and take care of the dog. Saving grace is youngest son's Little League tournament finals is at 5:30. He will come back from camp to play and of course, I'll be there.

I have a list of things I'd like to accomplish this week (e.g. clean storage room; medicine cabinet; office). Going to stock up on the AF drinks and get after it!!

Take care! AG

[MinStar]

Morning all and welcome new quitters.

Lots of good advice and help here.
I had a super busy weekend looking after friends girl ( a real handful) and then hubbies friends BBQ. They shifted to Father's Day due to dull Saturday weather. Hubby didn't have a clue what he wanted to do for Father's Day so went there. My sister joined which was a nice treat.

We're off to dance classes. School runs and swimming classe s so I'll keep this short. Stay quitters.

[Lizann]

Min star good to see you back. Busy is good!
Ginger your pictures on FB were beautiful! I would love to go there sometime, so serene and peaceful.
Fun day at my parents. It's Alot for them to have us all over. Dad is 86 and moms is 83. She still insists on waiting on everyone. Went to joes cafe for a bit afterwards. It's coming along. CJ called in sick today and is helping paint some more at the cafe. I worry about her. She's got a good job in HR at the hilton. She says she's not going to give it up but she's spending slot of time at the cafe.
Anyway, woke up feeling anxious again today, our trip is next week and there's this whole CJ thing. Sadly craving to ease the anxiety. It's beautiful out and I would love some pool time, but much to do. Happy Monday guys.

[abcowboy]

Morning quitters! Bri, don't tell anyone, but I still eat a lot of junk food! If I was smart, I would buy shares in Lay's potato chip company haha. As Pauly and Ginger said, right now you have only one vice to worry about, deal with the rest later.

AG, Min, Liz.... I know how tough it is to deal with the anxiety of not being able to drink. But, one thought of the alternative keeps my quit in focus. I asked my Uncle if the "feelings" of drinking ever leave, he said they do. It's different for everyone one, but just hang in there cause your day will come. After being sober for over 50 years, I suspect he knows what he's talking about. We'll just keep hanging around each other, supporting each other, and wait for our day to come!

Ginger, where the heck do you get all your energy!! Send some my way! But you can keep the mosquitos lol. We've finally had over an inch of rain in the past few days so I'm sure we'll get our own freshly hatched batch of skeeters later in the week.

BG, you are an "island girl" such a beautiful area you live in!

Jackie, how was your weekend?

Just a note before I get going to get my week started. Even though it sounds like Ginger, BG, and yours truly are merrily skipping down the sobriety path, we have our tough days as well. I try to let my optimism that everyone can get sober shine through on the bad days. And all of us on this thread are committed to one day being AF. That day will come for all of us. Reading the posts over the past few weeks, I've noticed a fiercer determination in everyone to make their quit stick. I know you all can do it, and I'm proud to call you all my friends and my quit buddies! Have a great day my friends, no matter what life throws at you today, no quittin' eh!