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    #16
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    StuckinLA,

    Thanks for the well wishes. We better do it soon before the heat is blazing! The good news is that we have GPSes do if they have to med-flight me they can find me. Just kidding. I'll let you know.

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      #17
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      Kronk,

      The pickle juice was an old word of mouth remedy I had heard but I googled it (I didn't want to give advice that was not reliable!) and it turns out it's true!

      A Spoonful of Pickle Juice...Helps Muscle Cramps Go Down | Surprising Science

      Go figure! I actually like pickles so it's a win-win for me!

      Cheers and good luck on your hike! STAY HYDRATED!

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        #18
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        Kronk-

        I do not know how to cross post but I wanted to respond to your post to Stuck. I am not sure about the etiquette with all this posting but my thought was to respond on your thread.

        Kronks quote...

        "When I got divorced over 2 years ago I bought a house. When I was married my ex did all the "man" chores--maintain all the well water pumps, mow the lawn, deal with the gas and water heater, etc. My new house was renovated but hastily slapped together. I bitched and moaned when early on I had to replace my outside ac unit. I hired Dumb and Dumber under the table to do the work. Within a year I ended up replacing that unit and the air handler. I griped about having to replace one water pump and then another. I hired a guy who worked under the table, but he was smart with water systems. I had to replace the water softening system that had never worked as I thought of all those bags of salt I'd dutifully poured in for 2 years. I hated even making the calls and I put off addressing the issues. I could go on and on with more examples"

        I love to hear that you are taking on more than you could have thought possible just a short while ago. It is empowering to know you can do more than you thought. We can all be more resourceful. The fear of doing it is far worse than the actual fact of doing it...ya know what I mean? I think you do because that is the take away I got from your post.:thanks:

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          #19
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          I think that's a pretty damned good use of quotation. And yeah, it should be here on this thread as well.

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            #20
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            Thanks, MaryGoRound,

            Yes, it's a pretty cool feeling. I used to get other sorts of things done, but it was always in an adrenaline fueled frenzy. It's nice to methodically do it and I have more $$ since I don't drink like a fool.

            I agree that the fear of doing it is the worst part. The next time I go to Miami I'm thinking of taking a trapeze class just to get past some more fear.

            bleep, I keep meaning to tell you that I'm going to show my son how to navigate the lawn mower on our sandy lawn and I won't mow it anymore. Plus I have held at a steady dose and taking the first dose a little later. So far so good. Thanks.

            Thanks everyone for your comments.

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              #21
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              Glad to hear that it is starting to settle down. The longer you are on a steady dose the better it will be. And that's really great news about the lawn. You will see how nice it feels to watch someone else cut your grass, and then contrast that with how you felt last time when you were doing it. This advice generally holds true for all tasks involving gardening.

              And well done on getting your stuff sorted. I am absolutely hopeless with all things mechanical, and generally make things worse when I get involved.

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                #22
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                Hi Ya

                Hi Kronk,

                Would just like to say a personal hi and say what a thoughtful post you sent to Stuck today. Thanks for your support inthe last few days, it's much appreciated.

                Lea
                Today, I will live one day at a time and do one thing at a time

                It was obvious from a very early age that my mind and I were not going to get on. Kay Redfield Jameson

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                  #23
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                  It's hard to believe that a year has gone by. Thanks to everyone here who helped me. Most of you know who you are. I'd probably be jumping up and down--oh, wait, that was when I was drinking--to announce this sober year. When I started bac I had imagined my life on the outside a year later--I have none of what I thought--out of debt, boyfriend, excess $$, but I have an internal terrain that I could not have imagined. I have confidence, self care, boundaries and the ability to speak up. Yay--baclofen worked for me!!

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                    #24
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                    Congratulations. A year is a huge deal. U should feel proud.
                    When you're riding in a time machine way far into the future, don't stick your elbow out the window, or it'll turn into a fossil.

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                      #25
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                      Congratulations, Kronk.

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                        #26
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                        Woo- hoo! Congrats, Kronk!! Keep on keepin' on. :l

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                          #27
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                          Hey Kronk! So nice to hear where you're at. Thanks for sharing your gratitude, too. It's contagious.

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                            #28
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                            Kronk, congratulations on the year - that is tremendous. Also, I should thank you for all the information you've provided me since the summer. I'd still be flailing around in an alcoholic prison had you not gotten me pointed in the right direction. I can't thank you enough.
                            In the middle of my life's journey, I found myself in a dark wood, as I had lost the straight path. It is a difficult thing to speak about, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood is. Just thinking about it recreates the fear. It is scarcely less bitter than death, but in order to tell of the good that I found there, I must tell of the other things I saw there. --Dante, paraphrased

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                              #29
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                              YAY, Kronk!!!!! I'm still jumping up and down for ya.

                              You're oh so amazing All of those other things, I can see, didn't really matter when you were actually on a journey to find peace within yourself. Everything else will fall into place one way or another. What good is a boyfriend when you were in a mental/spiritual boot camp? You might of ended up leaving him behind in the process! Now as you've broken free...the world is at your fingertips, love.

                              Well done. Enjoy some more sunshine for us mid-westerners.
                              ?If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without.? - Eckhart Tolle

                              To contact me, please msg me here:
                              mandiekinz@baclofenforalcoholism.com
                              Baclofen for Alcoholism

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                                #30
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                                Hi Kronk -thanks for sharing your news. Contented sobriety and a better life than ever imagined is hope for us all.

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