AF Daily Saturday July 30th

[Treya]

Hi Fabsteroonios,
That makes nineteen days. How can 19 days feel sooooooooo long?
Ha Ha!
Have a great day y'all,
T

[universal]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Hi Abbers!

Treya - good work on 19 days!!! woo hoo!

I am coming up on my 60 days on Monday and it feels good because I haven't had 2 months since my relapse. I am finding it easier each day and after meditating each morning and asking for the compulsion of alcohol to be removed for the day I am finding that I don't even think about it much.

Supposed to be another scorcher here today - I am still at the trailer so I will be spending the day at the pool with some friends. Looking forward to a nice relaxing Saturday. Up early to let Boo outside so I am tired but that's okay, I'll fall asleep in the lounger at the pool - ah the life. Love it!!!!

Live, Laugh, Love - that's my thought for today. I will be tolerant and loving towards everyone I meet today.

Have a great one guys!

[Kaslo]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Good morning Absters, Hi Treya and Uni.... well done on 19 days Treya.

I have to say that yesterday we bought a new car, a new Rav 4, and traded my work truck lease in for it. So my husband wanted to toast the new aquisition with champagne, and I had two sips of the stuff. Tasted blech, and I didt finish it, obvi. Gave him the rest of my half glass and was done.

So i dont know if that was a test I set up for myself or not, but the flavor (which I used to just love) did not appeal to me at all, infact seemed revolting, nor did I want the high or the instant headache it used to give me. As of today its 6 and a half months since I quit after cutting back (i.e. moderating) for years. I dont consider that falling off the wagon. Any thoughts others may have on this are welcome.

Its a lovely morning. Going out to take photographs. kaslo

[LVT25]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Hello friends,

Thanks for all the support and well wishes yesterday! I truly hope next week is much slower pace. I am exhausted. I went from one "job" to the next yesterday and finally picked my son up at 11 pm from his dance and went to bed. Cramps in both legs woke me up an hour later. I did treat myself to a big Snickers cyclone and had a nice visit with some friends at the ice cream shop. Today is the last day of the county fair. I wish I could have taken more in, but it is what it is. I hope I can muster up enough energy to weed the garden and do some laundry and housework. I did get some of the bookwork mess straightened out, and I got my hands back on the bills, etc. I need to talk to my friend about the cemetery, and then I will feel better about that.

Hubby said SIL wants us to come to the lake tomorrow to their cabin for some boating and tubing. I told hubby, I really just want to spend some time at home, but he and the boys could go. #1 son could be designated driver as I'm sure he'll need one, or they could spend the night for that matter. We'll see. I'm trying NOT to worry what THEY will think or say if I don't come.

I want to say hi to everyone! Hi especially to the new posters to the daily AF. Don't feel bad if you don't quite get the lingo or the acronyms here. I still have trouble!:H

Have a great sober day all!:h

[Lavande]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Good morning Abbers!

Reporting in from a hot & steamy southeaster PA again
Summer is definitely not fun around here anymore!

Congrats on your 19 AF days Treya!
Keep doing whatever you are doing

Uni, awesome coning up to 60 AF days
Be careful out in the heat

Kaslo, good luck with your new Rav 4!
I never liked champagne although I was a wine drinker. I prefer iced tea to toast things these days Maybe your test was a good thing.......now you know you definitely don't want any more!

No special plans for me this weekend. Minimal time outside (because I don't cope well in this 90+ degree heat). Guess I could vacuum up dog hair inside or something :H

Have a great day one & all!
Lav

[ItsJustMe]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Mornin All ?

Day 11 and feelin great! My youngest ended up being home last night so we went out to eat then rented a scary movie to watch. We had a blast. If you don?t like scary movies then stay away from ?The Grudge?. I love scary movies and spent most of my time looking at the back of my hand or the floor. I looked over at my son and he was doing the same thing.

Here are top 5 pluses from last night being AF:

1. I was able to drive us somewhere to eat instead of having to order something that is delivered.
2. I was able to carry on an intelligent conversation without slurring my words.
3. I was able to watch an entire movie without passing out
4. I am able to remember what the movie was about the next day
5. I spent some very quality time with my son.

So this morning I am ?all dressed up and nowhere to go?. What I mean by that is that I was all ready for some construction at my house that ended up being delayed. Some of you Dudes from last fall may remember all the drama around having my hard wood floors put down. Fast forward 10 months. The coating is coming off some boards. Turns out to be a manufacturer defect. 50% of the entire floor has to be replaced. The floor guy showed up this morning thinking it was a two hour job and they brought 10 boards. Oooppps. There seems to be a communication issue at the flooring place. Turns out now we are on for next Saturday and they are bringing an entire crew.

I just fired up the Big Green Egg and am about to put out a pork sacrifice to the BBQ gods.

Treya ? Congrats on 19 days. I am right behind you pushing you along. Hopefully we can both keep going. Let me reword that. We will keep going.

Uni ? 60 Days!!!!! That is totally awesome and something to be very proud of. I want to be able to say I am at 60 days!

Kaslo ? Congrats on the Rav. It you really want to break it in right, you need to take it off road! Just kidding?. :H:H

LVT ? I?m really working on trying to get over what ?they? think. I?ve spent years doing it and I think it is just a waste of thinking?.

Lav ? Good morning? to ya. Now that my flooring project is off the table I have no special plans for the weekend either. ?Idle hands are the devils workshop? or so I?ve been told! eeky:

Well, got to go tend to the egg.

The IMJ thought of the day: When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

Take care,
IJM

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Hi fABbies!

Oy. My old beagle is having issues. He seems very forgetful in addition to all the general slowing down. He is also having trouble chewing his food and will only eat soft stuff, and is pretty picky about it at that. He has always been a total piglet so I know he is feeling poorly. He also peed twice on the floor - sometime last night and then again today while I was out. At least I think it was him. We are just trying to treat him kindly and gently in his later years. I hope my floor survives.

It is a beautiful day here and not 100 (yet). I picked all the cukes and zukes and peppers out of the garden yesterday, and a few cherry tomatoes. So nothing more really to be done out there today. I really need to clean up my office - get some filing done, etc. Will be beneficial to have that all done before school starts, so I think that's my plan. Mr. Doggy is of course, working on the "investment property."

LVT - congrats on your sons winning the shooting championships! In your shoes after a challenging week, I would stay home and relax. I am taking VERY well to this whole idea of not worrying about what others think. :H

Uni - I want to come to the pool with you and your friends. That is all. I am so glad that your program is really working for you this time!!

:welcome: Sarajane! As soon as I'm done at Uni's pool, I want to come with you to the beach. OK?

Kaz - what the sam hill is a Rav? Is that a sports car or SUV? You have to decide for yourself what AF means. Glad it didn't taste good to you. Having heard many many many stories of relapse, I have learned that AL is a sneaky one. Make sure he doesn't creep up on you later and tell you that all is OK since you had a little champagne and nothing bad happened. Not saying that will happen to you - just saying I've heard of that happening. When I relapsed, my first drinking experience was fine. And that is what led me to the wrong path. FWIW.

Jenny - hope AF weekend #2 is going well!

P3 - so glad you went to the trial!!!! I hope you and the doggies are having a blast!

Hi Det - hope you and Dx are having a great weekend.

Lav - you are so right about deserving to be treated with respect! Stand firm! :b&d:

Lav/Greenie - the schedule has been adjusted and will be adjusting even more! I dropped one board seat, dropped 1 leads group and Mr. Doggy is taking 1 (so I will just have 1 while in school). The WW part time thing never really materialized. Very but I have way long since moved on. Will still do Mary Kay, but just for existing customers unless somebody begs me. :H

IJM - I remember your flooring woes!!! I can't believe the saga continues! When I'm done with SJ at the beach, I'm coming to your place for BBQ!

Treya - congratulations on 19 DAYS!!!!!! :yougo: Before you know it, the days will be FLYING by. But I remember how long it felt early on.

Well, I think I will tackle an easy pile first. Unread magazines.

one thing is for sure!!!

DG

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Our dear AFM has posted some difficult news. Just wanted to make sure all you fABbies see it so we can lend maximum moral support. https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...cer-51401.html

DG

[Treya]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Uni, Kaslo, LVT, Lavande Its just me and Doggy girl,
Just want to say I'm not having the best of days here but it's great to know that you are all behind me and I'm determined to be AF even if I am horribly grumpy and down (temporarily)
Its Just Me -you're right we can do this and I'm rooting for you too. Well done on your 11 days and I'm glad you're feeling great.
Uni -60 days sounds just fabulous! Good job,
XTreya

[Lavande]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Afternoon all,

I have just posted on AFM's thread DG.
One of my closest friends has just gone thru this. She is my age, works as an Xray tech & knows everything re early detection, Rx, etc. But because her mother died from BC, my friend elected to have both breasts removed because the chance of having it return in her was very high. She had her reconstructive surgery a few months ago at the same time her twin grandsons were born. She is one happy, grateful, loving granny

W E L L, apparently I didn't properly latch the gate to the chicken yard and...............
yes, I found chickens roaming all over the place a few hours ago :H
Maxie the Piggy Swissy chicken herder went right to work & crawled through the poison ivy ridden brush & flushed them out for me. All except for one hen, the Americauna (blue egg layer). She managed to get herself on top of a woodpile that's at least 6 feet high. Wish I had a video of the 100 lb dog trying to climb up the side of the woodpile :H The chicken finally got tired & jumped into my arms :H I think that completes my exercise program for the day!

Treya, I hope your day improves. Whatever is going on you know it won't be made better by drinking, right? We all have shitty days ~ seriously

[Queenbug]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Hey Treya...you have been doing really well...hope today is getting better x

[universal]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

I had an awesome day at the pool with my friends. It's funny, they all know I don't drink and are all totally cool with it. Why it's funny though is cause they all stayed up till 3 am partying and were all hung over as hell! I felt great because I know in the past that would have been me. So glad to be able to tell them all that I feel their pain (and know that I was fine!). Great learning curve for me. Also I was grateful that I wasn't there with them last night - I would have left for sure once I saw them all drunk. My higher power is always helping me make the right decisions. :h

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

Treya - I'm so glad you decided to come here and post that you are struggling today. I dont' know if you did this, but my M.O. is to try to cover up bad days/feelings, pretend all is OK and stuff everything. AL was a total part of that cover up. Being honest really helps me get in touch with the real me!!!! It has been quite a shocker for me to discover that "real life" involves good days and bad days, and that I don't really have to find a way to "pretend" (aka soak a bad day in AL). I hope your day gets better.

Lav - I am totally :H:H about you and Piggy Swissy herding your chickens! And the final chicken leaping off the wood pile into your arms! I wish Girl Dog knew how to operate the video camera!

Uni - you sounds so wonderful! :h:h I don't envy your friends their hangovers! Where are the Boo pictures????

And more Marshy vaca pictures????

Hello Queenbug!

I took a nap this afternoon and I think I'm going to take another nap now. :H

One thing is for sure..

DG

[Lavande]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

DG, I am pretty sure, with a few lessons Girl Dog could learn to operate the video camera. She's one smart doggie :H

Dark out now, I really hope I got all of the girls back in........lots of predators roam around here at night I probably could talk Maxie into sleeping outside tonight ~ just in case

[Determinator]

AF Daily Saturday July 30th

must.....resist......icecream..........



aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

better take a mega-dose of LGlutamine