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Morning check in.
Belle, hang in there! Some days just need to be put to rest. I hope today is better for you.
PAV, where to you go for a girls weekend... a VRBO? Sound fun.
SLO, I think it's totally inappropriate to use wine for a high school fundraiser. Ug!
I hope everyone has a good day. I'm off to the city again to review concepts with a client and hopefully sell her on progress - I need to move forward with this project!
Take care everyone.
Good day, nesters (was going to be good morning...but I'm past that). Thanks for listening/reading my vent yesterday. Sitting here and typing it all out was much better for me than wandering the house looking for AL. I decided I was not cooking and husband was expecting pasta dinner. too bad. Son sounds better this morning. I now think it is the fact that he gets too lazy to brush his teeth sometimes. I hope this experience taught him a couple of good lessons.
Daughter seems better today and will be going with boyfriend to get his hair cut after school. still don't know how to handle the poop issue. maybe I should take her out of town...to my dad's house (dad is deceased but we kept his house) and let her poop out there. except it is not close to good doctors, etc. if there is some complications.
@Pavati...that sounds like a wonderful getaway. I scanned past an article on FB this morning that said something about how 'mom cations' are a good thing. Geez...what genius thought up that fact. unfortunately it has been 2 years since I had some time like that.
@Byrdlady...I love eating AT work. we baked home made bread last week (in toaster ovens) while boss was away.
@narilly...Costco overwhelms me. I started going there just to use the photo services when my son needed large format prints for his portfolio. I got the cheapest membership. I'm not a good shopper. Wish I was.
back hurts so I guess that is the end of housework for the day...too bad.
for fun today I will wax my mustache. whoo hoo. what do you do for fun? 😂
Hi to everyone...Ava, Lav, G, pauly, Slo and everyone else that is in this 'hood.
Morning nesters
How is it going Wags, thinking of you and SO.
Pav enjoy that time away, i think i need one of those getaways shortly. I am going to do my own job description definitely. i have done one but need to add on to it.
Great work Belle on not drinking, last night i was sitting with the feck its and wanting a smoke after 40 days. this morning i woke up and thought i am just going to buy a packet but then i thought i will wait till after work and see how i feel. stress and stress for me. i put on my patch and came to work. the need isnt as bad so i will plod along. what doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
The good news is my meeting went well, i have the Director on side with me with testing for patients which will infuriate the village idiot to no end but i wont be bullied by him and it interferes with my work which is draining. i am also getting a pay rise so have another meeting next week to go through everything with my lovely direct boss and go from there.
We have Costco here but its miles away and as there is just 3 of us in the house and i hate cooking its not viable. i wish it was around when i had 4 growing children though. i am a great fan of Aldi, that middle aisle where all their bargains are is just fantastic.
going to be a balmy 36 today and a few warm ones coming up.
Hi Pauly
Take care, where are you LC?
xx
Great news Ava. Keep cool mi amiga. Great work on the cancer sticks.
Alcohol is responsible for many cancers too. Many! I was talking with an older woman boozer about this fact the other day. She said she didn't know. I encouraged her to seek out further info.
It's thursday morning here. Work today. Only a few hours. I'll be jumping into the bay this arvo to cool orf.
Hi Belle. All the best with your daughter. For fun today i'm a gonna jump into the sea.
Big waves to evabody. Take it easy out there.
Almost made it thru the whole day without someone causing my blood pressure to go thru the roof.
This is a hostile workplace, I've decided.
I was snoozing last night when the smoke detector started chirping. It needed a new battery, so up we got up to change that....got the ladder out, etc. The high pitched chirp made the dog go outside. So after everything was done and we went back to bed, I had trouble getting back to sleep and after 45 minutes, I realized the dog was still outside (chilly out there, too, 38*) so I go out and start calling her. She finally came in. Took forever to go back to sleep. I'm pooped.
Had lunch with a former customer today, that was nice. She says she is allergic to AL, so I've always wondered if she was one of us. Anyway, that was the highlight of the day.
Hope everyone has a peaceful evening. Byrdie
Hey everyone!! Boy if my intentions were to stop by here daily I have failed miserably. I am committed to remaining AF though. I am sure that stopping by and posting/reading would be a great thing.. Right now in the throes I would guess of winter blues and low energy and high anxiety. Never has been my favorite time of year b/c this is usually how I feel unless drinking to 'lift' my spirits. Anyway I am plugging away and today is day 58. I am trying to learn how to accept life and the way things turn or don't turn out. My feelings of anxiety and sadness are overwhelming and rather than trying to drink them away or run from them which is what I have done my whole life I am trying to sit through them and be okay with whatever I feel and also realizing that nothing is forever. Tomorrow is a brand new day and maybe I will feel better. Wishing everyone a safe and AF night ~ hyper
Good evening Nesters,
Hyper, today IS a brand new day & you just never know, it may be fabulous!
Byrdie, you double ate at your job yesterday - chocolate on chocolate ;)
Sounds pretty good actually.
Belle, if I may -
If your daughter is old enough to have a boyfriend then they are both old enough to acknowledge that every living being POOPS!. There's no need to be shy about that especially when they don't seem to be shy about much else. Please tell your daughter that if she doesn't clear her system out she could be at risk for a bowel obstruction which would require surgery, not pleasant. I have know a few teenage girls who let things go too long & ended up in the hospital having surgery.
Obviously she needs to increase her fiber intake & be sure to drink plenty of water in the future.
I'm sorry you had such a harsh day, you did great coming here to vent. Glad your son is on the mend too.
Ava, glad yo are making some progress with your job description.
Hello to Slo, Pav, Kensho, G, Pauly & everyone stopping in tonight!
Nothing new here, chicks are fine, still chilly out but no snow so yay!!!
Wishing everyone a safe night in the nest!
Lav
PS: I saw somewhere today the 20 beers & wines were tested for the presence of glyphosphate (the main ingredient in Roundup) 19 were positive. If you ever need another reason to not drink, UGH :(
Howdy. Been away for a while. Still sober after all these years. Nicotine free (I smoked a daily cigar) too. Still working on the sugar free lifestyle. Lav and Byrd's reminiscing about early drinking reminded me about how slowly and silently the descent can be, at least it was for me. I hope for those still struggling that as steep as the climb out of the pit seemed, folks like Lav and Byrdie, NS, Pav are an example that it's possible to win. You all need to understand how lucky you are to have folks who can share their success day after day, never losing faith in you.
No, I didn’t say wine, I said whiskey. It said each & every family has to donate a bottle of alcohol for the raffle baskets to support the high school swim teams. That means liquor as well. I have no problem with one wine-themed basket amongst other themed baskets like a chocolate one and a spa one, but for this then ALL the basket prizes are ALCOHOL/liquor. Guess there’s no point in me going to that event.
SLO, it’s crazy how some people think everyone drinks and that a good prize would be Alcohol. That is so annoying.
Belle, I am glad today is better for you. So goood you didn’t drink.
Byrdie, mmmm chocolate ice cream, sometimes you just have to do it.
I am jealous of you G, getting to jump in the ocean, and Ava with a 34C temp. It is warmer here today -5c but going into a -30c deep freeze tomorrow.
Ava, I am glad things are going well with your job. That is good news
Hello Hyper and TJAF, glad you are checking in and are sober. We can do it!
Hello LC.
Have a great day. Don’t drink today.