July Mod Squad

[nonamegirl]

Hiya, Lasha!
Sending you strong thoughts that you get through it all okay. Any word on how long it will be until you get your wife home? And you are right, one night isn't a bad thing... just keep on keeping on and it will be fine. Give your dog a pat on the head for me. ---- OH, wow, do I envy the chance to go to the Shetlands! If I ever get to the British Isles again, that will be one place on the list, for sure.

I also did not stick to my goals for the weekend. But I have to say I enjoyed each glass and didn't go too crazy. It was just a very pleasant and sweet anniversary weekend for us, and all is well this morning.

Happy week to us all!

[Lila]

Hi all,
Lash, I can't even imagine, it must be so lonely and frustrating. But hopeful, too?
Stewarts, I know, the earlier you start the more consumed. And so easy to do out in the sun.
NNG, so glad you enjoyed yourself!
For me, in the last 14 days, I have had a total of 2.5 drinks. I am really feeling good about that. There's so much more day!

[Lasha]

Hi Noname girl,
What's the point in talking to a computer, get your arse on a plane, I've got a cousin in NY and he kisses the runway when he arrives.
Look up Eddlewood guest house on Google.
It's free for you and thanks for listening.
Lash the bash.

[nonamegirl]

Hey, Lash, careful what you say... I might take you up on it some day! Good luck getting through your week. And have lots of fun in the Shetlands! And I am going to google the guest house.

Lila... wow! Are you ever doing beautifully! I'm working towards that goal this next couple weeks, as well, as I've got a couple races coming up this weekend. You will be my role model.

Happy Tuesday to everyone. You folks are my support. Love ya!:h

[Lila]

Thanks, NNG, I guess I really need to brag about this!

[nonamegirl]

Lila, you know, I think we don't brag on ourselves enough. You definitely SHOULD. You have done a great job modding, and it is worth celebrating! Yahoo! And you are my role model. Thank you!

Lasha, I googled the Eddlewood. Oh, golly. What a lovely place that is! If I ever get to the Shetlands, I will certainly stay there. And if you ever come to Montana, I can strongly recommend a B&B called Swan Hill. It has saved my life a couple times!

How is everyone doing on hump day? (I think maybe we ought to start a movement to celebrate it... umm, any excuse for a little action?)

I didn't sleep well last night, but hopefully a bike ride to my volunteer job will work out the gloomies and all will be well. I am trying to keep the deer out of my backyard and garden. If anyone has any ideas, I would surely love to hear them.

[Lila]

i saw a fenced in garden with sticks woven in sticking kind of up and sideways. i thought it was an arty design, it looked like huge chopsticks. then i learned it was to keep deer out. do you have a fence they jump over?
i love being in my yard and garden. i wish summer would just go on forever.
modding has gotten super easy. but this is the only place i can talk about it, so thanks!

[nonamegirl]

Hey all.
Well, I am not very proud of myself this morning. Went way over my limit last night. I actually wrote this entry earlier, deleted it, and then decided that I can't just share good news with you all, I have to be honest about my downfalls.

On the mornings when I wake up having not had anything to drink the night before, or having stuck strictly to my limit, I feel very good about myself. I wonder why in the world I would exchange that feeling for this one. Stupid. But, I know what to do to fix it, and I am very very glad to have another day to enjoy life with. And I can be happy that I am having a whole lot more days of not drinking than of drinking too much. Step by step in the right direction will get me there... this was just a bout of running in the wrong direction for awhile. No excuses.

Lila, thanks for the fencing idea. We do have a fence around the yard, but the rascals jump it. I even put up some posts with streamers to try to extend the height of the fence, but they seemed to have figured that one out. Oh, well.

[Eve11]

Hey dear friends,

First, thanks for the p.m. Lila.

All goes well with me. Just have not been in the mood to post and don't really have an explanation for it as it can be even addicting to coming here. Have just been busy with life and vacationing but eventually my heart strings pull toward my posting buddies here and I become curious as to how everyone is doing and hoping they are all doing well in their mod or abstinence goals.

We always tend to drink more than normal when on vacation. Actually almost every day as there is always a fun happy hour or dinner out or event to go to. However, when I limit it to two and we start early (like 6 or so) I find it doesn't really interfere with my sleep and don't feel hung over at all so it works. Have just been fighting the craving to have more than two by just letting time pass and then the craving subsides. That has been my ongoing downfall however, that sometimes a bad craving happens once I have a drink and I do have more than the two intended for. Have learned through time and experience that that is just not a good plan for me. More than 2 and I feel it the next day and I hate that feeling more than anything.

Anyway, on vaca again until Sunday. Then back to the real world for a couple of weeks and then vaca again (we have to beat the heat and it gets to 118 or so where I live) so the coming and going definitely helps. Take care all!

:l
Eve11

[Lila]

NNG, yes, baby steps. If its going down, that is what matters. Kudzu helped me keep amounts down. Also, I wonder if theres a plant deer hate? But they'd just avoid it, I guess. Have you looked on amazon? Maybe the smell of wolves somehow?
Eve, good you're taking vacations! 118 is just crazy! Good to hear from you!