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dotcom · 11-23-2003, 06:22 PM

today has been a good day. unfortunately my band's (its not mine but im in it) practice was cancelled

. but that doesnt mean im not going to be practicing!!!

well, ive really been working on taking care of myself today. this morning i felt like i wanted to clean, do laundry, etc. but i really wanted to take a shower first. it was cold! and i dont know, but i kept thinking i couldnt take a shower yet because your not supposed to take one BEFORE you clean and get all dirty. well, i ended up sitting around for 30 mins thinking how i couldnt clean yet because....and then i just said, what the heck! im going to take a shower! and then i got on the cleaning and the laundry...and i took a bubble bath! then i found out my practice was canceled so im here. but it just felt nice not to let my thoughts trap me into feeling crazy. although, at 8:30 this morning the tree cutter people came and i was dead asleep until i heard the door bell, but i didnt answer. then when i woke up i noticed a strange truck in the back yard, and guys with chainsaws! i almost freaked out, but then my mom told me they were the tree cutters and im fine now. phew! sorry to ramble, GOD BLESS!

dotcom

Trooth · 11-23-2003, 07:52 PM

Good to hear. My spirits have been up recently as well. I did a lot of laundry yesterday, and I have been going through old clothes and getting rid of a lot of them, and went out today and got some new pants and shoes. I am beginning to look at it like getting clean in all areas of my life. I am learning to carry my weather with me, which is something I know about, but have a hard time putting into practice.

Stephanie · 11-23-2003, 08:33 PM

Hi dotcom and trooth,

It's so nice to hear that you guys are feeling good and taking it slow. It's so easy for us to fall into that need to feel better right away. I remember thinking well I'm clean now and why don't I have a high paying job and my own place, etc.....Everything takes time. It's baby steps to rebuild. I love what you're doing trooth, by cleaning out your old clothes and buying some new clothes. I did the same. I felt like I deserved it for the first time in a long time.

Don't forget these times when you feel good just by doing the simple things like laundry and taking a bubble bath because I found out in my sobriety that really life was all about the simple things, learning to just be OK with being.

dotcom · 11-23-2003, 08:46 PM

hi trooth and stephanie!

trooth,
doesnt it feel good to get new clothes? i love getting something new...especially shoes! i dont wear many dressy shoes though, i just wear boots with skirts and pants sometimes. when i started gaining weight i gave all my "skinny" decent clothes to my friend who is much smaller than me and i threw out or donated the rest. it was a good feeling to get rid of those, like i was starting fresh. even going out into public and being able to get out there and shop is a big step (i know it was for me, and sometimes it still is). keep up the good work trooth! your posts are such a blessing to me. it may seem funny, but this site and the posts i get make me feel so much better every day! thanx again! GOD BLESS

dotcom

stephanie,
i like your description "baby steps". sometimes it feels that way when i feel like i cant do a simple task, but then i break it down into "baby steps"...and somehow i make it through! thanx for all the encouragement! GOD BLESS

dotcom

11-23-2003, 06:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
dotcom Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: laughing at my avatar Posts: 1,645	today was a good day today has been a good day. unfortunately my band's (its not mine but im in it) practice was cancelled . but that doesnt mean im not going to be practicing!!! well, ive really been working on taking care of myself today. this morning i felt like i wanted to clean, do laundry, etc. but i really wanted to take a shower first. it was cold! and i dont know, but i kept thinking i couldnt take a shower yet because your not supposed to take one BEFORE you clean and get all dirty. well, i ended up sitting around for 30 mins thinking how i couldnt clean yet because....and then i just said, what the heck! im going to take a shower! and then i got on the cleaning and the laundry...and i took a bubble bath! then i found out my practice was canceled so im here. but it just felt nice not to let my thoughts trap me into feeling crazy. although, at 8:30 this morning the tree cutter people came and i was dead asleep until i heard the door bell, but i didnt answer. then when i woke up i noticed a strange truck in the back yard, and guys with chainsaws! i almost freaked out, but then my mom told me they were the tree cutters and im fine now. phew! sorry to ramble, GOD BLESS! dotcom __________________ probably not.

11-23-2003, 08:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stephanie Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Basement Posts: 728	Hi dotcom and trooth, It's so nice to hear that you guys are feeling good and taking it slow. It's so easy for us to fall into that need to feel better right away. I remember thinking well I'm clean now and why don't I have a high paying job and my own place, etc.....Everything takes time. It's baby steps to rebuild. I love what you're doing trooth, by cleaning out your old clothes and buying some new clothes. I did the same. I felt like I deserved it for the first time in a long time. Don't forget these times when you feel good just by doing the simple things like laundry and taking a bubble bath because I found out in my sobriety that really life was all about the simple things, learning to just be OK with being. __________________ It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out – it's the grain of sand in your shoe. Robert Service

11-23-2003, 08:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
dotcom Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: laughing at my avatar Posts: 1,645	hi trooth and stephanie! trooth, doesnt it feel good to get new clothes? i love getting something new...especially shoes! i dont wear many dressy shoes though, i just wear boots with skirts and pants sometimes. when i started gaining weight i gave all my "skinny" decent clothes to my friend who is much smaller than me and i threw out or donated the rest. it was a good feeling to get rid of those, like i was starting fresh. even going out into public and being able to get out there and shop is a big step (i know it was for me, and sometimes it still is). keep up the good work trooth! your posts are such a blessing to me. it may seem funny, but this site and the posts i get make me feel so much better every day! thanx again! GOD BLESS dotcom stephanie, i like your description "baby steps". sometimes it feels that way when i feel like i cant do a simple task, but then i break it down into "baby steps"...and somehow i make it through! thanx for all the encouragement! GOD BLESS dotcom __________________ probably not.

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11-23-2003, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trooth Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Charleston WV Posts: 107	Good to hear. My spirits have been up recently as well. I did a lot of laundry yesterday, and I have been going through old clothes and getting rid of a lot of them, and went out today and got some new pants and shoes. I am beginning to look at it like getting clean in all areas of my life. I am learning to carry my weather with me, which is something I know about, but have a hard time putting into practice.

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