splendra

I will pay $1.50 for you to come clean for me.

At any rate I am sure having you around would be a bargain at any price.

cmc

(((Sis)))) What you wrote reminds me of "...courage to change the things I can...."
I'm sorry she's at it again. I think what you did was probably better than tons of therapy. I take long walks and do heavy yardwork to ease the stress....and to clear my head.

Danishthorn

Thats so funny. I do the same thing. And, once I start, theres no stopping me until Im finished. It is a sense of accomplishment and control when Im done.

Done_With_It

****{BS}}}

I am sorry she is doing some more experimenting.
I pray this is what she needs to stop.

I think it's a really good thing, that she

... burst into tears ...

and that

... she told you ...

at least she's showing some signs of trying not to fall.

Anyway.... Could you come over and spiff up my place?

I haven't been able to clean like that since "I" was on meth.

lol, and I sure do miss that hyper concentration.
It's so hard for me to focus long enough to clean anything.

But I'm still practicing, You could come and teach me.


:ghug

Hangin' In

There must be something wrong with me, Sis. Crisis happens in my home and I go into "overwhelmed" mode and don't get diddly squat done. I just sit and think about being overwhelmed.

Well, let me restate that. I USED to sit and be overwhelmed PRIOR to getting into recovery. Today I might not go into super cleaning mode, but I do know to move a muscle to change that mood. So..........I choose the mall.


Come sit by me, Sis. I need to clean more than I need to shop.

Keeping your daughter in my prayers, Sis. And you and Mr. Sis, too, of course.

Hugs,
Hangin' In

funkzter

((Bigsis))

Nice to see you again & see you keep your sense of humor! But sorry to hear daughter relapsed. I agree with Done, it's a good sign she told you & her dad.

Ok for the cleaning part, i tend to be the same but not to such extense so if you feel like it i have a flat to clean and i'm moving next week so i'll definitely need some of your bleach and magic hands ;P
(oh, remember i live in HK so it might be a tiny far away but who cares for the love of cleaning?)

x
Carine

BigSis

You guys rock! I knew I wasn't in this alone.... ((big hugs)) - especially to those I haven't seen in awhile! Love you all!!

itisatruth

Hope your daughter finds her way to a long recovery. I'm so glad that you didn't spend the day the way I would have-- eating and isolating myself. Cleaning cleans more than just rooms sometimes, it helps unclutter our minds sometimes too.

greeteachday

You know that you and your kids always have my prayers and I've been sending an extra bunch that HP wraps your daughter in his loving arms and helps her find her way back. I too think it is very positive that she has let you and Mr Big know...seems to demonstrate that she isn't in total denial and that she is battling this darn disease.

I really hear you on the cleaning thing. When my mom died in a car accident and again when i lost Kristen, the one thing I could do was clean. I wish I was so motivated when life is going well. I have wondered if my obsession with cleaning at times of stress is a way to find something I can control (dustmites??) Love you Big Sis...you are an amazing woman

Jwife22

(((bigsis)))) Well that just stinks. I'm glad she told you. I do the cleaning thing too. I think the last time I got super stressed about something I got down on my hands and knees and scrubbed the whole living room carpet with a scrub brush and some "magic solution" to get any stains up.

I'll keep her in my prayers as well as you and Mr. Big.