Class Of May 2011 Part 3
~sb
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: MD
Posts: 15,966
I can eat spicy food! No digestion concerns. I've even eaten jalepênos! Who knew!!?!! Things I used to avoid. Even tuna gave me heartburn.
Did my 2nd 5th step. About to do 7th after my "was gonna be cookie bars but now it's almost a cake" concoction. Strawberry banana orange raisin....and oatmeal....
Did my 2nd 5th step. About to do 7th after my "was gonna be cookie bars but now it's almost a cake" concoction. Strawberry banana orange raisin....and oatmeal....
MINEr
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Bay Area, Ca
Posts: 505
Originally Posted by cclearly 
Good Sunday afternoon everybody. That road trip seemed like one constant trigger/craving after another. In retrospect, it seems like one long hurdle that I'm glad to be over.
Camedown, the food-porn pic was amazing. Your folks are lucky.
Camedown, the food-porn pic was amazing. Your folks are lucky.
So my sponsor told me to get the shovel out and start digging, it's step 4 time. Should be interesting to say the least what crap I uncover in the process, lord knows it should be a good long one after 20 years of f*#&@ng up lives around me. Good times. Thankfully I have my group to bleed emotions onto when needed. Other than that, I'm having a great day, and I hope all of you are too. Rock on MINErs.
Day 85- camedown
Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 94
Coolfitz and sugarbear - i'm grateful that I haven't been sick either and am starting to feel and look (to my astonishment) more healthy than I've been in ages. The great thing about it is the more results I notice, the more it encourages me to keep on taking care of myself.
Good news today - I have the phone number of someone phenomenal to be a sponsor!! So happy I took that small step yesterday. I'm so good at procrastination.... Now just have to dial her number
Good news today - I have the phone number of someone phenomenal to be a sponsor!! So happy I took that small step yesterday. I'm so good at procrastination.... Now just have to dial her number
Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Florida
Posts: 393
Good Monday Morning Miner's,
I'm happy to see everyone moving forward.
So, as I mentioned, I was very bored. Turns out, today, I have too much to do. I woke up this morning, and what was a tropical wave is now a category 1 hurricane. We should start feeling the effects Wednesday night. So on my day off today, I will board up, and try to figure a way to protect my car from flying debris.
Quick Story:
A couple of years ago, I was asked by an elderly couple, to put up their hurricane shutters on their mansion. It was my boss's friends, and they would pay me well. I show up with cooler in hand and get to work. They had 30 windows, some 12-15 feet high. I will never forget the husband, needing me for something. When he found me he says,"I'll always be able to find you Mark, I just have to follow the empty beer bottles".
Just thought I share that. It's something that always makes me smile when I think about it.
It is somewhat of a tradition here in Florida to get f***** up and loose parts of your house during a big storm. I will not be drinking, for this will be my first sober storm. I will be safer because of my sobriety. My material possessions will be protected better because I have not had a drink in 100 days. I have a plan, and the energy level to carry it out.
I will be here(online) until then, but if you don't see me posting, you will know why. These storms tend to screw with the cable lines pretty good.
To each and everyone, keep doing what your doing.
Some real genuine progress with us Miner's.
I'm happy to see everyone moving forward.
So, as I mentioned, I was very bored. Turns out, today, I have too much to do. I woke up this morning, and what was a tropical wave is now a category 1 hurricane. We should start feeling the effects Wednesday night. So on my day off today, I will board up, and try to figure a way to protect my car from flying debris.
Quick Story:
A couple of years ago, I was asked by an elderly couple, to put up their hurricane shutters on their mansion. It was my boss's friends, and they would pay me well. I show up with cooler in hand and get to work. They had 30 windows, some 12-15 feet high. I will never forget the husband, needing me for something. When he found me he says,"I'll always be able to find you Mark, I just have to follow the empty beer bottles".
Just thought I share that. It's something that always makes me smile when I think about it.
It is somewhat of a tradition here in Florida to get f***** up and loose parts of your house during a big storm. I will not be drinking, for this will be my first sober storm. I will be safer because of my sobriety. My material possessions will be protected better because I have not had a drink in 100 days. I have a plan, and the energy level to carry it out.
I will be here(online) until then, but if you don't see me posting, you will know why. These storms tend to screw with the cable lines pretty good.
To each and everyone, keep doing what your doing.
Some real genuine progress with us Miner's.
~sb
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: MD
Posts: 15,966
Thanks for the grieving notes, he passed back in 2008, not that it isn't sore, but I'm not where I was. My step kids left the day he passed and I got sober, then drank and yo yo'ed for the last 3 years! Finally sober t 98 days today and doing some research in the library, then off to a grocery store, then back home to eat and take care of my office area. I love being sober today and never thought I'd be here!!!
MINEr
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Bay Area, Ca
Posts: 505
Started my new group today. It's a touch smaller and more intimate, with a lot less rules. Guess they're finally letting us play with knives. For my intro, they asked me about my history of alcohol and drug use, my first instinct was to look at the clock to see if we had enough time, we didn't, so I gave them the cliff notes version. I kind of like having the two groups, therapy and AA, they seem to compliment each other well. Having them both gives me more and more confidence in my recovery. Well, that's enough for today, hope everyone is doing well.
Day 86- camedown
Day 86- camedown
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mountains of W.N.C.
Posts: 198
Lovingit, Have a friend in Jensen Beach & one on the Outer Banks of NC. that are also keeping an eye on this one.
Not much to really report here except life.
However, things have been going rather well the past few days which has me thinking the roller coaster ride is over & pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall into place.
Hope all are well & have a good night.
Not much to really report here except life.
However, things have been going rather well the past few days which has me thinking the roller coaster ride is over & pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall into place.
Hope all are well & have a good night.
Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Florida
Posts: 393
She has behaved, as of this morning, the forecast has her staying just off the coast of Florida. Although, they have it at Cat 3, possibly Cat 4. We will definitely feel her.
I have to admit that I have been thinking about drinking lately. Only a minor thought. I will not throw away what I have worked so hard for. What really helps me, is the knowledge of how it has affected my brain cells and neurotransmitters, and all that jargon. I don't really understand the science of it all, but I do understand that it takes some time to get better. I will not start at the beginning just because of a beer, which we know is 20 beers.
I'm not counting days anymore.
I have 3 1/2 months.
Concor, no more roller coaster, now we're on the kiddy ride!
I have to admit that I have been thinking about drinking lately. Only a minor thought. I will not throw away what I have worked so hard for. What really helps me, is the knowledge of how it has affected my brain cells and neurotransmitters, and all that jargon. I don't really understand the science of it all, but I do understand that it takes some time to get better. I will not start at the beginning just because of a beer, which we know is 20 beers.
I'm not counting days anymore.
I have 3 1/2 months.
Concor, no more roller coaster, now we're on the kiddy ride!
MINEr
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Bay Area, Ca
Posts: 505
Lovingit, I think about it daily, and can't wait for the day when I don't. I know deep in my heart that I can't, and I don't want to, ever crawl into that hole again. Climbing out sucked bad enough the first time, the second, I may not make it out, and may end up being buried, literally.
Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mountains of W.N.C.
Posts: 198
Ahh, the kiddie ride.
Sounds about like my speed these days.
Yet another good day all in all here.
I did lose my s**t briefly this afternoon for the first time since I quit.
Wasn't quite the spectacle it would have been in the past, but I did burst out with a string of profanity that would have made a sailor blush & put a well used nail gun out of it's misery.
Started to doubt if I had really changed all that much as this is typical of my past behavior, but couldn't help dismissing the thought as I giggled about the tantrum I had just thrown & what I did to the nail gun.
Something I would have never done in the past is laugh at myself especially for acting a fool.
Hope all are well!
Sounds about like my speed these days.
Yet another good day all in all here.
I did lose my s**t briefly this afternoon for the first time since I quit.
Wasn't quite the spectacle it would have been in the past, but I did burst out with a string of profanity that would have made a sailor blush & put a well used nail gun out of it's misery.
Started to doubt if I had really changed all that much as this is typical of my past behavior, but couldn't help dismissing the thought as I giggled about the tantrum I had just thrown & what I did to the nail gun.
Something I would have never done in the past is laugh at myself especially for acting a fool.
Hope all are well!
MINEr
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Bay Area, Ca
Posts: 505
Nice sugarbear. My day is very casual. Going to have dinner with my grandma tonight, almost 90 and she still makes the best damn enchiladas. Gonna hit a quick meeting before hand, hopefully on step four or five, since I'm walking into those now. Have a good one MINErs.
Day 87- camedown
Day 87- camedown
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Florida
Posts: 393
I passed a big test today.
With the hurricane being close, it has weakened my strength in sobriety.
Also, being bored for over 3 months has lowered my guard.
And then today, an acquaintance that I did a favor for, bought me my favorite bottle of booze, not knowing I have stopped. I told him thanks very much, but I had to stop drinking. He said he will bring me my favorite food next time.Cool!
I'm starting to believe in this "everything happens for a reason". This past 5 days or so have been really tough. I don't know how to explain it, but everything is just happening the way they are supposed to. Good and bad. I will just remain strong.
Thanks for listening.
I see your 100 sugarbear and your 87 camedown.
Originally from Jersey, curse all you want, Concor.
With the hurricane being close, it has weakened my strength in sobriety.
Also, being bored for over 3 months has lowered my guard.
And then today, an acquaintance that I did a favor for, bought me my favorite bottle of booze, not knowing I have stopped. I told him thanks very much, but I had to stop drinking. He said he will bring me my favorite food next time.Cool!
I'm starting to believe in this "everything happens for a reason". This past 5 days or so have been really tough. I don't know how to explain it, but everything is just happening the way they are supposed to. Good and bad. I will just remain strong.
Thanks for listening.
I see your 100 sugarbear and your 87 camedown.
Originally from Jersey, curse all you want, Concor.
His Sunshine
Join Date: May 2011
Location: New York
Posts: 21
Hey MINErs...
I'm still here, and still sober going on 116(!) days! I really haven't had time to think about drinking, I've been too busy. I run a theater group and we are starting a new show so it's been crazy trying to get that organized. I've found that I'm experiencing emotions much more fiercely than I did when still drinking. So the happies are especially happy, and the stresses are doubly stressful. When I used to get stressed, I would want to drink to feel better. Now I get stressed, I know I can't drink so I have to find some other way to get rid of stress. The best way I have found is to exercise, especially martial arts. Beating the sh*t out of something really gets the stress out.
We are also keeping an eye on Irene here in New York; tomorrow the BF and I are going out to stock up on emergency supplies. I hope it's not too bad!!!
Later,
~PaH
I'm still here, and still sober going on 116(!) days! I really haven't had time to think about drinking, I've been too busy. I run a theater group and we are starting a new show so it's been crazy trying to get that organized. I've found that I'm experiencing emotions much more fiercely than I did when still drinking. So the happies are especially happy, and the stresses are doubly stressful. When I used to get stressed, I would want to drink to feel better. Now I get stressed, I know I can't drink so I have to find some other way to get rid of stress. The best way I have found is to exercise, especially martial arts. Beating the sh*t out of something really gets the stress out.
We are also keeping an eye on Irene here in New York; tomorrow the BF and I are going out to stock up on emergency supplies. I hope it's not too bad!!!
Later,
~PaH
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