venuscat

Nite Conquest love.

(And thank you! ♥)

phoebe64

V, that stinks that you feel worse and had to walk for meds all on your own. I hope they help.

FAD, wow! Your yard is amazing! You are very talented and must have a lot of energy.

I came close to grabbing a beer tonight. But, drank seltzer mixed with lite lemonade until I was bloated! I am okay now.

There was some amazing weather changes here, all within a few hours. Crazy wind gave way to dark skies over the ocean, and we were able to watch a thunderstorm out on the water while sitting dry on our balcony. It was beautiful. I love thunderstorms.

Arbor

Looks great FAD! Also looks like a lot of work River Birch is a popular choice around here too. For many reasons.

Being sick is no fun. And can be quite scary V. I've had my share this winter that's for sure. Im glad you have a script. Rest up!

Put my plumbers hat on today and installed a new kitchen faucet. Thing works wonders compared to what I had. It should for what a good faucet costs these days

Conquest

Nice work, Arbor! And you saved a ton by doing it yourself! Handy work always impresses me. It requires a certain gene that I was not born with. Lol

Mark1014

Great job on avoiding the beer phoebe! My third day in got me last time, but I also wasn't committed to 100% zero alcohol then either. I'm looking forward to our beach trip but will probably stick to you guys like glue. I don't have a good record there. Sitting on the balcony and looking out across the waves sounds fantastic phoebe. My kids like to parasail if y'all haven't tried it already.

Plumbing stuff intimidates me a bit, in part because the faucets are so expensive. We've got a couple that need replacing....maybe I'll use Arbor as my inspiration and tackle it myself.

We have hail here often enough too Conquest. A particularly bad episode some time back is the reason I'm getting a new roof put on (compliments of State Farm).

venuscat

Well done indeed Arbor. Shame you don't live closer to from. But I'm sure you can do it from; you can do just about anything!

So glad it's going well phoebe love. It must be mega hard saying no to alcohol while on vacation, but you are doing it. Awesome girl.

I got the antibiotics, but I still don't think I need them. I feel better after all of the Vitamin C and oats and scrambled eggs I have had today. I have a lot of emotional stuff I'm dealing with right now, and it's taking a toll. Being here with friends helps a lot.

Briar

Wow FAD, when's that BBQ we were discussing a while back?

V I'm glad you're feeling better. Stay hydrated!

Tornadoes...I think us Californians will stick with our earthquakes.

We had a nice time at my niece's birthday party. The guys had a couple beers, but otherwise it was mostly sober. Our little daughter had a blast and got all hopped up on sugar, so naturally she whined and cried the entire 45 minute drive home. I just ignore her when she gets going like that because there's no sense in arguing with her. It's just noise, I can tune it out. My husband, on the other hand, yells right back at her to quiet down, and after listening to the two of them battle it out the whole way home, it takes all my effort to stay sober. And this much chamomile tea:

venuscat

Hi Briar love. Another successful sober day, temperamental 4 year olds not withstanding.

I am feeling better, but I am very grumpy. And lonely. And whiny, sorry....

Going to have a nap. Huge hugs.

Conquest

Is it really the end of April already?! Time flies, I guess. Looking ahead to a very busy week... But I got this. And you do too. Make it outstanding, friends!

Mark1014

Good morning gang,

A little sleeping in was in order for today. Busy day ahead here starting with a late workout. Wishing y'all the best.

Soberwolf

(((((Venuscat)))))

phoebe64

Staying close this week. I appreciate the encouragement. I am serious when I say I do think this may be, if I succeed, the only completely sober vacation of my life outside of childhood and a pregnancy. It is great to wake hangover free. I do like the warmth and the ocean, but humidity can do me in, so drinking would just dehydrate and cause me to drag. I also skipped an opportunity to nap yesterday, lol. That never happens if I drink! I like naps when sober too, though.

Briar, tantruming, bickering children have driven me to drink many times. But, it only makes them worse. It numbs us out, as opposed to teaching the children anything! I also try to tune out, take deep breaths, use time outs, and now with older kids, just separate them for awhile. They got into it a bit last night. Close quarters and a lot of togetherness. Do was numb. I separated them.

Mark1014

I'm really rooting for you phoebe. On the trip where I caved my AV got a little louder as the end of the vacation approached as is to say 'you've only got a couple of days left and this is your vacation. You can always stop again when you get back home.....'. Well I listened to that s$&t and paid a heavy toll over the next few years. I think this can be a big milestone for you and another 'first'. I hope your gang is having a ball and eating some good gulf shrimp too.

SoberLeigh

Hi'ya, Arbor. Glad to hear that your family is back.

SoberLeigh

So do I, venuscat.

I am so incredibly weary from being so sick but keep thinking "It's going to be okay; I am sober; I am sober; it's going to be okay".

Feel better soon, sweet v.

SoberLeigh

What a gorgeous setting, from. I am going to mentally hang-out there for a while.

Briar

Super tired today. Kinda feeling weird and off for a few days, I guess that's just part of being sober.

Later I'm meeting my sponsor in Sonoma, of all places, the very heart of wine country. I thought of going early as there's an AA meeting there this morning, but then I'll have 2 hours to kill, and I don't know the town well enough to find a non-wine-centric place to chill. It's funny, actually, I've been all over Sonoma and Napa for years, but I don't know my way around at all. I can't even begin to tell you how to get to Napa, and I had to mapquest Sonoma. All of the hundreds of times I've been there, my husband drove, and I was too loaded to care where I was. Now I feel like a moron when my husband suggests I visit him at work in Napa, and I seriously don't know how to get there.

But in fairness, the wine country thinks it's part of its rustic charm to make sure its roads are virtually impossible to navigate. And God forbid they actually be maintained.

Wish me luck.

Arbor

Briar. I'm very well aware of those Napa roads. When my wife and I were out there years ago we called them the "snake-a-tees." Unbelievable winding roads that never seem to end. Could make you sick sober.

Good luck btw!

Soberwolf

Hello friends

venuscat

I used to be terrified of driving down the beach here. The roads are very wind-y.
I noticed that the fear disappeared once I got sober.
Just a thought.

I am not in a good place.
Self pity is not a good look. But I am so sad.
I have lost so many people lately.
I feel very alone.

Hope you feel a bit better today Leigh.

Love to all of you.