One Year & Over Part 25
 

last part here

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...t-24-a-21.html

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woo - hoo
coming up on 16 months in a week. hope all are fabulous

Thank you D for the new thread

Congrats to L on your upcoming 16 months of sobriety

Happy Monday everyone--busy day ahead.

FBL-yes I am starting to see that, that accepting myself is the key. It's funny that as you learn to accept yourself you start to see how sort of blinded you were before. I was anyway. The world seems brighter or easier somehow when I remove these expectations I had for myself and the need to please and be liked. I'm starting to enjoy being in my own skin for the first time. It's tough though!

LB and Mags--congrats!!!!

Evening Overs been lovely weather

Hi sobers!

Had a very busy Monday - watching Gotham now :D

I love Gotham FG

Morning Overs

Congratulations on your 16 months, LBrain. Brilliant .

Thinking of you Drake.

Thanks for the congrats, time is flying by so quickly, the time lapsing between me and drinking is becoming a distant past, but I get the odd dream, twinge and I have the tools to deal with it, thanks to you guys.x

It's a foggy start here but I feel the sun is just beyond.
Have a good Tuesday.

Blue skies again good morning 6.48am

Good morning Overs.

Congratulations LBrain.

Have a good day everyone.

I have been having lots of drinking dreams lately, they haven't bothered me so much when I wake as they once used to, I just wonder why I seem to be having so many!

Mags, congratulations sweetie, I found that during the second year, sobriety really bedded is as a way of life for me.

IP , FBL said it perfectly. And unless you can truly love yourself how can you expect to attract someone worthy of you? So focus on being the best person you can be and they will trip over you someday.

:wavey: Zip

Andy I really need to get some digging done today. Which is why I am here writing posts!

Hey Gilmer how's your dad doing?

Wolfie how are you is the buzz cut growing out yet?

LBrain, congrats on coming up 16 months that is fantastic

Drake, sorry to hear you have been dos just in the dumps, but glad you are getting help straightening out your mess. Maybe it is part of a natural anti climax after all the build up to the Easter choral events.

I am annoyed at myself I have put some weight back on, not much but it is the wrong direction. I worked so hard to lose it, and am still running most days, I need to just curb the rubbish I eat. I really don't want to get heavy again. Normally this time of year I lose a little weight anyway, but so far this year....

I was confused as to why a word I wrote was asterisked out, I guess it may have racist connotations on its own??? The phrase 'hon(with a ky ending) dory' means fine, doing ok. Not sure why the first word is deemed offensive? Perhaps someone can enlighten me so I don't upset anyone!
Happy Tuesday everyone

thanks for the new part dee

and hiya tootsy

Toots, I believe the actual term you were thinking of is "hunky-dory". Anyway, the other word (hon with a ky at the end) was a popular slang term during the 1970s, mainly used as a derogatory term by one race against another (ex: George Jefferson used it several times against Archie Bunker).

Hope you all have a hunky-dory Tuesday!

My dad got mad at me Saturday, Toots. He is very frustrated at losing his autonomy, and he doesn't believe that he ever gets confused. We did clear the air about some things, and things have been better between us.

(((Gilmer)))

Thinking of you Gilmer, hope your dad is feeling ok.

FBL, I use that term sometimes same as toots and I thought it was an o not a u.lol I also use ticketeeboo.

Toots, I read the more intelligent you are the more dreams you have...... That says it all for us lot! Geniui.

Evening overs been a great sunny Tuesday here hope you had the same.

Hi Overs

Toots my hair isnt perfect but it has improved going to book apt with dermatologist to see what they think

IP,
Rooting for you.

Toots, me too. But I'm not running every day.

FBL you posted before I could re "Hunky"

Drake?

Gil,
We just had a stunning recovery from the precipice of my MIL who would have died and is now growing stronger daily. However the FIL is in complete denial that he is unable to do simple seeming discrimination requiring some focus. Like going through the mail. He is afraid to throw out any junk mail because he can't tell which is which. So a pile develops. My SH has spent days there when her mom was going downhill rapidly. She pretty much took over their accounts because her dad never got to the bills. He can't distinguish important from junk mail. Or pay bills. And after a successful life he forgot how to balance his checkbook. Sad. Shivery much in your position but with her mom now helping him cope again. Caretakers have a tough row to hoe.

Mags,
Luv reading your cheers and tears dear!

Hi Andy!

Wolf,
Glad your hair is also falling into line. I have to go for a follow-up from yesterday's hearing tests with my ENT guy. It looks like it will keep improving when the tube drops out. You are hearing at least some. I had nothing, no hearing at all, all through the first couple of months fighting it. I'd hate to have to wait so long to be seen and taken care of.

I have two dark spots about two inches and one about half that on my full head of silver. In five year's time I'll be a Q-tip. They call us that who get gray and run around in white sneaks. White tops and bottoms. I wear white and blue NBs, but with ties.

Hey RZ!
Still keeping the beat?

LBrain,
Congrats on 16 months.

Here? It is still raining. It is still muddy. Mud where we never had mud. House still on hold. Surgery still on hold. Climate change kicking my axe! Everything is on hold. I hate waiting. A week of sun would go a looooong way to at least be able to cut the knee high hayfield my front yard is growing into. It's like a rice paddy in part of it! The sun WA out yesterday then it rained. Came out for a tease this morning then rained.

Did I mention it's raining?

Good morning Overs.

Itchy sorry to hear your weather is still not cooperating.

Have a good day everyone.

the beat goes on itch!

Itch, glad to hear that your MIL is doing better. Sad about your FIL though. Luckily my Dad's mind was sharp right up until the end. My brother has to handle all of Mom's finances as she always let Dad do all of that. It takes a special kind of person to be a full-time caregiver, that's for sure.

It's actually SNOWING a bit here this morning...such is April in Wisconsin.

Have a great hump-day, overs!

Itchy i think your awesome and your right it hasnt affected my hearing so i am grateful its just the wait not long till i see my ent guy on the 30th glad to hear your ear is on mend im sorry about your hearing loss at the beginning glad its improving

Have a nice afternoon Overs

Evening overs, I wrote on this morning but when I tried to post I lost it and sr. So pleased it's here tonight.

Evening all, early starts to my days this week as I am doing some overtime, which means I don't get to SR until evening, by which time my brain had already gone to bed, fluffed up the pillows and drawn up the covers!

hope Y'all are doing okay.

Laters

Morning Overs, it's promising to be another sunny day.
Hope everyone is ok.

At this moment in time this is the most peaceful, contented and happy I've felt. I know we grow more, metaphorically speaking, the longer we are sober and it's so worth it. Well, enough of my pontificating.
Speak later, got work shortly.

Good morning Overs.

Anyone heard from Venus?

Have a good day everyone

Morning Mags and Andy.
And good night from the US Central Time zone, GMT-6. It passed us by today with one little shower. I got stuck in the mud trying to cut the grass and try to get ahead of it before the big storms tomorrow. 1/4 is still underwater and can't be cut.
:groan

Hi Andy, Venus has some personal loss going on and her dad is sick, but she has been signing in every day on the 24 thread and keeps in with my Marchers 13 thread. I will tell her you're asking after her. X

Mags I am glad to hear you are feeling content. So many of us in our younger years are always seeking something just out of reach and never appreciate what we actually have. I believe gratitude and acceptance are a huge part of sobriety, and developing both of those lead to contentment. I too am very happy with my life.

Itchy all that mud you could make yourself a golem to do all your work! Simples :)

Happy Thursday all

Morning Overs

Plans have really been moving this week. We've scheduled my Dad's final interment for this coming Saturday. His ashes are being buried in his hometown cemetery, which is about a 450 mile round-trip for me. He's getting full military honors, which is always very solemn to witness. Should be some nice closure for our family.

Have a great Thursday, overs!