Class of March 2016 part 36
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Checking in...work is done and I'm on my way home. No tea today....with Christmas coming the lines at my tea place are a doozy and I just didn't wanna today
BBG - how are you?
Another uneventful night ahead and a full day of classroom training to look forward to tomorrow....the good times never stop here...lol.
Be back later!!
BBG - how are you?
Another uneventful night ahead and a full day of classroom training to look forward to tomorrow....the good times never stop here...lol.
Be back later!!
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: New York
Posts: 3,241
Kayak! BBG! Purplrks! Good to see you, friends!
This evening can just get along now, please and thank you. My son's eye now has a pink tint to it. Snot buckets. Ear infections. I blame Canada. Er, I mean, I blame our trip to Great Wolf Lodge, Canada. Haha. But seriously, germ pool. Literally. A pool.
Cannot WAIT for my Coconut Iceblock tonight!
This evening can just get along now, please and thank you. My son's eye now has a pink tint to it. Snot buckets. Ear infections. I blame Canada. Er, I mean, I blame our trip to Great Wolf Lodge, Canada. Haha. But seriously, germ pool. Literally. A pool.
Cannot WAIT for my Coconut Iceblock tonight!
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Pink eye is rampant here Apple....lol.....it's how we tell ourselves apart from the Americans. Hotel pools are the worst though...well any public pool really...yuck. Hope it passes quickly. P.S. What's Coconut Iceblock?
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: US
Posts: 16,899
There's a facility in Arizona called Sabino Recovery ~ I wish I could afford it....plus I probably wouldn't ever want to leave! One of the topics on their site is "Neuroplasticity" - retraining the brain. I could use some of that! Could be a homework assignment, perhaps? 
Yes my attitude definitely needs a good kick in the butt....at least I made it to the gym today.
You guys are awesome!
Yes my attitude definitely needs a good kick in the butt....at least I made it to the gym today.
You guys are awesome!
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: St. Louis, Mo
Posts: 7,334
Right. Can't just do the same things and say "I'm not going to drink." That's like waking up tomorrow and saying," I think I'll run a marathon." YOU NEED A PLAN.
Then, you need to execute that plan. You can do it! I promise. It might take a few coconut ice blocks though. And lots of tea. And chocolate.
Then, you need to execute that plan. You can do it! I promise. It might take a few coconut ice blocks though. And lots of tea. And chocolate.
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Okay. List 20 things to do, under $5, that don't involve drinking.
1. Hiking
2. Working out
3. Read
4. TV
5. Music
6. Reorganize my closets
7. Visit my parents
8. Visit my kids/grandkids
9. Call my sister
10. Go to a friend's
11. Play cards
12. Hang out with my daughters
13.
1. Hiking
2. Working out
3. Read
4. TV
5. Music
6. Reorganize my closets
7. Visit my parents
8. Visit my kids/grandkids
9. Call my sister
10. Go to a friend's
11. Play cards
12. Hang out with my daughters
13.
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: US
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Thanks Bobbie! 
And congrats on your 175+ days! 
Here's my rough draft:
List 20 things to do, under $5, that don't involve drinking:
1. Exercise
2. Draw or paint
3. Write
4. Practice drums
5. Clean home/car
6. Organize
7. Listen to music, or funny radio programs
8. Take a nap
9. Walk and enjoy scenery
10. Check in with SR
11. Work on my cross-stitch
12. Visit an animal shelter
13. Meditate
14. Go to a meeting
15. Read
16. Study recovery info/toolbox/make plan
17. Pampering self home-spa treatment
18. Hang out w/ family & friends
19. Visit a bookstore (their coffee is more than $5 tho, Lol)
20. Say a prayer
And congrats on your 175+ days! Here's my rough draft:
List 20 things to do, under $5, that don't involve drinking:
1. Exercise
2. Draw or paint
3. Write
4. Practice drums
5. Clean home/car
6. Organize
7. Listen to music, or funny radio programs
8. Take a nap
9. Walk and enjoy scenery
10. Check in with SR
11. Work on my cross-stitch
12. Visit an animal shelter
13. Meditate
14. Go to a meeting
15. Read
16. Study recovery info/toolbox/make plan
17. Pampering self home-spa treatment
18. Hang out w/ family & friends
19. Visit a bookstore (their coffee is more than $5 tho, Lol)
20. Say a prayer
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: US
Posts: 16,899
This is what I was thinking of looking into....my brain could surely use some re-wiring!
Neuroplasticity | Retrain Your Brain Back to Health - Sabino Recovery
Neuroplasticity | Retrain Your Brain Back to Health - Sabino Recovery
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Valley of the Sun, AZ
Posts: 3,458
BBG and Kayak, great to have you back!!
Sometimes I find it helpful to remind myself that not only do I need to do things differently but that I really WANT to do things differently. I'm not getting sober just to do all the same things I was before (although my daily routine is largely unchanged). There's a lot of things I want to do that I can only do sober.
I'm gonna go do something manly now - maybe schedule a pedicure or something
Sometimes I find it helpful to remind myself that not only do I need to do things differently but that I really WANT to do things differently. I'm not getting sober just to do all the same things I was before (although my daily routine is largely unchanged). There's a lot of things I want to do that I can only do sober.
I'm gonna go do something manly now - maybe schedule a pedicure or something
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Originally Posted by Purplrks3647 
Thanks Bobbie! And congrats on your 175+ days!
Here's my rough draft:
List 20 things to do, under $5, that don't involve drinking:
1. Exercise
2. Draw or paint
3. Write
4. Practice drums
5. Clean home/car
6. Organize
7. Listen to music, or funny radio programs
8. TAKE A NAP
9. Walk and enjoy scenery
10. Check in with SR
11. Work on my cross-stitch
12. Visit an animal shelter
13. Meditate
14. Go to a meeting
15. Read
16. Study recovery info/toolbox/make plan
17. Pampering self home-spa treatment
18. Hang out w/ family & friends
19. Visit a bookstore (their coffee is more than $5 tho, Lol)
20. Say a prayer
And congrats on your 175+ days! Here's my rough draft:
List 20 things to do, under $5, that don't involve drinking:
1. Exercise
2. Draw or paint
3. Write
4. Practice drums
5. Clean home/car
6. Organize
7. Listen to music, or funny radio programs
8. TAKE A NAP
9. Walk and enjoy scenery
10. Check in with SR
11. Work on my cross-stitch
12. Visit an animal shelter
13. Meditate
14. Go to a meeting
15. Read
16. Study recovery info/toolbox/make plan
17. Pampering self home-spa treatment
18. Hang out w/ family & friends
19. Visit a bookstore (their coffee is more than $5 tho, Lol)
20. Say a prayer
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