Class of July 2013 Part 38
 

last part here:

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...t-37-a-20.html

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Thank you, Dee. :)

:hug: ♡

Thanks Dee :D

Ladybug, 6 days is awesome. Isn't it amazing how good our bodies start to feel even after 3 or 4 !
I'm so proud of you for going to that meeting .

Your hubby is being wonderful, very supportive.

I managed wonderfully at work today. I'm so done with the topsy Turvy drinking roundabout .
I'm so committed .

Hope everyone is having.a lovely day/ evening xxx

Did u find any rehabs Suze or maybe PJ ? Xx

Might be best if you rang one of those numbers Snooz?

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Snoozy love, I keep finding the same thing over and over..... Visible Recovery have different ways of helping you finance your stay there. All sorts of ways. I think it might be worth talking to them huny. :hug:

This is the link again that Dee posted for you love...that's what I did. Started there, and the next one is for Visible Recovery. ♥

https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/w...cohol+services

Snooz, Ladybug, your commitment is admirable...keep fighting for your gorgeous selves within.xx

Thanks Suze ! Sorry Dee , I must've missed your link ( blonde moment )

I've been browsing it for ages after I woke up from my Nanna nap lol.

I'm very tired today. Went to Mum & Dads for a cuppa , changing the routine has always helped me in the past. Mum doesn't look well and is very tired. She fell asleep on the couch today which is something she has never done.

It's ridiculous she has to wait until the 23rd for a bloody heart monitor cos they are all out being used!

Well get some ******* more!!! Stupid government , stupid health system .

Crois I know it's my time. This is the feeling I get when I'm completely committed.

My Mum & Dad are so dear to me.


Xxxx

I had to remove the second link Suze - commercial link. PMing those is OK.

I sent you the link Wendy.

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Thanks Dee, and sorry that your mum has to go through this Wendy love. :hug: ♥

It's 16 deg. F. here(-9 C)
The wind is blowing and we have about 4 inches now.
Glad I'm just relaxing by the wood stove watching football.

Just checking in after a busy day/night. Hope everyone is doing well. It's freezing here!! Happy to be sober another day. Grateful for all of you :grouphug:

im happy for you, ladybug! No matter how hard the day, we can all get through it so much more easier when spber.

Hugs to all. Will be offline a few days, but you are all in my thoughts my dear travellers on this journey. Wow, just realised its about 3 and a half years since us originals crossed paths here. No wonder you all mean so much to me.xx

Way to go LadyBug, keep it up.

Bob, absolutely freezing here, it was 0 degrees when I woke up this morning. Been that way for days, no snow though.

Think I am on day 12, not sure but close. Cleaned the entire house today, top to bottom, all the laundry is done, beds made, dogs fed. I am feeling very accomplished. Bought a slow cooker and am going to make lemon garlic chicken, roasted red potatoes and green beans tomorrow. Looking forward to a lazy Sunday with a house full of wonderful aromas.

Hope all are doing well. Snooz, hope you find a rehab soon!

Lulu can I come to your house for dinner , you had me salivating...yum . My kinda food :-)
Day 12 ! That's wonderful & Ladybug , so proud of you as well .
Well I did it too! Haven't got to 5 days sober in months.

I can't believe the change in my looks already. I'm not bloated in the face or tummy anymore. I've lost 2 kg. I've drunk water only for the past two days at work.

I've not turned to sweeets , but have been eating well

Xx

I gave no residual issues after detoxing and got by at work with absolutely no medication.

So proud of us 3 girls. Let's stay focused and do this thing together.

I'm proud of all you long termers also. You're support helps us 3immensely

Will miss you the next few days Crois, I love your words of wisdom and you honesty

How is everyone else going.?

Leshar , Suze , Gilmer, Bob, Wolfyyyyyy Pj , Pete? How are you doing.

Dee thanks for your support , always xx

Much love,

Wendy xx

:Val004:

It's good to hear that you three gals are doing well!
It's very cold here too, but I've been going for a walk daily and it's lovely to be out when the sun is shining. I wear Larrys thermals that he used for snow shoeing and they help although my face gets pretty cold! Your wood stove sounds so delightful Bob! It's nice to have a hot bath and a tea when I come in.
I need to eat more/ eat more frequently because I've dropped weight on my "clean" regimen and look too thin. It takes time but hopefully I will get stronger. I'm sleeping better and look forward to tucking in with my book.

I'm doing an audition on Tuesday, with no expectation of a role, but you have to deliver a monologue which I've never done, so I've learned one, and want to do it for the experience. I get my arm looked at at the cast clinic on Wednesday. I hope I get this splint off!
Love to all.

Snooz, you are more than welcome for dinner. Plenty of food as there are no recipes for two but might be hard for me to keep it warm long enough for you to get here! Great job on 5 days, keep doing what you're doing. Same to you, Ladybug.

Leshar, good for you for walking in this frigid weather. I refuse to leave the house unless absolutely necessary. I was so cold on Friday after work I went to bed at 7:30 and alternated reading and sleeping. Good luck with the audition, I know you will do well!

Happy sober Sunday to all, time to go throw the magic ingredients in the slow cooker and see how this turns out.

It's nice to go for a walk, even if it's cold, Leshar.
It's really pretty out after a fresh snow fall.

I just got done clearing the driveway of snow.
It's time to relax and watch a little playoff football.
My team has the first round off. So we'll see how the other teams do.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Dinner was awesome if I do say so myself :-)

I just had a frozen apricot chicken meal Lulu! Not a patch on your lemon chicken.

I'm trying to eat smaller portions & drink lots of water to lose 10 kg .

Bob I quite like a walk in the cold , but not when it's freezing :D enjoy your football my friend xx

Leshar, you need to eat more frequently , I need to eat less . We are all so different aren't we. That's what makes us all so unique .

Love our July class

I'm feeling a little shaky today. Been working in the heat the last few days and the air conditioning in the old hospital is terrible . Im spending the day in bed today, playing scrabble , surfing the net , not sure if it's having anything to do with
Withdrawal, but I don't think so.

I'm certainly not craving nor have any desire to drink.

Maybe just an off day .

Love you all xx

:Val004:

Hope you feel better, Snooz. I'm off to bed, already stayed up too late and work comes early.

Hi all!

I'm feeling much better thanks :D xxxx

I'm glad to hear that love. :hug: ♥

I has a busy day today but I'm glad to see everyone's doing well now :)

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Hope you enjoyed your day Dee :D

Xx

Look after yourself, Dee.
I felt my mood drop last evening for no particular reason. For a nanosecond, I craved alcohol, I don't know why. Slept poorly with bad dreams about embarrassing myself at the audition. I was clearing out old pics from the computer from 6 years ago, and it's not fun to see how I've aged now. I try to live in the present, sometimes it's hard. Hopefully this is but a blip and I will feel better especially if it gets a bit less cold and I can walk again.
Hope all are doing better. Good for you, Snoozy.

Hi everyone!

Snooz, I had an off day yesterday too. Thought baby bug was getting better, but fever came back yesterday and cough is getting worse. I even had cravings for the first time in 8 days, but I worked through them. My kids being sick is a trigger because I worry so, but I just keep telling myself I can't really be there for them if I am drinking/hungover.

It's freezing here, too. Just going to lay low today and try to get the rest of our Xmas decorations put away (my least favorite thing to do).

Btw, where is SW?? Hope you are all doing well today/tonight xxx

Stay strong Ladybug. :kiss:

The cravings won't last . Your little girls need you way more than that demon. If you drink whilst they are so sick, they won't be able to receive 100% of your care when they need you most. You will be hungover.

Then the guilt cycle will start, then that will make you want to drink.

You can do this without alcohol, I promise you.

When my kitten died on her first birthday last week , I was so bereft with grief when I found her , I was sober at the time and it hurt like hell. I forgot what it was like to " feel "

That made me realise in human terms that at any time , any of us can have the life snuffed out of us.

I'm not being dramatic. It was an actual revelation for me.

We need to be present for every precious day we have on this earth . Alcohol just steals our happiness and takes our joy away. Everytime I feel clarity once I decide to stop drinking, I get angry with myself for letting it take me down.

We have the power over it .

:Val004:

Bloody hell, Dad just rang and Mums been taaken to hospital by ambulance. She's on a heart monitor.

For those who pray, prayers please

Xxxxxx

Prayers Wendy :hug:

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