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Tetra, in my early 20s I had a job that could be called a service desk. I was SO shy and timid that...after about 10 seconds of my trying to answer the question, I got people literally screaming into the phone
"What???? I can't hear a thing you are saying!!! WHAAAATT???"
I went home a ragged mess every night!
"What???? I can't hear a thing you are saying!!! WHAAAATT???"
I went home a ragged mess every night!
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Originally Posted by LadyBlue0527 
But Ruby, THAT is part of the true beauty of sobriety! For the most part we now have accountability. What we say warrants merit! I'll still never forget the first time I had an argument with my husband after being sober for a while. That's if you want to call it an argument, we never raise our voices so let's just call it a disagreement. He actually stayed quiet and listened to me. It was the first time I realized that sobriety had given me the gift of presence and the right to be heard. It was a defining moment.
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Does this sound good? I seem to be gravitating to bland. Stomach kinda touchy.
Pork Pot Pies With Corn Pudding Crust Recipe | MyRecipes
I think I'll do it.
Pork Pot Pies With Corn Pudding Crust Recipe | MyRecipes
I think I'll do it.
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Originally Posted by BixBees505
So, a friend has asked me out to do something, anything this evening. I just don't want to go. I don't trust myself. I need a small small world right now. The evening would be great...no booze...but I feel emotionally "delicate"-- Ha! Just going to lay low.
Recognizing and deciding that something isn't a good idea is a definite must. It's hard to do but surprising how doing things like that gets far less pleasing as time passes.
Good going BixBees.
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Bix, the pork pot pies sound good. You reminded me that I have a ham that needs eating. I'll cook that up this weekend. Maybe I could make some soup with the ham.
Sitting here before bed and thinking about all the earlier posts. Hang in there everyone. I still take a pass on social events where drinking is the focus. I don't have any business being there.
Tetra, sometimes when people just get to the purpose of their call immediately, I'm grateful, rudeness or not. I would prefer that to a dithering meandering explanation. I get too confused and impatient. Plus I hate being on the phone. Heading to your parents for the weekend sounds great. I remember that you said your mother is a really good cook. So, if your oven isn't working yet you're heading to the right place.
Sitting here before bed and thinking about all the earlier posts. Hang in there everyone. I still take a pass on social events where drinking is the focus. I don't have any business being there.
Tetra, sometimes when people just get to the purpose of their call immediately, I'm grateful, rudeness or not. I would prefer that to a dithering meandering explanation. I get too confused and impatient. Plus I hate being on the phone. Heading to your parents for the weekend sounds great. I remember that you said your mother is a really good cook. So, if your oven isn't working yet you're heading to the right place.
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Morning everyone,
There was another hard frost overnight, quite rare for 21st Century London.
Well Friday is here, in the past the day would pass in distinct phases. In the morning I would likely be hungover and determined not to drink. By mid afternoon I would be eager for the working week to be over and sometime between 7pm and 9pm I would begin drinking until blackout. Write off Saturday daytime and begin again Saturday evening. Rinse repeat Sunday. That's why staying sober at the weekend is such a big deal to me and this thread has been so helpful in that respect.
There was another hard frost overnight, quite rare for 21st Century London.
Well Friday is here, in the past the day would pass in distinct phases. In the morning I would likely be hungover and determined not to drink. By mid afternoon I would be eager for the working week to be over and sometime between 7pm and 9pm I would begin drinking until blackout. Write off Saturday daytime and begin again Saturday evening. Rinse repeat Sunday. That's why staying sober at the weekend is such a big deal to me and this thread has been so helpful in that respect.
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Hi,weekenders!
I don't know -is it my former Alki mind or what, but it's funny.
In between work I decided to give myself a break and read article about how the entire former president moving out and new one moving in is handled.
So I read "...who helped supervise hangover in 2001 ".
What?!
Oh, it was changeover.
I got back to work. Then got back to article again starting with this line. And I saw hangover again.
No, thanks.
Thanks to sobriety I don't need to supervise my hangover any more -weekend or not.
Have a great day, everyone)
I don't know -is it my former Alki mind or what, but it's funny.
In between work I decided to give myself a break and read article about how the entire former president moving out and new one moving in is handled.
So I read "...who helped supervise hangover in 2001 ".
What?!
Oh, it was changeover.
I got back to work. Then got back to article again starting with this line. And I saw hangover again.
No, thanks.
Thanks to sobriety I don't need to supervise my hangover any more -weekend or not.
Have a great day, everyone)
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I'm from the same era as you souchick. I originally got Facebook to follow my Niece who was working volunteer projects all over the third world. It was the only way she was communicating. Since then I hardly ever use it. Got twitter, don't use it. Had LinkedIn and cancelled it . Didn't get a smart phone until recently and still I only text family. My dad is hard of hearing and so uses text instead of the phone.
I make time for SR but outside of that, I just don't have the time to sit at the computer for social media. I hardly even watch TV. I just don't know where people find the time.
Anyhow, if I've ever embarrassed myself on social media, I wouldn't remember. I'm like Dory, turn around and it's a new day!
I make time for SR but outside of that, I just don't have the time to sit at the computer for social media. I hardly even watch TV. I just don't know where people find the time.
Anyhow, if I've ever embarrassed myself on social media, I wouldn't remember. I'm like Dory, turn around and it's a new day!
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Good morning everyone!
It's funny that I used to be a night owl. My favorite time was always from 8pm on. It's a total switcheroo now. I would rather be in bed early and up to enjoy my mornings.
When I've been in a position where I stayed up later than usual watching a movie, or had a sleepless kind of night, the feeling reminds me somewhat of a hangover minus the nausea. It's the old cobweb syndrome. YUCK and UGH. I can't believe that I engaged in something that ensured I would wake up feeling that way. So thankful that's over!
Off to the showers and work. Have a great day!
It's funny that I used to be a night owl. My favorite time was always from 8pm on. It's a total switcheroo now. I would rather be in bed early and up to enjoy my mornings.
When I've been in a position where I stayed up later than usual watching a movie, or had a sleepless kind of night, the feeling reminds me somewhat of a hangover minus the nausea. It's the old cobweb syndrome. YUCK and UGH. I can't believe that I engaged in something that ensured I would wake up feeling that way. So thankful that's over!
Off to the showers and work. Have a great day!
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Originally Posted by BixBees505
I don't trust myself. I need a small small world right now.
Great topic, I use social media a lot and have certainly made my share of drunken mistakes. I'm glad that's not an issue for me now.
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