The Big Switcheroo Weekender 20-25 June 2018
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Sounds awesome, Leigh! I had to google what pompano is and I've read that it's 'great for eating'. 
It was going to be my day off today and tomorrow, but someone called in sick and now I'm working till Sunday... boo. Ah well, at least no temptations this weekend.
It was going to be my day off today and tomorrow, but someone called in sick and now I'm working till Sunday... boo. Ah well, at least no temptations this weekend.
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Originally Posted by Willow68 
hi everyone 😊 It’s Thursday morning here. I love reading what everyone has been up to 😊 Thanks Saoutchik, this is a great thread with really great people! What a kind thing to do for the pigeon 😊
Midnightblue I have been drinking more coffee since I quit wine. Coffee is soooo good 😊 I have to limit it though, otherwise I can’t get to sleep at night....
Free, my “weekends” were pretty much Thursday through to Monday... plus I used Tuesday and Wednesday for a couple of “recovery drinks” between weekends 😳 now I’m enjoying waking up with a clear head, although the weekends are still a challenge. I haven’t managed to banish the AV entirely, but it’s getting a bit easier to send it to the naughty corner... each time it tries to get out of it’s corner I swear at it and bash it back into the corner again
Have a great sober weekend everyone,
Willow 😘
Midnightblue I have been drinking more coffee since I quit wine. Coffee is soooo good 😊 I have to limit it though, otherwise I can’t get to sleep at night....
Free, my “weekends” were pretty much Thursday through to Monday... plus I used Tuesday and Wednesday for a couple of “recovery drinks” between weekends 😳 now I’m enjoying waking up with a clear head, although the weekends are still a challenge. I haven’t managed to banish the AV entirely, but it’s getting a bit easier to send it to the naughty corner... each time it tries to get out of it’s corner I swear at it and bash it back into the corner again
Have a great sober weekend everyone,
Willow 😘
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Originally Posted by calmself
Willow, Just curious - what day are you in?
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Originally Posted by venuscat
....I am studying to become a Health Coach/Life Coach. And I am already feeling the benefit of my classes....and I LOVE my teachers....I want to work in aged care and addiction on a one-on-one basis, and I am going to do it.
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Morning all.
I'm always happy to see a petals post. Hi P
Well done to willow and calmself. Keep notching up those days. Snufkin it might be a blessing in disguise work this weekend. And I wanted to say again well done on passing all your uni exams and projects.
I didn't know you fish Leigh.
My manager and his manager want to meet with me today to discuss my departure from their dept. I think I dropped a little bomb on them. But it was deserved believe me. I work with one of the biggest telcos in Europe, very corporate like, politics and strategy
Edit; time for more coffee.
I'm always happy to see a petals post. Hi P
Well done to willow and calmself. Keep notching up those days. Snufkin it might be a blessing in disguise work this weekend. And I wanted to say again well done on passing all your uni exams and projects.
I didn't know you fish Leigh.
My manager and his manager want to meet with me today to discuss my departure from their dept. I think I dropped a little bomb on them. But it was deserved believe me. I work with one of the biggest telcos in Europe, very corporate like, politics and strategy
Edit; time for more coffee.
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Originally Posted by MidnightBlue
We are expanding weekend boundaries
Endless Weekends?
Weekon?
I'm in. Since starting my own business the actual day of the week has very little meaning. Weekends are just the days I don't have to share the bathroom in the morning with She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed.
Saying (or writing) "Humpday" never gets old, though.
Keep it sober, Y'all!
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Morning guys!
Ugh I had the worst night ever. Couldn’t sleep for hours thinking of every single horrible detail of my life, and when I did finally fall asleep, I had terrible nightmares about screaming and not being able to wake up - it felt so real, like I could actually hear myself screaming and screaming and screaming.
My heart is still pounding and I woke up covered in sweat. It’s late, I have to get up, have a shower and go to work...
Ugh I had the worst night ever. Couldn’t sleep for hours thinking of every single horrible detail of my life, and when I did finally fall asleep, I had terrible nightmares about screaming and not being able to wake up - it felt so real, like I could actually hear myself screaming and screaming and screaming.
My heart is still pounding and I woke up covered in sweat. It’s late, I have to get up, have a shower and go to work...
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Originally Posted by MidnightBlue
I like endless weekends more than weekendless)
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Sorry to hear about your bad dreams Snuff. Some mindful meditation might help to stop the ruminations. I googled dream screaming, I don't know how much weight you put into dream interpretations, but some interesting reading tho....
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Snuf- I get that...the dreams and screaming- after I was babbling onto my counselor- a psychologist in the recovery program I did, she asked very specific ?'s....turns out I have c-PTSD ('C' for complex- lots of PTSD from lots of places).
Not implying you have it- but it souunds similar to me.
Support to you, and remember- dreams and memories do not hurt us, unless we let them.
Not implying you have it- but it souunds similar to me.
Support to you, and remember- dreams and memories do not hurt us, unless we let them.
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Snufkin, sorry you struggled a bit there.
I have to say out loud sometimes, "Stop!" when negative thoughts get started. Really I can ill-afford to spend a lot of time in the past. Lot of stuff I could beat myself up about. I choose not to, though.
This dies down with some continuous sober time. Give it months, not weeks. In the meantime, I always played instrumental classical music - no thought triggers, and it's calming. We have streaming radio here where I can choose the genre of music. I don't know if you have Pandora, but that's what I use.
Change your thoughts. Look at pictures of birds or flowers on the internet! Also, fifty jumping jacks will settle the nerves. I did that a lot in early days. Still do some mornings if I wake up anxious.
I have to say out loud sometimes, "Stop!" when negative thoughts get started. Really I can ill-afford to spend a lot of time in the past. Lot of stuff I could beat myself up about. I choose not to, though.
This dies down with some continuous sober time. Give it months, not weeks. In the meantime, I always played instrumental classical music - no thought triggers, and it's calming. We have streaming radio here where I can choose the genre of music. I don't know if you have Pandora, but that's what I use.
Change your thoughts. Look at pictures of birds or flowers on the internet! Also, fifty jumping jacks will settle the nerves. I did that a lot in early days. Still do some mornings if I wake up anxious.
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