Mags1

Welcome to the Weekenders

Valentines is nearly upon us..... people round the world may be celebrating.




So planning ahead can help keep you on the sober road whilst having a Valentine’s evening or weekend you can remember.



Avoid situations that make you uncomfortable in your sobriety.



You can have an enjoyable time without alcohol and drugs. It’s so much better when you’re present for the evening and weekend.


Waking up hangover free feels great!

Join us on the sober road for another sober weekend.



If this is your first weekend sober, or many, come join us for support and chat...as we know the weekends can be a struggle sometimes.

(Psst. We’re not just here to talk about the good stuff, if you’re struggling.....shout out).
(We’re here all week too!)

HeadEast

What's this shotgun thing and do I get it?

HeadEast

By the way, thanks Mags. Awesome as usual.

Mags1

saoutchik

Thanks for the new thread Mags and good luck at the hospital. You are doing a great job opening the thread, thank you.

Yes you do, congratulations HeadEast!

Rare for me to be able to post early on a new thread. Have a great day people.

Here is the haunting voice of Moses Sumney

https://youtu.be/6VFoh5AbpBM

theVman31

Thanks Mags 👍
Love and support and hugs Manta and Willow.
You guys have done it before....

MantaLady

Thanks Mags x

Dee74

Thanks as always Mags

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Kaily

Thanks Mags ~ hope your hospital visit goes well.

Manta hope you are feeling a bit better this morning. I know I am not as good as others with words but I do try to reach out. I too am sensitive and sometimes over analyse peoples responses or lack of them.

Yesterday I formerly got diagnosed with ME/CFS by a specialist. It explains why I am often so restricted in what I can do and why sometimes I barely even leave my bed. Good and bad days physical and mental.

Anyway I must stay home tomorrow to facilitate all the flowers and chocolates that will arrive throughout the day from numerous secret admirers. And pigs might fly.

andyh

thanks Mags.

harriet11

Ha ha, thanks Mags. I love the bit that says to avoid situations that make you uncomfortable and then you have a photo of a grown ups big toes stuck in baby shoes lol

Willow00

Thanks Mags

And thanks Manta, you’d be very welcome back in our May class of 2018. Even though I bombed out of class I still hang out there. It’s pretty quiet these days though. Bumblebee is still sober since then, she’s rocking it! The rest of us are plodding along after relapses, but I still take comfort from there. I tried again in November 2019, and again in January 2020. So far I have 44 days in my latest attempt to get and stay sober. Not great but not to be sneezed at. I’m still struggling with tackling the underlying reasons to drink. Sometimes the AV almost has me convinced it would be ok. It can be very persuasive. But the rational me knows it’s a liar.

Although I have to admit, I just ate an entire packet of chocolate coated liquorice bullets in one sitting. The alternative was a bottle of red wine which was extremely tempting but I really didn’t think that was a good idea so the bullets it was. Right before bed is probably not conducive to a good nights sleep, but at least I won’t have a hangover tomorrow. Well not an alcohol one anyway. Perhaps a chocolate one... and perhaps a liquorice belly but that beats a hangover I reckon. Night night everyone. Hopefully tomorrow is a better day x

jr67

G'day all, and g'weekend head.

Mine will be in NYC, Friday night till Monday (3-day Presidents Day weekend in U.S.).

I'll end youse* a post card.

* that's Brooklynese, as in "Moy fadda was bawn in Brooklyn; moy mudda too, inda Williamsboig neighborhood" (both over a century ago, 1917 and 1919)

fishkiller

Thanks mags!

I am in for a sober weekend.

Just a shout out to all the single folks here. Don't sweat this so called valentines day. It ain't nothing but what I call a Hallmark holiday. Just a reason for the man to take your money.

No offense to those who do celebrate it.

Manta, kaily and willow I'm thinking of you guys and hoping good things come to y'all soon.

Kaily

Willow those liquorice bullets sound rather nice, I don't think we have those here. Are they sugar and carb free for my diet?

Thanks fishkiller you are very kind.

cantsleep123

My wife and I won't be doing anything on Valentine's because it's a madhouse at restaurants that day. We will be going to a Brazilian Steakhouse with two of our more mature friends the next night. We are going to hit up an early dinner, then be home in time to hang out and maybe do some work assembling my new Millenium Falcon lego set. Gotta keep occupied and find some fun things to do sober!

Cityboy

Chocolate and licorice sounds like something they would have on crazy flavors day at the ice cream shop my wife likes to go to.

A good friend of mine is of Greek ancestry and they had an open bar at his wedding. I tried the ouzo. Talk about licorice flavor! I'm sure that was just another party in which I made a total azz of myself.

venuscat

I was thinking about how your rehab experience: I remember your posts so vividly. I know you ended up really getting into the whole process, and it helped you. So, maybe you could start with some AA Literature....do you have Each Day Is A New Beginning? (book). I have it next to my bed. Or the Big Book. Maybe you feel like reading it again....I know I did that after my big relapse in 2014.

Anyway, so much love. s xxx ❤️

And all the best for hospital darling Mags. s xxxxxx ❤️

venuscat

Kaily honey.....so very sorry about the diagnosis. s
What does the doctor say can help? More rest, change of diet? Can anything help? SO many hugs. xxxxxxxxxxxxx s

Now bullets are my nemesis and OMG do I miss them....Willow honey....do you have Coles there? I am in love with their chocolate coated raspberry bullets. Drool.

Cannot eat bullets. Way too fat.

Mags1

Hi Weekenders

Fish, I agree with you on Valentine’s. It’s been made very commercialised. I did have some othe pics for the OP but didn’t want to put too many on. It’s not just all about the humans.

For those of us who love our pets and all animals.