Sober tools for the festivities.Weekenders 16 - 19 December 2022
bona fido dog-lover
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
Posts: 99,788
Doing alright out in cold California - it's 49 F so that's considered cold here. 
Just put all Billie's toys in a pile and counted them... she has 19 toys!!!
. She just found her old purse she used to play with back when we lived in Ohio. . She pulls out all the linings and I put them back in and she takes them out again. It's a fun game for her. 
Maintenance man from the complex came today, very soon after I put in the repair request too.. He was very nice and put on those shoe covers before he came in. . He took the fixture off to get to the light bulbs, and the dust and dirt was thick around the exhaust fan! . So he went and got his shop vac and cleaned it all out. . I gave him five stars in the little survey after he was done. . And tomorrow when I go to the lobby to check my mail, I'm going to knock on the office door and tell them in person how nice he was, going the extra mile to clean up the dust and dirt. . Find the good and praise it.
I got ambitious today and did five surveys, earning about $4.. Not too bad for sitting in my chair and drinking coffee and answering questions about stuff.
And, as always, I am so very grateful for my sobriety.. Being sober makes everything I do possible. .
I sure hope the thanks button comes back.
Just put all Billie's toys in a pile and counted them... she has 19 toys!!!
. She just found her old purse she used to play with back when we lived in Ohio. . She pulls out all the linings and I put them back in and she takes them out again. It's a fun game for her. Maintenance man from the complex came today, very soon after I put in the repair request too.
. He was very nice and put on those shoe covers before he came in. . He took the fixture off to get to the light bulbs, and the dust and dirt was thick around the exhaust fan! . So he went and got his shop vac and cleaned it all out. . I gave him five stars in the little survey after he was done. . And tomorrow when I go to the lobby to check my mail, I'm going to knock on the office door and tell them in person how nice he was, going the extra mile to clean up the dust and dirt. . Find the good and praise it. I got ambitious today and did five surveys, earning about $4.
. Not too bad for sitting in my chair and drinking coffee and answering questions about stuff. And, as always, I am so very grateful for my sobriety.
. Being sober makes everything I do possible. .I sure hope the thanks button comes back.
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: London, England
Posts: 7,062
Thank you Dee, true I know but still doesn't stop it hurting. Thanks for what you said too Cityboy. Alpine, Runner I'm sorry you both have troubles as well.
CB if someone offered me a drink right now I think I would find it hard to say no. Well done!
Mags, the day is here. I hope it all goes well and the cats surprise you taking it all in their little paws
CB if someone offered me a drink right now I think I would find it hard to say no. Well done!
Mags, the day is here. I hope it all goes well and the cats surprise you taking it all in their little paws
Magsie
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 26,695
Thanks Kaily. Love the pic. I remember a day I was as thin as a stick insect ‘apparently’ 
I hope the cats take it in their little paws too 
Thanks Least. I’m sure we will be happy and contented there. The cats may take a little longer though.
I hope the cats take it in their little paws too Thanks Least. I’m sure we will be happy and contented there. The cats may take a little longer though.
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 3,520
SR was playing up for me last night. I couldn't get on it for a while and now the Thanks button has vanished. Least mentioned it too. Is this a permanent thing?
I had a bit of a cold all day yesterday, I couldn't stop feeling cold nor sneezing. I think the very cold weather from last week and being in and out of the house all week caught up with me. I ended up getting up during the night and putting on my clotes to stop feeling so chilly. Thankfully that seemed to work and while I still feel a bit "sniffy" the shivering has eased up.
I had a bit of a cold all day yesterday, I couldn't stop feeling cold nor sneezing. I think the very cold weather from last week and being in and out of the house all week caught up with me. I ended up getting up during the night and putting on my clotes to stop feeling so chilly. Thankfully that seemed to work and while I still feel a bit "sniffy" the shivering has eased up.
bona fido dog-lover
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
Posts: 99,788
Kaily, love the drawing of the cats. . My cats look like that only black and white.
Can't get to sleep tonight. Laid down an hour ago and just laid there, my eyelids would not close.. Going to try again shortly.
. My cats look like that only black and white. Can't get to sleep tonight. Laid down an hour ago and just laid there, my eyelids would not close.
. Going to try again shortly.
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Florida
Posts: 6,426
Runnerf, 80 days is great. You can get through without picking up. Play it forward, ask yourself if it's worth it, or if you really even want to feel that way. Get a cup of apple cider or tea instead. Watch funny snow tube crashing videos on YouTube on your phone. Whatever it takes.
I'm planning to hold out from the sweets for as long as possible. Once it starts, it becomes a cascade effect, with me hitting the sweets table every 20 minutes and transitioning into the hard stuff, like fudge and pecan pie.
I'm planning to hold out from the sweets for as long as possible. Once it starts, it becomes a cascade effect, with me hitting the sweets table every 20 minutes and transitioning into the hard stuff, like fudge and pecan pie.
Giving up is NOT an option.
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 7,809
My man friend brought me a bunch of my favorite chocolate truffles from a very good chocolatier that has a store close to his office. I savor them carefully, limiting myself to one per day. It is the biggest test of my willpower! He brings them to me a couple of times per year. Any more and I'd get spoiled and they wouldn't be special anymore.
We are having a pretty major storm here, just in time for my daughter to fly in tomorrow. There's supposed to be a break between the 8 inches of snow we are supposed to get and then the high winds that will create whiteout conditions, and I'm hoping that break corresponds to my 45-minute each way trip to the airport. Fingers crossed her flight is not delayed and that it all works out.
We are having a pretty major storm here, just in time for my daughter to fly in tomorrow. There's supposed to be a break between the 8 inches of snow we are supposed to get and then the high winds that will create whiteout conditions, and I'm hoping that break corresponds to my 45-minute each way trip to the airport. Fingers crossed her flight is not delayed and that it all works out.
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