[Mari]

Everyone has a different experiences with the changes.


Maybe you can check with your sisters.


M

[bizi]

After the concert tonight at the university My husbands best friend came up to me and said "you're coming to my party right?"
I told him that I was coming with non alcoholic drinks, this confused him.
He said I thought you gave up alcohol just for lent. I told him it might be forever. So he said ok bring your drinks and come at 2pm I am making burgers. So I am supposed to bring a side of something.
I want to be able to do this and make it work.
These are very nice people. I should be able to just mingle and be around people. I am already getting anxious about it. The anxiety of people is still less than being alone. Going home to an empty house is not appealing.
Jeff will be out of town until thursday late night.
A girl friend invited me to go to a crawfish boil on good friday so I scheduled the day off and will work saturday instead.
Lots of people who I don't know. OH boy. What was I thinking???
There will be a lot of drinking there...
sigh
This is the life I have chosen.
bizi

[Mari]

Bizi,

You are capable of much. And you have achieved so much.

Congratulate yourself and thank yourself for your decision making.

M

[OhKay]

For the longest time, I could never imagine a life for myself without ever drinking alcohol again because it was such a big part of my life. It sounds like you have the same concern. Even though the people around me drink, and drink heavily, it is possible

I think you are strong enough to attend both of the parties AF if that is what you decide you want to do. I think that you can enjoy yourself without the alcohol, so the more of these gatherings you attend without drinking, the easier things will get

I'm glad that you won't be sitting at home alone when Jeff is gone

[bizi]

Thank you both.
Jeff will be gone 8 days...
The foundation folks will probably finish the job the end of the week. Because of work, I will leave a key for them to get into the house when I am not there. I trust them.
My weight is up a couple of pounds, probably salt intake. Still a solid 15 pound weight loss at 170.5.
I styled my hair differently yesterday and had several compliments, it made me wonder if normally my hair doesn't look nice???
oh well, it was nice to hear the compliments.
Working on my 3rd cup of coffee, hoping it helps me to go to the bathroom, my magnesium oxide is not cutting it.
Have a good day yall!
my sandras friend says to eat dates.
Sounds like an easy solution. I will pick some up today.
bizi

[mymorgy]

I read that have lemon juice in the morning helps with constipation.

[bizi]

Well, I drank 4 beers.

I was just looking for an excuse.
The house has workers here fixing the foundation.
and there are lasrge lholes around part of the house. and they are reconnecting the foundation to the car port and the back patio.
There were problems.
They cut thru an electric line and then there was a water line. both of which were fixed. The power line will be fixed permanently tomorrow.
It is supposed to rain all day tomorrow so the concrete will not be poured to finish the job.
This evening, Jeff's flight got canceled due to weather in houston, so he is flying out in the morning. His colleague is picking him up at 4;40am and it is supposed to pour all day tomorrow.
All of this commotion I gave in to urges to relieve the stress. I drank 3 dark beers which was more like 4 beers at whole foods.
Ate veggie burgers with a side of salad.
It was very good.
I call it a slip up not a relapse.
bizi

[mymorgy]

today is a new day

[Mari]

If someone was mucking around with my foundation and cutting lines I would feel unsettled too.

The good news is that you can start again the next day.



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[mymorgy]

I just saw that celery is good for constipation