[OhKay]

Originally Posted by mymorgy

so sad. you are overlooking so much. you have a wonderful and kind personality and you are a giver. You help so many people. I am positive you are great in you profession and help so many old people and give them great treatment. Please be kind to yourself.
love
bobby

Thank you so much for sharing this, Bobby

[OhKay]

Originally Posted by Dmom3005

I still am not posting as much and haven't been on all weekend.
But I'm sorry I didn't get here to support you.

I am still trying to recover posting with the left hand and arm.
I sure wish I lived closer to you, we would definitely do things and
I'd go to eat with you. And have hot chocolate or coke while
you have coffee. I haven't drank coffee in years for some reason.

I also have few friends, just many aquaintences.

Donna

Thank you, Donna

[OhKay]

I hate it when I can't get around to reading the forums and I miss so much...
I'm so sorry, Bizi

You are more than your addictions. They don't identify you, and they don't OWN you either because you are still fighting (((HUGS)))

You have always been such a wonderful friend to me, and all one has to do is to read the forum to see how much you mean to so many other people, too. You have such a kind heart, and always want to see everyone doing well, and want them to be as happy and as comfortable as possible

It's wonderful that you are reaching out for help.
You have the numbers of the two councilors.
I had no idea that there were Atheist AA meetings were out there. That sounds like something really worth checking out!
And I'm glad that the NAMI meeting went well. I think that could be a good place to meet friends. I hope that one of the ladies calls you and you meet up for coffee.

I don't have any friends, aside from you guys, another online friend, and Judy, who I only see when she does my nails. I'm very isolated now.

I wish you well on the start of your diet, and congratulations on day 3 (?) AF. You sound really motivated (((HUGS)))

I'm glad that Jeff is home now, and that he had a good trip with his friends.

[bizi]

Thank you Kay

You are a good friend to me too.

I wish we all lived closer so that we could

meet and have lunches together and such.


I asked for the phone number of the lady who led a watercolor class that I saw on face book. My girl friend posted pictures. They were really good.The group knew each other and they had individual pre printed outlines of the still life picture..... I need to ask my friend how it went for her. She did post that it was very hard to do. Water colors are hard to work with, I have painted with them before.

Excited because it is something to do!


My rosacea is still plaguing me. I cover it with this camouflage make up called glo minerals. It was originally obtained from a dermatologist office, I ordered a replacement off of amazon.

I use argon oil to get it off. It has zinc oxide in it so you know that is hard to get off your face.



Diet is going well. Ate 2 cups of smothered chard for lunch and a cup of chicken salad with raisins and apples. It was delicious! For dinner we had steamed brocolli and a pork chop and half an avocado. Jeff is a good cook!
I am drinking coffee in the morning with stevia(minus the creamer) Because I am intermittant fasting to. So lunch is my first meal/calories of the day. We ate around noon so I could have eaten something up to 8 pm but we were finished dinner before 7pm. So no snacking allowed after dinner.
On to my 2nd zevia cola...cream soda is my favorite and is sweetened with stevia so safe to drink, with out the calories. Weighed 185.5 this morning.


tomorrow is the atheist/free thinkers AA meeting. That should be interesting. Maybe there will be women there if it is all men then I am not sure that I will go back. I want to meet other women with whom I can do things with. My friend contacted me about a substance abuse counselor/therapist. I should call her soon......May be I will wait and see how it goes with AA.


I spoke with my twin sister tonight. Gretchen said we needed to call mom more often. I told her that I did not know what to say since we all get each others text messages thru out the day. She said that we are the only people mom talks to besides Dad. She doesn't have any friends. Sad.
Mom has memory issues as do I so it is hard to carry on a conversation.
She has new hearing aides so that helps a lot!It is blue toothed with her phone, so that makes for easier talks.


I have been procrastinating doing billing, just hate it.
Jeff has gone to have a few drinks at his friends house. I told him to call me if he has had too much to drink...we can do the car retrieval in the morning. He said he call if needed.
Thank you for reading, you have been a big part of my support network.


bizi

[mymorgy]

It sounds good. I am sorry about your mother. Glad Jeff isn't tempting you.
love
bobby

[bizi]

Started this AF streak June 1st
so today is day 5....feel better stronger. Slept really well last night.
My psych doctor is cutting out my klonipin(tranquilizer) because I drink, so goes a slowish taper. It is only .5mg so I think I can do this.
I have been on this for so many years...so don't know how I will do with this taper off.
Wish me luck!
bizi

[OhKay]

I think it would be great if you got into the watercolor class. That sounds like a lot of fun, and a great way to meet new people, even if you are only socializing in the class. I find that anywhere/anytime I get to socialize is beneficial to me.

I can't imagine trying to get off that concealer if it has zinc oxide in it... that stuff is very, very stubborn. But I bet it's great at covering the redness up, and it's probably really good for, and protects your skin. I'm glad that the argon oil makes it easier to get off. I'm sorry you're still dealing with Rosacea problems

I hope that the new AA meeting goes well. There should be women there, since I'm sure that there are plenty of female Atheists because there are a lot of people in your area. Even if it goes well, you could still call the substance abuse counselor, and the two things could be complementary. Sometimes it's important to have that one-on-one support

So far, it seems like your dieting is going very well! And it doesn't seem like you are being deprived, since everything you've been eating sounds delicious!

Congratulations on day 5 AF!!!

[Dmom3005]

I agree the food sounds so good.

Good luck with your meeting tonight. I can't spell it so I wont butcher it.

I'm seeing you doing a great job. When it comes to talking to your
mom. I totally get it I had that same problem when I tried calling
my mom. But her hearing aids were really bad so hearing me was bad.

I miss talking to her now, so I vote to try calling her a couple times a week.
Even if to just say hi, and maybe tell her what you guys did over the weekend.
Donna

[bizi]

I always feel that my conversations are

about ME ME ME!
and that is selfish.
Mom doesn't have much to say so it becomes a very short conversation.
sigh
thanks for your note donna.
bizi

[Dmom3005]

That was always my problem with my mom too.

But I finally started asking her about my niece and nephews
and the little kids. She could tell me about them. So it was
good. But I still didn't get much talk but it was okay.

Donna