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    Less Alcohol ~ AUGUST 2022 ~ One Day At A Time

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    • Posts: 8,042 Member
      @MissMay

      Sold!!!
      Yahoo to the next chapter.
      Please take a photo of the sold sign : - )
    • Posts: 8,042 Member
      I am Dawn. I joined this thread in November of 2018


      My usual goal: 16-20 AF per month.
      I had 19AF days for July.

      Diary style (I post the next morning)


      Wednesday August 17 - AF - It was touch and go, I had the blender and all of the stuff out several times. My drinks now are mostly when I have had a really good day, or sweated in my garden and accomplished a lot. I had someone come early for me to get off of work and went to a fantastic lake that is pretty much only reachable by truck. I met up with my friend Fred and we drove in. Resisted drinks while at the lake. My hairdresser fit me in to dye out my grey roots when I got back to town, for me to wash out in 1/2 hour when I got home. So there I was with 27 minutes to spare, super hot day, new Gin to make cocktails with...whew. Really glad that I resisted, I have many more AF days to string together this month still. Planned drinks on Friday, so just one drinks day this week. I can wait.
      Thursday August 18 - AF - Went to my favourite lake after work, very very hot here. Knowing that Friday is my "drinks" day, and that I will be working a split shift Friday was enough motivation not to have drinks after the lake on Thursday. I often fall asleep on my floatie, I may have, and then...I felt my finger being pulled. A turtle was trying to eat my finger. I was like "hey turtle!!" Haha, fingers and toes up on the floatie : - ) Didn't break the skin or anything, and didn't hurt at all.
      Friday August 19 - 2 drinks - I really felt it after 5 AF days as compared to drinking every day for 9 days. Of course my belly is distended to about 5 months pregnant the morning after drinks. Haha, maybe I will take a photo of that...not

      Rolling total: 10AF days out of 19 days
    • Posts: 2,201 Member
      @ahoy_m8 I am so sorry to hear of your mothers passing. You have had so much on your plate lately. Hopefully you get some down time soon. Hugs to you and your family.
    • Posts: 1,832 Member
      August AF days: 13.

      @ahoy_m8 hugs for you sister, I am deeply sorry and send you strength and courage.

      @tmbg1 now you have plenty of excuses to go visit your kid in college and plan for fun times. I think the first thing I did when I dropped them off was plan my next visit. And I went often. Then I realized they had a ton of "breaks" and they would visit a bit all too often. In the end, it was a fun and worthwhile sacrifice. Ok, sacrifice is an understatement.

      @dawnbgethealthy you are officially beach-ready for that trip to Mexico :)

      Exciting times @MissMay. I hear home prices are starting to drop too. I will say you are on a roll and that AF score is admirable as well.

      I'm alright. Waiting for dawn so I can go out for a run. Then I want to plan a "big trip" for 2023 so I have a reason to train myself into some seriously good shape.
    • Posts: 8,042 Member
      @ahoy_m8

      I am so sorry about your Mom.
      Big virtual hugs.
    • Posts: 8,042 Member
      I am Dawn. I joined this thread in November of 2018


      My usual goal: 16-20 AF per month.
      I had 19AF days for July.

      Diary style (I post the next morning)


      Wednesday August 17 - AF - It was touch and go, I had the blender and all of the stuff out several times. My drinks now are mostly when I have had a really good day, or sweated in my garden and accomplished a lot. I had someone come early for me to get off of work and went to a fantastic lake that is pretty much only reachable by truck. I met up with my friend Fred and we drove in. Resisted drinks while at the lake. My hairdresser fit me in to dye out my grey roots when I got back to town, for me to wash out in 1/2 hour when I got home. So there I was with 27 minutes to spare, super hot day, new Gin to make cocktails with...whew. Really glad that I resisted, I have many more AF days to string together this month still. Planned drinks on Friday, so just one drinks day this week. I can wait.
      Thursday August 18 - AF - Went to my favourite lake after work, very very hot here. Knowing that Friday is my "drinks" day, and that I will be working a split shift Friday was enough motivation not to have drinks after the lake on Thursday. I often fall asleep on my floatie, I may have, and then...I felt my finger being pulled. A turtle was trying to eat my finger. I was like "hey turtle!!" Haha, fingers and toes up on the floatie : - ) Didn't break the skin or anything, and didn't hurt at all.
      Friday August 19 - 2 drinks - I really felt it after 5 AF days as compared to drinking every day for 9 days. Of course my belly is distended to about 5 months pregnant the morning after drinks. Haha, maybe I will take a photo of that...not
      Saturday August 20 - AF - I am sure that I can get 5 more AF days in this month to reach my AF goal.


      Rolling total: 11AF days out of 20 days
    • Posts: 788 Member
      @ahoy_m8 I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family are able to find peace and comfort

      So AF yesterday for the turkey dinner I prepared for my mothers house. We ate and played 'blackjack' for a few hours before my mom was tired and we were kicked out. Which I encouraged!

      Today beer planned later this afternoon. Which is fine I will have my 2 and call it done for the day. This month the AF days are not that many and I know I will rein it in during my fair/working days in a week.

      We may take another long weekend in October. We had originally planned to take a 3-4 day trip to the northwestern part of the state with my siblings and my mom. But since she got sick I don't think a trip this year is going to happen. But who knows things can change.

      ok back later

    • Posts: 4,040 Member
      edited August 2022
      Beer and wine were flowing for lunch today as we celebrated my son in-law's birthday. But I decided to stick with water and care for my 2 month old granddaughter. It was a good break for my daughter and her husband and good for me as well :)
      No plans for alcohol this evening! So an AF Sunday.

      August accountability: 9 days AF
      Alcohol: 12 days (25 drinks)
      Goal: Limit 1-2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days per month. Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row.
    • Posts: 3,920 Member
      @ahoy_m8 enormous hugs and thinking of you with the loss of your Mom. ❣
    • Posts: 8,042 Member
      @MissMay

      Which concert did you attend?
    • Posts: 1,902 Member
      globalhiker wrote: »

      Let Vanity be my motivation today. At my age, I need all the vanity (and collagen) I can get !

      Amen, sister!
    • Posts: 1,832 Member
      August AF days: 14

      I could've done better but hey, I am doing it. 9 days to go.

      I think we're all doing spectacular, seriously.

      I don't think of drinking at all. I do have strange food cravings though. Now that Dawn mentioned a cherry sling, I am tempted to buy maraschino cherries and make something a kid would do - like a soda with ice cream scoop and maraschino cherries on top. It is now 4:53 a.m. and this is what I want LOL.

      Make it a great day....it's all yours

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