Less Alcohol - OCTOBER 2020 - One Day at a Time (Try a Sober October)

I voted today. A Provincial election not slated for a full year from now. We had a coalition government in the Province, Green Party and the NDP. The NDP decided to call a snap election a year early breaking their commitments and legal contracts. *kitten* them. I maybe would have voted for them, but now we will be without an official government for a month and a half right while a pandemic is going on, sooooo not getting my vote now...bye dumb power hungry *kitten*. Stupid move, nobody was prepared - candidates or voters. Maybe that was the actual plan, but it was ridiculous and shows that the party is untrustworthy to fulfill commitments.

Of course not the same type of country altering election that you my USA friends are going into. I truly want the USA to be a world power again, not the laughing stock of the planet. I know that I don't live there, but I have lived in close proximity to the USA border all of my life, no matter where I have moved to. I want the madness to end. It is embarrassing and I am not even a citizen.

Those town halls...Trump had nobody to scream at so dumped on Savannah??? But we knew that he was misogynistic. Do his supporters not see this *kitten*? For the life of me I really can't understand why he has supporters at all. Confirmed lies so far = 37,800 - in only 3 years. Breakneck pace. Who the *kitten* believes this *kitten*?

Doxmum out.

Oh, wait...lol, sorry, I was channeling her for a moment.

Doxmum in! The good news: the buyers of our old place signed the buy/sell contract and got it to their bank and the title company today. We should close no later than 13 NOV giving me 10 days to get the money I took out of our retirement account back in (60 days) before the tax penalty hits, which would be "yuge." I feel as if a 1000lbs has been lifted off my shoulders. I took the $$$ out of the retirement account because we paid cash & had to move fast on the new place. And we couldn't get a mortgage (details to follow). Unlike the toddler-in-chief I went to college (took my own SATs), have worked real jobs, and paid taxes my entire adult life. Up to the point of saving enough to not have to draw my social security for another year. Which means on paper I have no income = no mortgage -> even with a screaming high credit score. DH did not work down here (the US). I've been the breadwinner all these years. Which is fine. He is a MUCH better cook than I am (I don't, cook that is). So you can forget the scrapple from Doxmum. The beets & onions & peppers, on the other hand....

You women are some gifted gardeners! I was happy I had 7 pots of no-fail annuals that didn't die. Next year, next year. Hope the border is open next spring @dawnbgethealthy . I plan to apprentice w/ you (after ski season of course).

Also glad to hear everyone is testing negative for the 'Rona.'

Aaahhh, our election. Ballot filled out. Need to drop off. As we would say in the military, "What a charley-foxtrot" (google it.) I could wax eloquent for several more paragraphs but it is getting late.

They made us pledge allegiance "with liberty and justice for all" every morning from ages 5-18 and then get mad when we demand liberty and justice for all. Make it make sense.

Doxmum out

@Lilylady3k I can relate to you post. My DH buys 3-4 large packs of IPA beer when on sale. We always have tons in the closet and in the beer fridge. He usually drinks daily but only in the early evening. Still way past any maximum allowed limit and it will take it's toll the older he gets.

Drinking less is a very sensitive topic with drinking spouses, but last night I mentioned wouldn't it be a good idea to have a glass of ice water after 7:30pm instead of beer #4 or #5 because this would result in better sleep (I can't mention calories because for some reason that doesn't motivate him). He agreed.

Let's see what happens tonight. Baby steps.

I am Dawn and live in South East British Columbia. I am 60.
My goal remains the same as it has been for quite some time, 16-20 AF days per month.

Wednesday October 14 - AF. I worked out of town for my favourite company today (Foster Grant) and stopped on the way home for a wee trail walk. it was gorgeous with blue skies all day.
Thursday October 15 - AF. I had to do the 6 minute wait 3 times, but it worked. I had to get those 2AF in a row.
Friday October 16 - Drinks. Both of my tenants left to go home for the weekend. Yay. They are awesome guys, but I love having the house to myself. Rainy day, no opportunity to hit the trails, but all good.
Saturday October 17 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but refrained.

Rolling total: 12 AF days out of 17 days so far.

Daughter & her husband joined us for the day and dinner. 3 glasses of wine.

Oct accountability: 6/17 days AF

8 days AF/3 days A. Saturday night was Pellegrino and movie night again.

My DH switched to water at 6:45pm, 15 min before the agreed 7pm drinking's up time limit. Even though he did drink beer during Saturday afternoon working in the garage, I will take this small improvement as a win for us.

We did do another behavior change that is helping me. After dinner, we agreed to physically move out of the kitchen to the living room. When we do that, all drinking and eating is over. Helps to be further away from the fridge too.

Last minute offer to help the food bank by picking corn. Nice to stretch and use muscles doing something useful.

And those are a few of our carrots-never has success before!

Oh I just love the pictures being posted of your gardens and nature... how I would love to get away for a few days, away from work, computers, these walls... hopefully soon, we are trying to plan a little get-away to Cambria (California), a little beach town where you can take nice long easy walks and watch the Elephant Seals. Darn, I was going to try and post a link here of the live cam, but the live stream is showing just fog, you can't see the beach of the seals right now. I will post it anyways, maybe the fog will clear up soon: https://elephantseal.org/live-view/

The closest I will be getting to nature today is my little walk and then planning a trip to a farm stand to p/up some yummy veggies & fruit. I am hoping to get inspired to make some healthier dinners this week.

Happy Sunday!

I was a volunteer at USO for years. The director informed us to never ever talk about politics. You will see men and women go to war with each other, fight side by side and even die for each other. But mention politics and they're at each other's throats on the brink of a brawl. So politics aside...

Besides I am here for the right reasons: to drink less, and I've been here since September 2019. How did it turn into the miserable old and/or middle aged drunk skunk fat, whine and wine "poor me" unable to get it together and help myself *kitten* show storm? I watch but stay out of it and I'm embarrassed with what it's become. I'm not directing this at any one person but if the shoes fits, wear it.

That being said, we camped this weekend and I drank half of a can of wine and left the rest, as I was too busy chasing a two-year old to sit down and enjoy it. I might let myself have another drink day before month's end but unsure. My Marathon is less than 4 months away and I want to run it better and faster than last year, which equals extra dedication and discipline.

@MissMay I have nothing but respect and love for you and you're a great leader.