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Hi Kathryn,
a quick wohoooooo for Brea (and you of course!) before I head off to work. Hope to catch you this weekend. Take care and thanks for the wonderful posts.
LauraHi Kathryn,
it was good to see you in group this morning/evening, I always have to do that mental adding on of 16 hours lol. I am so excited about the open group chat on the weekend. It will be so good to be able to connect with everyone. I miss so many of the group chats during the week due to work.
I’m glad you had a great day. I find myself acting a bit like a ping pong ball, good mood, bad mood, sad mood, no mood. I think the blank feelings somehow are the worst. But i continue to learn and grow here, and someday hope to come to full bloom.
Know that you are loved whichever mood you are in. Don’t ever feel like you need to be "on" all the time. You too after all are in recovery. Just like the rest of us. It is great that we support each other, but as Harry reminded me, we need to take care of ourselves first.
May your dreams be peaceful.
LauraHi Kathryn,
was good to see you in group this morning/tonight. You sound very upbeat which is great to hear. The weight loss is awesome but the fact that you are protecting your gambling sobriety is even better! You’ve come a long way girl and you are right, the food isn’t worth the risk. Have a great weekend. I will miss you at Ken’s group tonight/tomorrow am for you as I will be at work. Take care and enjoy your free day!
LauraHi Larry,
I was stopping by to say that we miss you and your ever insightful words of wisdom. And then I see that I missed your 6 month anniversary. Well done Larry to say the least. I see a man that has made great changes in his life and your example provides hope to all of us. I hope that you are having a great time in New Orleans, living the life you have worked so hard for. Take care Larry, you are truly missed.
LauraHey Kathryn,
cookies were definitely delicious. My youngest son has been baking several times a week and my waist line has started to really notice, or should I say lack of waistline lol.
You still seeing results with that eating plan? I may need it sooner rather than later. I’d have to get my son to save his baking for my free day.
I’ve lucked out, storm day today. We are all home snuggled in the house while the snow keeps piling up. Hope things are going well and you are finally recovered. Takes me a good week to get over a party now. Thanks for popping by.
Take care,
LauraHey Kathryn,
A great big wohooooooooooo!!!! for your 8 month anniversary. You are doing a great job dealing with the addiction and enjoying the present. When you are celebrating Dames birthday this weekend, please picture me raising a glass to you in celebration of your gambling sobriety anniversary. Wish we could be there to mark the occassion with you, but know that we are doing it in our hearts. Have an awesome weekend.
LauraHey Kathryn,
thanks for the ear in group last night. Things in Laura land are ok this morning. Just living in the moment (or procrastinating not sure which it is lol). Enjoy your free day, I think I’d spend the whole day stuffing my face with every possible goody lol. Chocolate is definitely my downfall. I consider it one of the four food groups. If this diet works out for you I will probably want all the details. I have a few love handles to take care of lol.
My son still hasn’t returned from my sisters yet. He took his new electric guitar and amp there for a sleepover last night. My nephew and him are only a month apart in age. He has an electric guitar too. My poor sister god love her, hope she had some ear plugs last night lol.
So you and Dames are the same age? You are turning 40 this year as well are you not? I am too. Can’t believe it. Have a great party next week. I still feel like I’m 18 mentally I think. My body feels like it is 80 so I guess it all averages out.
My hubby has a boat as well. I haven’t been able to go with him now for a few years. It is a small speedboat and you can really feel the bumps sometimes when he goes speeding out across the waves. I’m still trying to deal with all of the things that my back condition has taken from me. Not always easy to come up with a list of things it has given me. But I’m trying.
I think we may have an early spring here, after an easy winter. I have been hearing birds singing that only come round in spring. So for today I am enjoying the bird song and sunshine even though it is freezing cold. I am still keeping my eye out for a special pin or pendant in the shape of a small bird. That memory of that day when I freed the trapped bird will stay with me forever. And you know, I managed to press that rose from my mother’s garden as well and it came out pretty good. So thanks for the idea of keeping it as a keepsake.
Sorry for the long ramble, enjoy the rest of your weekend Kathryn. It’s great that we have set ourselves free to spend this time with our family.
Take care,
LauraHi Larry,
just stopping in to say good evening. I agree with P. Thank-you for being there. I’m glad you have found a sense of peace.
LauraHi Kathryn,
I think it has been ten days or so since I have been able to get to thread and check in with you. I have been catching up on your thread in between trying to participate in a group chat, which didn’t last long as I was then called to fix the mess my oldest son was making giving himself a buzz cut. It was quite a sight lol. He had used a guard on the clippers that was way to small and left a near bald patch up the back of his head lol.
It seems as though you have been feeling much the same as me these days. So thank-you thank-you thank-you for stopping by to boost my spirits and give me a pep talk. I wonder too if some of the empty feelings can be related to the chemical changes in our brain. My counsellor said that the irritability and down feelings can come and go for up to two years. Add to that all our self improvement, digging deep into ourselves and not a wonder we can be a little out of whack.
But we are fighters or we wouldn’t be here. So we will keep on working through these things with a steady determination. So glad you are here on this journey
Well, I have to run and finish getting supper ready.
Take care, I’ve been thinking of you.
LauraHey Kathryn,
glad you got your mojo back lol. As an introvert who admires the qualities of an extrovert, always being lively and such fun, I have often wondered if it can sometimes get to be a bit of a pressure. You know, always being positive and funny, being on and knowing the right thing to say. So don’t worry if you lose your mojo for a litte bit. You too are allowed to have a few moments where you are not "on". We will love you all the same 🙂 And have no fear, I am sure your mojo will never be far away for long. It is part of what makes you you!
Have a great day Katheryn as I believe it is now morning for you.
LauraHey K,
not much to say, have a lovely head and chest cold to keep me down. Been doing some reading and posting though which is a nice change. Hope you are having a lovely weekend. I too am jealous, Britney and Tennis! And shopping and shopping lol. Take care,
LauraGood morning Larry
Hope all is well. I usually log on to see your first posts of the day already made. Just wanted to stop by for a coffee.
take care,
LauraGood morning Larry
I stopped by as I was thinking of you while I have my morning coffee. Still enjoying coffee from your favourite mug? I hadn’t been to the daily pledge page for a week or so as I was always on at night. Thank-you for continuing the pledge, keeping it as a reminder for all of us that to deal with compulsive gambling we must do it one day at a time. I too think of Justin and wonder how he is doing. I hope he is well and will come back some day to let us know how he is doing.
A GREAT BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 months is excellent and I’m sure in some ways it feels a lifetime since you led the life of an active CG. And as you know that life is only one bet away.
Your kindness and thoughtful posts are so much appreciated as you have been told many many times lol. This community is so much richer for your presence.
Take care Larry and enjoy the simple pleasure of your morning coffee on this milestone day.
LauraHey Kathryn,
we are posting and passing like two ships in the night. I seem to have been missing you in group lately. Don’t know if I’ll make the next one as it is at 6am my time, ugh. Then off to work.
It is still January 11th for me as I write this, so a great big WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Congratulations on making it 7 months one day at a time. You made it through trying times and good, and either can work as an excuse for us CGs. Enjoy the counselling, I hope you get a good match.
I am starting to really drag so I’d better say goodnight. Take care Kathryn and thanks for being there.
LauraHi Kathryn,
good for you on so many fronts. The trip (doing something nice and rewarding for yourself), the counselling (a possible method of exploring how you feel and why) and for saying no to the supper with your friend and her partner (making a very sensible choice, protecting your gambling sobriety, and being forthright with someone you trust).
So girl, I must say congrats on being exceptionally wise
I too will be celebrating my 40th this year but I don’t think a trip will be in my budget. I will have to come up with a creative yet cheap way to celebrate.
Have a good day Kathryn and take care.
Laura