The giving up/cutting down alcohol thread part VI

jo1972

Look at the size of the blow up thingamejig that bradley (stuntman??) landed on!

DecemberBaby_2

That's great news about the job interview PIR.:j
Sound like you've got tonight sorted too. Good for you.

Surrounded by tons of housework here but don't feel like doing it!
It is too sunny outside. I thinkj I may attempt a chicken pie this
weekend too Jo. Yours looked fab last weekend.

Poor Bradley. At least now I can se he had a nice soft landing on
a giant inflatable. I'm surprised he didn't bounce right back up again!

fedupandskint

I've applied for a new job - just wait and see!

Virgin rentions have just called and offered me another deal - making my bill now £10 a mth for 6mthsinstead of £18.99 and down from the original £34. Ok I now keep the virgin box as freeview box instead of the XL package and I was going to send it back and get a new free wireless router too. Even tho the monthly cost goes up to £21.99 after 6 mths I still save nearly £40 on what I thought was a good deal earlier this week.

They sound desparately keen to keep people. That was a nice result today. Feel a bit better now and off to put some washing in and get some lunch!

Pippilongstocking

Goodluck on the job sparkles

Off to update list and see what you've been up to - I;ve been stalking my house well my POTENTIAL house!!

PS sorry if this is boring!

Pippilongstocking

fedupandskint wrote: »

Good luck PIR! For the interview and the AFness for today!

I've just joined the PAD thread to try and make some inroads into the CC and do some more debt busting this year. Here we go! Hmm....might think about diverting the alcohol money into this somehow eg £35 every 3 mths for wine deliveries

Strike while the iron is hot and the mind clears from the alcohol!

This is brilliant

I paid off my first loan - using PAD's and mainly (for my sins) I used my wine money - £5 a day for a bottle of wine - I put an extra £155 a month to my loan each month and all the bits extra I saved on shopping etc

GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS A general comment not directed at anyone but me - I don't recommend drinking after you've stopped - 2 glasses my head is like a battering ram - not drinking tonight - I caved Fridays are always hard for me - must try harder.

HUgs to you all ta for the lovely comments re house - I've decided to register my interest on Monday - then do whatever it needs to get us the place - done the sums - it can work -

Jo you're right nearest shop - 6/7 miles one way - 14 the other way

Pippilongstocking

PRICE_IS_RIGHT wrote: »

Hi all

Mutual support very important for me for this weekend. I've given up wine for Lent - not that I'm particularly religious, but want to prove to myself (and family) that I can do it. :eek: Every night is OK except Saturday night, I can feel the cravings starting already and I am doing some serious talking to myself. :j

December Baby - I too have teenagers (DDs) who go out and come back so, so late, and I get so, so worried. :mad:DD1 regularly comes in at 4-5 am - she's 18 now, but been doing this since aged 16. DD2 and DD3 (16 and 14) are not quite as bad - DD2 always makes sure a taxi is ordered and tells me what time she should be home.

I WILL NOT DRINK TOMORROW NIGHT. I will feel fantastic on Sunday morning and will be full of energy, not panicking about work on Monday after my week's holiday. :T:T Hangovers make me paranoid these days.

Bi for now

xx

Hey just wanted to say - despite my NON-AF ness last night - I'm def up for an AF night tonight

I thankfully at the moment don't have teenagers that go out - one plus side of the weather here is that its not much fun for mooching - I'm dreading when it does happen - the other reason we're looking at the house in the sticks (Which I know is awful) is to limit their ability to get evening transport and make things like that harder (I am really evil) - there's a huge adolescent drinking problem here - there's not much else to do - so I'm getting worried about it all for the kids - DS is 15 DD is 13 - thankfully at the moment they're not interested but I am dreading when it does come and they want to go out

Anyway - goodluck for the giving it up for lent bit - I did think about it...............;)

Pippilongstocking

Right

:jwe have a big whoop whoop for Shaggy:j who's got to her target 17/17 faffs- Shaggy I need a PM with an address for a prize!!! PM me if you're wanting either socks (I have several NEW pairs of socks here ) or chocolate

No pressure if you don't want any - but if you fancy a sneaky surprise in the post let me know - well done

The list is here

I'm not sure of some of your targets so if I've got it wrong let me know

PS Sparkles I hope you feel better

jo1972

Fay, pictures of the house please

Pippilongstocking

jo1972 wrote: »

Fay, pictures of the house please

on big camera - phone didnt work - too much 'sky' and not enough house - didnt want to go down the track to the house as I thought the people would notice me - hold on will see if I can get them off me camera

I've decided its wonderful - how do you bribe solicitors?

fedupandskint

fayjmck wrote: »

I've decided its wonderful - how do you bribe solicitors?

Be couteously polite and smile a lot when you meet them