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The Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Support Thread - Numero 9!

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  • Miss_Piggy_2
    Miss_Piggy_2 Posts: 3,631 Forumite
    And the bells are ringing........:(

    Everywhere I look I see people buying drink, drinking drink, talking about drink. ARGH!
    **Keep Calm and Carry On!**
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    Miss_Piggy wrote: »
    And the bells are ringing........:(

    Everywhere I look I see people buying drink, drinking drink, talking about drink. ARGH!

    Look over to Bear Towers...I've just swept up outside & will be making spinach soup ;)
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  • Puzzcat
    Puzzcat Posts: 4,200 Forumite
    honeybear wrote: »
    Look over to Bear Towers...I've just swept up outside & will be making spinach soup ;)


    What with the floor sweepings!!!! :eek:
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  • Miss_Piggy_2
    Miss_Piggy_2 Posts: 3,631 Forumite
    honeybear wrote: »
    Look over to Bear Towers...I've just swept up outside & will be making spinach soup ;)

    Spinach soup!? Bleugh!_pale_

    Bells still ringing, but fading. Guzzling gallons of water instead.
    **Keep Calm and Carry On!**
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    Puzzcat wrote: »
    What with the floor sweepings!!!! :eek:

    :rotfl:

    It might have been spinach I was sweeping! :D

    :rotfl:
    Miss_Piggy wrote: »
    Spinach soup!? Bleugh!_pale_

    Bells still ringing, but fading. Guzzling gallons of water instead.

    No soup for you then :p

    Well done with the bells :T
    @ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82
    AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7
    "NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"
  • Marru
    Marru Posts: 4,126 Forumite
    Oooh - I love spinach.

    Those wine glasses are meant for people that are content on having just the one glass of wine - I don't think they contribute to the alcohol problem. 1 litre sherry bottles that costs less than a fiver do :o.

    Anyway - off to cook something with mince. One of my surprise dinners. I don't seem to be able to make anything that I cook twice :p shame I don't have any spinach to add to it...
    "Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end."

  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    Marru wrote: »
    Oooh - I love spinach.

    Those wine glasses are meant for people that are content on having just the one glass of wine - I don't think they contribute to the alcohol problem. 1 litre sherry bottles that costs less than a fiver do :o.

    Anyway - off to cook something with mince. One of my surprise dinners. I don't seem to be able to make anything that I cook twice :p shame I don't have any spinach to add to it...

    Come round for soup ;)
    @ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82
    AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7
    "NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    I might have gone wrong with the soup...will report back soon... :o
    @ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82
    AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7
    "NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"
  • DecemberBaby_2
    DecemberBaby_2 Posts: 535 Forumite
    Jo your food sounds lovely but sorry HB - spinach soup -yuk!

    The wedding was lovely and yep I do play sax. Had a major wobbly moment earlier but DS2 wants picked up tonight so that sorted that out. A bit grumpy here though. So can declare AF tonight and 7 for me please Shaggy. DS2 has been looking for a weekend job for ages and finally had an interview today and got one! Might be too much with A levels as it is Saturday and Sunday but he'll give it a go and see.

    Anyone about? How are you doing this evening?

    DB x
  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    The soup turned out to be lovely, don't see what anyone could have against it :p

    Going to have a bath now :)

    DB, glad the wedding went well & well done for getting through the wobbles :)
    @ LBM = £15,872.65, now £10,819.82
    AF Jan = 7/? Feb = 5/14 Mar = 14/20 Apr = 6/14 May = 2/14 June 2/14 July 0/TF Aug 1/TFv Sept 6/TF Oct 4/7
    "NEVER DOUBT YOUR OWN QUALITY"
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