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The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 13
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13/24 for me please today shaggy.
I'm going to have an early night tonight I think. Feeling very tired today after drinking yesterday.Trying to keep in budget.
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10/15 please shaggy
Really wanted to drink tonight after arriving in my gorgeous seaside hotel for a few nights to perfect blue sky and really warm (for the time of year anyway) cue my trigger, sit outside watching the tide with a glass of wine. No excuse I'm afraid its a work trip. Got over that one OK then went for dinner and asked for a Becks Blue. Barman brings me over a Peroni blue which is not alcohol free :mad: now the logical side of me says one beer would have been fine but the MSE crazed woman side of me says no its a school night and it would be a AF fail so the peroni went back and a becks blue arrived
Life is designed to tempt me at the moment :rotfl:
So tonight its Life 0/Me 1
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11 please, Shaggy, thanks
I hope those who are having a hard time at the moment are feeling better.
I have had a nightmare over the past few weeks due to the most unpleasant person I have ever met, can't go into details here, but DH has been very supportive, so one good thing has come out of it all :T0 -
Baileysonice wrote: »10/15 please shaggy
Really wanted to drink tonight after arriving in my gorgeous seaside hotel for a few nights to perfect blue sky and really warm (for the time of year anyway) cue my trigger, sit outside watching the tide with a glass of wine. No excuse I'm afraid its a work trip. Got over that one OK then went for dinner and asked for a Becks Blue. Barman brings me over a Peroni blue which is not alcohol free :mad: now the logical side of me says one beer would have been fine but the MSE crazed woman side of me says no its a school night and it would be a AF fail so the peroni went back and a becks blue arrived
Life is designed to tempt me at the moment :rotfl:
So tonight its Life 0/Me 1
I am very impressed! Well done you :T (ps, wish I was by the seaside... whereabouts are you? roughly?)Putting these winter preps here so I don't forget!
Curtain pole installed in the living room
Paint curtain pole
Window quilts for landing window & french door
Add shrink film to the kitchen door & insulate
Insulate front door
Bubble wrap windows & french door
Wash front door curtain
Blind for the bathroom
Find wrist warmers & the wool socks!
Wash heated throws
Wash duvet & wool blankets
Buy vest tops to go under clothes and PJs
Buy nets for bathroom and kitchen
Buy or make blind for kitchen0 -
I am very impressed! Well done you :T (ps, wish I was by the seaside... whereabouts are you? roughly?)
Cornwall Fruball
Loads of brave souls actually surfing today:eek: now when I said it was warm it was no where near that warm
So planning to replace the booze with a cream tea tomorrow instead
must remember to go to work though this feels like a jolly atm :rotfl: 0 -
Thank you all.
Well, as predicted I'm calling it 18/25 this evening. 7 days to go to meet my target, 10 to manage the whole month.2018 totals:
Savings £11,200
Mortgage Overpayments £5,5000 -
18/26 please Ive gotta keep up with Alex


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10/16 for me
Slight failure tonight as I had a couple of glasses of wine at a works do. I was trying not to but the event was boring and the wine was free.
I'm going to London for the weekend so that will be a write-off but I'm still on target for the end of the month.0 -
A much needed AFD again here so that's 9/14 please Shaggy. Half an Alex ain't bad!!
Baileys, that sounds sooo nice - well done for resisting!
So tired, but glad to be reading on here and hearing how people are doing. Green Karen you made me laugh about your choice of target. I used to miss mine until I worked out 14 means I get two smileys to aim for and for some reason that's doing the trick.
G'night all.
PS Fruball, glad you got a laugh too - I am glad I fessed up - feels better to.0 -
Good morning ya all :hello:
I am typing this with a massive smile on my face...you lot are hilarious :rotfl:your banter is priceless
Shaggy ive another AFD to report 8/20 yeeeeeeeeoooo!!
I was out with my brother and sister last night, they drank red wine, I drank blackcurrant cordial - definitely, definitely the way to go for me - yum, yum
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