Giving up/ Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 16

arsenalbarnie

15/16 please for yesterday.
Being on antibiotics will help me abstain. Wound looks a but angry so they have swabbed it and left half the staples in until Monday. Hey ho. Glad it’s cooled down a bit.

cathybird

Morning all, 21/21 for me today.

Honey_Bear

More *healing vibes* heading your ways, Arkers and Arsenal Barnie.

Season_of_Mist wrote: »

I am approaching the end of month three AF and will soon be in uncharted territory.

Huge congratulations and well done. I found the first 60 days the trickiest to navigate, and by the end of the three months I knew I didn't want to go back to my old drinking way of life at all. How are you feeling about it now?

Which brings me to this. Today it is exactly five years since I stopped drinking, and hand on heart I can truly say it is within the top three best decisions I have ever made. I'm not sure where I'd have been if I carried on drinking; probably not here, probably not with my OH (which are the other two best decisions), and definitely not a happy person. I don't miss it and I'm not in the least tempted to go back to it, ever.

I owe everyone who's ever contributed to this thread a huge thank you because without you all this thread wouldn't be what it is. Massive gratitude to you, particularly, Shaggy, for all the work you put into scoring and finding the emojis and memes that make it such a vibrant, attractive thread too. I genuinely believe I wouldn't have made it without this thread and Belle's support for the 100 Day Challenge.

I've just phoned the restaurant OH is taking me to tonight to celebrate and unlike four-ish years ago when they didn't stock any AF drinks at all, they now do. It's got a lot easier to be AF since I stopped and I couldn't be happier about it.

26/31 please, Shaggy.

cathybird

Honey Bear, a huge 1,825 congratulations to you, one for every day you haven't drunk since you gave up :T:T:T:T:T It's such a huge achievement, well done you. I'm sure everyone is grateful for what you give to this thread, which wouldn't be the same without your wise and deep comments. Enjoy your well-earned celebration tonight xxx :beer: (that's AF beer they've got btw)

Barny1979

13/24 AFDs today

arsenalbarnie

Congratulations Honey bear a massive achievement :T

maman

Wow HB, FIVE YEARS! That's awesome. I'm so pleased for you. Hope you and your DH had a great celebration . Thoroughly deserved. :T:T:T:A

maggiem

Congratulations Honey bear, a huge achievement and great to read one of your best decisions. Hope the meal was fabulous too.

Thank you for all your contributions to the thread, always thoughtful and interesting.

rosy10

Many congratulations from me as well, HoneyBear; 5 years AF is a wonderful achievement. I also agree that this thread is an enormous help in everyone's endeavours to cut down or give up alcohol. Long may it continue!

My very best wishes to you Arkers and arsenalbarnie on your ongoing recovery.

16/25 for me Shaggy - I'm still trying!

marahouti

23/20 for July please Shaggy.
Many congratulations on 5 years of sobriety Honeybear :T. X