Giving up/ Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 16

shaggydoo

Set Your Target

30 Alcohol Free Days Up For Grabs.

Everyone Welcome

shaggydoo

Arkers said:

A lady I know who is receiving treatment for stage 3 brain cancer at Charing Cross has been told by her Oncologist that it is unlikely she will be able to receive any more chemo due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 

I thought of you when I read this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-52032411

CuppaTea

Craving wine for this evening. 

It will pass. Got no choice. 

A friend is currently doing some shopping. I will not text her to put wine on the list!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CuppaTea

And she just rang me from the shop to ask me something. I still didn’t ask......was tempted. But I want 4 days in a row. I will be annoyed tomorrow if I cave. 

Arkers

shaggydoo said:

Arkers said:

A lady I know who is receiving treatment for stage 3 brain cancer at Charing Cross has been told by her Oncologist that it is unlikely she will be able to receive any more chemo due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 

I thought of you when I read this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-52032411

It's very sad x

maman

CuppaTea said:

And she just rang me from the shop to ask me something. I still didn’t ask......was tempted. But I want 4 days in a row. I will be annoyed tomorrow if I cave. 

We can do this cuppa. We went out for our daily exercise and decided to do (tomorrow's) food shop while we were out. So I bought my wine. It's going to be harder tonight knowing I haveit in the house but we are going to be strong.

P.S. I have plenty of gin at home which doesn't call to me in the same way and DH keeps threatening to use as hand sanitiser. We also have lots of other wine too but that's heavy, oaky stuff which is full of tannins and best sipped at dinner parties. I don't want that either as I'm saving the paracetamol, just in case.

CuppaTea

maman said:

CuppaTea said:

And she just rang me from the shop to ask me something. I still didn’t ask......was tempted. But I want 4 days in a row. I will be annoyed tomorrow if I cave. 

We can do this cuppa. We went out for our daily exercise and decided to do (tomorrow's) food shop while we were out. So I bought my wine. It's going to be harder tonight knowing I haveit in the house but we are going to be strong.

P.S. I have plenty of gin at home which doesn't call to me in the same way and DH keeps threatening to use as hand sanitiser. We also have lots of other wine too but that's heavy, oaky stuff which is full of tannins and best sipped at dinner parties. I don't want that either as I'm saving the paracetamol, just in case.

Totally get that. Everything you’ve said. She called me 3 times in the end. But still no wine. I’m thinking I might ask for some for Saturday night. 1 day in the week is better than the 4 I have been doing. I’m undecided. 

maman

As you know cuppa, I don't want to give up so I bought mine for the weekend. Then, next Monday, I'll jump back on the wagon. What I don't want to do is drink on a 'school night' just because I'm bored or feel like treating/rewarding  myself. 
But that's me. You might have different 'rules' for your drinking. Good luck, whatever you decide.

lantanna

Hi, 

Im up to 8 / 16.  I finished work today for two months initially.  I’m on AL until weds, then I can work at home for one month then I’ll move to 80 per cent pay.  The last few weeks have been tremendously stressful I am a Site Mgr at a Business that employs people with health conditions mostly mental health.  It has just been me and my 13 employees for the last month.  

  We are all doing absolutely fabulous whatever our circumstances in these times and we all deserve a massive pat on the pack.

lantanna

oh for April my target is 10