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Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18
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Drunk people at a gig. Grrr! " 'Ere mate can I do a song?" Er...no. I'm at work. Would you get a plumber in and have a go on his wrench?
Besides that, 7/30 please.Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!5 -
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I think I'm on 3 of what did I set as a target? Lets say 3 of 18. Got parents round today so will be drinking a bit to dull the pain
Nothing to see here, move along.5 -
May
7 days =
14 days = 
21 days = 
28 days = 
Target reached = 
Target beaten = 
Entire month =
May targets
AllNightDiner 2/10 alt80 TF Arkers 3/TF cathybird 4/21 Coveredinbees 3/18 CuppaTea 2/15 Dark Sunday 3/16 dustydigger 4/25 family355 1/14 happydenial 1/21 lantanna 5/15 leftatthetrafficlights 8/15
maggiem 15
maman 3/10
marahouti 7/25
MissPennySave 1/10
number23 4/15
oceandreamer 6/21
PriceySOS 22
RobM99 7/30
SanguineGina 4/16
satchmo1 5/18
Season of Mist 3/31
Shrewbie 3/25
sukeyboo 4/10
sunshine raincloud 6/26
TornErse 7/29
Watty1 6/21
WBF 2/14
Newcomers welcome! 
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Good evening everyone.
Well the neighborhood Coronation Big Lunch was great. As promised there was alcohol free sparkling wine available to toast Their Majesties in addition to alcoholic beverages. There were about six of us drinking it and we had just as good a time as those drinking the real stuff.
7/25 please cathybird. Thank you. X
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6/26 today.
Starting listening to 'the unexpected joy of being sober" as an audiobook after a heavy night last night at a wedding. Some interesting points so far!Debt free November 20225 -
Evening all its 7/29 for me so first week done and dusted 🙂5
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Declaring early- 8/15'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'
Jan GC: £0/£100
DNF: £0/£6700
Garden sections: 0/21
DNF: 3/45
'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'4 -
still at 6/21
Fizz at Coronation Celebration Picnic but bought a takeway for the evening and just drank water with it. Left Picnic when pals planned the remainder of the afternoon sitting in a local garden as I could see that was going to descend into a Prosecco Party.
Changes in habits: I left rather than sat and drank to excess and I drank water with my Indian Takeaway.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!4 -
5/15 please4
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