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Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18
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Wow, that looks amazing Satchmo, I'd like the chance to see it.
Declaring early at 5/14 please Cathybird.4 -
Stayed AF today so 5/15 please.4
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15/21 please Cathybird. Those cliffs are amazing Satchmo, hope you're having a great time.5
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A most interesting set of comments - lots of those excuses sound familiar!I am having another unimpressive month so far AF-wise for various reasons/excuses. Never mind, 4/10 for me today please @cathybird and onwards and upwards.6
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May
7 days =
14 days =
21 days =
28 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten = 
Entire month =
May targets
AllNightDiner 4/10 alt80 TF Arkers 7/TF
cathybird 11/21
Coveredinbees 7/18
CuppaTea 6/15
Dark Sunday 3/16
dustydigger 7/25
family355 7/14
happydenial 1/21
lantanna 9/15
leftatthetrafficlights 16/15

maggiem 5/15
maman 8/10
marahouti 14/25

MissPennySave 3/10
number23 7/15
oceandreamer 15/21

PriceySOS 22
RobM99 14/30

SanguineGina 8/16
satchmo1 10/18
Season of Mist 3/31
Shrewbie 7/25
sukeyboo 7/10
sunshine raincloud 14/26

TornErse 14/29

Watty1 12/21
WBF 5/14
Newcomers welcome! 
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8/16 for today please.4
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9/15 please, happy to hear the positive reviews of NI!4
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14/26 for me today please and a happy fish! Very cuteDebt free November 20224
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Declaring early -16/15'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'5
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