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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for December & 2025 :)
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11 AFDs so far. Can’t believe two weekends have passed and I’ve not bought wine (or gin) when I went shopping.7
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Today I walked around a craft fair at the localish market town. Lots of people sat outside the pubs enjoying a nice cold drink in the sunshine. Hurrah for being billy no mates (miss you Mr Redo) and being frankly far too mean to pay pub prices. Came home and had a nice cold AF beer instead in my own pretty peaceful garden.
11 for me please Cathybird. Thank you.My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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Thanks @Season_of_Mist @RobM99 @satchmo1 and well done in how far you have all come. It's good to be in the company now people who 'get it'
Today I went out with a new friend who does not drink alcohol or coffee. It felt like a relief...
10/23 for me please @cathybirdIf you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20256 -
10/24 today please Cathybird and reporting the first alcohol free weekend in a very very long time.6
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I know what you mean @doingitanyway - friends who still drink make it very difficult for you. I have had lots of 'jokey' comments which are definitely aimed at getting me to have a drink. It is much less stressful to go out with someone likeminded so there is absolutely no pressure to drink and you don't have to explain yourself.7
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May AFD challenge 20257 days =
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May targetsBlueJ94cathybird 10/21
Dark Sunday 2/14doingitanyway 11/23
Dryjan 2/18dustydigger 21Jellybaby 11/TF
maggiem 10maman 5/10ManPants 31marahouti 10/25
oceandreamer 10/24
PriceySOS 24redofromstart 11/20
RobM99 8/30
satchmo1 11/20
Season of Mist 10/31
sukeyboo 5/10tiddles 12/23
Watty1 4/20WBF 1/14To see the updated results for May on phone or tablet, click here
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Well done on your hard earned AF weekend @oceandreamer.
Calling in my AF day early as no socialising or desire to drink 11/23 please @cathybirdIf you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20256 -
Declaring early for today on 5/10 please cathybird5
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12/23 today please, @cathybird - thank you.
I also feel that I have no desire to drink apart from when socialising, possibly. Gone are the days when we used to drink wine almost every day with our evening meal!6 -
5/10 AFDs please@cathybird6
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