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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for September & 2025 :)

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  • satchmo1
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    3/25 for me today please.

    The rain stopped and a beautiful rainbow appeared at about 7pm 
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  • cathybird
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    edited 4 September at 10:54PM
    September AFD challenge 2025

    7 days = image 

    14 days = image  

    21 days = image 

    28 days = image 

    Target reached = image 

    Target beaten = image 

    Entire month = image 



    September targets


    BlueJ94 4/25 


    cathybird 3/21 


    Dark Sunday 14 


    doingitanyway 3/25 


    Dryjan 3/18 


    dustydigger 24 


    Jellybaby 28 


    maggiem 10  


    maman 4/10 


    oceandreamer 3/24 


    PriceySOS 23 


    redofromstart 20 


    RobM99 4/29  


    satchmo1 3/25  


    Season of Mist 3/30  


    sukeyboo 3/10  


    tiddles 20  


    Watty1 3/20  


    Wishus 1/20  


    WBF 1/14  



    To see September's results on phone or tablet, click here. See 2025 results here :)


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  • I know it isn’t for everyone and this is possibly a selfish view, but in my corner of the south east we never seem to get enough rain anymore and basically, from April through to late October now the sun just beats down relentlessly for month after month, any remaining patches of greenery around here that haven’t been built on are now just parched and dusty wasteland and everything just looks so dried out and damaged by this prolonged, punishing heat we experience now. It feels like the natural world in particular hasn’t caught up with this new normal and the wild animals are really suffering as a consequence. I’ve been so glad to see a bit of rain this last week, it is desperately needed around here. 

    Appreciate that other parts of the country will have different experiences! 

    Anyway, starting the month with 3/30 thank you v much cathybird
  • BlueJ94
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    Number 4 pleaaaaase
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  • RobM99
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    @Season_of_Mist Nearly got washed away here in S Essex yesterday!

    More to the point, 4 today please.  I'm away in Menorca shortly so the target might be a tad optimistic!  Still, as I haven't had a drink at all since March 2024, I wouldn't feel too guilty!
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  • doingitanyway
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    Definitely AF today but signed in as AF yesterday then had a 'sod it' day of misery. Not drinking today so still on 3/25 thank you @cathybird
    If 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

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  • Dryjan
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    Can I please set a target of 18 for August @cathybird
    So far 3/18 please.
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,008 Forumite
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    Declaring early so will be 3/20 today 
    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 !!
  • cathybird
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    RobM99 said:
    @Season_of_Mist Nearly got washed away here in S Essex yesterday!

    More to the point, 4 today please.  I'm away in Menorca shortly so the target might be a tad optimistic!  Still, as I haven't had a drink at all since March 2024, I wouldn't feel too guilty!
    @RobM99 I think it was me who assumed you would have the same target as usual (one less than the days in the month) but if you are going to be away, feel free to change it! I was only guessing anyway. xx :) 
  • maman
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    4/10 AFDs please@cathybird 
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