First, congratulations on your sobriety, that's great!!! I've been clean and sober since June 22, 1982. Boy is my age showing!! Anyway, I went to AA at first, but just didn't get anything out of it. I am very spiritual and when I have problems getting thru the day, God and I hash it out. I also lost a lot of my "good" friends after quitting drinking. It isn't that you can still be around them while drinking Coke, THEY want you around them drinking booze. They're not happy with you drinking Coke, at least that's what I experienced. So I made a lot of "real friends" and believe me, that's what you need to do. Take classes that interest you and find hobbies that you like and you'll meet a lot of really cool people. I stay away from bars because watching people get drunk really irritates me now. Some people can do it, but I don't feel it's healthy. As your life goes along, you'll wonder how you wasted all that time and money in bars and why you didn't quit sooner. Best of luck to you and feel free to email me for encouragement.
Do you even have to ask??? The older we get, the more appealing that type of life would be. I used to be (still am) stoically independent and not in need of help from anyone, but as time goes on, just being able to enjoy life for what it is instead of grinding out a living everyday sounds great!
Isn't it something how it's the littlest things in life that give us the most pleasure?? We just have to slow down long enough to allow them to happen. Thanks for sharing....
I think you're right, Katie, here in Minnesota you have to have one in your car in the winter. I drove 120 miles round trip to work for 20 years and never had one. God watches out for stupid people. Now I have a Virgin Mobile, it's pay as you go. You only have to top up every 90 days, so it costs only $20.00 every 90 days. I only use it occasionally and for emergencies and works perfectly, and you don't have those dang monthly bills. (I can't afford that!)
Hey Vicki, you won't believe this, but I have this on a plaque in my bathroom. Anyone sitting on my toilet HAS to read it, so there are many relieved people out there who have read it. It's my motto for life and SO true!!!
Just read somewhere that people that talk to themselves are very healthy. So I must be REALLY healthy. I talk to myself all the time. My kids used to ask me who I was talking to, now they just ignore me and figure that Mom's just nuts.
Went on one blind date with a guy. He must have eaten raw onions just before picking me up. I didn't get close enough to him to see if he looked good or not. No more blind dates for me...
I actually prefer everything quiet and still. I've never been too lonely to sleep, I'm so pooped I'm out like a light. And I prefer having no one waiting in my bed besides the dog. He doesn't snore OR hog the covers. You've actually got it made Blondie!!
Agree completely. I also love to read and cannot understand many people around me that don't take advantage of all the great books, magazines etc there are. It's been proven that the people with the highest IQs are the ones who read regularly...
Yuck, that's enough to make you lose your groceries... I think the worst thing they can do is come on too strong and too loud. Just a glance works wonders......
I would be an eelpout. You catch them in an ice fishing hole, pull them out, and they come at you and wrap their looong, slimy tail all around your body.
Do you know they just had a show on Dr. Phil I think it was, there is a large group of men who seek out plus size women and definitely prefer them. They have special dance clubs that ONLY allow plus size women in and the men flock there to meet them. Maybe you can locate one of these clubs, it might be a fun place to meet someone in addition to CS. Like the others said, don't dwell on your weight as an issue. Accenuate your positives and others will notice only those!!! You're a lovely lady!
Life IS too short to sweat all the petty stuff. And all people are God's children no matter how they live or how much they have. He will be in my prayers.
Smaaaaack. There, does it feel better? Keep ice on it whenever you can to keep the swelling down. Please get it re-exrayed ASAP, it could get worse if you don't..... Will pray for you.
You are being very realistic in wanting what your parents have. My parents were happily married for 56 years. People are not willing to go through the bad times along with the good. When no-fault divorce came into existence, there began all the problems. People could waltz in and out of marriages like a revolving door. Divorce used to be shameful and I feel it still should be. Children are affected for life by a divorce. We have begun putting our wants and needs before our children and that is a very sad state. There are still those who do believe in their wedding vows and won't walk out when things get tough. You just have to be very careful...
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RE: My Journey
Amen, sister!!