Sometimes the simplest things are right under our noses Maggie.

Throw a drink away, hell no!

Yes I hope we can do that on your next trip, do you get over much?

I try to get over at least once a year - 'cos of mums stroke came over twice this year already so it probably will not be until next spring now. I did do what you suggested yesterday - and just had three drinks !! LOL Good thinking and I am fine with throwing it away!! After all - it is only money - ha ha ha.

Hugs, Maggie x

So glad it helped you.

Ok, my partner has reason to be in the sort of area you were in recently, in June, not sure if I'm going or not, also got an old school friend down there I could visit if I do.

Not a clue what I'll be doing next spring, I had a good idea it could be a heavy period for my sport, which makes travelling difficult but you never know!

Maggie, sorry you are feeling down. Proud of you for throwing the drink away. I could do that with your Guinness but not my precious Chardonnay or Cosmos!! Ha ha!! UKB always tell us what we need to hear.

Tough decisions with the house. You will make the right one.

Next week will be better! xoxo Newlife

Hi Newlife - yes I totally agree - UKB does tell us what we need to hear whether we want to hear it or not - but I really appreciate it !! I do respect her advice as she is so far ahead of us and does not pull any punches ! I am feeling better today - there has just been way too much going on for me - I hate change and with everything going on for me it has been so hard. Also, MIL had back surgery today - just one more thing to deal with! But I will pull through and try to have an AF day this week - not sure which one but I do need to try at least for one. Heck - it is only Tuesday so I will really try for one some time !!!

Hugs, Maggie x

P.S. The AF day is NOT today - having sat in traffic for almost two hours and thinking most of that about the Guinness I was going to inhale when I got home .......

LOL, do what you can. Hugs from Newlife

Ha ha Maggie - do you really drink Guinness? I think if I did I would be AF pretty quickly

LOL - yes Snap, that is my drink - never drink anything else and have to be honest that I was pretty much weaned on the stuff!! Rather embarrassing but many years ago, hubs and I were on a date and went to an Irish pub in Germany - and he couldn't keep up with me and the Guinness !! Not something I am proud of - but I am just used to it ! Laughed at you saying you would be AF if that is what you drank!!

Decided to take 1/8 of an AB today - my tummy wasn't right this morning and I did not have a lot of AL yesterday so am not sure what it was but I decided it was best to go AF today - I need to try and do it more often without the AB really !

Hugs, Maggie x

LOL how do you cut the pill that small?

So instead of TSM we have Maggies method - we all switch to only drinking Guiness. No other AL allowed. I think it would work for me too! Guess it is an acquired taste.

Take care Maggie!

I once drank some guinness, because it was the only drink available. It belonged to someone else, so was naughty. I did replace it.

I also drank the same person's JD one night, also replaced that but that wasn't the point. It was still stealing.

I don't like either drink, never drank the stuff apart from those incidents, but left with nothing else I would.

'Experts' often say that cider and vodka are alcoholic drinks, how wrong can that be?