Hi Newlife - well, I was AF Sunday, Tuesday and yesterday!!! So that is 3 AF days this week! I am going to go AF again today too - I laughed though - I was splitting my AB last night and have cut it into so many teeny tiny pieces - I will not drink if there is ANY in my system - I think I got about 16 pieces out of one tab!!! LOL - It is ironic that I have to do that to have an AF day though - but I need to try and see if not drinking will help my sleep - I am so fed up with bad nights - plus the AL these days just does not make me feel good - I am getting very fed up with it ! Yesterday I thought 'maybe I will drink tomorrow' but this morning have popped my minute amount of AB so will be AF again today .....

how about you Newlife? How are you doing ? Cheeto? How about you too? let me know both of you .....

Hugs, Maggie x

Maggie - thanks for following up. Well since I posted I have had 2 days AF: yesterday (Wednesday) and Monday. Tonight is the start of a long holiday weekend here in the U.S., though, so I don't know if I will manage any AFs. Something about independence from a little country over there near Europe?? Oh, I forgot, not a holiday for you. (Lame humor).

The 4th of July is also my daughter Hannah's birthday, she will be 15 this year, and so we are really looking forward to celebrating. I have a goal of having a great time but NOT getting wasted..........have been thinking a lot about her beginning to drive, the example I am setting, and on and on and on.

Still I feel terrific today and had a wonderful night's sleep last night. Hope you are well Maggie and you too Cheeto. Take care both of you. Nal on!! XOXO from Newlife

LOL Newlife - I actually live in USA but still sound totally British - and I often get asked by people if we have a 4th of July in UK !!!!! I either give them a look and ask them to think about WHY they have the 4th July as a holiday or else tell them yes of course we do, and a 3rd and a 5th too! It just seems such a daft question to ask!

I SO wish I had not taken my AB this morning - even the teeny bit I take I would not risk drinking - but I drove into the city and traffic was a nightmare and I would LOVE a drink..... SIGH. Oh well - maybe tomorrow !! Have fun over the holiday - not too much - well, not with AL - you know what I mean!

Hugs, Maggie x

Oh that's right Maggie I always remember that you were British but forgot that you live here. It is your mother that is in the UK and you visit often. You have fun too. Looking forward to having fun without overdoing. xoxo from Newlife

happy 4th weekend you two! now I have to try to follow your example and be good too! sounds like alot of things are going well! zontar

Hiya Maggie

Just reading through you made 2 statements yesterday, one was about being fed up of alcohol, the other that you would just 'Love' a drink.

It's you, just you and your day.

Thanks Zontar - you too! Hubs and I do nothing for the 4th - he will probably go twitching and I am in the middle of painting one of the rooms in the new house ! I might even go into work for a couple of hours first thing !

Newlife - I only visited this year so much 'cos mum was poorly .... usually I try and go once a year! Gets way too expensive otherwise! Enjoy your weekend !

UKB - I laughed - yes it was two ends of the same stick wasn't it ? This morning I thought about taking the AB then decided not to - if I do decide to drink today I shall take my Nal - but might try and have an AF day without the AB.

Have a good weekend UKB....4th of July or not - LOL

Hugs, Maggie x

WOW - I was just filling in my chart for yesterday - and noticed that in 6 days I have had 5 AF !!! I did drink Monday - but was AF before that - so that is amazing to me .....still bothers me that I think about it all so much though .... and not looking for a response - just wanted to put it down here ! LOL

hugs, Maggie

5AF is almost one week, that's fabulous, big well done. Also well done that you didn't notice it, shows that tracking is also useful.

Okay - changing my intake for this week - so much for 5 AF days - oops ...... did drink today. I should KNOW and take the AB when I get up - the decision is taken from me then. It was way too easy today to take the Nal when I thought that a drink might be nice. On the plus side - I have had a lovely day - painting, sewing, sorting rooms out - it HAS been good - so no worries that I did end up drinking ! Tomorrow is another day and as I said to someone earlier - this is a WIP !!!

Hugs, Maggie x