What's making you happy today? - Page 66

Sundae · 11-28-2007, 04:36 PM

I talked it through with HM and we both agreed I should treat this as my priority. So if it comes down to it I tell the Job Centre and my GP the truth. Fingers crossed there won't be a clash and I'll have the course under my belt and have a job by end of Feb.

BigV · 11-28-2007, 04:54 PM

SG--

Good luck to you. I have no words of advice on your other endeavors, but wrt alcohol, I can say that it's been well worth it to me to forgo drinking. I made this choice a long time ago, and I do not regret it. I only speak about it to give you a first hand account that it is both possible and good.

You can do it!

kerosene · 11-28-2007, 05:22 PM

I agree on the alcohol...sobriety is highly underrated. Good luck, SG!

Sundae · 11-28-2007, 05:27 PM

I'm down to 2 or 3 sessions of drinking a week and on those nights my consumption is lower than it was. Just looking to keep bringing it down until I'm within health guidelines (so by about half). This will be the equivalent of a bottle and a half of red wine a week.

Clodfobble · 11-28-2007, 06:32 PM

The other great thing is that as you are able to start drinking less, you will be consuming a lot fewer calories and your already impressive weight loss routine will be even more successful!

classicman · 11-28-2007, 07:32 PM

Just my

I wanted to quit smoking for the longest time. I've smoked for well over 20 years. I tried cutting back till I thought it was manageable, 1/2 pack a day from 1 or 2 packs, then I would decrease slowly till zero. Well although that plan seemed logical, it never worked. Finally I just decided one day I had to stop and I did. I took no drugs, no patches, no gum...nothing.

The one thing that changed was my attitude. I always cringed at the thought of NEVER smoking again. This time I just said I'll take a break till I'm 70, then I'll smoke all I want. I know it sounds stupid, but its made it so much easier. I am several months not smoking and I can't imagine smoking any time soon.

Go for it SG and don't let anything or anyone get in your way! It feels so good.

Aliantha · 11-28-2007, 07:38 PM

I reckon quitting smoking has to be cold turkey. I did it without patches etc too, and I've not even had one drag while out socializing and I'm glad. My kids are so much happier about it. They still say how wonderful it is that I don't smoke anymore and it's been about 4 yrs for me now.

Congrats classic. You're a star (just like me).

Michaela · 11-28-2007, 08:22 PM

Way to go! Smoking is out but I can't turn away the going out with the gang for a drink after work. More power to those that don't have either vice. Woo Hoo

Sundae · 11-29-2007, 06:42 AM

I quit smoking cold turkey. I was just a habitual smoker though, and less than 20 a day. I never believed I was addicted and proved it when I stopped.

I'm happy today because I just cancelled yoga

I know it sounds bad, but I checked all my gym clothes an hour and ten minutes before the class started - all used and sweaty! Damn, how did that happen? So I figured it wasn't enough time to get them washed and dried (not in our machine anyway). So I cancelled on the personal proviso that I go to the gym about 15.00 - when they will be dried.

And it really cheered me up

Oh and Dylan purred for me for the first time since we moved down here in July. If my sausages thaw in in time for tea it'll be a good day all round!

LabRat · 11-29-2007, 07:12 AM

I got my SS recipient...yesss!

Thanks monster, for rounding this up!

Sundae · 11-29-2007, 07:29 AM

I'm pleased with my recipient too, thanks Monster for the work so far.
I'm just happy all round today - I was singing in the bath just now.
It reminds me that I have been down recently and days like this will become more frequent.

YAY!

Cloud · 11-30-2007, 10:45 AM

totally embarrassed to have read, and enjoyed, (this being the "happy" thread) a whole series of Transformers slash fanfiction.

Yep. Sam and Bumblebee are Doing It.

shina · 11-30-2007, 12:27 PM

My man is moving to the NW corner of the US. Yes!

Griff · 12-02-2007, 06:51 PM

Lil' Pete got a silver medal today and earned her "E" rating in foil!

sikcboy · 12-02-2007, 07:21 PM

hunting a deer with just my 2 dogs and a knife then fuckin my girlfriend with a bottle of wine until she bled

11-28-2007, 04:36 PM	#976
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I talked it through with HM and we both agreed I should treat this as my priority. So if it comes down to it I tell the Job Centre and my GP the truth. Fingers crossed there won't be a clash and I'll have the course under my belt and have a job by end of Feb. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-28-2007, 04:54 PM	#977
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	SG-- Good luck to you. I have no words of advice on your other endeavors, but wrt alcohol, I can say that it's been well worth it to me to forgo drinking. I made this choice a long time ago, and I do not regret it. I only speak about it to give you a first hand account that it is both possible and good. You can do it! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-28-2007, 05:27 PM	#979
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm down to 2 or 3 sessions of drinking a week and on those nights my consumption is lower than it was. Just looking to keep bringing it down until I'm within health guidelines (so by about half). This will be the equivalent of a bottle and a half of red wine a week. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-28-2007, 07:38 PM	#982
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I reckon quitting smoking has to be cold turkey. I did it without patches etc too, and I've not even had one drag while out socializing and I'm glad. My kids are so much happier about it. They still say how wonderful it is that I don't smoke anymore and it's been about 4 yrs for me now. Congrats classic. You're a star (just like me). __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-28-2007, 08:22 PM	#983
Michaela Lively Girl Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Montlake Terrace, WA Posts: 67	Way to go! Smoking is out but I can't turn away the going out with the gang for a drink after work. More power to those that don't have either vice. Woo Hoo __________________ Heater out, Toilet leaks

11-28-2007, 05:22 PM	#978
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I agree on the alcohol...sobriety is highly underrated. Good luck, SG!

11-28-2007, 06:32 PM	#980
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The other great thing is that as you are able to start drinking less, you will be consuming a lot fewer calories and your already impressive weight loss routine will be even more successful!

11-28-2007, 07:32 PM	#981
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Just my I wanted to quit smoking for the longest time. I've smoked for well over 20 years. I tried cutting back till I thought it was manageable, 1/2 pack a day from 1 or 2 packs, then I would decrease slowly till zero. Well although that plan seemed logical, it never worked. Finally I just decided one day I had to stop and I did. I took no drugs, no patches, no gum...nothing. The one thing that changed was my attitude. I always cringed at the thought of NEVER smoking again. This time I just said I'll take a break till I'm 70, then I'll smoke all I want. I know it sounds stupid, but its made it so much easier. I am several months not smoking and I can't imagine smoking any time soon. Go for it SG and don't let anything or anyone get in your way! It feels so good.

11-29-2007, 06:42 AM	#984
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I quit smoking cold turkey. I was just a habitual smoker though, and less than 20 a day. I never believed I was addicted and proved it when I stopped. I'm happy today because I just cancelled yoga I know it sounds bad, but I checked all my gym clothes an hour and ten minutes before the class started - all used and sweaty! Damn, how did that happen? So I figured it wasn't enough time to get them washed and dried (not in our machine anyway). So I cancelled on the personal proviso that I go to the gym about 15.00 - when they will be dried. And it really cheered me up Oh and Dylan purred for me for the first time since we moved down here in July. If my sausages thaw in in time for tea it'll be a good day all round! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-29-2007, 07:12 AM	#985
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I got my SS recipient...yesss! Thanks monster, for rounding this up! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

11-29-2007, 07:29 AM	#986
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm pleased with my recipient too, thanks Monster for the work so far. I'm just happy all round today - I was singing in the bath just now. It reminds me that I have been down recently and days like this will become more frequent. YAY! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-30-2007, 10:45 AM	#987
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	totally embarrassed to have read, and enjoyed, (this being the "happy" thread) a whole series of Transformers slash fanfiction. Yep. Sam and Bumblebee are Doing It. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-30-2007, 12:27 PM	#988
shina Hopeful Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 232	My man is moving to the NW corner of the US. Yes!

12-02-2007, 06:51 PM	#989
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Lil' Pete got a silver medal today and earned her "E" rating in foil! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-02-2007, 07:21 PM	#990
sikcboy infectious waste case Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mooon base alpha 5 Posts: 52	hunting a deer with just my 2 dogs and a knife then fuckin my girlfriend with a bottle of wine until she bled __________________ do drugs fck every one up, or is it just that fcked up people take too many drugs?

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