18TH JAN 2013 - Time to let go.

Fast approaching my gamble free year (minus my 3 hour blip).

Another gamble free week - nice and simple!

Feb - back cruising on "The Bright Side of the Road".

Hey Feb,

Great achievement indeed...nearly a year g free!!!

Very well done girl!!! Way to go...slip is slip, you was straight back on a wagon...the mindset is what matters the most.

I hope you will have a little celebration for ur g free anniversary...:-))

Something nice to treat urself with :-))

Keep it up and keep going on a bright side of the road

Sandra xx

Thanks a million Sandra for your continued support.

Take care.

Feb.

Hey Feb, how fab, nearly a year free of gambling, whoop whoop!!! Hope you have a great gamble free week x

Hey Feb,

Arrr...thank you so much for your post xx

Now....little bird told me that tomorrow is the day for you!!! Wow wow wow darling...a year gamble free and what a great achievement!!!! Stick to it girl...a year will turn to 10 years, and forever of course :-))

Writing to you today, couse might forget tomorrow lol...my short memory...and I know you already gone through today anyway :-)))

A year of freedom - be proud my friend!!!!

Treat urself with something nice of course 😉

All the best and keep it up

Sandra xx

18TH JAN 2013 - ONE YEAR AGO TODAY!!...

One year ago today, I reached "rock bottom" and gambling was the thing that single handily got me there.

For almost 3 years, I gambled, steadily more and more, losing more and more and owing more and more!! The biggest loss for me I think was that of self control, dignity and self worth. Where had this, independent, tenacious, strong minded woman gone?? Normality had been overtaken by stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, lack of money, lying to people to cover up for my lack of money and not able to go places as I had always been able to go in the past.

It is fair to say that gambling had taken a catastrophic hold on me as a person and my lifestyle in a way that anyone who knew me well, would never imagine in a million years!!

FAST FORWARD....18TH JAN 2014......

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has taken an interest in what I write. Also, I thank everyone who has offered me support, advice and guidance on this site.

One year on and with just a few hours where I gambled, out of 365 days, I am going to say that I am pleased with my progress. My glass still is and hopefully will still remain, always half full! I like to think that I am a person who will take more positives out of life than negatives and to this day, I feel that having been through the worst period of my life, whilst in the throws of my gambling obsession, I have however, learnt something very special and rewarding from this terrible phase of my life - THE ART OF BEING PATIENT!!

Money is nothing compared to remaining happy and content and having a loving family. Gambling your money can strip all these things away from you. Remaining gamble free has given me the time to practice being patient and allowing myself not to be consumed with what I owe but rather, accept what I owe and more importantly, understanding that whilst I remain gamble free, my debts will continue to decrease day by day, week by week, month by month and so on ...

So, one year, on, (with a stinking cold)!!, I will continue my journey along "The Bright Side of the Road"

Take care all.

Feb.xx

18TH JAN 2014

In bed with a stinking cold feeling awful!! How does this compare to how I was feeling this time last year?? Doesn't even come anywhere near to the sick, anxious, depressing, guilty, overwhelming negative feelings I was experiencing one year ago today!

I distinctly remember hovering over the telephone in a distressed state, after just gambling away all of my hard earned salary and contemplating how I was going to tell my sister this.

Fortunately for me, my sister has been here for me through this last year and offered me her sympathy and support, for which I am very much grateful for.

I mentioned in my last post how grateful and thankful I was to my fellow diarists, for all your support, advice and guidance. I feel however, that my sister also deserves a huge thank you also for all she has done and said, to help me regain my composure, self control and self respect for myself once again.

So? stonking cold and flu symptoms? or gambling aftermath consequences? I will take the former any day of the week - it is definitely much quicker and easier to get over!!

Take care all.

Feb - coughing and spluttering her way down "The Bright Side of the Road"!!

Lady feb.

A fantastic achievement to see you are still growing in your resolve to continue arresting the thing that in it's three years caused so much destruction.

Fair to to you my friend, you only gave a few hours, mobile phone if I remember correctly!! and that was dealt with in a manner befitting to the effort you have given recovery.

In all the thanks you have rightly given you forgot the most important one

LADY FEB

My dear freind take a bow!!!

Today I salute you.

Hope the flu clears quickly.

be kind to yourself

duncs stepping forward never back.

Thanks Duncs

Congratulations on a successful year Feb. Here's to us celebrating the same time next year. x

Hey Cardhue

Thanks a million. Yes, let's raise a glass and do the exact same for this year ahead!!

Feb.

Congratulations feb on your year you have done amazing 🙂 x

The bear x

Thanks Bear - if you stick at it, you can do this as well""

Take care.

Feb.

Hi LF

A Massive well done!

Take Care

QI

x

Lady Feb.

A massive well done one year gamble free. Keep on doing what your doing.

Amazing

Blondie xx