You better be doing well @pinklady. We have a 6 month anniversary to congratulate you on!
hope the job is going well and you are feeling strong.
Stay strong 💪
Hi Pink,
I just wrote you a long message but it deleted.
I wanted to say congrats on 6 months and that your diary is a true lesson on how to be positive and grateful for the things we usually take for granted. Taking a walk, listening to the birds, time with family, making progress at work et al.
I think that is one thing I have noticed a little more in the 6 weeks of no gambling and that is the time to be alive and present and enjoy the things around and you epitomise that quite beautifully in your diary.
Thanks for the reminder.
I haven't got to buying anyone a Chinese yes but can't wait to be able to do something similar for my friends and family and use money that would invariably go to the bookies on friends and loved ones.
Have a wonderful weekend : )
Jay
Day 186.
That’s how much I think about gambling these days .….. didn’t even realise I have passed the 6 month g.f. mark until my good friend Fish 🐟 pointed it out to me!💙.
Been extremely preoccupied with work the last few days. Not going to lie, it has been tough but I think (and have been told), that I am being too hard on myself and not to worry only 3 weeks in. I have also been told today that the section I have been put on, is the hardest and most varied and most people working alongside me do not like working on it!
I need to remind myself over the weekend that “practice makes progress”, to go easy on myself, to be confident in my own abilities and to remember that worse things happen in life!💔. With that in mind, I am determined to enjoy my weekend away from work 👍.
Stay strong everyone and hope you all have a peaceful g.f weekend 🙏.
”April fools - no more the fool”!
Pink Lady 🩷🍎.
Day 188.
After a mind blowing last few days at work, I managed to switch off from it all and spend a nice weekend with my family members and friends. On Saturday I went to the park with my sister and two of her grandchildren - such a good distraction. Then in the evening, we went to our local theatre to watch Oliver (our friend’s grandson was playing the lead role)! He was brilliant bless him💙👏👏👏. We walked there and back so my total steps for Saturday was over twelve thousand! 💪.
I was up early this morning. Trying to make the most of my weekends, now that I have returned to full-time work so I got cracking on lifting all my summer clothes from my wardrobe, putting them into my suitcase and replacing them with my autumn/winter clothes. Threw a load of old stuff out too so now my wardrobes are in order and ship shape 👌. I then put one of my playlists on and did all my ironing, before heading off into my local town.
As I have just passed my six month g.f mark, I decided to treat myself to a nice lounge set from M&S 🙂. I am really pleased with it and it is so comfy 👌. Also, on my Sparks card, I had been given a “Birthday Treat” for my upcoming Birthday. I was able to purchase free of charge, a tub of mini chocolate peanut clusters so being a chocolate lover I was well pleased 😋.
Later, I went to my sisters for a natter and a g.o.w, before heading home with some homemade Lasagne 😋.
In bed now and hoping for a good night’s sleep, ready for the week ahead 🙏.
Good night, God bless all. Take it easy and so will I.
”April fools - no more the fool”!
Pink Lady 🩷🍎.
Day 190.
Quite pleased with myself yesterday and today in work. I used my initiative, my common sense and my self-belief as I promised I would. This resulted in me working more independently and confidently now that my “so called” 3 weeks “training on the job” has come to an end. The first week and a half of that was spent having to deal with I.T issues, which prevented me from progressing/learning much! Hey ho. Still got a fair way to go as the role is so varied so it would be impossible to know it all after such a short time. All my colleagues are so lovely and supportive too. They have even said I am doing so well in such a short space of time 😊.
I booked an appointment last night for the hairdressers for this Thursday. It was so nice to just pay up front online, without even having to think about whether I could afford it or if I would have to wait until I had the money to do so👌. The perks of no longer gambling 😊.
Working full time again after 4 years of doing part time, means that the days and weeks are just racing by! Which is good as before I know it, I think “there’s another week gone by and I haven’t really spent that much”! 👌. I am enjoying it though and it’s nice to have company five days per week with nice people.
Off to get some much needed rest now, for the day ahead tomorrow 😴.
Good night God bless all.
”April fools - no more the fool!
Pink Lady 🩷🍎.
Huge congratulations for getting to over six months. You are an inspiration to me
@aoxbg6d3ji Awh thanks Roxy. That’s so nice of you to say. 🩷
Take care and may your day tomorrow be a happy g.f one!
🩷🍎.
Day 194.
I have just spent the last half hour reading over some of my previous diary pages. I think this is a really good thing to do as it reminds you of your progress, your goals and how things have/are changing for the better, financially, emotionally and physically!👍.
I noticed I had said in an earlier post, that come September, I hoped to have more money in my bank account/more available funds. Well this is now the case - the benefits of returning to full-time employment 👌. So far this month, I have ordered a lovely blouse, a couple of pairs of jeans and a winter dressy coat. I am trying to steadily restore my autumn/winter wardrobe 😊.
Talking of work. Yesterday was not the best 🥴. There is so much to learn/remember on the section I am on and at times (like part of yesterday), I just felt so overwhelmed and out of my depth 4 weeks in!🙈. My lovely colleagues however, kept reminding me of how well I have done and how they would have hated to be put on this section first, knowing absolutely nothing about anything passport related like me! I felt quite deflated coming home and not looking forward to my weekend off.
After reading some of my diary today however, including the loss of my beautiful nephew 💔💙. It brought it home to be about just “being in the moment” and “being present” and enjoying it. This has really helped with me just putting yesterday in work behind me, enjoying my weekend and come Monday morning, just press my “reset” button and go again, in the knowledge that I am being paid a fair few hundred pounds extra each month now!👌😀.
I am off to my sister’s this afternoon. We have some friends coming around for drinks and nibbles so that will be nice. I am going to make sure I enjoy that and my time away from work 👍.
Take care all and hope you all have a peaceful weekend 🙏.
”April fools - no more the fool”!
Pink Lady 🩷🍎.
Day 200.
Birthday celebrations yesterday. Two hundred day g.f milestone today!🙂.
Off out tomorrow with my sister and our friend - I am treating us all to a nice Italian meal, mid afternoon and then it’s back to mine for Birthday cake and champagne 🎂🍾🥂. It just feels so nice to have money in my account to be able to do this👌. Sunday, my son is coming so we will do something nice and then he is sleeping over. I have the day off on Monday which I am really pleased about. Although this does entail a trip to the dentist during the afternoon but nonetheless, I will enjoy the break away from work and then a shorter working week next week👍.
Take care all and have a happy g.f weekend.
”April fools - no more the fool”!
Pink Lady 🩷🍎.
What an awesome message to wake up to. Happy birthday mate and super well done on 200 days. I had a feeling when we both set out on this journey that we would both be here today. You have been so strong throughout this and once you started seeing the benefits of quitting you got even stronger. You’ve always been supportive of me and others and I think that has helped everyone, including you in getting to this stage.
Thanks again for your support in this community. You are an inspiration to many and I’ve always enjoyed your updates and insights.
Congrats once again. It’s amazing to see you enjoying life and living the life you now deserve.
Your mate - weirdfish
@p6z38njbqm Thank you as ever Fish for your continued support. 🐟💙.
Hope you have a great weekend.
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@j5a6meyr4z Happy Birthday 🎂 and well done on 200 days this is amazing x
Happy Birthday pink, hope you've had a lovely time celebrating, congratulations on 200 days and being in a better position, you've worked so hard for everything you should be very proud.
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