day 1...I swear on my own life I will succeed this time

Thanks mate you're right. But its not the winning its the taking part.

Isabelle is now home and is back to her normal happy self after quite a lot of tears. An awful experience just glad its over.

Mba

Hi Mba,

Glad your daughter is ok, it's horrible to see our children in pain,/anxious /scared, but it's done now.

Enjoy the rest of your gambling free day and take care.

Suzanne xx

Thanks Suzanne, I am helping my brother with something today then after I will be back home to enjoy my time off work with my family.

Hi mba,

I had a nice Christmas with my family and some much needed time away from work.

Great to read that you are still going strong. Keep it going in to 2015. I'm looking forward to seeing your continued progress in the 2015 Challenge.

Thanks for your support and encouragement this year.

Hi MBA,

Just want to wish you and your family a very happy new year, have a good one

Suzanne xx

Well I got through day 1 of 2015 gamble free so it's 364 days to go for my first full year without gambling in my life.

I have a half day in work tomorrow so after that it'll be two final days of family time before continuing to work as much overtime as possible to bring my debts down.

Well done Mba .

Have a good gambling free day .

Suzanne xx

Just read this and very inspirational. Just remember if we could have one small bet on the football and be all right we would not be on here baring our souls and in the mess many of us are in. Keep up the good work you are doing brilliant

Hi MBA,

Just pushing you to page 1 lol, as you have not posted for over a week, I hope all is well in your world, and you are staying strong and focused,

Also you have not checked in this week to the 2015 challenge, and it's not like you, to miss so let me know that you are ok.

Take care

Suzanne xx

Suzanne. ..Thank you for your message I really appreciate it.

Rest assured I am now 82 days gamble free, just been occupied with other stuff which is why I haven't posted.

One thing I want off my chest is that my problems are online betting and in bookmakers.
My wife and I play the uk n@tional L0ttery which is a form of gambling but has never been a problem. I sometimes purchase the ticket sometimes she does. This is fine isn't it?
I see it not fine if I started doing extra lines weekly and spending stupid amounts. ..
Anyhow had a few thoughts about betting but only on football. A fiver won't hurt, but I know it won't hurt short term but may well do long term.
I promised my dad and wife I won't bet and I won't.
Happy new year

Mba

I watched a documentary on casin0 gambling the other day. Louie theroux.
It convinced me how we think or used to think.
If you're winning keep betting as you will continue to win. So even when you are up you don't stop.
Then suddenly you lose some of your profit but it's ok you can use your remaining profit to get back up to where u were.
That may happen but eventually you'll start losing then chasing and betting more to win it back and you'll do this until you lose all you have. I was like this and I won't go back to it.
I will post a status I put on facebook today and me stopping gambling has inspired me (gambling not mentioned in status but a big thing for me having stopped)

What an absolute pleasure to hear someone tell you how well behaved your kids are and how isabelle is so helpful helping Zara with doing her teeth and other stuff. Then how they cuddle and look out for each other in a loving way. Thanks Paige . At the ripe old age of 34 I learnt a lot last year about families, life and money and I think anyone would with the events that took place. My niece, Honor, was born & christened. My dad broke his hip. My Nan, who was really my mum, passed away 2 weeks before I married my soul mate Holly Andrews at Portsmouth Cathedral in what was the happiest day of my life. A few days after I married was my nans funeral and I wrote and read my own reading about her. One of the hardest things I have done, but I did it for my nan and our family. We also had Zara christened in the Cathedral which has become a special place for us. I finally realised last year that you don't need money to be happy which is a blessing for me as I couldn't be happier and that's without it. As some people say 'money is slow poison'. I also knew I was pretty sensitive, but not how sentimental and soppy I am. Not a bad thing as the people who matter love how i am. Also forgive and forget especially over something of nothing. Everyone is different in every way, accept that and make sure you treat people how you expect to be treated and reward people who deserve it. *facebook*

Lovely post, and the second one I can 100% relate to, and hey 82 days so you should be proud, so pleased all is well,

proud of you.

Suzanne xx

PS that fiver would have hurt and very deeply because you would not have stopped there, xx

the fiver gambling wouldn't work for me. It keeps me in the hunt so to speak. However if its working for you that's great. I'd just flag it up and say maybe this is something you are better off not doing. Your wife can put on the lottery and leave you out of it?

I'll finish by saying recovery for me is about the sustained effort i'm putting in daily and by my measure you are clearly showing that.

Makes me smile Mba and wish you the very very best

Tri

Thanks for the messages.

No I agree if I had a small five pound football bet it would hurt. I would let everyone down including myself.
The lottery is something WE do weekly and have set up a direct debit for 2 lines a week so out of my hands now.
Mba