HARMONY !

Yo,

Night out tonight .

Looking forward to it someways , not in others .

My outfit is pressed , and ready and waiting .

This was a challenge I set myself , and I know I will have a good time . Just a bit outside my comfort zone .

Anyways other than that , have had a chat with the powers that be , and they have agreed to widen the middle lane . Well it was getting a bit of a tight squeeze with soooooo many of us in it .

Have a great day you all

Shiny xxxxxxx

...Ditto Shiny ...thank you for posting.... I know you will have a really good night out with your pals tonight ...new territories for us both... : )

R and D xxx

Hi Shiny, great post on mine, and all I can say that Im kinda getting my pride back, I still cant bring myself to think too deeply yet, but one day soon I will be able to face it and process it and shove it under the stairs where it belongs.

Was full o' the deel this morning, kinda got a wee bit low as the days went on, but thats ok, it just proves to me that Im "normal" 🙂

Watching the paralympics, geezo how brave are those guys 'n' gals, doff my cap to them all.

Enjoy your night out tonight my friend.

Cameron

Hi Shiny,

Just want to add....really hope you have a great time tonight. You have travelled a very long road on your journey....maybe this is the start of a new phase in your recovery hun

I have the upmost respect for you........You have overcome so much and still always find the time to be there for all of us!

Go get "THAT PARTY STARTED"

can't wait to here all about it!

Bet you can imagime a Womble jumping around to that song eh?

Hugs Sue xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Just read in Heat magazine that there's a new glamour puss about to paint the town red! Hope you have a lovely time Shiny, in fact I know you'll have a lovely time. Furthermore you deserve it, you earned it. Going out, doing new things etc is brilliant but what is better still is that you can just switch off and enjoy it. Hopefully you'll come back so happy and shiny it'll feel like you've been on a date with Mr. Sheen.

Tomorrow I shall not wear insect repellant for over the course of this lovely summer I have become a man's man. Firstly my weak and fragile body could not handle the numerous bites which plagued me, resulting in bullseye rashes, swelling and tears before bedtime. Yet over the months my body reacts less to them,

I now laugh when I get bitten and smile in the face of adversity. I'm a man's man alright.

I will be wearing harmony hairspray though (mine not yours), Chanel no 5, a cheeky off shoulder number with matching skirt, leg warmers and heels. I've grown a beard which I won't be shaving in order to give me that overall 'wow' factor. Personally I'm looking forward to it, Maisie on the other hand I'm unsure about, she gets embarrassed easily, I think it could be the beard.

Anyway I better go, nails don't paint themselves you know.

Steve

Hi Shiny,

I hope u r having a gr8 nite out, u sooo deserve it 🙂

Take care xxxxxx

I hope you have a good night

Thanks for your support on my diary

Take care

Jewels x

Yo,

Just in , had a lovely night , though it's not something I would want to do every week.

6 couples went to an Italian restaurant with a Michael Buble tribute act , I like the rat pact stuff so it was my idea.

The food was ok , plenty of it and the tribute act was not bad we had a sing song and plenty of drink .

At the end of the night unbeknown to us all one of the guys picked up the bill , which I suspect was several hundred pounds . Felt a bit guilty as I had suggested going out in the first place , but at the end of the day I suppose it was his choice .

Next night out the girls have decided will be a tarrow and clarevient evening , boys will go out somewhere else .

I have said I will go , but maybe that was the drink talking lol. No I will go , I really should get out more ,do not want to stand in a pub , but if they are doing something else , seeing a show , going bowling anything other than just standing there in a pub bored I will consider it . Think it's important to move my recovery forward not to spend my days off , isolating myself , in my room with a book , catch up tv or this site . In the end it's all about living with my addiction not hiding myself away and avoiding life.

Any ways off to sleep now , thinking how generous some people can be , and pretty proud of myself that I took up the challenge and breezed it .

Shiny xxxxxxxx

hi shiny, sounds like you had a great night..good for you, everyone needs to get out and have a giggle once in a while, been out myself tonight, gonna pay for it in the morning tho with a hangover lol

well done on staying gambling free..your an inspiration!!!

take care..and keep on keeping on

mark x

Morning Shiny, your night out sounds great, and well done to the guy who picked up the tab 🙂

I hope you aint too hungover this morning, I don't drink, but can feel hungover when Ive not had my sleep. Used to drink in my younger years and made a right fool of myself at times, oh when I think back - the shame !! lol

You're journey is a real inspiration, and your diary is one I would earmark for anyone trying to overcome this addiction, I know you have helped me no end my friend, and I will always be indebted to you.

Have a great Friday my friend,

Take care

Cameron.

P.s. Carl gonna take up the role of Robin, so the party is on 🙂 lol

..hi Shiny..

As Dunc would say..stepping forward in recovery..Glad your night went well and you went out of your comfort zone.

The next girls one sounds a laugh.!

Have got roped into a palm reading today with one of my customers who is also into all the cards and clairvoyant things.

R and D xxx

Hi Shiny,

Well done for last night....see it's not to bad is it?

Sounds like you really did enjoy......Bout time you ventured out into the big wide world!

I have been to one of those nights you are talking about......My advice...go...go...go....I had a fantastic night!

Lovin' the sound of new shiny...confident...and standing very tall and very proud.

Listening to queen...we are the champions ......Thats you hun!

Hugs Sue xxxx

Yo,

Yep alls good in Shinys middle lane , feel strong , feel motivated , feel the best I have felt in years !

Have no aspirations to swerve over to the fast lane , more than happy where I am thanks !!

Message to Ade, bet you say that to all the girls lol

As for the weekend I am back on the tread mill, but if you look closely you will see an ever so slight , spring in my step .

Shiny xxxxxxx

Hi shiny

Just catching up after a little rest , free nights out for u well all I can say is u deserve it and it's even nicer when u least expect it , that's exactly something I would do after a big win just treat everyone around with no thought of saving any not to the several hundred pound though lol will be nice to do it one day with hard earned money but that's a long way off

Middle lane is def a good place to be unless ur on the motorway and driving slow with ur hat and driving gloves on , glad ur feeling super positive and that's good for u and good for us

Just caught up with x factor nothin exciting to report red what tomorrow brings

Take care

Castle2

Hi Shiny,

Your positivity is so inspiring. You sound really happy in the place your at right now. With a bit of hard work and determination I'm sure we can all get to the place.

Take care