What a day!

Irene.

There is a song about the help from my friends.

You are doing a marvelous thing and are making all the right choices, for that you should be very proud.

A big well done from me.

Enjoy your weekend.

Duncs stepping forward never back.

hi irene

carl

Hi there

I usually end up making sandwiches and coffee to keeps the troops going when my kids are DIYing. Kind of involved without any responsibility. Enjoy

xxx

Thanks folks- I'll prepare their lunch tomorrow 🙂

Still on same day.........just thought I'd post when it's fresh!

Today's "International Women's Day". Just been to a celebration of women- what a fantastic time! I met some inspirational people who've overcome so much....such positivity in one venue. Awesome!!

The following was an interview with an 85 year old woman about her life:

I'd dare to make more mistakes next time

I would pick more daisies"

(published in Eclectic Wisdom)

This has made me think- rather than question and regret things I have done, what will I regret not having done?

Anyhow, off for a glass of vino (which I will not regret in the morning!)

Day 118

A restful saturday 🙂

Hey Irene,

Well done on your journey, day 118 that's great. Enjoy your nice weekend.

Chicagoguy

Thanks folks x

Day 119=17 weeks

I hope all my buddies have had a lovely Mother's Day. I have!! Son treated me to dinner 🙂

Weather has been rubbish- awoke to snow which has continued intermittantly throughout the day. Its now starting to lie and freeze over, expecting nightmare driving tomorrow- yuk!

On the surface, I've had a great Sunday. Morning with my son, time with my marvellous sis then out with a friend for a catch up.

Been thinking a lot about the past weeks....in some ways wondering how I managed to waste so much of my life gambling, but also remembering some of the worst feelings I've ever experienced. Strangely, (I can't describe it as an urge- just a feeling) I've been wondering what it'd be like to "try again"- not sure where that's coming from, but thank goodness I've got my blocker in place! I am happier than I remember being for ages yet I feel like I'm missing "something". I know, in my rational head, that I never want to experience those hopeless feelings. If I gamble I'll lose.....everything that's important, everything thats not important, everything.

I know I don't want that!!!!!!!!

Hi there, glad you enjoyed today but know just what you mean. I guess that is the true nature of an addiction in that whatever it has done to you in the past there is always that niggle just under the skin to try again - poison ivy.

Such hard work but so worth the outcome of many more days like today in the future.

xxx

Hey Irene,

Happy Mothers Day, glad you enjoyed a nice dinner with your son, sounds nice, Mothers Day for us over here in the U.S.A. isn't until May.

Chicagoguy

Hi Irene 🙂

17 weeks... Brilliant! Really brilliant.

Thank you for the restaurant recommendation! Got a table booked for Monday lunch and because we've booked online we get free coffee! Bargain!

Well done with your amazing progress and will chat with you again soon x

Thanks re,Chicago,Stubbs

Day 120

Awoke to a blanket of snow brrr

Heading to work, the weekends def not long enough!

Hi Irene

Hope all is well

snowing here as-well had to walk to work in the snow. weekend comes very slowly and goes very fast we need 3 day weekend.

also 120 days a big well done to you.

Irene

120 days abstinence is a marvelous feat.

Your determinations there for everyone to see and it is great to see your reaping the benefits of gamble free living.

The result is there in black and white.

Irene WINNER!!!!

Ironically the thing we chased is there for the taking.

Through those three magical words.

No bet today

keep making the choice

Duncs stepping forward never back.

Cheers Duncs,Imran

Day121

Reluctant to shift myself this morning! Snows gone, suns shining-one of those crisp, spring days which me n paddy love to go walking.

Nothing much else happening which is good.

Hi again thanks for support in my diary, as always it is much needed and appreciated.

So he is not setting up a minimalist house then, always wished I could do that they look so good in the pictures but just too much of life I need to keep by me, silly really when I have all the memories but each to their own. My son took hardly anything except a green teddy he called green bogey but then unfortunately some of his childhood memories were not happy so hopefully he is making good ones now. They do seem to expect to buy everything new as well when it was make do and mend in my day, but then he tells me I sound like a Monty Python character if I say anything - as in we used to live in a cardboard box and drink from a puddle in the road etc etc. - will mean nothing if you havn't seen it but quite funny.

Very cold and windy here too but sun just starting to appear. Electric still not sorted so lots of hot water bottles. Had a better quote for £1300 rather than the two for £4500 so will check they are not cowboys and go with that asap. Will be nice to get it sorted, couldn't manage another year here with no heating.

Enjoy the sunshine after work.

xxx