The Six Month Challenge

[Tobin]

To complement the other challenges, and bridge the gap up to one year, here's a six month thread.

[Rebecca]

Ok, I'm in! Let me see if I can do this, no more falling off the wagon!

Bec

[Lel]

Yey - thank you admin.

Count me in too - although I will be posting on the 1 year thread shortly - just doing a bit more mental preparation

Lel xx

[Tink]

Hey Bec,

How about some Velcro?

I might try it too!

[Rebecca]

Tink,

Try to do this one with me!

I don't need velcro, I need a flight attendant who says "Sit down and put on your seatbelt, we are experiencing some turbulence." But you can't serve wine. Ninja could be the pilot, so he better not be drinking! Hehe

Bec

[Rebecca]

No, a "wagon attendant."

[Rebecca]

Ok,I'm ready now, this weekend will be a recovery and detox. I might be complaining, but I can do it.

[Tink]

Tink,

Try to do this one with me!

I don't need velcro, I need a flight attendant who says "Sit down and put on your seatbelt, we are experiencing some turbulence." But you can't serve wine. Ninja could be the pilot, so he better not be drinking! Hehe

Bec

Sounds good to me sugar. Climb on board and lets go. Come fly pixie airline. I think Velcro might be a nice seat belt option is what I meant.

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[Rebecca]

Thanks Tink and Pink, I like your picture Tink.

I know I can do it, I just lose confidence when I give in and drink like I did, though.

[Paquin]

Well, this is one challenge I would like to make. I was a few days off reaching 6 months when I then had a drink so now I am back starting over.

Can I be on the 6 month thread and the three month?

Paquin

[Lel]

Hi Paquin

I'm sure you will be able to do whatever works for you.

At the moment I'm on the 6 month thread and the 1 year and I have a private plan B if I struggle with either of these goals but so far so good

Good luck!

Lel x

[Rebecca]

Yeah Paquin! I'm glad I have some more company here, I'm going to make it this time!

[Paquin]

Hi Lel and Rebecca,

Thanks for the welcome. Looking forward to making it through this six month challenge.

All the best,

Paquin x

[Rebecca]

That's great Happy! I just told people I don't drink because I'm in training (running) and they don't ask questions. Actually I think they wished they were too. Who cares what they think anyway right? I promise I feel 100 times better than them. I'm glad you're happy Happy.

[Bela]

I am aiming for 6 months, too; would become my personal best.
I am reasonably confident, too, Happy.
But like you (?) I am focused more on 3 months right now.
Feeling like that one is in the bag . . . but I feel I must acknowledge a wee bit of uncertainty, so as not to tempt fate????????

[Tink]

Good for you Bela! That is how I am too. I am not going to let myself become to comfortable this time. That way no surprises that I can't handle I hope. Tricky this thing is and too much confidence and down I might go. Know what I mean? I got a bit to confidant last time and look what happened. It is working for me this time just keeping my guard up and taking it one day at a time. Not really looking at the days to much. Just getting through each day and enjoying them the best I can. Trying not to let not drinking be as big a drain as drinking was. I use to think about drinking all the time...When,how and so on. I don't want to spend my life doing that with not drinking as well. I want to just have it like this is how it is and live with it. Does that make sense to you? Don't want to think about it all the time. Being here doesn't bother me like some who are trying not to think about it. I don't mind being here for a couple hours or an hour a day and giving back. It is outside of here that I am talking about. I don't want to spend my whole life saying to myself will this make me drink? I want to know that I am not going to drink no matter what so I need to find a way to do that. We all do I guess if that is our ultimate goal. We all have different ones though.. Mine is nothing at all for the rest of my life. I really don't miss it now. It is just a mental thing sometimes and I know that. A habit. Like biting my nails was really now. I stopped biting my nails and I can stop this too. I catch myself once in a while putting my nails in my mouth and not biting but kinda chewing at it. I don't bit it though and put my hand down. My nails are nice now and I don't want to mess them up. Same with the drink, I am feeling good and have a bit of time and I don't want to mess that up. I think it will get better. The next thing I will do is to stop smoking. I need to get a bit stronger first though and I am thinking just after Christmas and New Years this year. I will see and then I will be on that thread too.

Have a good night and talk to you tomorrow.

Teri/Tink

[Lel]

Yey!!! One month down - five to go

Lel xx

[thewho]

hiya all

mind if I join the 6 month challenge? Have done 15 weeks so far... how is everyone?

thewho

[STB]

Hello all. Finished my three months today - am now signing up for the six month challenge... gosh scary but exciting. I know now I can do it and I am glad that I am in such good company

[Yorkie]

Way to go STB - you are already half way there love Yorkie