'Women on the Veg of Reason' 10/10 club - all welcome

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For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

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BBBee - I retract my advice. You probably should not have a stiff drink. I, however, would.

Yes do you think so Carrot? I specifically remember do NOT give alcohol for shock. But I am alcohol prude anyway so I would remember that.

do you not drink then?

LOL no

god I feel like I have harped on about it so many times that everyone knows

alcohol problems, have been sober for 5.5 years [proud]

oh darling Bee...you poor,poor thing
big big gentle hugs

am so glad you are ok
have you any rescue remedy?

yes, you must have rescue remedy, and arnica, BBBee

Franny - that had bypassed me, sorry to hear that, and well done for your abstinence. I thought you were talking about cider at the festival for some reason. I try to only have a drink on fridays and have fizz as a treat, but sometimes it leaks into the rest of the week a bit. Not too much though, am aware of bf.

Bee!!!! I'm so glad you're okay!

Bee how terrible. And your terrible burns - but your wonderful collar bones.

Have a cup of tea with three sugars.

God how frightening.

MrsC yes cider was my drink and the cider bus at the festival was bothering me a bit (well, quite a lot) on the first night. It was ok after that. I hadn't been to a festival sober before It was a new experience.

am out of bath and all refresh and feeling much better.

Okay nice thing - what present shall I buy the lovely lovely lorry driver?

Hmm, that must have been strange, all a perception I suppose. For ages I thought I couldn't go out dancing without any help/plenty to drink but of course this is rubbish. I wonder if it's a physical craving for yeast and sugar as well as the alcohol. The more you have the more the body wants like cake or something. My friend says she tries to think of wine as liquid cake when she's dieting. It does put me off, a bit.

Buy the lorry driver some crying chocolate, I dare you.

Avi he is also ex-drinker. He does occasionally have a drink, which makes me nervous, but his drinking is not the same as my drinking, I have to remember that.

It was fine, once I relaxed. The first night I didn't think I could hack it - I was so tense, and everything was strange, and there were loads of people smelling of beer and drink everywhere. But the second night it was fine, I loved it, everyone seemed mellow, and it wasn't a very drinky festival anyway, and there were kids everywhere (apparently 1 in 10 tickets sold was a child ticket) and I had a lot of fun.

Presents for people you don't know are so difficult, aren't they? Franny will know. She is good at these things.

Ah. I see. x-post.

Dd2 is still grinning manically on my profile if anybody wants a quick look I forgot to rotate her though.

Avi it was just such a bad place when we were both drinking. I never never want to risk that again, our life is so comfortable and easy now comparitively. I don't see why he indulges in what I see as behaviour that risks messing that up. He just sees it as a glass of beer. Which is probably why he can have the odd drink and I can't

TooT she is fab

comparatively

and umpteen other mistakes

ooh am tired, should go to bed

You can't quite see the toothpaste that was around her mouth and cheeks, on her hands and up her arms...

I have just received a random email encouraging me to train as a plumber. I am strangely almost tempted...

Was it random? How can you be sure?

Yes. Anyway it hasn't been, so far. He is very good about it, usually. He knows it makes me nervous. His mother being a raving lunatic in rehab probably helps my cause, tbh