New York City is amazing, esp if you like Broadway plays. It also is beautiful at night. I went last December to see the tree and the Macy decorations. It was so busy you could hardly walk, tooo many people for me. If you are not a crowd person I would suggest you stay away.
My biggest montra is mindful drinking. It really is amazing how many you pour without thinking. Still on the half pill, not as tired. I do think you are right about taking too much sleep medication. I think I will cut the benadryl and move up to 3/4 a pill of Nal.
Jaba, are you still losing weight and how did you doc appointment go?

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I am sorry, doctors can be such a pain. I now have an online portal and it still says alcoholism in my records. I am going to ask that it be taken out. It has dawned on me that I really only started this journey August something. That means I have only been doing this 2 months. It seems like a long time but it hasnt been. Oh, last night I was bad, real bad. I was upset, and just drank, no thought just poured. I felt like crap today. Wasn't really hungover, just tired. Wow, it was twice what I have been drinking.
Also, I have decided today to retire. I hope I am not making the wrong decision, I do have several months to finalize this, but, I need to do something else. Another journey.

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So you want it on your record? It makes it hard to get insurance.
I am thinking that if I am retired I can sub and I may just travel. Get on one of those sites that travels around and I can meet people. I still have almost a year till this happens. I cannot retire until July.

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Yes, July will be here fast. That is how life seems to go. As stated I can always change my mind. I am hoping for an incentive, it would be about 20 grand. It will be nice to use that for a trip to Hawaii and to Africa. I think I will do a work trip to Hawaii. I want to help build a school, or homes that need them. I can't be dragging a gin bottle to all these places. Time will tell. Jaba, what do you do with your time? How old are your children.
Thanks again for all your support.

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We have had several border collies. Presently my daughter has a year and half old border lab mix. She is primarily border and she came from down south. Her family was dropped off at a no kill shelter. She was driven from Tennessee to New York. She is a nervous mess. We took her to Petco and they tried to cut her nails. She bit them , when I came in there was 3 people trying to hold her down. Now, going to the vet is horrible, you should see them try to give her a rabies shot . She has been to training and they loved her. My daughter is afraid that she may have to put her down. The trainer , trains police dogs. She said Sophie would be wonderful as a police dog. She has since bit me and nipped my daughter's boyfriend. I don't know what we will do if she bites someone out of the family. Any suggestions.
I took a full pill the last couple of days and cut down on the sleep medication. Wow, it really makes it hard to get up in the morning. I am fine now, but I didn't want to go to school. So, I will try to do the half pill today. I know this will work. You have been doing this about a half a year?
I was so angry about that dentist, people can be so outrageous. I also know several people that go on big game hunts. Not my thing.
My daughter didn't get her licence till she was 19. I can't imagine your child like being driven around. So is your 25 year old working at a steady job. When I retire my daughter can not be on my insurance. That worries me because finding a teaching job is not easy.
I totally understand the weight and thyroid thing. But if I stopped drinking I would lose weight.
You are lucky that you have a husband that you want to travel with. Mine has so many issues that it is not comfortable even going out to dinner.

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