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It's Friday the thirteenth. Snowed last night. Not much but enough that I had to shovel this morning. Luckily, it was light snow so it was mostly just pushing it off to the side. Supposed to meet with a friend to read a chapter in the book; hope the weather does not deter him. Time will tell.
The meeting we go to this evening is on zoom so at least we won't have to frig around with buses or walking.
Another day of light rain and mild temperature, helps to get rid of february's snow. I don't have much on the go today, might be meeting with someone this morning in person or this afternoon on zoom. That will be up to them.
Another simple supper would be great. Cheeseburgers maybe.
Looks like I missed a day updating my blogs. Strange though because I wasn't overly busy yesterday. I know I updated a blog that I don't usually do, maybe that sidetracked me from the daily norm.
Today was podcast day so I got that uploaded.
Ordinarily, we would go to Tallahassee on a wednesday night but today we might skip that meeting.
Looks like we might be getting through winter. It's going to be double digit weather today, not nice enough to break out the barbecue, but it might be warm enough to melt snow.
I'll probably record this week's podcast today.
I might be meeting up with a new sponcee. I've known her for a while. We'll see how it goes.
Time change was last night so the clocks sprung ahead one hour. I didn't know that until Nancy woke me up at what I thought was seven am but it turned out to be 8 am. Oh well. I'm awake on time and that's the main thing. Church is at ten. I wonder how many people will miss it this morning.
It's Saturday. I thought I had something going on but that's actually next Saturday, so today will be a laid back kind of do nothing day.
It's cold out today but it's not snowing. And it's not raining. The wind is not blowing and the sun is not shining. So, it's a not day.
It's a Thursday. Weather seems a bit more like spring. It's still cold but not bitter cold. Lot of rain in the forecast as opposed to heavy snow. Maybe, I'll have a barbecue soon.
It snowed again last night but since it was mixed with rain, it didn't amount to much. I'll wait until the rain stops and if there's anything left to shovel, then I will.
Today was podcast day, so I uploaded that.
I have an appointment on zoom at 11, a re-schedule from yesterday.
Wednesday I usually go to a meeting in eastern passage but lately we've grown disenchanted with that meeting so I might got to another meeting tonight. There's an al-anon meeting I like that meets tonight so we'll see how that goes.
Pretty cold outside the last few days. But, it's not snowing and it's not raining, and the wind isn't blowing. So I try to focus on the positive instead of the negative. I have the morning to myself, not sure about the afternoon yet. Tonight is home group night. Beyond all that, we'll see how the day goes.
Today is the start of the Midwinter Roundup. I have been going to them since 1998, but this is the first time I have been chair of the committee. Last year, I was co-chair but the co-chair doesn't really do much. This year, everything that went wrong somehow seemed to be my fault. lol. Hopefully, everything will go according to plan.
Day Two of facebook jail and actually it feels more like being in a holding cell because I haven't really been convicted of anything. Seems facebook is trying to make it look like suspected hacker activity maybe so they can save face. Oh well, I have other social media accounts and this is giving me the opportunity to update the feeds there.
Midwinter roundup starts tomorrow. Looking forward to the event.
Ah, this is what it feels like to be in Facebook Jail. I must have did something to piss off the facebook algorithm because they will not let me make a post or respond to any messages for at least 72 hours. Luckily, I use Blogger, X, Instagram, and Mastadon and even Telegram, so I'm not completely in the dark.
Sending my word of the day out will be a problem. I do have some people that I'm connected to via text so they will get it.
And, I uploaded the latest episode of my podcast to Mastadon. So that's probably where I'll put my god box blog post.
It's pay day today so we have to do everything associated with that today.
The midwinter roundup starts the day after tomorrow. we did get one piece of good news. We found the greeter vests.
I shovelled part of the snow last night. It snowed again overnight. I'll probably go back out there in a few hours and touch up what I did yesterday, it's just not high on my to do list today.
There's a birthday at my home group tonight so I'll be making a cheesecake. Blueberry. I always make cherry so I thought I'd switch it up.
Someone sent me an email with some gossip in it. The gossip was about someone going against tradition ten, and it's interesting because spreading gossip or taking another member's inventory goes against tradition one. I don't think any one tradition is more important than another. I have opted to stay out of the discussion.
Storm coming today. Supposed to be bad. They're all supposed to be bad but I don't know where we'll put another 30 cm. Oh well, it's supposed to be blowing snow so maybe it will blow itself off the deck and out of my driveway. We'll see.
Might be a good day to binge watch something. Game of Thrones perhaps.
The day begins like every other, with a couple of spiritual readings, a prayer and picking of my god box word (today it is Pride) and we'll be going to church because it's Sunday.
I have the last roundup committee meeting today, the last one before the actual event so its basically to make sure we are all prepared for the actual event.
This evening it's the Living Sober group.
Just another Sunday, really.
Overslept a little today. Ahh, it's Saturday. I meet with a sponcee but not until 11 and this afternoon I chair an al-anon meeting, then late in the afternoon I'll be going to the women's group. It's a birthday meeting so its open to others. One of my friends is celebrating, so I made her favorite cookie. oatmeal raisin.
I can hear the wind. It sounds cold out there. It's nice and warm in here.
Only a week until the midwinter roundup. It's true I am a bit anxious about the event. I have been going to them since 1998 but this is the first time I have been involved with organizing one and luckily I have a good committee helping me. But, it is a week away and I try to focus on the day in front of me.
I have a gentleman coming to see me today. We read the big book together. It's good for him and its good for me.
I might, if I have time, record the podcast.
It's a Thursday. My day looks full at first glance, but we'll see how it goes. I think I'm meeting with someone at 930. I have the men's lunch at the church at noon, luckily I have cookies made for that.
There's an archives committee meeting at 6 plus I go to a meeting at 730. So, yeah, the day looks full.
More snow today, but it's only a couple centimeters which means I won't have to shovel and it shouldn't interfere with any plans I have. We are going to an alanon group anniversary tonight. The three G's.
The countdown is on. 10 days until the Midwinter Roundup. I have been going to this event since 1998, but this is the first year that I am Chair of the event. Last year I was co-chair, but the co-chair's responsibility really is to be there in case the chair cannot be there. This year it's a bit different. I'm hoping things go well. They seem to be but I keep thinking I overlooked something. Oh well. I learned in al-anon that worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do for a bit, but it doesn't get you anywhere.
I can never figure out how other people can blog page after page so early in the morning. I think about the day that is coming and the things I have to do. I avoid discussions of politics, war, world hunger, rising crime. Not thinking about those things doesn't mean they aren't happening. I pray for the families of the folk killed in the shooting out west. How a person can think that they have the right to decide who should live or die, it's beyond me.
My day is pretty ordinary compared to other person's days. I started with two daily readings, one from AA and one from Al-Anon. Then, I picked the word from my god box. Expectations was the word today. I know that it is not wise to place too high expectations on the people around me or on how the day will go. I go to church this morning. Service takes about an hour, then there's a coffee hour after the service. I baked some cookies for that.
The district 2 GSR meeting is today and since I am the District Committee Member, I'll be chairing that meeting. I'm hoping to elect a treasurer today which will take some of the pressure off me. We'll have to see how that goes.
I usually meet with a sponcee this evening and then I host an online meeting at 8.
So, there's a lot to do today.
It is Valentine's Day and it's also the second saturday of the month so we will be doing the blankets of love project today at the church. That's the plan for today.
I have an al-anon meeting this afternoon and I might be meeting with a sponcee later and it seems somehow fitting that we go to the zoom meeting in Hawaii tonight.
Friday. The day before Valentine's day. I don't have anything to do today other than the usual bake cookies for the blanket project tomorrow type of thing.
Another snow day. I posted this somewhere else but oh well. Yesterday, we had light snow, yet when I shovelled it last evening it was heavy snow. Overnight, we had a heavy snowfall but when I shovelled this morning, the snow was light. What am I missing?
Not sure what's on the docket today. My thursday morning session was canceled. I could record my podcast for next week. I was going to do that tomorrow but I could do it today.
Might go to a meeting tonight. Time will tell.
Looks like another heavy snowfall today. Hard to say how much until it's actually on the ground but they forecast 20-30 cm. Luckily, we don't have anywhere to go that we can't back out of. We have storm chips and storm snacks and we have been watching the Game of Thrones series so we could binge watch today. As for a meeting, that's why they invented Zoom.
It's a Tuesday. I noticed yesterday that the days of the month all fall on the same days of the week that they did in 1998. So, our anniversary of our first date (Nancy and I), which is on Monday March 23 is actually on Monday March 23 and that will be 28 years. But, that's next month.
Today should be a typical day. I meet with a sponcee at eleven and there's a meeting I go to this evening. Other than that, it's just ordinary run of the mill tuesday stuff.
Annual eye exam this morning. Funny how dates just creep up on me.The appointment is easy. they take some pictures of my cornea and iris. Only painful part of that is the money I have pay for it. Then they ask me to read stuff that is way too small for any person to see. Then they put drops in my eyes and send me on my way. that's how it usually goes. we'll see what today brings.
It's Sunday. As always, I start my Sunday with prayer and meditation. Well, I start every day with prayer and meditation and then we go to church because it's Sunday.
We have a workshop this afternoon at the club. those are always fun.
And of course there's the meeting at 8.
Today is a celebration of life for my friend Stan. we often called him Frenchy. He wasn't from France. he was from Maine. He was a good guy. I had been his caseworker when he lived in a recovery house. I became his sponsor after he moved out. I remember him sharing once that he asked me to be his sponsor because he didn't like me and figured he didn't want us to be friends anyway. But, we eventually became friends and remained friends for twenty years.
He developed cancer and although he fought hard, it eventually got him. I'm going to say goodbye to him today. Another old friend of mine is driving me there. I think it's good to maintain contact with the important people in your life because you never know when the next storm will come.
Meeting up with a friend to read a chapter from the big book. Not the good book though I daresay it is a good book and it's not that big of a good book, but we agreed a while back, just before christmas actually that we would get together and read the book together and it's been going well.
This afternoon, I'll record my podcast so that it's ready for upload on Wednesday.
I'm also hoping to finish up the minutes for the committee meeting so that it's done.
I had planned on meeting someone at 6 but she cancelled so I guess its just serenity corner at 7.
"Upon awakening, I think about the next 24 hours. I consider my plans for the day. Before I begin, I ask God to direct my thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest, or self-seeking motives."
That's a quote from a book that I read a lot. It's how I start my day. as a friend of mine says, the days that I pray almost always turn out better than the days I don't.
I'm supposed to meet with someone today to have a conversation about prayer and meditation. Then, this evening I'm going to a meeting at a church in my neighbourhood. Both of those things will keep me connected to a power greater than myself.
Today, a friend of mine celebrates 19 years of sobriety. I'm going to bake some cookies and bring them to his celebration. There's another guy celebrating, but I like him too.
It's Wednesday, so my podcast gets uploaded today. I have already begun work on next week's episode. It's like a radio show, so first I select some music for it. Each week it's a different genre: jazz, rock, blues, funk. After I figure out the music, I write a little script, sometimes with tidbits of info about each song. Then, I pick a day a few days before I upload it, and pre-record it. It keeps me busy for sure.
I'm meeting up with someone this morning to have a discussion on group conscience.
Just another Tuesday. I meet with a friend in the morning. My afternoon appointment canceled and that's okay. life happens. Chatted with a few new friends. It's all good.....so far.
The Big Storm was just a few centimeters of snow that fell and just blew into drifts. At least that's how it looks in here in the trailer park. The wind did most of my shovelling for me. Thank you Mother Nature for keeping the Old Man in check.
It's Sunday, so we'll start the day with church. Actually, I start my day with prayer, meditation, readings and sharing. And, then I'll go to church.
This afternoon I have a committee meeting and I'm also baking a ham. Which is in the freezer so I better get that to thawing. I'll probably make a glaze for it and some scalloped potatoes to go with it.
Big storm coming. Hopefully, I'll be able to do the zoom meetings I have set up, but if I can't then I'll just have to accept that as things that I cannot change.
You all stay safe now.
The calm before the storm. And, it is actually the day before we will be hit by a major snowstorm.
I need to make butterscotch fudge today for a birthday meeting at a woman's group tonight. Because it's a birthday it's an open meeting.
Meeting with a sponcee this afternoon and going to an al-anon meeting on zoom.
Great reading in the daily reflections today, about unity and ego-deflation. You should check it out. If you don't have a copy of the book, you can read it at www.aa.org
It happened again. I was doing this blog in the morning but it seemed that I can't really blog about my day if I blog in the morning so I tried doing it in the evening and I forgot to do it. Today is Friday. Not a lot on my plate, although there is a big snowstorm on the way. I won't be looking forward to all that shovelling, but it is what it is.
The best laid plans of mice and men. We plan to do the roundup meeting on zoom because of the storm which will be a great idea as long as we don't lose power.
I might have to work on next week's podcast this week. It will be something to do with jazz. Maybe another alphabet soup. Time will tell.
Today has been a fast day. I woke up at my usual time and I knew I had a lot to do. One of the things on my agenda was to find something to thaw out the hot water pipes. Usually, the phones are ringing off the wall up there in Heaven, people asking for this or that and every now and then, God turns to one of his angels and says, "That guy in the trailer park that keeps saying thank you....give him something." This morning, it was an unfrozen pipe. So, we got that done and then we did some grocery shopping. Anything I thought I might have saved by not hiring a plumber, I paid for it buying groceries. then, Nancy had an eye appointment. That took a couple of hours. Then, we bought more groceries. Some stuff you just can't get at Giant Tiger. And it was things we needed. Then, we came home and ordered some food from Swiss Chalet. Now, we're waiting for our drive to Tallahassee. Pretty soon we'll be back home to have hot showers.
I was awake at seven a.m., outside shovelling snow so I could put the garbage out to the curb. First, I had to make my way to where the garbage cans were buried, and then I had to basically guess where the curb is because I couldn't even see that. But, it was a good little morning workout.
I'm inside now. I need to make a no-bake cheesecake for a birthday meeting tonight. and, probably some cookies too. The meeting is at the church a few blocks from here so even if I didn't get a drive, it's not that much of a walk.
My morning meet-up canceled so I won't need to worry about that. Still waiting to hear back from my afternoon session. Oh well. One day at a time, sometimes one hour at a time.
It snowed last night. It reminded me of a time I was working security at Beazley Fields. The fellow I was relieving at 8 am would be my relief at 8 that evening. It had snowed during the night and we were attempting to shovel him out so he could go get some sleep. A small bobcat plow went by and saw us with two small shovels, having at it. He came up the driveway and dug buddy's car out. I later created a blog called Sometimes God Drives A Snow Plow, based on the old saying that God works through people. I didn't see a snow plow this morning, but I did get a few offers from sponcees to come shovel me out. I appreciated the offers but I still have two feet and a heartbeat, so I shovelled myself out. I lost an old friend yesterday, a guy who helped me renovate our home almost 20 years ago. He was the type of guy always willing to help me out with home repairs. I'll miss him.
It's Sunday. We anticipate a big winter snowfall over the next day or two. And, to put some icing on that, my hot water is not working. Cold water is working fine, but the hot water pipe seems to have frozen. Oh well, life is never dull.
we were planning on attending a birthday meeting in a remote town in our region. If the storm waits until after that meeting then that's what we'll do. It would mean cancelling the online meeting we do because there would be no one here to host it. again we will have to wait and see.
Saturday before the storm. I always find it so predictable of weather men and weather women to attempt to predict the weather in such an unpredictable place such as Nova Scotia. But they are calling for up to 30 cm of snow starting tomorrow night and working its way into Tuesday. I'll just take it a day at a time.
I have a sponcee stopping by today and later today we'll be going to an al-anon meeting and maybe even a zoom meeting in hawaii this evening.
That's the plan anyway.
Friday already. Not that the day of the week means anything to me really. I'm retired so every day is a day off from work. I still have things that I do, to keep busy and I have different reference points. Friday is the day I host the zoom meeting Serenity Corner and that's what I'll be doing at 7 pm tonight.
Thursday. Another wintry mix outside. Rain and snow and probably freezing rain. My Thursday afternoon canceled and I think my thursday morning just forgot. And that's okay. I need a break anyway.
We're chugging through January. 21st already. It doesn't look like a difficult day.....yet. One of my yesterday appointments re-scheduled until today so I'll do that this morning and this afternoon, I'll be reading the big book with a friend. We made arrangements to go to Tallahassee tonight so I baked cookies yesterday to bring out there tonight. For supper today, I'm marinating some ribs in water and liquid smoke. That should be tasty.
I'm tired today. I went to bed before midnight and slept all night. I think it was the physical exertion of shovelling snow. It's alright, though. I don't have anything demanding of me today so I'll just take it easy.
It snowed last night, which made today a snow day for a lot of people. I was outside at 7 a.m. shovelling. Whenever I do that type of physical activity, I have to remember I'm a few months short of seventy. I take lots of breaks. Still, it exhausted me to the point where I had to have a nap after supper. I talk a lot about having naps after supper but I rarely have one. Today, it was not just something I wanted to do, it was necessary.
Sunday morning coming down. Old song by Johnny Cash. It is Sunday morning, but I'm not coming down because I didn't get high yesterday. It's just another Sunday round here. I go to church this morning. The GSR meeting is this afternoon. I'll make a nice pork tenderloin for supper. I meet with a sponcee at 7 and then host an online meeting at eight. Typical Sunday as they say.
My word from my god box was one day at a time. I have been learning how to do that since I put the plug in the jug, going on 29 years ago. i was chatting with an alanon friend today and she said that since I have no control over yesterday or tomorrow that i should make the best of this one day, today. I'll try to do that. I was just working on backing up my music files and because I am changing the way they are sorted,I have to transferthem one file at a time as opposed to moving groups of files. I've been doing it for about 6 months now and I'm almost done. I'm actually in the letter W and it's taking a while because its a busy letter. But, I'll get what I get done today. I meet with a sponcee today and I'm also going to an alanon meeting later. I might go to a meeting in Hawaii today. Whatever I do today, I'll make the most of today.
Not a lot on the docket for today. I agreed to meet with someone this afternoon to do some reading of the big book and the Serenity Corner meeting is tonight at seven. Aside from that, I only have a few reports to get ready for a meeting I'm doing on Sunday.
Looks like a full day today. I meet with a sponcee at 930-ish. The christian men's lunch is today over at the church. I meet with a second sponcee at 130. There's a committee meeting at 6 pm and I'll probably be going to a meeting tonight at 730. At least thats the plan.
Is it Wednesday already. I woke up with the crows. I have an early appointment with a sponcee and every morning I have a ritual that takes about 90 minutes and I wanted to make sure that was all done first so that I could concentrate on the task at hand. Wednesday is also the day I upload my podcast and that's also taken care of. I might go to a meeting tonight; that depends on Brian,
The weekend gets closer and I need to have something ready by Sunday. I might do that today to get it off my plate. My Tuesday morning canceled so I will have extra time. My Tuesday afternoon hasnt canceled yet but the day is young.
It's Monday. To many people, it's the start of the work week or the start of the school week. To me, as a retired person, it's the day that comes after Sunday. I try to fill my week with meetings, usually with people I sponsor. Mondays have been set aside for a book study I'll be doing with a guy that I'm not sponsoring at this time. He might ask me to if he decides that's what he wants to do and if he chooses not to, that will be perfectly alright.
No major commitments today. Going to church in the a.m. Cooking a pork tenderloin for supper. Living Sober Group tonight. I might work on the minutes of the meeting we had last month and I might even work on some reports for next week.
It's Saturday. The second Saturday of the month. We go to the little church this morning for the knitting group we do, making blankets of love for Margaret's House.
Friday already, not that the day of the work week really means anything to me anymore. I'm retired. Whatever day I choose to be friday is. I don't have much on the go today. I was meeting up with a sponcee but he changed his mind about working through the steps with me. Oh well. One door closes, another one opens. We will be doing serenity corner tonight.
We also do that knitting class tomorrow so tonight or today I'll need to bake cookies for that.
Other than that it looks like a me day.
We might be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I just hope it's not another tunnel. I slept in until ten. had a full breakfast. Working on the morning coffee now and it's almost noon.
Podcast is uploaded. All the morning stuff done. I don't have much on the docket today so I think I'll just relax.
Today looks like a busy day. I meet with someone I sponsor in the morning and another person I sponsor in the afternoon. The central service meeting is tonight. Because I am the District Committee Member (DCM) for this district and because I am Chair of the Midwinter Roundup, I need to provide updates on both those committees so I need to go to that meeting. My home group also meets so I'll be going to that also.
If I was at the top of my game, this would all be a snap. But I'm not; I'm still sick so we will see what we will see.
I think I'm starting to wake up from the lethargy of this flu. Hoping my appetite returns since I will be making roast beef dinner today. Ordinarily, I would have a meal like that on a Sunday, but I wasn't feeling up to making it and yesterday I was a bit pre-occupied with the roundup committee so it's probably best that I did wait.
Nancy told me this morning that she feels like she is coming out of this, too, which is good because I'll need someone to help me with eating the food.
Today is tour day at the Delta. The midwinter roundup is being held at the Delta Marriott hotel and they're giving the committee a tour of the area where the event is being held. I am on the committee, so I need to be there.
I'm not feeling the greatest, so much so that I'm playing hooky from church. I'd like to play hooky from the tour also, but I think instead I'll work my way through that.
Not much else on the docket today. I meet with a sponcee and I host the Living Sober Group. And somewhere amid all that, I'm making a roast beef dinner in the slow cooker. And that's about it.
I was sick all day yesterday. But, I had a good night's sleep, about 11 hours and although I don't feel like running in a marathon, I do feel incredibly better.
Meeting with a sponcee later and going to a zoom meeting in Hawaii after supper.
It's a shitty day, literally. I have a stomach flu virus and I have been using the bathroom since early this morning, Luckily, I have no pressing need to go outside and the meeting I attend on Friday nights is online, so that's a good thing.
I started doing the music file backups of the second drive. That's a smaller drive so it shouldn't take too long.
I find myself a little overwhelmed with the service work I'm doing, but I console myself by acknow;edging that one commitment will be over in April and the other one will be over in December of 2026. Then, I can go back to being just another face in a crowd, just another bozo on the bus. Maybe then I'll have more time to write.
The start of a new year. I chose two new readings for this year. For AA, it's the Daily Reflections book and for Al-Anon, it's A Little Time For Myself. I have at least one sponsorship session today and we will probably go to a meeting tonight.
