Mr_Willes Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Just getting a quick post up so people can join. Got no idea what to put in the first post but we'll get there (PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS! 3 1 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
deftona Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 I decided last night to join you in this so let's go 2 1 1 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Harriet Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Alright, I'm here. We need a spreadsheet and some beers, stat. Maybe a points system. We could describe our thoughts about sobreity in haikus each day. 2 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Yasha92 Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 It isn’t helping my motivation that there is a current viral video dubstep remix of the premier of the next door state (we like him much more than the premier of our state who is basically evil) going “get on the beers”. Spoiler Dangit!!! So far, so good. Have had a nap every day this year though, so we shall see how I feel once work restarts... 3 Quote Mini | | Jan 16 || Feb 16 || Mar 16 || April 16 || July-Aug 16 || Aug-Sep 16 . || Sep-Oct 16 || Oct-Nov 16 || Dec 16 || Jan 17 || March 17 || April 17 || May 17 || August 17 || Sep 17 || Oct 17 || Grind it out || Jan 18 || Feb 18 || April 18 || May June 18 || Nov 18 || Oct 19 || Early 2020 || Halfway thru 2020 || Yasha High-5s herself || Jan 2023 || Feb-Mar 2023 Current Challenge: Yasha Revives (Oct-Nov 2023) Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted January 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, deftona said: I decided last night to join you in this so let's go Now i'm curious to know if you also do this with the same exception i put in it... Aaaaah yes, last night! 1 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted January 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, Harriet said: Alright, I'm here. We need a spreadsheet I'm just gonna d!ck around with a GL (hope he don't delete my challenge or put it in a subforum where nobody checks...) Hey @Rurik Harrgath J/k I can do one of those myself, but this was too good an opportunity to let it slip by.... 1 2 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
deftona Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr_Willes said: Now i'm curious to know if you also do this with the same exception i put in it... Indeed! Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Aquarii Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 I am doing a dry January, so I will join y'all! 2 Quote Chaotic-Neutral, Elven Bladesinger (Apprentice): Level 1 Current Stats: STR 11 || DEX 11 || CON 12 || INT 15 || WIS 15 || CHA 12 Goal Stats: STR 14 || DEX 17+ || CON 14 || INT 18+ || WIS 18+ || CHA 14 "To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily; to not dare is to lose one's self". - Søren Kierkegaard Link to comment
Sylvaa Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Not sure if I'll have a challenge up this time, but I am also doing Dry January, so following! Had D&D on Saturday and had part of a bottle of wine left over from last time. If I hadn't been on vacation for two weeks or on the second day of the month, it might have been harder to not drink it. My husband took care of the remainder, so no more worry over surprise alcohol for the next session. 4 Quote Sylvaa's BattleLog Sylvaa's Tracking Spreadsheet Link to comment
shaar Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Hi guys, I am ABSOLUTELY here with y'all! Will definitely post more later this afternoon here but I wanted to hop in and follow so this thread wouldn't get lost in the shuffle - this goal is very important to me!! 2 Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
miss_marissa Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Here to support y'all 😀 you can do it! 2 1 Quote Current Challenge # 39 | #38 | #37 | #36 | #35 |#34 | #33 | #32 | #31 | #30 | #29 | #28 | #27 | #26 | #25 | # 24 | #23 | #22 | #21 | #20 | #19 | #18 | #17 | #16 | #15 | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9| #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | Battle Log Instagram | Goodreads Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Mr_Willes said: I'm just gonna d!ck around with a GL (hope he don't delete my challenge or put it in a subforum where nobody checks...) Hey @Rurik Harrgath J/k I can do one of those myself, but this was too good an opportunity to let it slip by.... Which challenge is that, MDub? I don't think you even posted one this month... 🤔🤣👅 Seriously though, go ahead and steal mine from the Weight Loss PVP if you want. 1 1 Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Thunderer Class: Stormborn War-Shaman (Path of Giants Barbarian/Conquest Paladin/Elemental Domain Cleric) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: Studded leather armor, war club, plus adventurer's pack containing rations, rope, and nature-based potions. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
Yasha92 Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 I had a dream that I made and drank a very delicious alcoholic beverage*. Then I was sad because I failed dry Jan. I woke up somewhat relieved that it was only a dream. *dream mechanics, I have no idea what the beverage was, only that it was both delicious and alcoholic. 2 4 Quote Mini | | Jan 16 || Feb 16 || Mar 16 || April 16 || July-Aug 16 || Aug-Sep 16 . || Sep-Oct 16 || Oct-Nov 16 || Dec 16 || Jan 17 || March 17 || April 17 || May 17 || August 17 || Sep 17 || Oct 17 || Grind it out || Jan 18 || Feb 18 || April 18 || May June 18 || Nov 18 || Oct 19 || Early 2020 || Halfway thru 2020 || Yasha High-5s herself || Jan 2023 || Feb-Mar 2023 Current Challenge: Yasha Revives (Oct-Nov 2023) Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 33 minutes ago, Yasha92 said: I had a dream that I made and drank a very delicious alcoholic beverage*. Then I was sad because I failed dry Jan. I woke up somewhat relieved that it was only a dream. *dream mechanics, I have no idea what the beverage was, only that it was both delicious and alcoholic. I sometimes have something similar, but it usually means i have come across a big sum of money. Waking up is a lot less funny... For now the DryJanuary is going pretty smooth. If i hadn't done this, i would have had a beer yesterday evening, but instead i made tea, with little to no extra effort! 5 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
Harriet Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 44 minutes ago, Mr_Willes said: For now the DryJanuary is going pretty smooth. If i hadn't done this, i would have had a beer yesterday evening, but instead i made tea, with little to no extra effort! Looking good. My january has been totally dry so far. When it's already decided, it's not so difficult to forgo alcohol. 3 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
TiogaGirl Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 OMG how’d I miss this!? I am so in. Rolled through an AF December as well but it will be soooo much easier and more fun to keep the momentum going with a ragtag band of dry-Jan nerds. Harriet, I’m with you, it’s so much easier for me to pass up alcohol entirely than to have a couple drinks then expect tipsy-self to make good decisions about where to go from there! I wish you all great sleep, bright eyes and waking up feelin’ like a box of birds. We got this. 3 Quote Link to comment
shaar Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 2 hours ago, TiogaGirl said: Harriet, I’m with you, it’s so much easier for me to pass up alcohol entirely than to have a couple drinks then expect tipsy-self to make good decisions about where to go from there! I agree COMPLEEEETELY, me after a drink or two is all "oh one more won't hurt!" and suddenly, a bowl full of cheese curls appears, and another drink... I'm in the morning of day 6! I feel AMAZING. I knew my sleep schedule would improve but I'm honestly shocked at how much! 2 hours ago, TiogaGirl said: waking up feelin’ like a box of birds. I have never heard this expression before BUT I LOVE IT!! 3 Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
miss_marissa Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 It also helps that happy hour is currently illegal in a lot of places 1 2 Quote Current Challenge # 39 | #38 | #37 | #36 | #35 |#34 | #33 | #32 | #31 | #30 | #29 | #28 | #27 | #26 | #25 | # 24 | #23 | #22 | #21 | #20 | #19 | #18 | #17 | #16 | #15 | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9| #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | Battle Log Instagram | Goodreads Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 3 hours ago, shaar said: have never heard this expression before BUT I LOVE IT!! We always say, waking up with a nest of dead young birdies in your mouth. 1 1 1 Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
Aquarii Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Tonight, my new job invited our team out to dinner at a BREWERY and I stuck to my goal of remaining alcohol free this January. I am very proud of myself 1 5 Quote Chaotic-Neutral, Elven Bladesinger (Apprentice): Level 1 Current Stats: STR 11 || DEX 11 || CON 12 || INT 15 || WIS 15 || CHA 12 Goal Stats: STR 14 || DEX 17+ || CON 14 || INT 18+ || WIS 18+ || CHA 14 "To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily; to not dare is to lose one's self". - Søren Kierkegaard Link to comment
TiogaGirl Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Aquarii said: Tonight, my new job invited our team out to dinner at a BREWERY and I stuck to my goal of remaining alcohol free this January. I am very proud of myself Now *that* is playing on hard. Well done!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Aquarii Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, TiogaGirl said: Now *that* is playing on hard. Well done!! Haha, yeah. I felt like the only person in the whole building not drinking. I was close to giving in, wanting to show that I was trying to fit in with my new teammates, but decided that "trying to fit in" is not a good reason to break my goals. 2 2 Quote Chaotic-Neutral, Elven Bladesinger (Apprentice): Level 1 Current Stats: STR 11 || DEX 11 || CON 12 || INT 15 || WIS 15 || CHA 12 Goal Stats: STR 14 || DEX 17+ || CON 14 || INT 18+ || WIS 18+ || CHA 14 "To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily; to not dare is to lose one's self". - Søren Kierkegaard Link to comment
Harriet Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 23 hours ago, Aquarii said: Haha, yeah. I felt like the only person in the whole building not drinking. I was close to giving in, wanting to show that I was trying to fit in with my new teammates, but decided that "trying to fit in" is not a good reason to break my goals. Noicely done. 2 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
TiogaGirl Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 So the only time of day I struggle with this feat at all is the transition to coming home after work [or when working from home, the time when I peevishly slam the laptop shut and declare the workday done]. Transition yesterday was good, though! Hubby and I left work early enough to walk home in the sunshine (it was v v cold but a rare bluebird blue sky day), quick hug with kids and dogs, then stripped down to yoga gear and did some YWA, then watched Netflix in the tub. Perfect!! Recommend! 1 2 Quote Link to comment
shaar Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 7:35 AM, Aquarii said: Haha, yeah. I felt like the only person in the whole building not drinking. I was close to giving in, wanting to show that I was trying to fit in with my new teammates, but decided that "trying to fit in" is not a good reason to break my goals. This is SO GOOD and this is also definitely hard mode for sure!! You are a serious Rebel for sticking to your guns!! 46 minutes ago, TiogaGirl said: So the only time of day I struggle with this feat at all is the transition to coming home after work [or when working from home, the time when I peevishly slam the laptop shut and declare the workday done]. Transition yesterday was good, though! Hubby and I left work early enough to walk home in the sunshine (it was v v cold but a rare bluebird blue sky day), quick hug with kids and dogs, then stripped down to yoga gear and did some YWA, then watched Netflix in the tub. Perfect!! Recommend! Mine was similar, always after work while dinner was cooking. It's a hard habit to move out of but I'm glad you filled that space with something positive for you!! Hi pals, it is the morning of my day 9 here and I'm somehow going strong! The thing I'm still amazed at is how good my sleep benefits; I can't remember the last time I've had this many nights of solid sleep in a row. And the clarity in the mornings; after I get my hot shower I'm 10/10 energized and fog-free and ready to go! I'm fairly certain my weight hasn't changed yet, but I feel slimmer and WAY less bloated so I'll take that win right there~ 2 Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
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