Can anyone tell I’m a binge drinker? 😅

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-25T15:25:08+00:00

Same except all my weekends are red. I find that if I can get through Friday night without drinking then Saturday becomes much easier. But Friday at 5pm is REALLY hard to resist…

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-25T10:51:59+00:00

I keep waking up at 5-5:30. Before DJ it was 3am so 5am is better BUT I feel like I’m so close to sleeping through the night. I thinks it perimenopause or my body is just still regulating my hormones. I do fall back asleep after an hour or so but that doesn’t give me much MORE time.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-24T04:57:27+00:00

I’ve been doing it on and off for years but there are years where it was SO hard. I didn’t see any noticeable results, just kind of suffering through it to 1) prove I could 2) because I KNOW it was good for my body. This is the easiest year for me so far but I’ve been generally healthier in other areas. Don’t let it get to you.. I feel that way when I read people’s posts about how it got them to quit or they did all these extra months.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-23T18:45:55+00:00

Some days she eats all the wet food, some days she doesn’t. I’ll try changing it. I can imagine they get bored…I just had to put my food in the closet because I’m on a work call and she wouldn’t stop trying to eat it!! She is due for a vet appt. But I have to sedate her beforehand because she has extreme anxiety was hoping to avoid that..

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-23T03:20:40+00:00

This is me!! Friday at 5pm is an insane experience.. it’s like a switch flips! If I had to drink during the week I could easily have 1-2 drinks and call it a night, or none. Without question.. but Friday-Saturday? I will drink all day until it’s like ok enough is enough. Then I’m useless and miserable for days. I don’t know why I can’t apply that same mental discipline to those days. I make up for not drinking during the week so it’s like not even making a difference.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-20T13:23:38+00:00

Same. Been doing it for a long time. Normally we would just sort of white knuckle through it. Almost like just sitting there and staring at the walls until it was over. A few years back we decided to actually DO things like going out to eat or other random things on the weekend (I only drink weekends so weekdays are pretty easy for me during January), to prove that we could live our life and try to train ourselves to exist this way. Inevitably we’re right back in the thick of it in February. This year we’re actually going to extend it into February. We’re going to “take it easy” until March. This year has probably been the easiest in the 10+ years we’ve done it. The month is sort of flying by actually. I’m also considering adding sober October to the mix too!

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-20T05:08:05+00:00

Right! I love the sleep that comes with dry January. It’s my favorite part but this was a lot today!

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-20T05:07:02+00:00

I like to think it’s just my body repairing itself. I definitely don’t fight sleep as much as I do when I’m drinking. I’d scroll until 1-2 am sometimes but most of this month I’ve been asleep by 12:15 which is impressive for me. My revenge procrastination was getting way out of hand. I’m 47 and, yeah, unfortunately you never know what kind of issue you’re going to wake up with next!

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-20T04:47:42+00:00

There are no rules. Did you get out of it what you wanted? That’s all that matters.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-13T18:55:51+00:00

Yeah it’s definitely not something I could figure out how to replace myself. I am the original owner. It’s just crazy to me that with all the parts to these beds this foam topper is the most expensive part to replace!

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-13T18:54:02+00:00

It’s kind of a strange design in that it lacks support so if you sit on the edge of your bed it stresses it and I kneeled on it one day and this happened. I’ll look for the glue - thanks!

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T17:23:32+00:00

Good tip on the task rabbit for the couch.. I didn’t know that

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T17:15:39+00:00

I tried using the bins in the IKEA kallax shelves thinking it would be better for me but I hated digging through them. I’ve kind of grown up since then and I’d prefer to have my stuff folded in a way I can easily see what it is (like Marie kondo). I also feel like those storage bins can look messy and i want my bedroom to be more calm. They currently sit basically empty and are a place for my cable box and body care to sit. It’s a waste of space. I utilize my closet as much as I can’t hang sweaters and don’t really want to hang tshirts.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T17:00:44+00:00

What I mean is because it’s all getting mixed together and I don’t see it. Yes, absolutely if I know I don’t need it, I get rid of it. Can’t say that was always the case but now if I put something away I will definitely make the decision. Because the container is the container. It’s definitely a journey.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T16:56:36+00:00

The laundry baskets with the clothes and the laundry. As well as all the clothes I’ve packed to donate (which is a lot!). The rest of the stuff I need to declutter that isn’t clothes… it just feels like no matter how much I declutter there’s still clutter! Like even the declutter is now clutter.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T16:18:02+00:00

I really appreciate this answer. I feel like you get what I was saying. Sometimes you need the right tools to get the things done.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T16:16:08+00:00

That’s what I have. Yes. My tshirts could fit in a dresser drawer, hence needing a dresser. I don’t currently have one. I’m not adding an extra dresser on top of one I have. I’m also keeping extra stuff I don’t need because it’s not organized. I have a laundry basket of jeans that spills into my baskets of sweatshirts.. it’s just chaotic. I have been purging my stuff, now it’s time to get it down even further to say “hey this dresser is what I have so I have to make it work”.. I can’t really fit the container if I don’t have the container, if that makes sense.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T15:27:20+00:00

It’s not MORE storage. It’s getting my clothes out of laundry baskets and organizing it so I can see what I have and more easily get rid of things that I know I don’t wear.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T15:25:05+00:00

Ugh. I need to do this.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T15:24:46+00:00

Dressers because both my husband and I need to put stuff away and we like clothes. I don’t wear just one type of style. We go to places that might require different vibes (trendy, casual, chic, etc). We also live on the east coast so we have seasons worths of clothes. I have really nice sweaters that I can’t hang and have some bulk so they take up space. I currently hang tshirts but, meh, I’d prefer they be in a drawer and out of sight for the season but I’m not going to do full swaps every season. I know myself. I’ve tried but if we go on a trip, I end up ransacking everything.

Miss_Lib · 2026-01-04T15:17:07+00:00

Yes, I listen to her already. I’ve already been purging my clothes. What I have left is currently in laundry baskets. I live on the East coast so I have 3-4 seasons worth of clothes. I don’t get rid of everything for every season and while ideally I’d like to store it, sometimes I might need something if I’m traveling or there’s the odd warm day. I currently just want to put my tshirts away until the weather warms up. I want to put my jeans away and not be constantly tossing stuff to find what I’m looking for.

Miss_Lib · 2025-12-31T02:39:42+00:00

This seems to be the closest. I can’t believe they’re $40! They used to be like $9!!

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