HI everyone. i finally got to a meeting today and lo and behold when i
got home there was a message on the machine to call a company i just
applied to with my resume and ive got an interview at 10 am tomorrow.
I just hope im not too shaky and give a good impression.Now
if i get this job i will have some added incentive to stay sober. I
havent worked in 3 months so just getting up in the morning is going
to be hard.I will probably have the sweats tonight and have to go
through the detox thing for a week or so.I'm hoping that if i do get
this job that they won't need me to start right away so i can have a
few days to get my mind clear and start feeling and looking a little
better before i have to start.I wish everyone another great 24
hrs...jim

good luck

debs

--
Illegitimi non Carborundum
"rock ooont roll" <dingdong46@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:3ef7c95b.34470765@shawnews.cg.shawcable.net.. .
> HI everyone. i finally got to a meeting today and lo and behold when i
> got home there was a message on the machine to call a company i just
> applied to with my resume and ive got an interview at 10 am tomorrow.
> I just hope im not too shaky and give a good impression.Now
> if i get this job i will have some added incentive to stay sober. I
> havent worked in 3 months so just getting up in the morning is going
> to be hard.I will probably have the sweats tonight and have to go
> through the detox thing for a week or so.I'm hoping that if i do get
> this job that they won't need me to start right away so i can have a
> few days to get my mind clear and start feeling and looking a little
> better before i have to start.I wish everyone another great 24
> hrs...jim

In message <3ef7c95b.34470765@shawnews.cg.shawcable.net>, rock ooont
roll <dingdong46@shaw.ca> writes
>HI everyone. i finally got to a meeting today and lo and behold when i
>got home there was a message on the machine to call a company i just
>applied to with my resume and ive got an interview at 10 am tomorrow.
>I just hope im not too shaky and give a good impression.Now
>if i get this job i will have some added incentive to stay sober. I
>havent worked in 3 months so just getting up in the morning is going
>to be hard.I will probably have the sweats tonight and have to go
>through the detox thing for a week or so.I'm hoping that if i do get
>this job that they won't need me to start right away so i can have a
>few days to get my mind clear and start feeling and looking a little
>better before i have to start.I wish everyone another great 24
>hrs...jim

Best of luck - I am just starting out looking for work again after a
year - so know a little how you feel.

Drink plenty of fluids today, and get Vit B down you - preferably
thiamine. Honey too to get sugar back in your system. Try getting up
several hours before hand and get ready - and get there well b4 the
interview to give any day sweats time to work out. Maybe tell them you
have a cold too!

Sure they would give you a few days b4 starting - maybe tell you have
family commitments. I'm not suggesting you build a career on lying
please note, but I'm sure that getting the job will be a big help on
your road to recovery.
--
Jonathan Bratt

"rock ooont roll" <dingdong46@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:3ef7c95b.34470765@shawnews.cg.shawcable.net.. .
> HI everyone. i finally got to a meeting today and lo and behold when i
> got home there was a message on the machine to call a company i just
> applied to with my resume and ive got an interview at 10 am tomorrow.
Hi Jim,
Let us know how you got on. Good luck.
Deb/Bubba

> >HI everyone. i finally got to a meeting today and lo and behold when i
> >got home there was a message on the machine to call a company i just
> >applied to with my resume and ive got an interview at 10 am tomorrow.


i call those "god things" and if you watch and stay sober, you will see this happen over and over.
best of everything to you!
rosie

"rock ooont roll" <dingdong46@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:3ef9003c.18641406@shawnews.cg.shawcable.net.. .
> On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:41:43 +0000 (UTC), "Plug"
> <gluggaglug@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi folks, well i made it to the interview this morning.

Sounds like you did a good job. I suspect you are feeling depressed because
you really want the job and even though you felt you did well, can't relax
until you know.
Deb/Bubba

In message <3ef9003c.18641406@shawnews.cg.shawcable.net>, rock ooont
roll <dingdong46@shaw.ca> writes
>On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:41:43 +0000 (UTC), "Plug"
><gluggaglug@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"rock ooont roll" <dingdong46@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>news:3ef7c95b.34470765@shawnews.cg.shawcable.net ...
>>> HI everyone. i finally got to a meeting today and lo and behold when i
>>> got home there was a message on the machine to call a company i just
>>> applied to with my resume and ive got an interview at 10 am tomorrow.
>>Hi Jim,
>>Let us know how you got on. Good luck.
>>Deb/Bubba
>>
>>
>Hi folks, well i made it to the interview this morning. I sweated last
>night just like i thought i would and didnt sleep too well as i had a
>lot of things going on in my head.Anway i woke up early as was
>suggested. Had a little trouble finding the place but made it on
>time.I was kind of shaky and nervous but the fellow who did the
>interview was easy going and friendly.He was impressed by my portfolio
>and it turns out its a family business that started out in Winnipeg
>which happens to be my home town.We toured the plant and at the end of
>that he said he was very interested and i told him i was too.So now i
>have to wait a few days for an answer as he says he has several more
>people to interview but i have a gut feeling im going to get it.Rosie
>you are right on about the God thing, i thought the exact same thing!
>I went to a meeting at noon today and tonight im going to another.Need
>to get out and be around people. For some reason im feeling a little
>depressed and i should be feeling happy about today but i guess thats
>the coming off the booze. Thanks for all your replies...jim

I'm delighted for you - now there's another reason for staying dry.
Continued best of luck.
--
Jonathan Bratt

>>So now i
> >have to wait a few days for an answer as he says he has several more
> >people to interview but i have a gut feeling im going to get it.Rosie
> >you are right on about the God thing, i thought the exact same thing!
> >I went to a meeting at noon today and tonight im going to another.Need
> >to get out and be around people. For some reason im feeling a little
> >depressed and i should be feeling happy about today but i guess thats
> >the coming off the booze. Thanks for all your replies...jim
>

i learned that doing THE NEXT RIGHT THING, is all that is expected of me.
going to meetings, getting enough rest and eating properly, is very important in your early days, keep it up!
i thrilled that the interview went well!

rosie

On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:26:43 +0000 (UTC), "debs"
<debs172@btinternet.com> wrote:

>wishing you all the best........hope you achieve everything you want in life
>
>debs
>
>--
>Illegitimi non Carborundum
>"rock ooont roll" <dingdong46@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>news:3ef9003c.18641406@shawnews.cg.shawcable.net. ..
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:41:43 +0000 (UTC), "Plug"
>> <gluggaglug@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"rock ooont roll" <dingdong46@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>> >news:3ef7c95b.34470765@shawnews.cg.shawcable.net. ..
>> >> HI everyone. i finally got to a meeting today and lo and behold when i
>> >> got home there was a message on the machine to call a company i just
>> >> applied to with my resume and ive got an interview at 10 am tomorrow.
>> >Hi Jim,
>> >Let us know how you got on. Good luck.
>> >Deb/Bubba
>> >
>> >
>> Hi folks, well i made it to the interview this morning. I sweated last
>> night just like i thought i would and didnt sleep too well as i had a
>> lot of things going on in my head.Anway i woke up early as was
>> suggested. Had a little trouble finding the place but made it on
>> time.I was kind of shaky and nervous but the fellow who did the
>> interview was easy going and friendly.He was impressed by my portfolio
>> and it turns out its a family business that started out in Winnipeg
>> which happens to be my home town.We toured the plant and at the end of
>> that he said he was very interested and i told him i was too.So now i
>> have to wait a few days for an answer as he says he has several more
>> people to interview but i have a gut feeling im going to get it.Rosie
>> you are right on about the God thing, i thought the exact same thing!
>> I went to a meeting at noon today and tonight im going to another.Need
>> to get out and be around people. For some reason im feeling a little
>> depressed and i should be feeling happy about today but i guess thats
>> the coming off the booze. Thanks for all your replies...jim
>
>
Had a few "tests" lately. Friends calling me up drunk asking me if im
going to "church",meaning AA and cant seem to stop bumping into
drinking buddies in my neighborhood.Good thing is i havent been
tempted to drink.Now comes the part where i realize i have no sober
friends,been through this before. I realize ive got to make new sober
friends which im sure some of you know is not easy. Ive known some of
these people 20 years....jim

> Had a few "tests" lately. Friends calling me up drunk asking me if im
> going to "church",meaning AA and cant seem to stop bumping into
> drinking buddies in my neighborhood.Good thing is i havent been
> tempted to drink.Now comes the part where i realize i have no sober
> friends,been through this before. I realize ive got to make new sober
> friends which im sure some of you know is not easy. Ive known some of
> these people 20 years....jim

Hi Jim,
I'm sure many of us can relate to this. I used to work with two people who
were TT - and I thought they were the pits. No fun, Goody Two Shoes. Now
the tables are turned and it's not very nice. "You're no fun any more, Deb"
Yeah, right, I'll go and get drunk to amuse you all and wreck my life in the
process. My previous prejudgement wasn't very nice either.

Friendship takes a while to develop - you can't just go out and buy some new
friends. "Real" friends will stand by you. I've spent some time on my own,
which I used to hate because I despised myself, but have just started to
mix a bit with people whose life does not revolve around the bottle. Not
"friends" as such, but I'm getting there. One day at a time!
Deb