Cate's Diary

I feel like the last few days were a bit of a whirlwind. My social calendar is usually not so full, thank goodness!
Saturday night we got picked up on a bus & were driven to the pool grand final. G's team (he's the captain) won 11/7, beating a team who bring in players each year trying to beat us. They are bad sports & words were spoken during the night as they behaved badly. We thought we would be home earlyish like the last couple of years, but didn't get home until 2 am then had to be up at 7 to drive 80 km to play golf.
I made a really silly mistake on Saturday night. G & I did not have dinner as we had a late lunch. When we got to the venue we weren't hungry. When supper came out it was all sandwiches & fried stuff & pastry so I only had a few small mini spring rolls. Because I was not driving home I just didn't, for some reason, limit my wine drinking & drank more than I should have. I was shouted 2 wines at the end of the night & instead of offending, I drank them. I managed to stop another one. I wasn't sick or anything like that, but I was really disappointed with myself. After only 5 hours of sleep, my golf game was fairly ordinary. G, of course, told our friends & they all made fun of me. I said if anyone bought me a wine I would tip it out.
I managed to get around 18- holes of golf yesterday & last night slept like a log, after drinking LOTS of water & a Gatorade & eating very healthy.
I had better go. G is washing the dishes!
 
Great that G's team won - sorry that it was in an atmosphere dampened by bad sportsmanship.

Don't be disappointed with yourself - you were in really tricky waters, and you navigated well! With just a splash or two from the waves, to carry on the metaphor. :) And you managed 18 holes of golf, and to make your golf-time boundaries crystal-clear, and got a good night's sleep, all re-hydrated and healthy! I'd say you did fantastically! :hurray:
 
Thanks, Amy. I should have learned by now. I guess I will always make mistakes as I'm only human, but I am still disappointed with myself. I think eating something before I got there would have been a much better idea as would having water in between glasses of wine. Next time! Actually next time I will drive, which is what I usually do.
 
We all trip sometimes, even over bumps in the carpet that have been there for years. You got up right away, that's the main thing, and now you'll remember about that bump for a couple of months again.
 
True LaMa. Hopefully, I'll remember for a lot longer than that though. Forgiving is important, but learning even more so.
 
Hey Cate, its been a long time since you had so much to drink, and so long as you only do it very occasionally I don't see it as a big deal. I'd just let it go and move on, you'll be fine. As Emily says, it happens. Its the bounce back that matters.

Good to hear that G's team won the pool thing, especially against a team of bad sports! Me, I'd avoid getting involved with folks like that, its supposed to be about fun, particularly at our ages, if its not why do it? And I suggest you save the next over indulgence for a more fun group of folks!
 
Hi Cate! Nice you got to go support R and his team. I feel similarly about not preparing and eating things I didn't really plan on this weekend - we were away visiting relatives. I don't think we can expect ourselves to be perfect, especially when eating out and not always having the time or energy to plan! I hope you don't take that on as stress - you probably walked most of that off the next day golfing, anyway!
 
Cate we all have those days . Remember last week I wasn't prepared for things too . It happens but we all have to live . It's just a meal or a day and I think the key is we don't make it a week or a month or a year which is what I have done in the past .
 
Thank you WLF friends. I haven't bounced back & I do think that's because it was alcohol that I overdid. If it had been food I would have put it behind me the next day & moved on. I don't expect to be perfect, but know that I need to moderate my drinking & I was doing well. It is a depressant & I don't need that.
Rob, I probably won't go to G's 8-ball if they stay in this association. Our older son is in the team too & I hadn't been to their last 2 GF's as I had looked after his kids. G likes me to go, but I think I would rather stay home. I agree with you about only choosing to do the things we want to at our age.
I'm also still suffering from all the fragrance from the night. It hit me as soon as I got on the bus. They had those stinky things hanging from the rear-vision mirror, plus perfume, after-shave etc.
I'll come right soon. We're off to town today for the 3 monthly family get together. Tomorrow I play golf. Thursday & Friday I am being a hermit! I need fresh air & walks in the bush & meditation.
Yesterday we bought heaps of fresh fruit & veg.
 
Sympathies over the Olfact Overload. :( And the week sounds a bit full-on, too, until you get to Thursday and fresh air. Take it easy, as best you can, till then.
Great that you have
Cate said:
heaps of fresh fruit & veg
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though, to be on hand for when you want them.
 
Happy hermit-ing! I hope you can detox quickly from all the fragrance and alcohol. Sending you lots of clean fresh water and crispy light fresh veggies - and hugs!!!!
 
Cate you hadn't mentioned fragrances in a long time. I'm sure they play havoc. I agree about alcohol and I seldom have it and if I do I limit it to 2. It's good we get reminders by reading each other's stories . Enjoy the get together . Sounds nice
 
Thanks, WLF friends xoxo
I'm back home again from the family get together & it was nice. We were both so tired this morning, but had decided to get my car serviced & dropped it off along the way & picked it up at 4.30. We had a bulk buy of recycled paper toilet paper to pick up, G decided I should have a pick-me-up haircut, he went for a walk while I had that & I had suggested he needed a navy vest to match the shirt he had on & suggested a nice shop he could go to. He came back with a lovely shirt and a vest & was happy with his purchases. He hates shopping. We then went to lunch & had a nice time with G's family. The lunch was at his brother's house & I asked his wife if she still collected small bottles of shampoo etc on their overseas trips & she said she didn't because of all the plastic, but when I said what it was for she went rummaging around & found quite a few unopened bottles.
I'm feeling so much better now I am home again & getting a nice short haircut was such a bonus.
I feel over Saturday night now & have learned a valuable lesson. I haven't been discussing fragrance in here because I don't like sounding like a whinger. Last year's big reaction really knocked me about for a couple of months. I learned a lot from that too. I know that if I have a reaction I need to stay at home for a day or 2 & get as much fresh air into my lungs as I can. Up here is my safe haven.
Petal- Today I tasted 2 different wines, one that we took, which was quite expensive, but they wouldn't have added up to 1 standard drink. I didn't like either of them. I had a tiny portion of the dessert, which another SIL had gone to a lot of trouble to make. I drank lots of water.
G & I are currently having a pot of herbal tea.
 
Cate said:
I'm also still suffering from all the fragrance from the night. It hit me as soon as I got on the bus. They had those stinky things hanging from the rear-vision mirror, plus perfume, after-shave etc.
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Gross! If I only SEE fluffly dice or paper Christmas trees I want to run a mile.
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G decided I should have a pick-me-up haircut, he went for a walk while I had that & I had suggested he needed a navy vest to match the shirt he had on & suggested a nice shop he could go to. He came back with a lovely shirt and a vest & was happy with his purchases. He hates shopping.
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:beating: I still can't get over what a great couple you guys are.
 
CAte it sounds like you enjoyed the visit and tasting new wine is always nice . Even if you don't like it ! Hope you had a good day after . The haircut and shopping sounds like a lovely time to me .
 
So happy you are feeling better enough to socialize, and nice you got a cheer-up hair cut! You and your husband sound like 2 peas in a happy pod!
 
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