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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Sanguine Saturday in Scotland

I move on to Manchester on Monday. I'm going to miss Scotland!



Success Stories:
No drinking.
No burning.
I had the option to let someone else order my food for me (easier but not healthy for me when I can do it myself) or order my own (challenging but healthier), and I made the choice to order my own.
I was brave and tried haggis. It actually tastes quite nice.
I made some simple decisions in a reasonable timeframe.




Gratitudes/Happy Things:
Being able to help someone when they needed it.
Spending time with my best friend.
Finding a giraffe shaped lollipop.
Pub trivia.
Music.




Challenge and cheer-leading statements:
Feelings aren't facts.
Having a hard time while on holiday doesn't mean anything about me except that I'm having a hard time.
I don't have to be perfect to be liked.
It's okay to let people know I'm having a hard time.
It will pass if I let it.



Apologies for the lack, but no outward links again this week. I think I probably will post less links while I'm away, but feel free as always to link in a comment to my SS posts if you do your own version! I still want to read and I'm sure others do, too!



Take care of yourselves until next time, and may we all find our own small fences along the way.

3 comments:

  1. Oohhhh, a giraffe shaped lollipop, bet you were excited when you found that :) I am glad you are having a good time. Good on you for trying haggis, I don't know that I could! Andy likes it though and is now offering to make it for me when I told him you'd tried it. Not sure how I feel about that :-P

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  2. Haggis really has a bad reputation but if people didn't know what it was made from, they probably would like it! So happy you are continuing to have a good time and learn about yourself along the way.

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  3. A giraffe shaped lolipop! Brilliant!

    I have never tried Haggis. Maybe if I was actually in Scotland, I would go for it though.

    I'm glad to hear you are having a good trip.

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