Re: drinking and shoes

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In a message dated 5/27/2000 11:45:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

liliwigg@... writes:

<< New Balance Cross Trainers Model # 752 or

#753. I love them. A >>

I can't find this style or the style Kat suggested. Do they have a website?

jenny

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Thanks Gretchen!

Good to hear from you. Much of what you've said sounds so familiar.

Fortunately, as for the drinking part, I've been blessed (I believe) with

an almost allergic reaction to alcohol. Although I would have loved to be

able to hide through drinking at times, I get very sick off of many types of

alcohol and find that I'll be extremely hung over if I have more than three,

sometimes only three, drinks. In fact, I really feel the effects of alcohol

even after just one drink. I do know that it tends to make the CMT worse so,

combined with the almost allergic reaction, I really don't drink very much or

often. I was commenting on drinking in my intro because times when I've

been

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Sorry Gretchen and all - my cursor was resting on the send button and I

leaned down on my laptop... OOps.

Anyway, I went to clubs with friends in college and still do on occasion

- either to go dancing or just for dinner. Being assumed to be drunk due to

my balance was very hurtful; it felt like I could ignore my CMT much of the

time but it came back at me then - that it can't be ignored, that it's there

and people can see it whether I want them to or not.

I really do value and respect the 12 step perspective; I 've witnessed a

lot of lives transformed by it and think the principles are useful for many

of life's challenges.

Thanks for the positive feedback.

: ) Marti