The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Players and Supporters Bus

[venusandmars]

Hi I am venus and I am an alcoholic.

Thanks to the first thread by Jesuswhatnow I have not had a drink for a long time.

There are lots of us on here, please lurk, post, whatever does it for you. If you are worried about how much you drink and your inability to stop when you want to, then someone on here can probably understand.

[venusandmars]

And just incase anyone is interested in the back stories or need some distraction, here are all the links to the other threads.

Previous thread previous thread - 13!!!

In order from the beginning:

JWN's original thread

thread 2

thread 3

thread 4

thread 5

thread 6

thread 7

thread 8

thread 9

thread 10

thread 11

thread 12

[venusandmars]

mouse - technical advice needed - there must be an easier way of doing all those links than posting them individualy. It took me 17 minutes!

[venusandmars]

Ooh wasindie - do we have competing threads now? And where is my PM?????

[venusandmars]

I am posting here the link to the next thread after this....

We will go there when this is full....

NOT BEFORE

[TheSleepFairy]

Phew I thought I had lost you all for a minute there!!

MIFLAW My new mantra thanks to you!! "lack of sleep will not kill me"

So here I am tonight - not sleeping but also not drinking x

[ZanyWany]

Ok my date went well. Tried really hard with the drinking, only had 2 before i went out (veery stressfull so would have had more before) he seems lovely even without the beer goggles. Unfortunately liked the wine too? But I will cut down tomorrow. (giving an un MN like x)

[desiretochange]

Morning everyone busy and interesting thread last night
Been awake since 5:(

[venusandmars]

Morning everyone - here's hoping that all the regular passengers (and any others) can find where the new thread is.

Glad your evening went well zany

I'm off for another busy day (running training courses for most of this week). See you all later.

[Dipso]

Well done Venus, I'm sure it would have taken me 17 hours. Will catch up later, if I do it now I'll be late for work!

New subject for discussion. Trouser-suits. Wasie, you was wearing a trouser suit last night? There was an interview on Woman's Hour yesterday about professional women wearing trouser suits would you believe. Some nonsense about how unsexy and manly they are and how women should embrace their feminity and wear skirts and killer heels to work! I LOVE trouser-suits, or rather suits with trousers. If they're well-cut they're sexy, elegant and professional all at the same time. Have a good day all. Glad the date went well Zany, even though the beer goggles were only semi misted up.

[venusandmars]

Interesting question dipso

I hate skirts and tops (does nothing for my 'figure' and makes me feel uncomfotable).

I love dresses though, usually with a jacket for formal work stuff - makes me feel sexy and professional.

I like trouser suits, and I have some that were made for me in Asia which just fit every countour perfectly - knowing the fit is so good gives me more confidence than whether I am appealing to any of the audience.

Don't do heels though.

[ClearAndPresent]

Morning All.

Congrats zany on your date!

I did 'ok' last night, just 'ok'. I hoped to have one/two drinks with my friend, but ended up having 4 small (125 ml) glasses of wine. HEAPS less than usual, but oh god I wanted more. Had a pint and a half of sparkling water in there too.

Bit tired this morning. Determined to crack this thing.

Not drinking today AT ALL. Need something to occupy my hand in the evening so heading off later to see if I can get one of those embroidery kit things.

Trouser suits.... can look great on some women. Not me, with my (drinking) roll of fat around the middle. I heard the WH interview also, and found it odd that .. oh shit, gotta go, bin man

[ClearAndPresent]

.. sorry. Missed the bin man, and not prepared to run out in my old pj's.

Women's Hour interview... I found it a little uncomfortable that whoever it was was advocating more or less that women have a responsibility to look feminie in the workplace. There were negative comments about women who have short hair and do not wear makeup. Personally I never go out without makeup, because I enjoy wearing it, but horses for courses.

I dream of being able to look good in a trouser suit. Maybe if i lose this extra 2 stone that is hanging around...... :)

Hope you all have good days.

[notevenasparkler]

I'm reading jwn's original thread.
DD had a 4th febrile fit last night, to hospital and then home again and she slept in my bed.
I woke up with a horrendous vomiting hangover... Idiot.

[Mouseface]

Morning......

I had a tiny panic attack when I logged on this morning and saw the thread was full.

Sorry venus, yes, there is a much easier way but it took me ages to click so I feel your pain!

Just keep linking to the last link so that you can follow that journey and the ones before, like I did on the last one!

I knew I should've done a new thread last night before bed

[Mouseface]

noteven - so sorry DD is not well. xx

[RedMoomin]

Good morning lovely Babes. How is everyone today? I had a most pleasant afternoon and evening (Apart from the bit where I had to go see XH, that wasn't so nice!)

noteven be gentle with yourself today. There is no point in beating yourself up. What's done is done, you can't change it but you can choose not to drink today.

mouse you've been quiet. Everything OK?

[RedMoomin]

mouse there you are!

[Mouseface]

You do have a way of making that happen Red!!!!

Bad night with Nemo. He's still poorly and I have two lots of his team here today.

How are you doing lovely? How's things with XH, has he agreed a day to meet yet? xx

[jesuswhatnext]

morning!!, thanks for the new thread wasindie - i would still be sitting here trying to do it!

hmm, skirt v trousers - only one way to find out!!! FIIIIIIIIIGHTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!

seriously - in business, in life, if you are comfortable you will look confident - if you are forever pulling things up/down, de wedging your drawers etc you wont concentrate on the business in hand! (there is still no excuse for those horrid little black ankle boots with the silly little frumpy block heels though!! )

see you later babes!!

[jesuswhatnext]

sorry mouse - i sound so flippant!, poor little nemo - give him a little hug from a far away auntie!!

[notevenasparkler]

Had a drink already - I need to stop, right?

Spoken to work, mum and dp. I just want to sleep. I am reading MIFLAWs advice to jwn - a hangover won't kill me, but alcohol definitely might.

[ZanyWany]

Morning everyone

Boy do I feel rough today, so annoyed that I ended up having so much to drink last night, knackered now and I've got soooo much to do. Determined not to have anything tonight.

Could have done with the phone app last night when I was replying to date's late text!

I wear trousers to work loads, more comfy and warmer in the winter.

[RedMoomin]

noteven please try to put it down if you can. Have you skived off work to drink? (An old trick of mine!) You know that you need to stop but we all know how bloody hard it is. You can do it though lovely. Sending you warm hugs (MN or not.)

[MIFLAW]

C&P

"I hoped to have one/two drinks with my friend, but ended up having 4 small (125 ml) glasses of wine. HEAPS less than usual, but oh god I wanted more."

Can I do you a favour and split that into two sentences for you?

"I hoped to have one/two drinks with my friend, but ended up having 4 small (125 ml) glasses of wine."

This is the sentence that is telling you all you need to know. You wanted one or two, you had four.

"HEAPS less than usual, but oh god I wanted more." This sentence is almost entirely irrelevant, except as regards your health.

If you want to cut down on rioja so as to be able to get into that LBD for Xmas, keep telling yourself the second sentence.

If, on the other hand, you feel that you have a problem with drinking, it's the first one that might save your life.