Brave Battling Babes - Booze No More!!

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Well, thanks to the refreshingly honest and inspirational JesusWhatNext - this is the third thread, for the battle to beat the booze for all of those who are on the path to do so.

Some are sober, some are trying to be and some are still drinking.

I'm Mouse, I'm new to this and I'm scared. So, come and join the journey.

Bless!

OOh Christi, I was out at my book group tonight. SNAP! We have been reading Middlesex.

Ours is in a local pub but I went in the car: 2 x oj and soda.

I had been feeling a bit wobbly so I went to an AA meeting that was on at 6pm. I'm not really sure about AA but I sure was glad they were there tonight, it helped to have a group of people who understand the pressure, and gave me something to focus on this afternoon.

I am up late now waiting for dd2 to return. I hope you are all sleeping soundly. Zzzzzz. I have noticed that people are still active on other threads, but most on here went off to bed before 10.00pm. Next thread title: the Sleep-Well Babes

OMG I'm a gooseberry in the middle of a declaration of love!

Morning all....day three here (I think) might stop counting actually.
See you later, dd had a sleepover with a friend last night so I'm going to have a nice loooong walk with the dog before I have to pick her up.

Good to be hangover free. Good to have taken back charge of this at least for today.

Morning.... Daaaaaaaaaaaaaay 12 here.

Venus - I read Middlesex when I was pregnant, and over at my FIL's for dinner we found out that he was brought up in the next door town to my father...in MICHIGAN! My loopy mind started whirring hoping that DH and I weren't secretly related by some past love tryst!

Above will make absolutely no sense if you haven't read the book.

What have been your book club winners - we had great discussions after Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Sarah Waters' The Little Stranger

Morning everyone. Feeling rather SORE today in my legs after all that crazy exercising. DH and DDs back late morning, DD has a friend over all day. Was hoping for lots of outdoor activity but a bit grey and drizzly. Eugh.

Will let you know when I hear anything re job.

Well I've been awake for a long time. DD2 (17) didn't come home last night. Grrrr..

Everything is fine, but I'm not best pleased.

She was out at a charity event and knew she would be back very late. I exchanged texts with her at 1am then went to sleep. She had phoned at 4.30am, but had not left a message or text which is unusual as she normally texts when she is on her way home, then texts when she gets into the house. So I woke at 5.30, had to get up and go into her room, found she wasn't back, and of course she wasn't answering her phone. I thought that she'd probably stayed with a mate (which she had) but it doesn't stop those niggling worries....

I eventually managed to wake her by constantly ringing her phone. She is tired and rather contrite, which if just fine. I am tired and a bit narked, but at least I don't have a hangover and I know that if anything had gone wrong I could have got in the car and gone to collect her

Hope everyone else has a good and happy day.

Morning everyone - venus, I'm glad your daughter is fine - not looking forward to those nights worrying about when they get in!It must feel good having the 'in control' feeling of not having drunk anything though.

Well done cat! And everyone else that is trying.

When I read this thread it is inspiring how everyone's lives seem to come together as they stay off the old booze. Exercise, jobs, sorting the house out, new hairstyles... I trt to remeber thatwhen I'm wobbling. I've been treading water for a long time.

I have to go as I seem to have crammed every day full of stuff to do to try and distract me but I will try to come on later. Have some questions that I've been wondering about and thought you lot would all know the answers!

(I have that Sarah Waters book on my shelf, am looking forward to reading it. Reading Nothing to Envy at the moment, about life in North Korea - it's very good and seem to be retaining more now I'm reading sober!)

See you all later - it helps so much to know you are all here and know what it's like

venus - i know that feeling ONLY too well! little sods!! (cross face!) i never could understand my dm when she said that she couldnt sleep until i was in, i do now though! a few weeks ago my dd got stuck on a broken down train and left at a fairly remote station (she was fine) but like you, i was sooo pleased that i knew i could just hop in the car and go and get her if need be!

i must get on and go to work, got a busy day there, not going to the pub cos

TODAY I AM NOT DRINKING! AND

NOR ARE YOU!!

love to all, back later!

Good morning all,

Well done for getting through the wobble christi. And for declaring your love for MIFLAW I think it's best to be open about these things!

venus - love the way that you can see the positive side about your daughter staying out (you could have gone to get her if needs be!)

toclear - hello again! Glad things are doing well.

mouse - enjoyed the stern knickers!

JWN - hello there!

algee - count or don't count your days. It's whatever suits you. When it comes down to it it's only one day at a time.

To anyone I have a missed, a HUGE happy, sober good morning to you all.

6 weeks today for me!

toclear - we seem to have found a new clock! it ticks slower,so we get more out of life - it is a wonderful feeling!

JWN - hope you have a good if busy day!

morning moomin - happy SIX WEEKS!!!!

must go now, am very late.

Thanks JWN!

While I was waiting up last night, I was watching trashy TV and watched "newlyweds, the one year itch" .

There was a bloke geting married who was a drinker. He'd promised his partner that he'd not be drunk at the wedding, but guess what, he was. I was cringing watching it. He was swaying as she walked up the isle, he slurred his words and couldn't say some of them, he hiccupped.

I was sober on my wedding morning, but I guess there have been other occasions where other people would have cringed for me.

Oh God, how awful for everyone. (The weird thing is if we were in an AA meeting hearing about that we would probably all be laughing! - Or is that just the meetings I go to?!)

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay 7

morning all

everyone sounds very positive

I've got up, got dressed, fed the girls,dressed the girls,made beds, opened curtains, fed dog, returned borrowed wsing up liquid, put on the washer, dryer and dishwasher, had breakfast, taken ad's and taken rank b vitamin drink.

feeling good

I suppose if someone on AA were telling it, it would be from the point of view of someone who had recognised their problem and coming to terms with the disastrous effect it had on others, and maybe as a prelude to making amends. And they'd be telling it to others who had equally shaming experiences.

Watching it on TV was like seeing it from the view point of the other person, and it wasn't pretty.

Well done Trinity. Somehow making a start to the day like that is just the best thing. How is your kitchen looking? Feeling up to any cooking yet?

venus - totally understand what you're saying. And for anyone that doesn't go to AA - any laughter is very inclusive and not to the detriment of anyone else. (Don't want anyone to get the wrong idea.) I wouldn't have laughed watching it either venus, in fact I would have had to turn it off!

Good morning trinity - wow, you have got loads done today! That's brilliant. What's the plan for the rest of the day?

going to visit my friend later

she has a coupkle of bags of clothes fot the little ones from a mutual friend of ours

I will be ruthless and throw out other stuff if I'm going to keep any of it

which I will be becaus it will be lovely stuff, always is

may be brave enough to make a vry basic (and I mean seriously basic as its for the kids0 spag bool for tea

aalso dd1 spent the night at her other brthers so have to pick her up

got lots of washing to keep plowing though

carers aren't coming today but social worker is

my one job ofr the carers is to buy a mop

Good morning - aren't we all doing well at the moment?

True about laughter in AA - it is always led by the object of the laughter and it is funny because it isn't happening any more.

chair went well, except I turned up at the meeting without any cash and so could not practise tradition 7 - which they have TWICE at that meeting.

AND there were only about 7 people there - surely I deserve an audience of hundreds?

Hand in pocket twice?! Good grief. (I remembered when I was on my way home last night that I had not given anything due to having to leave a few mins early for various reasons. Felt quite embarrassed!)

At least you have your 'adoring' audience here MIFLAW !

MIFLAW you have an audience of hundreds here, all cheering and clapping and making our contributions.

Trinity, ruthless is very good, only tke the things you know that your dc will really like and wear, you don't want to start adding to the clutter after all your hard work . And being brave enough to try cooking is also very good, whenever you get round to it. Your kids will appreciate it.

Off out now. See you all later.

trinity - you sound full of purpose. It's all coming together. I suppose it's like stopping drinking to an extent, one step/ day at a time.

You can do the spag bol! Just take it easy.

Trinity - make double and freeze extra so you can always pull something out at a later date

Just heard from headhunter that he is receiving a call at 11am, so will find out some time today I guess.