The Brave Babes Carry On The Charabanc Trip - Leaving The Booze Behind!

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Hello and welcome!

This is thread number eight!

The Brave Babes are all at different stages of quitting the booze. Some have stopped, some are thinking about it and some are just cutting down.

They are full of support and wisdom for those of you wishing to climb aboard the Bus or Charabanc!!

The Babes aren't an exclusive club, they never judge and they don't charge for advice either!

So, come meet them. I'm Mouse, by the way, and I've been sober since August 2nd 2010, something I would never have even considered without the support of these threads.

Here are the first seven threads, if you want a bit of history.

JWN's original thread

Thread two

Thread three

Thread four

Thread five

Thread six

Thread seven

Thanks mouse - hope you get a good nights sleep.
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Hello all, hope it's been a good weekend, and well done to anyone who achieved what they set out to achieve.

I "slipped" many times in my first year. At the time, every slip was for a different reason - going abroad, lost a job, got a job, meeting a friend, not meeting a friend, woke up early, woke up late. In retrospect, they were all for exactly the same reason - I was not taking my problem with alcohol seriously enough. I did not realise then that my problem with alcohol was taking ME very seriously indeed ...

The other thing I started thinking is that, if anyone is interested in meeting celebrities, then AA meetings are an excellent place to do so!

Hi everyone.

Well I had a mixed weekend. I had guests for the day on Saturday bearing gifts of wine..They had a glass at lunchtime but I stuck to my plan and had my wine in the evening only.

Yesterday morning I took the 2 bottles of wine out of the fridge and put them on the rack to lessen temptation. I had had lots of people over and had no idea who would drink what otherwise I wouldnt be putting my self through this btw !!

In spite of yesterday feeling anxious and worried (enhanced by a bottle of wine the previous evening I expect) I didnt put the wine back in the fridge and yesterday I didnt drink.

This is up there with my biggest achievements because a)I purposely took it out of the fridge rather than "forgetting" to and b) I have a few bottles on the rack and last night they stayed there.

I may take them out to the garage out of sight etc or I may just deal with it.

Its recycling again tomorrow and the box is looking satisfyingly empty . In fact there are various soft drink bottles in there

I am delighted to be feeling so pleased because I had said how flat it all felt but I think joking apart the recycling coming around again and I am still doing this has shown me that I am serious about it and actually getting somewhere.

I am thinking about AA seriously because I want to keep up with this and anything that might help with that has got to be positive.Particularly as the next couple of months are going to be a bit rubbishy with divorce etc.

I am aware of what a selfish poster I am on here,I read everything but struggle to keep up with all the names. Also I dont feel I have much advice at this stage rather that I am in need of it !! But I hope its still ok to come on , maybe one day I will be a sober sage !!

Oh yes

I will not be drinking today !

Good Morning! Warming the bus up
Starting this week off in my Positive Pants! I hope eveybodies week is a good one. Redmoomin hurry up and come back! x
Today MissP will not be drinking

Sorry Getting I rudely started warming the bus up and you were already onboard

I was sitting quietly at the back as well. Where are we off to today? I have got the bacon rolls packed and today I won't be drinking.
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I was sitting quietly at the back as well. Where are we off to today? I have got the bacon rolls packed and today I won't be drinking.
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Sorry

Morning All

Is eveybody aboard - today we are going to sample the delights that fabulous Scotland has to offer - so sit back, relax, contemplate, appreciate your achievements and forget about any slip ups - they are in the past and on this bus we only look to the future. Enjoy the ride Brave Babe

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BOING!!!!! thats me jumping on the bus! , i dont mind where we go today so long as ti dosnet involve wellies and cagoules!! , they just aint my image!

i have a thought on 'selfish' posting - i dont think there is such a thing!, imo, the things we all share on here help to feed the will to stop drinking, we all have differant styles of posting, differant expereinces/lives/pressures (spelling abilitys ) etc but the end goal is the same - i have come to regard this thread and the women on it as an absolute lifeline - i know that you are all here for me and it is the most wonderful, comforting feeling, perhaps this is selfish, i dont know, i just know that the support on here is helping all of us!

i thank you!!

Well my little corner of Scotland is looking rather atmospheric and autumnal this morning. Perhaps we could stop for a stroll through damp woodland and pick some blackberries (or brambles as we call them here).

I am glad that the bus is warm and friendly - I am waiting in AGAIN for the central heating engineer. The one who came yesterday didn't finished the repair "different department" apparently. What are the chances that the 2 different groups will get their act together and send someone over today ? I've called and left a message but no response yet. I think I need mouse around, she seems good at kicking ass when it comes to getting work sorted out.

It's enough to drive you to a nice mug of hot chocolate

Good morning all. Nice to be back. Welcome to all the newcomers - I am sorry I have not made a note of names as I read!

Well, things have been totally and utterly crap here. I drank last week and my DH has decided that enough is enough and has decided that we are getting divorced. It's all such a nightmare. Work have been really good to me so I had some time off - in addition to my holiday.

The good news is that I am on Day 6. Looking round the wreckage of my life I have no urge to drink. I have finally realised that I have to put my sobriety at the top of the list. It is the most important thing in my life - without it I won't have a life.

Sorry to sound so down - it's good to be back with you all.

RedMoomin I am so sorry to hear that things are so tough. I am fairly new to this thread and haven't managed to follow everyone's stories (not enough brain space) but I am thinking of you and arer glad that you are back on the bus.x
venusandmars a chilly autumnal public holiday morning here as well.

Aw moomin, I was wondering where you were at the end of last week. Day 6 is good (you know that) and well done for doing that despite the difficulties at home. You know you really have to do this for you. For yourself.

Lovely to have you back. Have a hug >

Hello hippy thanks for that. I had previously managed about 11 months sober but for the last 5 months or so I have been stop-start. To be fair to DH it has been awful at times. Although there are faults on both sides my drinking is certainly the major factor

Hello venus and thank you for that. I know I have to get myself sorted. Really feel like I'm at the end of the line now. I think I once heard someone in AA sharing that they thought that they had hit rock bottom but then there was a trap door and they went through that too. That's what I feel like!

Venus why do you think things have been stop start for the last 5 months?
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I FUCKING HATE THAT!!! Do you want me to sort him out venus? I'm happy to. I'll take my shite night with a poorly Nemo and my dental pain out on him.

getting - please don't apologise for the 'I' posts or feel that you aren't giving anything back.

We all gain something from watching each others journey. I take great comfort in knowing that I'm not alone in the way I feel! And that I'm not the first or the last person to do something hidious whilst drunk.

And we are all in this together. No need to know all of the names, no need to say anything to anyone else, just keep posting how you are and how you are doing.

Morning the rest of you!!

Can I have a liquid bacon buttie?

I have the dentist at 11.30 and I'm hoping he's going to remove this tooth or give me some mega drugs! I can't go through another day of this!!!

Poor Mouse. I could make you a hot chocolate instead.

Yes please hippy x

Red - there you are. Sweetheart, I'm so sorry that you are in this situation.

You know where I am. xx

Hello mouse. Back at work just trying to get on with things.

I think you meant me hippy rather than venus re the stop-start. I am not sure why I have been like this (other than being an alcoholic of course!) I obviously have not been taking it seriously enough. That's all I can think of.

Sorry - the new girl is having trouble with all the names! I think I will just snooze at the back for a while and enjoy the ride
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Not at all hippy! Tell me more about you, I tried to read so much this morning that I cannot remember any of it!

ohhh red!!! bless your heart!!, what a bloody shitty time you are having! - i know you are a grown woman but i want to give you a bit of 'mothering'! - ime divorce is totally awful - the thing is though you can take it 2 ways, drink yourself into oblivion ot start a new stage of your life! - its time something nice happened to you, but you have to help make it happen!, be a bit kind to yourself for a while, treat yourself gently!, write a list of things you aspire to, things you want to do in life, the type of life you want to live and start going forward a day at a time! you have been a tower of strength to me over the last few months, if i can help at all i will!