The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Brewery!

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Hello.

I'm Mouse and I've been on the bus for 2 months now and not fallen off it as yet. It's much more comfortable than The Wagon!

Anyway, this is thread number nine!

Everyone is welcome to join at any point of the journey, drinking or not, wanting to stop or just to cut down.

Jump on board, you won't be judged, just supported whatever you decide.

Here is the history of The Brave Babes if you want to have a read.

JWN's original thread

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Oh No Christiana,I hope dd2 is feeling much better soon so you can get home.
Are you staying the night in the hospital? Make sure you eat if you do,nurses are so busy they can sometimes forget to offer food (our hospital restaurant/shop shuts very early).I hope you can get hold of your dh soon too.

DD is currently on a high dose of steroids (and countless inhalers) as she's got a chest infection which has sparked her asthma.

It's the season for horrible,wheezy chests

Hospital tea for you!

Christi sorry to hear about your little one, hope she gets well soon.

Mouse I hear you, everyday I think I am ready to do this and everyday the voice in my head manages to talk me out of it .

Rage - you get offered food? I don't even get change for a wee when I'm in with Nemo. Let alone eat.

I have been topping myself up with 'Mindfulness' today.

Thought I'd share this,it may or not help,but it won't harm to try..

'Begin by looking into the mirror right now. What does that Being staring back at you report? Are you giving your best effort to life today? Forget about the past, it is done and over. How about right now?are you doing the best you can in this holy instant? Regardless of how it may look to others, if the answer is yes, then take a deep breath,
sigh and smile. If the answer is no, the good news is it is never too late to start'

mouse I think we've been lucky when we've had hospital stays,we have had a choice of stale sandwiches

Thankfully, we dd hasn't had a admittance for several years.

Hi christi - hope you and DD are OK being in hospital with little ones is horrible.
Thinking of you
x

New thread

As per, can we fill this one up first please Babes

Looks like stop 10 is just over the horizon. May I hop on board? Have followed the route since end July and found much that I can relate to. Will be back in the morning - off out to see the film about the Dagenham strike - will try to stay awake. I am reknowned for nodding off even if it is a film I really want to see! Will introduce myself a bit more in the morning.

Hello WNT

Welcome to the bus! Yep, we are about to embark on our tenth thread.... plenty of room on Gerald.

Have a great evening

christiana - oh dear, hope dd2 is ok.
i started to feel wine o'clockish at about 4.30 so had a tonic and lime, and am just having another one now and will be going to bed early so RESULT!! A drink free night!! Can't remember the last one! Trouble has always been that without being "relaxed" i don't sleep as I lie awake worrying about things all night, mostly money and the lcak of.
We shall see.....

Well done Ma

Sounds like for tonight, you have kicked drink's ass lady!! Well done

ma!, good on yer!!

christi - you poor thing!, i tell you what though - you are a great mum!, you realised it wasnt just a cold and have got your dd the right help! - thank god you were not drunk!, i hope your little love soon feels a bit better - your dh will feel dreadful when he hears, thing is, he knows he can leave his girls in the very safe hands of their mummy!

hi wnt, nice to have you aboard!, lets talk more tomorrow!

mouse - dh has a few memories of last night!, mainly telling me he loves me cos my cakes are lovely and gooey! , soppy sod! , he looks bloody awful tonight and dd has dragged him off to see some 'arthouse' film! , if he sees the end of it then im a monkeys uncle!, me being the philistine, i walked home from the restaurant to watch merlin!

hi, dd2 and i back home, having to watch her very carefully and really struggling to get her to take her inhaler.

Hope you're all ok haven't any time to read posts but thank you for all your kind wishes

JWN - you are such a glamour puss. Stunning.

Glad you had a great evening. We're watching XF recorded. Well, it's still bloody recording as we watch! Gah!!

Chocolate (mintrels) in hand and an ice cold glass of milk.

Yum!!!!!

Christi - would it not be worth putting her in with you tonight? Just so you can keep an eye on her?

So sorry she is poorly xx

therels a spare bed in her room so i'm going to sleep there, currently clearing up and checking on her every few minutes

thank you

christi, glad you are all back home, get tucked up and cosy!, hope you have a better night!, see you in the morning!

mouse, i didnt think much to that nicoli fella! , seems a bit 'odd'!

BONKERS more like JWN!!!!

Christi - good plan. Hope you both get some rest.

And, well done for not hitting the drink to get through this xx

he makes my skin crawl!, just something about him!

Christi, hope your little one is ok and you both manage to get some sleep tonight.
Mouse, you speak so much sense.
Thank you for being here.
Night all brave babes X

Goodnight beautiful Luci

You are a whole new woman, and it suits you xx

Off to bed Babes.

Sleep well, rest well and dream nice dreams.

See you all on the new thread tomorrow xxx

WTN here, briefly. Dagenham film was great with audience reaction too! Much female 'sucking of teeth' at the way the posh Ford boss spoke chauvanistically to his wife (Cambridge graduate with first class degree). Should be required viewing for all women - to remind us that it was oh so different only 40 years ago, and yet there are still lessons we could learn - and all men too of course - we are talking about equal rights after all.

Wishing all a peaceful and restful night.

Sleep well all - especially you christi and your little one. I am in the land of teenage sleepovers so not anticipating much sleep. However on the plus side having been a taxi all evening I have gone past the danger hours without noticing!

Well done hippy xx