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

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Well, this is our tenth thread so we are throwing a little party!

Everyone is invited! No booze of course, soft drinks and mocktails only!

I'm Mouse, hello.

There are all kinds of drinkers on board the bus. Come and join the journey, whatever stage you are at, drinking, cutting down, wanting to stop or sober already.

Everyone is welcome to post here. Come say hi.

The journey so far is below.

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neam nice name....please stay

You ok neam?

neam - so sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. God, I'm having a mare today!!!!

YOU MUST STAY!!!!!!

Please ignore me!! neam sounds fab BTW.

Thank you. AND STAY!!! xx

neam
You have done so well. Stick with it. You have you, DD and a new job - all will benefit. Sleep well and let us know how tomorrow is when it comes - hour by hour if that helps.

Grr had a row with DH. I am so tired. Off to bed. Obviously having champagne didn't suit us. Either of us. Well. Lesson learned.

mouse you aren't having a mare! Goodness me. You are fab.

Hello white and neam x

Nighty night

Night All.
Tonight is the first night for a while 'I could get away with a drink, who would know'as DH is away. The drink devil has been on my shoulder off and on all day but today I have not been drinking, except vast quantities of tea and then Elderflower. I'm having a coffee then bed. Can't drink after coffee! Funny the rules I make for myself.
Hope everyone has a peaceful night.

Looking forward to the day on the bus tomorrow. Where will be heading? Who has Silver's crumpled map? I'll bring the bacon butties for the early starters.

WNT well done for ignoring that devil, he has been badgering me too! Sleep well.

I'm driving Grald tonight if that's ok. We are going to Shropshire to see the night sky at it's clearest. The stars here are mind blowing this evening and you all need to feel them shine.

VM funny you should say that, I've just been stood in the back yard and the stars are proper ^twinkly* up here in the Dales. Chilly though...brrr!

Urgh! Had a dry non-alcoholic hangover headache all day. Got home tired and late, no-one had unloaded the dishwasher, and more dirty dishes piled in the sink. I'm the last one home, but, oh yes, I've still got to make the dinner.

Snarled a bit, banged some pots, did all the work myself and then eyed the last bit of gin in the bottle, pretending I deserved it after all that stress.

BUT I DID NOT BLINK, DRINK, OR FRINK.

Am now sulking ashamedly, but soberly, in bed.

Wah.

wow, took me a while to read through all this. A bit scary but i guess that comes with the territory. Day 4 and still on the spritzers. Getting bored with them though . I have now had one bottle in 4 days overall - a big reduction on previous amounts when I would have had 3 or 4 bottles by now.
Home alone now (well, kids in bed and DH working away) and the bottle in the fridge is calling to me.....
Little Red Dragon - it is VERY hard to switch off an overactive, fretting mind and drink does that for me. I'm bored and frustrated just sitting here worrying and being miserable about my life, so drink dulls that and helps me to sleep. It feels a bit more intersting i suppose that sitting sipping herb tea or soda. this is my battle.I intend to stay on this damn bus until the journey end.
Thank you for taking us to see the stars tonight - they are beautiful

pickle well done you on not succumbing(sp.) to the demon gin, you may feel shit now, but you'll feel a hell of a lot better tomorrow morning!

Hot choc no.2 nearly over (can you be addicted to this stuff

dementedma the overactive mind is a bloody pain in the arse! I've suffered from insomnia for may years and it can drive you potty. Like everything else you learn tricks to help deal with it, a bit like the not drinking I suppose.

Can you not do something to occupy your mind so as to not fret for a little while?

"Pissed and Pregnant" - anyone watching this on TV just now? Think its on living+1 - its pretty grim watching!!

Thanks munky. Feel a bit frazzled today. But at least I'll wake up without wanting to puke tomorrow.

Baby steps.

Night all.

Munky great advice to Ma

Right Brave Babes - I am off to bed.

Sorry to any of you who I upset today.

Gerald will be parked overnight in Shropshire, next to the Muller Dairy.

Be here around 9am for departure. Bacon butties, tea and heated seats for tomorrow.

See you then Brave Babes!

Mouse xx

Bed time for me.

See you all tomorrow (and that includes you neam)

Night Babes & Blokes x

Munky
It may not work for you but for years I have been getting up when insomnia/post drinking poor sleep strikes rather than lying in bed - I do the ironing while watching tv (on very low sound). Bit of a news junkie so 24 hour BBC news has been a godsend!

Evening to anyone still awake...feeling a little bit rubbish up here in the frozen north.

Really struggled not to drink yesterday - despite managing 3 weeks with only a few really down times.

I managed to get through last night, and then tonight, after a really hectic few days at work, decided that it was OK to treat myself. Only 2 glasses of wine, far less than I would have had in the past, but one of my aims had been to definitely not drink in the house on my own - and that's what I just did.

I think what I am really cross about is how I talked myself into it. I feel so much less relaxed than I have done for the past 3 weeks as I think about going to bed....sorry for the moan - just really pissed off with myself.

Well I was going to log off after my fag.....

WNT - BBC 24 is my friend I learn't along time ago not to fight the insomnia thing, it only makes it worse,anxiety starts to kick in and then there's zero chance of sleep. One thing I did find was yoga, haven't been for yonks but it makes you sleep like a donkey

hippy 2 glasses is not so bad, I know you're kicking yourself but it could have been worse......don't beat yourself up, put it (and yourself) to bed and begin agian tomorrow.

don't be cross with yourself hippychick. still less than normal and tomorrow is another day. where in the frozen north are you? i haven't figured out yet how to find profiles of posters for background info...