The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Homebrew In The Shed!

[HammerMouseOfHorrors]

Hello, I'm Mouse.

Welcome to the Brave Babes Bus. You can get on at any point in the journey, there is plenty of room, it's free to ride and there is always someone who will be along to hold your hand over the speedbumps!

So, no matter where you are in your quest to quit the booze, join us for support, advice and a fair few laughs along the way

There is no judging, no cliques, just real poster with real problems being real and honest!

Come and meet the others.....

Here is the previous thread where you can read all of the threads so far, including JWN's original thread and the reason we are all here.

Afternoon everyone, feeling a bit brighter but have absolutely no desire to drink, how is everyone's day going?

Hi, desire glad you're feeling better, me too, felt so terrible this morning, without a drink inside me last night as well.
Sunday night is usually quite difficult for me even though it's Monday tomorrow and a new week. Haven't got the urge yet, though.

I've done all the jobs, kit for tomorrow, etc, and DC out today, so am going to sit down with DH while he watches some sort of sport (would watch any sport!) and read my Penny Vincenzi book.

Hope you all had a good day.:)

i am very tired, even though had an extra hour in bed. Am glad I am on taxi duty tonight for DDs, even though I'm bitching about it, as I have the urge to get trollied!

Sipping weak Spritzer and keeping an eye on the dinner in the oven.

Hi miflaw I haven't had a talking to from you for a while....I was suffering withdrawal symptoms!
I know that you are right about alcohol being poison....it's just dressed up so differently I forget and have this image in my head that small amounts are positively good for you.

Evening all!! 15 weeks now. DH took me for a surprise half term treat. Night in Hotel and posh nosh in London. I VERY nearly persuaded myself that it would be a sensational idea to have some/much Champagne. Especially as said hotel and restaurant have many happy memories of quaffing alcohol and chatting! But as the waitress came towards us, I swear in slow motion, I suddenly realised that I had a choice, to wake up clear headed and say 15 weeks or wake up with a hang over and say day 1. No way was I about to throw the last 15 fucking weeks away. So crisis averted, Diet Coke ordered, battle won. So I guess I will keep counting for now because it saved me from making a horrible mistake on Friday. [hsmile]

Evening all, day 8 here. Glad to see there are some new people boarding the bus and taking control of their lives, well done!
Went to the pub for the second time this week and again had diet coke, its amazing how much more affordable going out for a carvery gets when you dont put 3 large glasses of red wine and 3 pints for dh on the bill. Had a little wobble on the way home, Sunday nights were always the last bit of the weekend so I would generally drink most of the day but I've got through the temporary weakness, hurrah.

Sounds like fantastic choices morticia and hubba. I am seriously impressed.
For those of us with very little in the way of a social life those extra temptations don't exist - sob sob [henvy]!

Thanks Wichety I'm not let out often believe me! [hgrin]

Evening Campers

I'm late on here today - been a busy weekend with Halloween and everything [hgrin] - party last night and lunch out today - sounds like I've got a fab social life which I haven't!!!!

Sooooooooooooo - tomorrow - swimming first thing for me and then - where shall we go??

Any ideas?

xxxxxxx

Evening everyone, think it's bath and early night for me, have appointment with counsellor tomorrow so after the weekend I had am sure the demon drink will be on the agenda again
Hi Silver, won't make the bus tomorrow but will be ready to travel Tuesday morning.

Evening.... did anyone miss me???

No bloody internet thanks to the idiots at BT. But I'm back and have caught up. Welcome to the new Brave Babes

How are we all?

I missed you MightyMouse

so somewhere hot - how about ther dry and dusty plains of Africa - never been there?

I Missed you Mouse, You were the one who
started me off on this journey, and now Day 4!
Hope littley is ok. x

Thanks Silver.

Hey thurso - glad to see you are still here and well bloody donw on 4 days!! That is fantastic. Nemo is ok.... ish!

'done' even!!! Ah, the typos!

Mouse I did miss you but read on other thread that your internet was down..

Thanks desire

You having a hard time lovely??

Bloody hell Zombie JWN I don't think I am ready to think about it all in such depth just yet.

It does make me wonder that when I do such stupid things pissed out of my head he makes me feel so ashamed (I;m ashamed by my behaviour alll by myself) but still buys the wine & brings it into the house every night.

Again tonight after having a dig that I drank a bottle + 1/2 last night he still went out during the day & bought another 3 bottles even though he only drinks a few glasses & then falls asleep.

It's like he is willing me to be such a mess.

After posting this morning I shut my laptop without logging off the page & later I found hhim trying to start to read the thread - no problem there as we use each others laptop's on & off etc.

That's the first time I have asked him not to read something & leant over him to click the cross whilst glowing bright red He asked me what it was & I told him it is private & surely I am allowed some privacy & things to myself.
He is not happy but I am not ready to share my seat just yet.

Hello to all, tis Terrified here with a shiny new positive name!

I haven't caught up with the thread over the weekend, but hope all is going well for everyone, and you all had a good weekend

The weekend was predictably full of alcohol and I did drink, and get drunk. On the plus side, I told my close friend the real story about my drinking, not the sanitised version in which I only drink mildly above the recommended 14 units! She was great, really great, and has said she'll totally support me in stopping. I'm lucky to have such a great friend in her.

Back home this evening and will not be drinking tonight. I'm not looking forward to going to bed as I've not been sleeping well when I'm off the booze, but will enjoy that lovely no-hangover feeling tomorrow

Sleep well everyone zzzzzzzzzzz
x

Mousey hello. I missed you was wondering where you where :) X

Sorry thoroughly, I x-posted with you.

I understand you feeling that posting on here is personal and private - I think we all post a lot of stuff on here that we'd find very hard to voice to people in real life.

I don't think I've met you before so good to meet you

I'm off to bed now as I'm completely knackered.

Hope you sleep well x

arrrg, x-posting with everyone now!
night night

evening all!!, sorry TA, i didnt mean to give you hard time!, just felt quite angry for you!

i like the new name threesteps!

sorry, have to go to bed, i dont feel very well, all achy and 'old' i have been sober for 5 months!, officially!

see you in the morning babes!!

Hope you feel better fter a good night's sleep Zombie

TA I definitely think you need to have a seat alongside one of us and not your DH just now - just while you working on cutting back on the booze so you can see more clearly what is going with your DH encouraging/facilitating your drinking.

Love the new name threesteps
Sleep well
xx

Night christi if you are there.
xx