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.

Mouse can you add my hugs to Nemo please. Thinking of you both. Do you want some cheese?

Wasindie can you give lovely DTs a cuddle from me? Lovely that DTs are figuring out the world and finding their voice. DD told me off yesterday for hoovering when she was watching tv and when I mock apologised she said "humph, don't do it again". Enjoy the gurgles.

Send my love to Red too.

For those struggling today, when I am fighting the booze, I tend to think of:

• MIFLAW telling me off and me trying to justify it and realising he was right
• Mouse being kind which makes me feel bad for failing
• or most scarily, JWN coming round my house to administer a slap and then being totally horrified at the state of my unlovely shoes
• my original list of what I WON'T / DON'T miss about the booze

It does get easier, honest. There is a point when you stop fighting it and realise that you can't win against the booze and just step out of the ring (where it is much calmer). MIFLAW would put it much better but I am struggling with cold / tired brain today.

Wasindie ???

Just checking if you are really working [hgrin]

I am very behind. Bad start to the month... Still I have 28 days to catch up!!

Will pass the love on to Red.

Wasindie - give your DTs a snuggle from me.

MsGee - how on earth did you get so far behind woman? Will pass hugs on to Nemo, thanks. xx

No, not 28 days behind ... just half a day behind but my contracts are for xx days per month, so I start out all relaxed, then panic at month end, then email clients with excuses and then it all starts again...

Have you been to hospital today?

Just realised I am the only one still with halloween name. DOH.

Did someone else write the original?

I love reviewing things. Just had a new contract come through to review a bid. Makes me feel like a teacher to flex my red pen!!

Cake very important in motherhood. I never had a sweet tooth till I had DD.

Should we have startling, noisy, firework names? Or would that wake wasindie's babies?

I am just about to go out, but will be around later this evening. I understand totally what Thurso posts - I have disclosed much on these threads that others in RL would be horrified to read. And occasionaly I think that anyone who was reading this and who knew me would be able to tell instantly that it was me. However a bit like AA , if they were on here consistently then I guess it would be because they too had a need to read this thread, and I think in all reality that it would be a genius google search that would find me on here out of the blue.

I like re-writing things too. I particularly love it if it's really bad to begin with. I do some work with a group of managers who now don't even try to write properly, they just send me random thoughts and trust that I can put them all together and make sense of them. I usually can - and much more easily than I could ever make sense of my own thoughts!

Mouse sorry to hear about little nemo give him a wee from me.

Hi. No time to read previous messages. Still off the sauce but my God, I am putting away some food.
I am going to be enormous at this rate. DC1 called me a "greedy mummy" as I shovelled down 3 slices of peanut butter and toast this morning. Damn.

luci - that will slow down in a few days or so. It's your body replacing the sugars in the booze.

And let's face it, better cals from food than shit loads of wine as you don't get hung over from eating too much toast!!

Well bloody done you!!!!

Wasindie - I'm hormental too. Big time. Craving carbs which is fine but I'm having to suck things soggy to eat them!!!

I have 1fl oz of brandy in a pot, and a cotton bud for putting it on my tooth. Not working.... nor are the drugs, dentist tomorrow thank God!!!!

hi!, house is now sparkly clean!, so am i, just indulged in an afternoon soak with a cup of tea!! bliss, bliss, bliss!!

luci!, nice to hear from you, well done you!!

my ponderings as to anyone one 'outing me' in rl - my only real concern is for my dd, i dont to want to put her in teh way of any stalky nutters, as to the rest, well, frankly, if anyone would care to judge, thats up to them!, i couldnt give a monkeys arse!!, getting sober, looking after my family and putting the last few years behind me are all i care about, i couldnt give a tinkers fuck if people know im 'an alkie', so fucking what!! im not a thief, a liar, an adulterer, a murderer, i dont bash old ladies and i love my cats! judge away big old world!, i wish i was so perfect i could be judgy, must be a lovley place to be!

back later babes!!, off to eat cake (all your fault wasindie! )

Yay for Lucil:):)

Thank you desire. Am taking it hour by hour TBH. Sometimes minute by minute when the craving is bad. My danger times are between 6-8pm and weekends.
Trying to keep my mind busy and my body seems to want food...constantly.
Hi to all the usual uspects and the new babes on board. X

Good luck mouse I'm sending lots of positive vibes your way and I'll throw in a motherly hug for you too!
Well done to you clearmiss you may have drank but at least you didnt quaff the lot then head out for more.
thoroughly how do you make your slow cooked ribs, they sound amazing.

Thanks hubba

How are you getting on?

I've spent the last year keeping my head down at the school, avoiding eye contact because I am either hungover or still looking like crap from the night before so what do I get this afternoon as my reward for standing at the gate all bright eyed still looking like shit though and ready to go?

Roped into organizing the school xmas fayre how the fuckity did that happen!! I don't think I have spoken to another mother in the last 6 months let alone gleamed who are the jamie consultants over the christmas chutney makers (I am so not any of these)

Quite funny really as I am now going to spend the evening on local art forums & alike & not only offering these people a stall but trying to pass them of as people I know

x post hubba they are lovely but probably not very good for you!!

I steam pork ribs for 30 minutes & then marinate them in equal parts bbq sauce & tom ketchup, I add a dash of lea & perrins, soy sauce, paprika, balsamic what ever we have really, you can also add brown sugar to make them extra sticky but I haven't this time.

I then roast them in a tin with a pint of chicken stock (less salt content for the kiddies) until they are all sticky & lovely - 40m 60m on 200 - you can use chicken wings as well

Very well thank you, on day 10 and feeling pretty strong, the early day urges have sort of melted away, it doesn't even enter into my head to go out and buy wine, the mental space it has made it lovely. I'm bloomin tired though, can't wait to get into bed tonight.

hubba - the tired thing is normal. Acohol is a stimulant too so you could easy stay up all night drinking!!

10 days!! Well done you!! See, I found day 10 was great. I really started to feel the benefits of sleep then.

You are doing great!! Keep going at your own pace, doing what you need to, to get there.