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.

Desire Fantastic - well done you. All quiet here so off to bed as will actually be going to see London to Brighton cars early tomorrow - will wave to Gerald as Silver has polished the bus to look it's best!
See you on the new thread tomorrow. Sleep well and enjoy that clear head in the morning.

You too White, enjoy your day out tomorrow:)

A new thread already, this moves so fast! Well done Desire, I'm with you on the feeling delighted front as have just come back from friend's and again resisted wine.
Another morning to look forward to when I can hold my head up high.

Sleep well all.

Thanks Dipso, won't miss the feeling bad tomorrow morning that usually accompanies drinking the night before.
Congrats on resisting the wine this evening:)

Posting here to fill up the thread.
Had an ok evening - at least my tooth isn't giving me grief - So sorry for you mouse. toothache is the worst.

Night everyone, heading to bed, took some Natrasleep and eyes closing even as I write:)
Hope everyone has a peaceful, sober evening.

DTC well done tonight - you will feel great in the morning, amazing how much I got done today without a hangover

Morning all - not such a good night last night. Long story.
diabolik are you still around? The last time you disappeared for a while things didn't go so well for you.
mouse how was your night? Between teeth and a little one - did you get some sleep?

morning all, are we still here? Well done those of you who had good nights last night, and those who didn't, hope you are ok.
Witchetty - what's up?
Mouse - are you feeling better?

Are will still posting here or have you all moved on? Very confusing, never followed a thread all the way to the end before.

I am about to do an online shop & need ideas for drinks that won't make me semi-conscious.

Bad night last night & can't actually remember going to bed .
Obviously feel like shit this morning but I need to go shopping, cook a roast & do this online shop.

So not drinking tonight & have decided that for every night I don't buy wine I am going to put £5 on the Asda card for christmas food.

Hope you are all ok x x .

Morning ma
I 'ended up drinking' last night (Don't shout at me miflaw I know what a stupid statement that is)
Combination of factors -

• I deserved it after spending the day clearing out the loft.
• I was feeling sad about some stuff in my life.
• A friend came round and given how 'in control' I am of my drinking now, there was not harm in having a few glasses of wine....

Except I drank half a bottle before she got here, drank far more than she did wjilst she was here, fell asleep on the sofa, so dd had to head up to bed without so much as a goodnight from me, and I didn't even lock the front or back door.

I need to face up to the fact that I cannot control my drinking, except when I abstain completely - which is a bit of a shock to me.

Same for me Witchety, I would love to be able to have just a couple but I never manage to stop at just 2 glasses.

I did try swapping red wine for breezers which are something I can't drink lot's of but I just ended up drinking one of those earlier than I would normally THEN getting my wine & drinking that & then having another breezer because I kow it's in the house

I really need someone to give me a stern talking to. Anyone up for the challange?

I'm just shocked at how quickly I can slip back...last week I poured a glass of wine, and didn't even like the taste of it. Last night it was if the last month of hardly drinking hadn't happened.

here i am drama - ready for this?

you now know what drinking does to you, you know how it affects you, your family and your life - so stop buggering about and get on with being sober!!, are you stupid? - i think not!!, so stop acting like it and get with it!!

here endith the lesson!!

stern enough?

Hi JWN I will put myself in the firing line for that as well!
And you're right...I am not stupid....but I am a hypocrite...I have spent years being so judgemental of the ex's drinking, but somehow have seen mine as different...just waking up to the fact that that is bullshit.

witchety - i do know how bloody hard it is to admit that is is out of control, its even harder to admit it and then DO something about it - BUT, once you have got to this point you may as well go for it and give up trying to drink 'sensibly', its not going to happen!, instead, why not just go with it, take it a day at a time and stop drinking - the days soon become weeks become months and the longer you are sober the easier it becomes!!

JWN i have read on this thread how others have found some kind of peace and relief in just giving up totally, not having to continually work out what is OK and monitor - you are, I think, one of the ones that has said that.

I didn't really get that before - now I do. So, one day at a time, no projecting.
thanks
x

Wichety Hope you don't mind me butting in? When I finally accepted that stopping completely was the only way, and that I am indeed an Alcoholic, the relief was so great, it flooded over me like a wave, then I cried like a baby, then I stopped. My life is immeasurably happier, calmer and more fulfilling. You deserve that too. You can do it. x

Thanks for the encouragement missP need to go now as DD has surfaced.

Thanks JWN.
Because I haven't spoken to anyone in RL about this and because I am a dram queen I sometimes need someone to tell me to grow the fuck up.

witchety we are hypocrites, you are right. I never thought of it that way, I am constantly telling the children to drink water & that they can't have fizzy or to many sweets & no you can't eat chocolate for breakfast & here I am hungover & probably consumed 1000's of calories last night.
Does anyone know how many calories are in a bottle of red?

I only popped back on because I am at the wine section of my online shop & I thought no don't add the blossom hill go back to Gerald & say hi.

So now I have & I have ordered fresh orange, lemonade & fresh lemons

I was hoping to find an alternative to red wine but the alternatives once drunk made me then find an excuse to buy/drink red wine. fucking crazy.

Thanks Babes x

Impressive drama
I'm such a conformist - I'll just stay here until the thread is full!

How do I know when the thread is full?

I have finished my shop. forgot fizzy water but have ordered lots of different soft drinks - I'm going to find myself a new tipple!!

Ho Hum have a feeling it's just you & me now witchety

Think 1000 messages is the limit . . testing, testing, testing:)

Boo!