The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Vineyard.

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Welcome to the Bus!

I'm Mouse and you'll find me snuggled sat at the back where it's warmest!

If you're sober, drinking, or somewhere between the two, you are more than welcome on board.

No judging, no cliquey groups and no closed minds here, oh no! Chances are, no matter how bad you may be feeling right now, one of the Brave Babes will have been there too!

So, come say hi.

And, to read the last thread and other journeys so far, follow this link

Need to go...there is a queue for the computer and my time is up!!
Have a good evening

evening everyone!!

just had a quick read through, these are my latest ponderings!!

its no good not posting when you feel shitty!, that is when we need the support the most - ive done it myself, a couple of weeks ago i was very peed off and quite down, didnt post much as i felt i would put a downer on teh thread - as soon as i did post though i felt sooo much better, no one said 'oh bugger off you misery', all i got was a bit of understanding and a few gentle 'buck up' kind of comments - just what i needed!, it got through a couple of days of the 'voice' trying it on and i got back on an even keel - i think venus is dead right - we are all realativly newly sober so the emotions are bound to be raw, perfectly natural - thank god i have the understanding of some women who know exactly what i feel like! - being women means we fulfil so many roles it can be easy to lose ourselves in the mundane everyday stuff - we all know that is it seems to work when we express it here! so, just keep coming back, however you feel, up/down/middling/pissed off with the family/ whatever!, it dosent matter!, the only thing that matters is we help each other to stay sober, if we can do that then everything else will fall into place!

Someone else will have to drive to Cape Town tomorrow

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[snoring emoticon]

Venus pokes the snoring person in the hope that she turns over and SHUTS UP!

Sleep well everyone. Snuggle down warm in your beds.

Just popping in to see how everyone is doing, welcome Embrace:)
Hope everyone is having a peaceful and sober evening!
JWN you always manage to say exactly what we are all thinking:)

Thanks so much for the warm welcome everyone!

Venus, I hear what you're saying that I am the one that made myself do 8 days, but without finding this thread I would never have done it. It was so difficult at times,
it was unbearable, but you guys kept me
going. Also, it would never have even occured to me to try and the advice about cravings etc helped so much by letting me know that the cravings would pass and also that I wouldn't explode/die if I didn't give in to them.

I am so grateful I found you guys!

Hi Embrace, and welcome aboard. this thread has been the catalyst for me too, and not before time.
One glass last night, none tonight even though having a crappy few days with DH being a tosser!!
Well done on 8 days - that's a target to far for me at the mo but maybe I'll get there...
night all

Evening all & hello to all the new comers.
I can't stay long Mouse great minds thik alike & I managed to get littlelegs a doctors appt & she has a chest infection
We are now having steroids & AB's so hopefully she will start to feel better soon.
I'm glad you are feeling better though!! How's Nemo?

Day 3 for me, DH has been hinting all evening but I have choosen to ignore him & the little voice in my head.

Has ^MA* boarded today? I hope you are ok babe.

Hi demented,
Do you know what also helped me? There was a drama on the other day and a man was talking to his wife about why he drinks. He talked of impatiently drinking the first couple of drinks to get to that perfect glass that gives you the warm fuzzy feeling, and then after that the more he drinks the feeling wears off then he acts like a tosser and feels crap the next day. I thought OMG, that is so true! All this is just for that one glass that feels so good, and the feeling doesn't even last that long...it's all downhill from there!

I kept remembering that when the cravings were at their worst and it really worked for me. I think it's the same principle that the Babes talk about when they say 'play the film through to the end'. I refused to do that last night, which is why I drank.

In a funny way I'm kind of glad I slipped up last night because a) it reminds me that it can happen at any time and I need to be vigilant and always plan ahead b) I think if it happened when I was further down the line it would be awful and c) I can use this now to remind myself that drinking REALLY isn't enjoyable anymore and boy do I feel awful afterwards!

Hello, just wanted to post that I'm still here, still reading and listening. I am having a cup of tea and feeling good. Taking inspiration and learning with every post.

Thanks again brave babes!
Vx

There are positives in everything embracing
and sometimes we learn most from crap experiences.
Can I just tell you all I had a profound thought this evening......and had forgotten what it was!!
Depleted brain cells me?
I will get back to you all when I remember at 3am

Night all - off to try to replenish the brain cells - well done to all who achieved what they wanted to this evening (and that includes me)and don't stop trying to those that didn't.
xxx

Night everyone, I'm with you Embrace in that I'm really glad I've found this thread. Not managed to stop but have cut down, keep thinking of all the posts that mention the positive effects of not drinking.

p.s. sorry if its noisy on the bus but I snore

Is anybody taking Milk Thistle to try and repair their poor old liver?

I'm on the gossip thread getting juicy if a little bit gossip - drinking tea btw.

Oh, witchety, think hard! I'm intrigued over this revelation you had!

Where's the gossip thread drama?

well my lovley babes, im off to bed in a mo!, had a pleasant productive evening - im doing hampers as presents this year, this evening i have sorted out some more glass jars to put marmalade in which i plan to make this weekend, ordered some fabric to make some lavender bags (i have dried the lavender from the garden) and i feel quite pleased to be resonalby organised this year.
dh and i are also discussing a bit of a garden revamp in the spring - we need to do this on a shoestring and im actually looking forward to the challenge! btw, before i knew how poor we were i bought a new set of nail varnish - i have used one for the first time tonight and it is FAB!! , its OPI 'let me entertain you' and is a beautiful vibrant pinky reddy shiny sparkly colour - just the thing to brighten anyone up in this wheather!!

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night night babes, see you in the morning!

DramDramDrama here - do you like my name change?

Whats the gossip sleep fairy

Oh No, Not until you tell me you like my new name

< sit's back & neck's her glass of orange squash >

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Is that enough

Hello . Just popping in to say goodnight.

Hello to Embracing and Vagabond, I don't think I've met you guys yet...you've found the right place to be! If it weren't for me posting on here this afternoon, I would, without any doubt at all, be 2 bottles down by now this evening. Big thanks to all you lovely Babes this afternoon who made me see sense [hug].

Had a long chat with DP when he got home and his head is absolutely in the right place, he's pretty damn amazing really . He will look at going down a slightly different path if he's let go, and its something that really interests him and perfectly possible, so this outcome would be good. There's also a good chance he won't be let go, in which case he's also in a good position, as it will be his choice whether he leaves or not. Whatever the outcome, I will be supporting him, and please let me be doing that SOBER!

So today I will not be drinking, and tomorrow is another day.

Sleep tight all, hope everyone has a peaceful and happy night's sleep.
xx

Well done three steps, must have been tough not to drink after the uncertainty of today but you did it

Hello and goodnight zany and sleepfairy (loving the new name!!)
Will look forward to reading about this gossip tomorrow