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

that's really nice Desire, thanks.

Don't forget to keep us posted Dipso, we all love a bit of romance:):)

Between Red and her FB and Dipso and her re-kindled romance, their stories should keep us occupied Mouse:):)

I have a hat I can dust off! It's screaming to be worn to a wedding!!

How are you desire? Been a bit in and out of late if I recall...... things ok? xx

No more weddings for me Mouse, one was enough! Just want someone to cuddle up to who's not the cat or lovely DD :)

Sounds like a plan Dipso.

Good afternoon / evening, well I have a chicken in the oven, I've made some pate, and we've got those lovely chocolate Gu souffles...
Just the 2 of us. Does Sunday ever get better than this?

Yes.

I have had roasted welsh beef, and all the trimmings.

And next is syrup soaked sponge with lashings of thick, creamy custard.

Yum.

Plus, we're all in and safe, the log burner is lit, the doors are locked, curtains drawn, we're all bathed and PJ'd, beds have been laundered and are awaiting sleepy heads.....

Life is good.

I hope that sleepfairy comes your way little housemouse

Me too venus, she was a wee bit lax of late!!

This what worked for me, and like everyone who has something work for them, I feel that I want to share it.

January 09. DP made an important concession in our relationship. I decided I had to honour this in some way. I was going to stop drinking inappropriately. How I did this?

I remember the moment very specifically. It was walking down the hill to my house. I told myself that I was in no way powerless, that I did not have a disease (I have searched the net for evidence of 'alcholism' being a disease.

If in doubt, I repeat and repeat the 'I am not powerless, I do not have a disease on which to blame excessive drinking.'

I drank to anaethetise emotional pain. No magic.

Sending love to all bbs but hi there to Thurso, Headless, Diabolik.

(Mouse, could you not change dentists? I feel for you, really. I know that I spent all of the last fortnight worrying about my appointment)

JWN, Phoebe does a great hypnotherapy in an episode of friends. 'Yeah, cut the running stream on the way back...'

It was a chicken for us and I baked a chocolate cake. Then we watched the Strictly results and have just tucked DD up into bed. I'm about to tuck myself up too and am still getting the biggest thrill thinking about waking up feeling squeaky clean. I hope the novelty never wears off.

So Venus and Mouse, yes, life is very good. Goodnight to all, those who drank and those who didn't.

Just read the backchat. Thanks Venus for reading Diabolik's link. It does strike true for me. For me, the personal responsibility is the key. I am NOT POWERLESS!!. I have printed it out and stuck it on the wall next to my computer. Thanks to Diabolik and Snorbs for that heads up.

day didn't quite go to plan. Spent the afternoon at hospital with Dad - very long story but a difficult afternoon. He apparently had energency surgery yesterday - news to me - and was called back in today by the consultant. he was very confused and disoriented...consultant was a tad pissed off that I knew nothing of the surgery drama the day before. how TF can i know when he lives alone and won't ask anyone for help!!
No wonder I bloody drink!!

Night Brave Babes xxxxxxxxxxx

oh dememented!! poor you!!, hope your dad is getting better?

had a lolvey day here, my friend cooked us a superb lunch, we had a good laugh, came home, got all tucked up and had the dance results, antique roadshow and then garrows law - lovley mug of ovaltine and a cuddle with a cat! - this old life aint bad!!

btw - had to smile earlier, we had finished our meal and my friends dh got up and said he was off to pick up a dd from her shift at teh pub - i suddenly realised that he had been on coke all afternoon - when i pointed this out and said 'oh, you should have said' i would have gone and got her for you', he just said it didnt matter, he didnt fancy drinking today anyway! , i was thinking about it as i drove home, i would have gone to all sorts of bloody complicated arrangments so that i could have drunk in those circumstances!, just goes to show the difference between alkie brains and normal ones!

off to bed now with the sunday papers!!

night night babes!!. see you all tomorrow!

L XXXXXXXXXXXX

btw, it was coke that you drink!, not the stuff diabolik goes for!

OK, have had drank tonight, but just want to itierate that sometimes ye can be very smug and self-righteous, by that I mean ye don't take into consideration the fact that some of us are doing this by ourselves

Meant to say have had drink tonight

And yes maybe the drink has made me feel somewhat aggressive but .....

desire! whats up?

Nothing up Jesus, jusr sometimes I feel that ye make your life without alcohol to be somewhat unrealisic

Meant just not jusr

sorry desire, i dont mean too - i just describe my life and teh way i live it - some days im hanging on to soberity by my fingertips, some days its a bit easier, very sorry to sound smug, certainly not my intention