The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Christmas Party (part 1)

[TheMousefaceBeforeChristMouse]

Hello.

Welcome to The Brave Babes Bus. I'm Mouseface and I used to abuse alcohol and to be honest, there is always a risk that I'll do it again.

This is a bus journey for those who drink too much, or drink now and then, not at all, or actually aren't quite sure what their drinking means to them.

Come and meet the other Brave Babes, everyone is welcome.

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JWN's original thread

No but I did may have snogged him, people at work now asking me loads of questions

Play the "Can't remember a thing" card maybe Zany

Well I was going to but don't want them to know so have played the 'Of course nothing happened' whilst looking shocked. No ones buying it yet though

You SNOGGED him?
You are a veritable slapper then and there is no hope for you!! Was it good? Did anyone see?
Don't make me come round there and shake the details out of you.....

Did I miss Carmen before

Sorry, hello Carmen - please ignore my rudeness. Head like a sieve most days!

Zany!!!! You norty girl you.

No one saw but they did see me/him flirting.

I know demented & Mouse I'm a shameless hussy

It was quite good but he is quite a bit older than me. Is it really shallow to say it was nice to be out with someone who insists on paying/looking out for you. My XP lived off me and I always ended up paying!

Yes, it is as shallow as the local village gene pool.
A good snogger and pays his way? What's not to like?

I had a text from Silver - she got there 3/4 of an hour earlier than she needed to, but she's there.

And I know she won't mind me sharing that.

I'm really proud of her for bringing her decision to get help forward.

I am about any of us that move forward, adding anything to their sobriety, notch up a month, week, day (at a time).

I feel really honoured to be part of this, the way we all share parts of our lives as well as the drinking. Makes us all the more human I believe.

It's never easy to take that first step. Sometimes it's planned, sometimes not.

I guess the hardest thing for me at this time of year is not drowning my sorrows because of the past and appreciating all that I have to be thankful for.

My family.

mouse - it feels like this Christmas can be the one where you start the new memories. If you can throw yourself into it and do lots of lovely family stuff, then next Christmas you can look back and remember how lovely it was.
x

Is everyone celebrating Christmas at home this year or visiting relatives?

Phew - that was hard and fantastic all at the same time. And such a simple way of looking at it. Just keep going to meetings and take one day at a time.

On a lighter note I went to ask the Librarian where the meeting was being held and she actually 'Meeting Roon B - upstairs' while looking at me sympathetically as if I have got some terrible illness (which obviously I have!!).

So being 45 minutes early I bought a trashy magasine (thanks for that idea Mouse) and went for another 20 fags.

Then 10 minutes before start of the meeting I went up to the room intending to let someone know it was my first meeting and BINGO it was in full flow - the website had the wrong time on it, or they had changed the time. So I had to walk in while some one was in mid flow..............aaargh

Anyway I DID IT - and it would have been so easy to just walk away given that I was late.

I am feeling quite proud of myself at the moment xxx

Yay Silver well done:)

Thanks Witchety, what a lovely idea. I giving it 100% this year. I want a nice memory of Christmas.

WELL DONE SILVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

[proud Mouse emoticon]

desire - we are staying at home this year, I'm keeping my PJs on for as long as I can!!

We are seeing friends for New Year. And I'm hoping to track Red down if I get the chance as we'll be nrea to her too.

What about you?

'near' not nrea!

well done silver!!

hi!, i am about, just really busy, havent had much time to catch up today!, see you later!!

Staying at home Mouse, am not a lover of Christmas myself but my girls absolutely love it :):)

Can I ask Silver did you have to talk or just listen today? Have no experience of AA!

And before anyone takes it the wrong way, am saying I have no experience of AA, not that I don't need AA !!

Hi Desire - you don't 'have' to talk or 'share' as it is called in AA but I did - it felt right for me to do so. But just listening to other peoples' stories makes you realise you are not on you own, and for me it was the understanding that they had all been at one time or another, feeling exactly the same way I do at the moment.

Well done on "sharing" Silver, it can't have been easy but am delighted that you feel better/lighter after the meeting.

well done Silver - very proud of you. What a big step you have taken today!