The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Christmas Party (part 2)

[TheMousefaceBeforeChristMouse]

Hello

I'm Mouse.

Welcome to the Brave Babes Bus - Gerald! Blame Silver for the name!

We are a group of MNers who post about our relationship with alcohol and how drinking it, or not, has an effect on our day to day lives.

Come and meet the other Brave Babes, say hi, take a seat or just read.

Here are the threads so far

Hi, I'm venus, and I'm a problem drinker / alcoholic (call it what you like). I've not had a drink for a while. It feels good, but it's not been easy.

(Oh and just in case anyone didn't know - I'm the wise one on here - ha! bloody ha! )

I'm zany and I'm the one hangiing onto the bus as it drives away as I know I should just stay on it and not keep jumping off each evening.

Hi everyone, I'm notevenamousie and I'm an alcoholic.

I struggle a lot, and I appreciate this thread a lot, and my life is much better sober, but I still am battling an addiction whilst being a totally single parent.

I'm Silver and just want chat to the other BB's.

Three meetings in three days and my head is f**ked. I never realised how emotionally draining AA would be. Even though for the most part I have just listened I am thinking, not just about my drinking, but about every part of my life.

This is going to be a rollercoaster of a ride (and I feking hate rollercoasters). I know that my feelings and emotions are going to be stripped bare during this monumental changing point in my life.

I am terrified, excited, sad, confused, elated, fearful but most of all full of hope.

At the moment that is what AA has given me in this short space of time - Hope.

Such a simple but crucial word - HOPE xx

Tell you what - party games are not much fun when you are sober! However this is the only negative I have come across so far

brilliant start Silver although it will be emotionally draining at first I would imagine.

I poured myself a glass of wine but then had one sip and thought of how I was letting myself down by having no willpower. So I threw it away

Actually I didn't like them much when I was a drunk either. Why do people think they are an ice breaker when most normal folks cringe inside and just try to put on brave face?

Or is that just me?

3 cheers to you Silver I'm well impressed with your resolve.

Yay! go Zany Do you think we could patent a sink unblocker caled Mr Merlot or something?

Or the coast guard will have to invent a new flag system for the beaches - beware alcoholic bathing waters - the babes are chucking all their wine down the sink again!

Go Zany!!!!!!!!!!

Doesn't that feel great? That's how I felt the first time I poured a drink away.

The first time that someone on here said to me, 'Mouse, FFS pour your drink away' and I thought 'What? Are you mad? Pour a drink away?'

When the advice was get rid, go to bed, go clean teeth twice, stop drinking Mouse.....

The same words that I type now, are the very words that saved my life, my marriage and my self worth from being crushed.

Until you are ready, truly ready to change your life, those few words, are just words on a screen.

Great idea BBB!!

hi!, just popping in to say goodnight!!

silver - i know it all feels so raw and scary, i have found that it subsides after a while - i now find some meetings just sort keep me grounded while others are frighteningly relevant and i keep re-running them in my head for days - either way, it works for me!

well done zany!, i found it went against the grain to throw drink away, now i simply find it easier not to pour it out in the first place!

anyway, night night lovley babes!

see you all in the morning!!

L XXXXXXXXX

You lot are fantastic - I'm off to bed - hopefully for some sleep but if not - hey - got a meeting to go to tomorrow night so I'll be fine.

Sweet dreams you lovely lot.

Gerald is ready for the off at 10.00am - designated driver tomorrow - sort it out amongst yourselves - BUT if you scrape him or GOD FORBID crash him - I will NOT be a happy lady - enjoy lovelies.

Just wanted to pop in, and say

WELL DONE *Silver.

We are so proud of you (oops, speaking for everyone there)

Fairy sleepy dust to you {wand icon}

Night Silver xx

Night Brave Babes. Me and a sleeping pill are off to bed. Just to take the edge off.

Be back in the morning and thank you for all of your support today xxxx

Night night wasindie. Sleep well silver. Snuggle down mouse. Beautiful dreams JWN. Warm hugs thurso. Sweet thoughts BB. Lots of zzzz zany.

Anyone else need tucked in for the night?

See everyone in the morning.

Just checking in on the new thread. Still reading, still admiring you all

Morning, all. Marking my place on the new thread. I have sick children so all my plans for this week of getting ready for Christmas and the jobs I tok on for this week have gone tits up.

Mouse, hope you are feeling a bit rested. Silver, you are doing great. JWN, you make me laugh so much. I love your fabulous energy and straight talking!