The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Into 2011!

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Hello and a Happy New Year!

I'm Mouse, one of the passengers on this wonderful journey to sobriety!

We are a real mixed bunch of people, all trying to control or give up the booze - ONE DAY AT A TIME.

Come meet the others.........

And here are the previous threads, the journeys so far

Evening. Sorry everyone, especially Venus as I feel I have let you down in that I have had a drink tonight but will stop soon. My divorce being finalised today has hit me harder than I though it would, thought I would be happy.

Pleased that DD is home Ma - I ditto IsinDie in that drinking will make you lose your temper (from experience)

Ma glad your DD home. IsinDe is right, a) will probably lead to b).

Zany today was always going to be horrible if your divorce was finalised. If you are stopping soon, try to get some sleep and tmrw is a new day. This day will never happen again.

xx

O.K now I know what the Hollister phenomenen is about!

I went shopping with DC1, and found the Hollister shop in the lanes of Brighton. Being a very embarrassing mother, I started talking to a shop assistant and asked what the connection with A & F was. She said that they are an off shoot, aimed at the same age range, but with (slightly) cheaper prices. So now you know .

We had a lovely day and went to a fab restaurant for lunch, that (which?) was recommended in one of the trendy mags, so DC was pleased. Food was lovely, but instead of a snooze afterwards, I had the drive back!

Thank you so much to everyone who posted for me today. I think I am on Ronan Keatings Roller Coaster.

Dh got home from work and said that he had had a very good meeting, so I could see that as far as he was concerned, subject over. This is how he deals with it, and has now gone out to play sport until late, which also helps him.

That's fine, but he doesn't seem to realise that, for me, the previous times just seem to to pile upon what has happened in the last few days, and I really worry.

Every time he has promised me that he will talk as soon as he feels bad,and I have said tonight that he hasn't, again. But, I have realised on thinking about it, that perhaps
he doesn't realise himself as it starts to happen, and so I have been a bit unfair.

Ah well, onward and upward!
I should be paying you for listening to this!

Much love to all xxxxx

I wrote my book! before I had read today's posts.

Zany Of course you are upset, even bad relationships take time to mourn for,after all, there were some good times? You haven't let anyone down.

Ma so glad your DD is home, I know how you feel, relief always did lead to the wine for me.

IsIndie a brilliant quote. I wrote a cracker to my DH today, but, as I said to someone earlier, I can give out the sage advice to others, but do I take it myself . I hope you have got over wine o'clock, and that you have a peaceful (ish!) night.

Ma and here's some advice I might not take myself! Maybe DS is feeling very concerned about what happened to DD, and so is acting up? One day off isn't going to kill anyone (waits for the lynch mob).

Pps. Hollister is in Churchill Square, not the Lanes, just in case you were thinking of going.

Hello lovely BBs and congratulations to the MIFLAWs , what lovely news

I have spectacularly broken my personal decision not to drink this week, and have drunk every night. Zany I can empathise with you, you know what you need to do, but just don't feel ready yet. You'll get through this patch, sounds as though you need a period of reflection to get 'closure' (I hate that phrase!) on stuff. I have no such reason to drink other than the usual daily strife, but drink I do...every day

Sending all my love to all you other BBs. Am away tomorrow and will be away all next week. Will check back in on my return, hopefully with no broken limbs and with a happier liver!

Three x

Ooo, and Happy Birthday Red , bit late I'm sorry!

Day 6 almost over, IsInDe join me in finishing another day sober, we can do it!

threesteps have a lovely holiday, make new friends, and come back refreshed.

desire Well done, it felt a bit mizzo for me tonight being on the fizzy blackberry,but, you're right, we can do it. Anyway, danger hour long gone, and have a cup of sleepy (so the packet says) tea.

Sleep tight all.

By the way, how are you Silver

Well, sufficient unto the day. I'm off to bed to listen to Radio 5.

Thank you for the wise advice last night Venus. I enjoyed waking up clear headed this morning and will see what tomorrow brings. It was nice to wake up thinking 'I wonder how the cricket went' rather than 'Just how much did we drink last night?'

Good night all. Peaceful dreams.

zany you haven't let me down in the least, I just want everyone on here to take care of themselves.

Haven't seen JWN around at all today - hope you are OK and have been to the doc.

Morning all,

Isindie I hope you managed to get back to bed, for a little while, at least.
We went to a restaurant called Due South, under the arches, right on the beach. I had fish, which had been delivered whilst we were having our starter, so very fresh! I love Brighton too, lucky you to have lived there.

JWN how are you? feeling better I hope.

Work today, so have a lovely day everyone.

Morning BBs,
Isindie hope you got a bit more sleep. It's so hard when you don't have any reserves to be fighting on. Hope some caffeine and a good breakfast reverse the worst of it.

thurso that sounds lovely. I hope you manage to see a way forward for your DH - and you. Is it Christi whose DH also struggles with a bit of denial around some mental health issues that are really troubling for their family?

I'm ok this morning, trying to be as humble as I can, take baby steps and keep it in the day. Trying to plan, but not project, about being back at work next week.

Will reply a bit more later, am really grateful for all the support I have had this week here.

Morning thurso and noteven and anyone else who is around.

noteven are you planning how to get to some meetings next week? What about over the weekend, do you have people around who can help you? You've done so well this week - dealing with all the nuances of the health/social care system. You should be proud of yourself for getting through that.

isindie - fantastic, you are now on day 6!! Whatever happens you've broken that pattern. You know your little dts are so lucky that when you soothe them back to sleep in the night, you are not breathing winey fumes on them.

Bust day at work. See you later. x

Morning, congrats on Day 6 Isindie:), cycle well and truly broken now.

Tonight I am invited out for a meal for a relation's birthday and then it's on to pub for few drinks so this is my first real "challenge" this week. I have decided to go for the tried and tested "I am on anti-biotics":)

Morning all,

I am here today Babes but quite busy at work - will try to at least keep up to date!

desire good plan on the anti-biotics. Plan ahead, plan your soft drinks, plan your escape route and you will be fine

Well done to everyone who was tested and made it through. For those still struggling today's another day!

MOrning everyone. Think I am allergic to work this morning as I have been here for 2 hours but just been surfing the internet so far. Feel knackered today but pleased that I didn't go mad and drink lots after such a weird day yesterday, only had about 3 glasses which I know is too much for me to feel comfortable with but an odd day. Like an idiot I met my EA XP briefly as he rang me at a low point and when I saw him he was a TWAT. I still need to get some of his stuff to him but then I need to break contact, luckily each time I see him the rose tinted glasses become clearer and clearer. XH popped in to see the DC's before his 'date' to check they were oK as I had told them about the divorce being final. New day today, I am seeing a friend later whose baby is due in a few weeks and I am driving so will be on coffee only.

Hope tonight goes OK desire - good forward planning on the anti biotics.

Morning Red and Zany, thanks for encouragement re tonight.

Happy New Year to you all. Happy Birthday Red for yesterday!! Congratulations Miflaw's and well done!! A baby girl, I'm jealous!
I haven't posted much lately, been under par with ear/sinus/tooth misery for months!! New years day marked 6 months sobriety for me! That is in no small part due to you guys! . Thank you x

MissP I was just thinking about you the other day. WELL BLOODY DONE ON 6 MONTHS!!!! So pleased for you. Sorry you have been poorly - but at least you've been sober!!