The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The New Year Wine Offers!

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Hello all.

We are the Brave Babes. We're on the Battle Bus, travelling around sobriety and going day by day, hour by hour, through the detox hell of not drinking, cutting down or sometimes even not.

Come say hi. We won't bite.

No doubt one of us has been where you are now......

It's fine. No judging, no nasty jibes, just us, the BBs.

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

Hi Mouse how you? Had a good day?

Hello lovely Ruby

I'm grand thank you. Packing for a night away tomorrow.

How are you?

Hi,

Ruby It was lots of things, not least me thinking "It's Friday" no more thinking for a couple of days.

Fairy you do so get me!! nothing will do tonight except to not think. I have had a long bath, and read my book, having a cup of tea now, but, can't vouch for later!

The world just seems so bl**dy unfair!
Saw a Franz Kafka/Stephen Berkoff play last night, so that doesn't help!

Ahem, thurso, I'll think you'll find I am Mouse, my wings are tempory.

Just take it easy okay Babes xx

All good Thurso glad you're having the cuppa, it will give you a break. I agree, the world is unfair sometimes.

Hope the play was good, although clearly thought provoking. Which one was it?

I know that Friday feeling, I'm actually having a glass of wine but have decided I'm not having anymore although would love to.

I'll be here if you want to chat

Hi Mouse I'm good thanks. Just having a relax. I'm supposed to be updating my CV but can't be bothered!

Enjoy your weekend away - glad you've got it all planned in terms of the drinking. I'm sure you'll have a great time

thurso 2 things really - nah 3 4 things:

1. sorry you're feeling so shit, life just is crap sometimes, and the way we've dealt with it up until now is to get ratted, so not surprising that that is your reaction tonight.

2. you maybe had 'that friday feeling' creeping up on you, so without really strong plans to counteract it, anything could have triggered your drinking tonight

3. you know you will probably feel really crap in the morning, please don't add guilt to the mixture - just accept what you did and move on

4. you're drinking tea now, honestly the longer you can keep that up the better you will feel in every way. Tea, juice, water, bovril. Clean your teeth twice more. Delay, delay, delay.

I know you are Mouse, just liked the thought of writing to a fairy.

Am going into the living room now (battlefield), and trying to explain to DH how I have signed £200 worth of shopping to my sister!

mouse given your previous conversation with zany, perhaps you should be fairyDOGmother

Hey Thurso make yourself another cup of tea and settle in for a chinwag. Did you have a hard week this week and was this the final straw? I do feel for you and understand how one last thing can drive you over. But please don't open the second bottle, try to think ahead to tomorrow morning...

And thurso (and anyone else) if you got chucked off here for drinking, it would be a very, very tiny bus.

However a few months ago the bus had its own bottle recycling van following it round, now it only comes by occasionaly.

Day by day, little by little, we are getting there, we really are.

Venus thanks. Will try and do.

thurso - Do you know, I may just keep this name for a while, it makes me feel happy knowing that I've helped someone in RL.

I didn't mean to sound flippant.

Maybe I should stay a Fairy just so you can post to me. xx

Ruby - Yep, totally in control. Normally, a night away would start by drinking on the train but not any more.

Coffee and a sandwich and then water for this Mouse.

I can't bear the thought of a hangover, fills me with dread!

Good for you Mouse

Off to bed with a hot chocolate.

Sooooooooooooooooo tired. Night night Babes xxx

See you Monday

Crikey. thanks babes,

have had three cups of tea, and don't want to drink anymore (1 and a half down!)

Hangover fills me with me dread too, but am a bit past it tonoght!

DH in bed (already) am going soon, just don't want to think!

Thanks for letting us know how you are doing Thurso I hope you sleep OK and don't feel too bad in the morning.
Tomorrow is another day

Thurso hope you feel ok in the morning. Take it easy.

Night all

fairygodmouse- please keep the name, it suits you.
Thurso I'm sorry you've had a tough night. Tomorrow is anothr day - you are an inspiration to me, you will get there. If your sister needs help, then she needs help.Good for you for helping her.
Ds had a lovely birthday and LOVED his presents. had a couple of glasses of wine, but actually didn't really enjoy it and will be back on the tea tomorrow.

Good night you lovey, lovely people.

I will be away for a while - mixture of family things, work things and a wee bit of holiday. I will be thinking of you - don't forget me while I'm gone xx

just checking in - home from work about an hour ago and stoopid cow that I am, I didn't take enough painkillers with me for the rib, Any waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Bed time with hot water bottle and hopefully so knackered the pain won't keep me awake............

Night BBs

WTF is that icon anyway?????

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Morning Thurso and Babes. Hope you are OK this morning.

I'm not good this morning. Went out last night, didn't drink, but kept being pestered over and over again by the girls. I know you're not meant to project but keep thinking about dates coming up in the future. My 30th is at the end of April and I'm having a party at my mum and dads house(organised before I decided to quite the booze). Would be just lovely to have a glass of champagne.

I think the reason the party is worrying me so much on the booze front is just becuase I'm quite excited about it, like a small child! I keep thinking about what I'm going to wear, will obviously look gorgeous by then as will be all glowy and slim, and the guy I've fancied at work for 5 years will confess his undying love for me etc etc.

Other nights I know if i get drinks thrust at me I can begrudgingly fob them off but that one I'm not so sure.

Also, started WW at the beginning of the week, have noted down my points with military precision and haven't lost ANY weight all week. Grrrrr. I want results NOW!

I think I need to speak to someone in RL but I'm finding it hard to choose someone I'd be comfortable telling.

Don't really know what I'm expecting any of you to say, am just feeling a bit sorry for myself.

I think I've come a long way and have almost made three weeks, I haven't been this sober since I was about 15. I don't think I could have done it without all of you.

I'm on day 4 today, feeling fluey but ok. Cant believe I'm on day 4, no craving yet but I expect it will kick in soon.

Hi Nextchapter unfortunately your friends will keep offering you drinks unless you make it clear to them that you are not drinking at the moment. If you don't want to fess up the truth how about telling them you are on a STRICT/SPECIAL diet and you are not ALLOWED to drink at all on the diet. You could say that the diet is in preparation for your birthday. By the time your birthday comes around you will feel strong enough to make your own decision re: a glass of champagne or not.
You are doing really well, so keep on keeping on.

Hi Ladyboak your body feels fluey, but how does your mind feel? You should be feeling proud of yourself, well done on day 4!