The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Giving Up Booze For Lent.

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Hello.

I'm Mouse.

We are a Bus load of posters with various relationships with the demon booze. Some are sober, some are not and some are inbetween.

So come say hi and meet the rest of The Babes, there's always plenty of room on the Bus, the doors are ALWAYS open.

No judgy pants are worn on this journey, pants yes and even the odd Tena Lady but always of the non judging variety.

Previous Threads

Night Brave Babes, I need to climb in to my pit and die. Feeling very woe is me. I've never had a sore throat like this before

Night xx

Oh, Mousie, Messiah I think you have a lot on, and this is your body's way of saying..stop. Can DH take over for tonight?

Sore throats (so I was told by the dr) are away of saying enough
Take care sweetheart. xxx

Good Morning. I've just caught up on the threads. I've not been on for a few days - just busy with DC's and general housekeeping.
I don't consider myself a natural with the domestic goddess stuff and find it hard work.

Been thinking a lot about my grumpy DH too. He's a strange one cos he can sometimes be so kind but I'm nervous around him.

Just needed to say that. Kind of admitting it to myself.

Isinde how did the DT's sleep last night?

Mouse you may have tonsilitis. You should see a doc if it's still really painful. I get it quite a lot and it's horrible. I get it when I'm run down so you need to take care and get some rest.

Thurso you must be so proud of your DC's. I'm trying hard to bring my little 'uns up as confident, happy, with high self esteem but there's no manual . Any tips

Waves to everyone else. Hope you've all got sunny skies

quick hello and goodbye - am off to London on the 11.30 and have 5 hours on the train with DS to get through . Might have to sneak off at a different station and run away......
Lovely sunny day tho and looking forward to a few days not in work, catching up with sis and not being under any...ahem..pressure, if you know what I mean Thurso
Had one G&T last night at DDs concert but that was it so have had a reasonably good run for the last week.
Be good, don't fight and don't drive off anywhere without me. will check in when / if I can
ma
x

Ruby - I have Tonsillitis

White spot on my throat, raging temp, earache, sweating all night, nosebleeds all last week, headaches.

Thank Jeff I have some Erythromycin in that the dentist get me for my soon to be removed wisdom tooth.

thurso - see above

Just lost a long message Grrr!

Mouse get lots of rest and fluid - cold milk shake is the only thing I can drink when I have the dreaded throat.

Ma enjoy London

Isinde I shall be thinking carefully about my emotions. I realise I have been self medicating for a long time and so don't really know how I feel.

Hope you all enjoy the sun including those I've not mentioned.

BTW where is Noteven?

and what does JWIM stand for?

Just wondering

Ruby nothing creative, just family initials. Poor memory so keeping it simple!

Perhaps we should have some alternatives...

Just Watching Inspector Morse?

A thought about reflection on relationships...

Several months of not drinking has brought about some subtle changes in our relationship. I think it has to do with DH having been very anxious (and once furious) about the effect my drinking was having and that anxiety now fading as he feels more confident in my not drinking. For me I think I am finding the real me that was always there, more relaxed and less controlling. I have always been a 'family before me' person (it is my choice although possibly old fashioned). When I drank I tried to make sure (out of guilt) that practically it did not stop me from meeting family needs and wants. Sometimes I think that meant I was doing what I thought had to be done rather than just chilling. So I was probably very uptight a lot of the time - bit of a shouty mummy too . I still recall sitting at the side of a very warm swimming pool early one Saturday morning for DC swimming lessons trying to alternately quell waves of nausea and sweating with dashes to the loo with diarrhoea (sorry TMI) because there was no way the hangover was going to stop me meeting that obligation to my DC. Needless to say looking back, I was probably still over the limit to drive and that makes me think really badly of myself.

DH and I seem to be more relaxed with each other now - he is less worried and I don't feel guilty and worried so think I am more relaxed. I will still admit to being a bit controlling - but he always knew that before the drinking got out of hand!

Bit of an essay - must be time to get out into the sun.

Morning all
just checking in to let you all know I'm still alive and still sober, went to a bbq yesterday and although I felt like I was a bit "boring" I loved waking up this morning with no shame or guilt, and feeling well enough to go out and enjoy the sun!!

bafana if you see this, thanks for the text - the touch screen has gone on my phone so I couldn't text back - will text you when I get my replacement :)

Hope everybody is ok and having a good day in the beautiful weather :) :)

Good afternoon lovelies,

just popped back in from the garden, and thought I'd say Hi.

First, Isindie how you stopped yourself flying through the airwaves, and punching me last night, I don't know, admirable self-restraint on your part , can only say that I was suffering DC withdrawal! Of course I can clearly remember the endless nights of no sleep (remember my "corpse" post), and how I prayed for them to end, and it was a very stupid thing for me to write. xxxx

Mouse poor you, it really is a sign of being run down, when you get tonsillitis that badly. look after yourself sweet pea. xx

Ma Are you there yet?
Ruby JWIM qo I hope you are all having good days.

Venus thinking of you, and wondering how you are

Ah well, garden beckons!
Love to all
xxx

Thanks thurso

Off out to walk Nemo and the wolf now. Fresh air is a real tonic.

I don't think that IsinDe was offended, I loved what you meant by her DTs waking up so often to see their mummy

Back later, it's glorious here.

Glad you feel a bit better Mouse, have a lovely afternoon walk in the sunshine.
I just realised after reading your note, that I always call IsinDe, Isindie, in the manner of my son!! I like it , what do you think Isinde?

Evening babes,

Lovin' the April sunshine, have survived 2 BBQ's on lime & soda (to be honest, nobody gives a toss!)

Hope you're all enjoying the good weather xx

JWIM. Are you me ???

Evening

It's only been a few weeks for me, but my relationship with dh is taking a turn for the better too. I guess it will take a good while before he will entirely trust that he's not coming home to a half cut wife, but he's visibly more relaxed already, and more affectionate too which is lovely.

Golly my DH also 'visibly relaxed' when I stopped drinking, our relationship went from us stumbling along to fully interactive IYSWIM and I can immediately tell the difference after the last few weeks after falling of the bus..........it started to falter straight away..........& I don't like that!

I feel like you lovely peeps are my own personal AA, I don't know if that's a good thing or bad!.......but if I make you feel bad, I promise you, I don't mean it too!

I have serious problem with alcohol, to the level that I think it will kill me! When I drink, I am in hell, both physically and mentally, but knowing you are all there..........it makes me feel hope!

Sorry Babes, I didn't mean to dump on you, I need to seek outside help, but thank you for all your help over the last 9-10months, I appreciate it. JWN I salute you!

Hello, hello. I am here for 30 seconds. Will be back on line tomorrow/ Been on wonderful uplifting training programme, and I can practically fly home on my own.

Will spend next 1.5hrs on flight making up things for JWIM

Catch up with you all tomorrow xxxxxxxxx

JWIM - Julie Wears Imaginery Murkin?

Evening Babes. Just checking in to let you know that I've not died, yet. My throat is so swollen I can hardley talk, drink or eat. I'm sure DD is secretly pleased that I can't tell her off.

Thing is, I'm keeping a note

Nice to see you venus

Right, last of the Golf tonight, time to feed Nemo and tidy so I can sit down with an ice cold milkshake (thanks Ruby) in time to boo at Tiger Woods for cheating on his wife!

Makes DH chuckle when I sit there going 'boo, hissss, boo,' when he walks on

Have great evenings everyone xxxxx