The Brave Babes Carry On Past The Easter Booze Offers.

[NotTheMessiahJustMouseface]

Hello,

I'm Mouse, well, I am usually!

Welcome to the Brave Babes Bus.

This is a journey of sobriety, started almost a year ago by the wonderful jesuswhatnext. So why not come aboard and find a seat. There's heaps of support on here whether you are sober, drinking or somewhere in the middle.

And, for those of you who want a bit of history, here are the Previous Threads

zany I'm all talked out. Just have to put up with it for now, for various reasons, until my day arrives. Hopefully before I'm too old so that I can enjoy myself a bit

Hello baBes
am back and in the bath. 2 lemonades then I had a vodka and lemonade, then ran out pub in case I couldn't be trusted. I've learnt times I do need to go to the pub need to plan it well in advance. I had no Idea what soft drink to have and the lemonades were awful - sickly sweet and full of teeth pain creating ice. So simple to order wine eh ? In my confusion at the bar the third time I simply had what the person next to me was having. It was so easily done, and I shouldve gone home as soon as the uncertainty struck. Min you I am pretty proud of myself, not 4 large glasses of wine and wobbling home so that's positive at least! I'm going to see how I go on this drinking journey. There is so much to learn and to prepare for! Breaking habits of a lifetime

well done serenity. I overcame the wine demon and have had two lime and tonics and feel very proud and relieved that I have chalked up a booze free night.

Well done Serenity (hope that doesn't sound patronising - it's not meant to) and well done Ma

I'm so tired, I can't even spell or type properly

Of course it doesn't ruby, thank you! Night all x

morning all
feel crap, didn't sleep. If I drink in the evenings I feel good, go to bed and sleep like a log but in the mornings I feel crap, headachy and hate myself for giving in. If i don't drink, I spend the first part of the evening fighting the demon, the second part bored and frustrated, go to bed and can't sleep so wake up feeling crap, headachy but vaguely proud of myself for not giving in. still doesn't seem much of a deal

Ah, just ignore me I'm ratty......

morning ratty

I feel exactly the same way.... on my no-drinking nights I still wake the next day feeling shite...often think "what's the point"

Fell off the bus a little bit

well, feel even rattier now. just had a very smartly dressed gentleman at the door who introduced himself as a sherriff officer and served me for a debt going back 8 years and one which i have been in correspondence with the creditors about and even made a payment on - which they accepted - at the end of March!
Thanks a lot!

Just marking my place. Had a crappy couple of days but will post when I'm feeling more upbeat.

bloody hell, where is everyone?
Hi Golly, what's up?

Evening all

Golly what's going on in your life? Do you want to share?

Ma How are you now? What's happening with the debt?

I've had a lovely day today - wandering around in the sun with the DC's

Hello Babes

Phew! back from Edinburgh, DH taking DC2 to a "major" party, and DC1 phoned as they were going out of he door, so..... spoke to DC1 who said that I shouldn't have been so soft as to have changed our flights, and to stop crying, or I would have panda eyes!!!

I had just such a lovely time in Edinburgh, reinforced my resolve,in lots of ways and on Friday, had lunch with someone I hadn't seen in 20 years (and slept with , 20 years ago, not on Friday ), DH doesn't know (well, he know's now!).

Maybe shouldn't say it.... but, venus you are just as inspirational in RL as you are on here, and very attractive, yourself!!

Have to say, got in the door, and because I am v. scared of flying, had a glass of wine , but have cup of tea now, and will be going to bed shortly.

Indie didn't realise you did special needs, bit of hard work, eh?

Lots of love
xxxx

Thurso you're back!!!!!!
Big hug - so sorry I missed you!
Ruby have to phone the company on Monday. So it goes on.

Hope you sort things out Ma

Golly are you OK

Had a lovely day catching up with DP and his 2DC's. His daughter brought me a pressie back, she is lovely and his son was a bit more talkative too (he is 13) Arranged to go camping in a couple of weeks with our 4 DC;s and 1 hound. Ahhh

Ma glad you had a good time in London,
Sorry you couldn't make it, too!,

I had such a great time on Thursday, all went a little downhill from there, and now I will just be glad when Monday comes!

Seeing the photo's of me, with my old friend, just brings it all back, and DH thinks it's all lovely, but I am traumatised!

I will try to get it into perspecive, but at the moment, I am trying to see where I didn't become the person I was!
Best love
xx

Thurso what do you mean? Why are you traumatised?

I've fallen off the bus tonight and am currently sat on the kerb. I'm not happy with DH (there I've said it) and don't know where to go from here.

Thurso - I know exactly what you mean! When the person you were was silenced and you took on the roles of wife and mother and you lost your identitiy and became known "Mrs DH", "DH's wife" or "DC's mum" and though you love these roles there is still the teeny voice crying "but what about ME?" and you still it with drink and pretend you are happy. Or is that just me?
Ruby welcome aboard the sidecar of those who are unhappily married. What's happened?

Hiya. Yes, I'm fine thanks Don't particularly want to share but I've spoken to my sponsor and I'm feeling a bit better now (and sober) and hopefully next time I feel crappy again I will do something other than pick up a drink . She's given me some strategies to avoid that happening. I feel a bit like I've just been going through the motions and I think I need to put more work into it, so we've started the steps.

Just lost a long message......

Golly sounds like you're on the right path there. I don't know anything about the steps but I'm sure someone will be along soon to add to this.

Ma He's quite nasty/arsey with me and I have been trying to ignore it. However, I'm now coming to the conclusion that life is too short.

Golly, life IS too short. do you have DCs? If not, please give long hard thoughts to the rest of your life
Can't advise you one way or the other without knowing all the circumstances, but yes, life is too short.

Ma think you've got it mixed up with Golly and me (Ruby). Are you ok?

ooops, sorry Ruby
That's what you get for posting when you are pissed!
Thurso are you ok today?
mouse indie where are you?

Can I join you.

Morning babes.

serenity - just saw what you posted about the lemonade dilemma in pubs - oh god me too! I hate it, so sweet and fizzy. Bitter lemon or tonic water might be worth trying?

demented - sorry to hear you had a bad experience yesterday. Hope you can sort it all out.

golly - hope you're doing ok today. Sounds as if you are working through a mountain with your sponsor! Best of luck.

doijust - hello! Nice to 'meet' you.