The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Kicking The Devilish Demon Drink Into Touch This Hallowe'en!. Mwahahahaha!

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Hello

I'm Mouse, well normally! [hgrin]

Welcome to the Bus. We are a mixed bunch of Babes, some of us drink, some of us don't and some of us are trying to find out the best way to cut down or stop completely.

There is plenty of room on the Bus for everyone so, come say hi. [hsmile]

And, if you'd like to see what brought us all here, you can read all of the past threads, including the original one by JWN RIGHT HERE

Hey Isindie

Ma and Thurso - surely never ending menstruation would help - I managed that for a good while - or not sure of your ages, but start of the menopause, mystical things down below that you can only discuss with GP.... OR you have had your vag surgically sewn up - sorry just trying to help..

Same stresses here - Mum doing OK at the moment - she's feeling much better but her illness has just highlighted the disparity between me and my siblings and all our relationships with eachother............blah

When she dies I think it entirely possible that I will never see one of them again, and you know what - THAT IS FEKING BRILLIANT - the great thing about this thread is that I would never feel able to say that in RL.

Thank you all for all your support Babes - don't even want to go there re: talking about the booze at the moment - my time will come -

What's everyone up to this evening?

And all you new ladies, to which I have so rudely not offered a anyway you know what I mean.

Here they are and stay aboard if can - if not the next bus stop is only round the corner.

happy Friday campers xxxxxx

Blossom - hate to say it but could he be doing cocaine?? xxx

Venus are you ok gorgeous???

Silver I was thinking along the same lines, cocaine or some other drug.

Have been really busy but am now settled for the evening with my face pack on, watching children in need and munching licorice allsorts. Attractive.

Hope everyone is holding it together this evening. It feels like a lot of people are on the edge at the moment and could go either way. Let's stick together girls and face the weekend head on.

Must admit, the tv tonight is making me count my blessings. And when I do, I count this bus twice .

Where is everybody???

I hope you are all having good weekends, but even if you aren't are struggling etc, please don't feel you can't post.

I've been busy all morning but around the rest of the day ignoring my boxes and DIY. I am so tired - bit of a week of candle at both ends - early night tonight methinks!

Hey All

Hope everyone is doing ok and emjoying the weekend.
Lovely crisp blue skies, and autumnal leaves on the trees and ground here, so I took the dog out for a lovely long walk. Although I am listening to "one day" on audio book, and it got to a sad bit, so I cried whilst walking. Think I must have looked a little silly .

Bafana
xx

hey all. A quiet day here. went to DS's Christmas Fair and bought a few bits and pieces. Then wrapped some Christmas pressie - how organised am I? - and had a long, hot bath to soak my aching back and neck. (Sadist physio from hell has been working on my whiplash injuries and I'm very sore). other than making an orange cake, haven't really done much else.
Oh wait - I cleaned out the "spice" cupboard. Sticky and yukky with some things so out of date they were probaly lethal if I had actually used them. At least one cupboard in the kitchen is clean now!

Wakey wakey babes! It's Sunday morning - there's a whole bright day ahead of us. Time for resting, shopping, eating, watching crap films on TV, going for a misty November walk. Or just travelling on this bus looking out of the window and watching life go by for a day.

Morning all, busy weekend with visitors.

I'm slightly anxious about the 3, yes, I did count them before I went to bed, bottles left over with remnants of wine in them. It seems such a waste to throw them away
I think I will try to find some receptacles (sp?) to feeze it to use in casseroles over Xmas.
The booze monster has been close at hand all weekend. I went to the theatre on my own on Friday (opera so I couldn't persuade DH or any of my friends to come with me) so, come the interval, I'm thinking, no-one would even know if I had a glass of wine I did manage to resist and had an ice cream instead, but it is so hard to get these moments even after all this time. I guess it will never go away and I just have to stay vigilant.

Thanks for being here and letting me off load this drivel which makes no sense to anyone in RL. Have a good sunday.
x

BProud well done for resisting. You could put the wine in an ice cube tray. Do you find that you are much more able to cope when those moments hit than you used to be. I am hoping that they are weaker and go away quicker but I agree that we have to stay vigilant. Especially when they are so unexpected.

I made it through Friday which is always tricky for me, but sets me up for the weekend, so I did some Christmas shopping on Saturday and wrapped it. This is the earliest for me, I have never wrapped presents in November . I usually scramble around at the last minute and do my wrapping with the Xmas music on, slugging the mulled wine. Funnily enough, the presents look so much neater this year .

Morning venus. You sound far too cheerful for so early on a Sunday morning .

Right, am off out for the day visiting rellies. See ya later x

It's not drivel BProud it's very real. And well done for finding a way through it.

It's been a beautiful day here too. Blue skies. Lots of kicking through the leaves - is it me or are they on later than usual? Not sure I noticed anything like leaves this time last year.

Today is a year since I first phoned AA. Of course it's not a year since my last drink, unlike Bafana and jwn I didn't get it straight away, I wasn't ready and I wasn't willing. But I am so glad I phoned because even in my first meeting, even though things were to get a lot worse, I knew that there was a solution that worked in that room - I could see it in people. It took a long time for me to believe it could work for me too if I wanted it - I wanted to think, oh, it worked for them, but it might not/ can't/ isn't for me - but to be quite honest, I'm just not that special. Stopping is fairly easy, but living with sobriety - is hard, but it just keeps getting better.

And, it's 6 months today since my mum died. Not sure I can manage anything of an inspiring nature there - I miss her. I wish she was still here. And I feel like this, with varying intensity obviously, every day still.

Love to all, especially those struggling, nothing is so bad that alcohol can't make it worse.

Hi there ! I haven't been drinking for 8 days thanks to the Allen Carr method ! It is really worth considering it as I didn't suffer at all since the day I have stopped ! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to pm me.

Thanks for your comments faire and noteven it is kind of easier to resist, but I think it is more a feeling of not wanting to take a step backwards because I know how hard fought my freedom has been. Not sure if that makes any sense.
I do know, now, that I can move on from the desire or craving or whatever it is, although usually that does mean distraction with a sweet treat and of course a chance to share with you lot of BBs
noteven you have come such a long way in the time we have known you, I will light a candle for you and your DM tonight, you should be proud of yourself for the changes you have made in your and DD lives.

congratulations StheS
I am interested to know how it works, did you go to a seminar or use the book?

Hi Bproud, I went to the seminar and the message really came accross ! I used this method as well for stopping smoking and it also worked..Honestly if it worked for me, it can work for anyone !

noteven I second Bproud's comments. You have come such along way and are an inspiration. I will light a candle for your DM tonight too so she can see clearly how well you are doing.

I am thinking of you, too, Noteven. What a year you must have had. You are an inspiration. Your mum would have been very proud of how you've changed your life around.

Hello to all the other babes too

Hey Indie I hope you feel a bit better by now, onwards and upwards.
Could you find stuff to do in the early mornings so you at least feel like you are being productive while you are up in the dead hours?
e.g. get dinner ready for later, sign Xmas cards, exercise video - that would make DT or they could join in!!
Have a good day.

hey indie my friend. No solutions to early morning DTs - twins that is, not tremors
Why don't you strap one the front and one to the back as weights, and go for a jog? Do i win the most stupid suggestion prize?

Afternoon Brave Babes

Had a fab weekend at my lovely friend's house. We just vegged on Saturday after dinner out on the Friday. I forgot just how nice sleep can be when it's in one continuous block. I allowed myself to drink which felt nice, it was controlled if not a little funny once I got to the point of needing to sleep and making no sense. I think I was sat there with my eyes shut at one point waffling on at her too!

Came home last night to a battered car (some bloke parked too close to us and as DH put Nemo in the car, the other guy pulled the door off it's hinges as he drove away) which is going in for repair tomorrow, a grumpy DD for 'abandoning her' plus her XBox has broken (more money to pay out) and a poorly Nemo with the most horrid cough and snotty nose. Poor little chap is exhausted with being up all night and coughing.

He's really not very well with it but hopefully, he'll not have to be admitted this time. He's that bit bigger so he airway is too if that makes sense. More air getting through.

So, you can imagine the kind of night I had! I'm thinking of becoming an owl.

It's been very quiet on here of late. I know that our resident fashion queen is away but really, we don't just talk about shoes do we?

Silver - great to see you around again.

noteven - wow, a year? That's amazing. Time really has flown by. Thinking of your mum xx

blossom - how is DS's GF? What did the scan show? I really hope that everything is okay. xx

Bproud - Are you okay? Not like you to wobble. Mind you, there is no 'when and how' about alcohol taking a swipe at your booze monster and wake him up! Well done for resisting xx

IsinDe - sorry to hear you are getting less sleep or/and earlier mornings! It's horrible when it's dark and cold, wandering out of bed to go and tend to a little one.

Hello to upsy, nice to see you back again, sorry it's not in better circumstances.

Ma - how are things with you? I mean, really?

thurso - sending you love as always, hoping that you can show a smile and that your day is............... well, erm, better than of late sweets xx

Right, I need to eat, be back later.

Keep going Brave Babes, lots of mwahs to you all xx

Really mouse - the same as ever, but I'm ok . Seriously, not too downhearted at the mo and looking forward to DD2 coming home in a few weeks. haven't seen her since September.....
Sticking at the Pilates and physio, and trying to do more walking at lunchtimes and weekends.
Now, if only I could crack the booze issue.............

Good afternoon everyone ,

Mouse thank you. Yes I am a lot more smiley today. Everything got on top of me a bit last week (no smirking at the back Ma!).

We had a lovely weekend with DC1, ate lots of food (I got my kitchen mojo back), drank a little wine, went for enormously long walks which fostered long talks, just great, really. I really counted my blessings last night, and along with Faire I count this bus twice, if I hadn't found you all, I doubt that I would have looked back at quite such a lovely weekend.

BTW thank you for your wishes for my weekend Isinde , with 21 year old manboy across the hall, there was none of that .

Thanks Mousie you mother-hen, you. I'm fine, but it goes to show that you can never assume you are 'cured'.
Thurso, glad to hear you are feeling a bit better, we all need a dose of DC at regular intervals I think, look after yourself again this week.
Has anyone heard from Msgee I hope she is OK.
Have a good week Babes.