The Brave Babes Battle Bus - New Year, New Start, The Journey So Far.........

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Hello, I'm Mouse

Welcome. There are all kinds of lovely Babes on board this Bus, drinkers, non-drinkers, part-time drinkers and those who have no idea what they are when it comes to drinking. Some are newer posters and some have been here forever for a little while.

Come and say hi, there are no rules, no 'must haves', just plenty of open and honest support.

You can talk about whatever you like. Your life, your love or even your laundry. We've seen it all!

The important thing is that you can post if you want to, or not if you don't. There are posters in AA and posters who are using medication to beat The Booze and of course posters who are just trying to cut their drinking down with the support of The Bus and the people around them.

See where we've been so far by following this ---> LINK TO PREVIOUS THREADS HERE

Morning all

Where are you lazy lie-a-bed lot? There's usually someone up before me .

Have a lovely day. Hasta luego x

Morning all, am feeling good today!

One glass of wine last night - stuck to plan, work, non alcoholic beer and then one glass of wine.

Off into London today for a meeting. I used to commute every day but now find the idea terrifying. I can't shake the worry that something will happen to me and I won't be able to get home to DD. Dramatic moi?? On the less morbid side I might get to meet DH for lunch. In London! Get me!

Anyway, today's plan. Evening will be work, non alcoholic beer then maybe one glass of wine. Maybe not.

Hugs and strength to all.

Morning all. Had a very boozy weekend, have made a pact with myself that I will not be drinking this week. Have told DP that he is not to bring wine into the house and if he does I will pour it down the sink. Pleased to say I did not drink last night, but getting terrible night sweats, anyone else get these?

Hi blossom re the night sweats, I used to get them as well, and put them down to my age, but since being sober I haven't had them at all, so I conclude that they were another lovely symptom from the demon drink.
I am home with a nasty cold today, thanks to DH so will enjoy popping in on the BB chat. Good luck with the drink free week, you can do it.

I want to be honest with you lot because else its not fair on you

I drank a bottle of wine bar a glass last night

I saw the last bit and decided not to drink it , I know, I know, its still crap

but we had a good evening, no arguments, watched 'a matter of life and death' fab film

I will not be drinking tonight

Bproud hope you feel better soon. These these night sweats only seem to happen when I don't drink for a couple of days, (so don't think it is my age) I literally have change bed clothes in the middle to the night, yuk!

I think (but have no scientific knowledge to back it up) that it could be your body expelling toxins.
trinity you can always be honest here, but have you got a PLAN for tonight?

I drank on Sunday night 4 large bottles of cider. It was weird i felt in control. Not had a drank yesterdaty and won't be drinking today. I don't feel guilty which is weird maybe it was because i didnt get drunk and came home at 10ish

Feel a lot more postive and "normal" after cutting out so much booze.

Big hugs to you all xx

Morning, tis me, Mouse

MsGee - you're beginning to realise your own mortality. Once you take the fuzzy head away, and start to feel responsible again, you realise that actually, you have a DD, a DH, a job, a home, bills to pay..... in other words, people who rely on and NEED YOU to be sober.

I know exactly that feeling and strangely enough, I had the same as you to drink last night; one Becks Blue and then a glass of wine.

The thing is, I was in bed when DH brought it up to me. I had half and fell asleep. Nemo had demanded that we go to bed as DH is ill again so it's swapping beds in the MouseHouse.

No wonder the poor boy can't get settled in a routine, one minute he's in with me so I can nurse him and keep an eye on him, then he's back in his own bed and expected to stay there until the morning..... DH has Nemo's bed as he's so ill again.

Sarah - I had a LFT a few months back. My GP said that I should stop drinking altogether. I said I couldn't just stop so he said to cut back to at least half of what I used to drink in a week. I'm due a repeat test in about 3 months. I had/have high levels of gamma GT in my liver so I knew, as did my GP that I was drinking far too much.

I'm hoping that my re-test will reflect my reduction in alcohol consumption.

morning worldywise babes

Ooh lovely! Mouse

Hot scones are just what I need, I am looking for comfort food! I am hobbling about the house looking like Quasimodo today, I thought my back was "twinging" at the weekend, but it has gone into full steam spasm now, we are a bus of poorly Babes and Mr's at the moment.

Bproud I hope you are feeling better, I agree with you about the night sweats, I used to think it was my age too, but I now think that it was my body's way of recovering and getting back to normal, after stopping the wine completely.

I hope MrMouse gets better soon Mouse*, has he been working too hard? I know you have said in the past that his work is very highly pressured.

I hope everyone is having a good day, have a lovely lunch MsGee .

Quiet 3.5 MILES !!

I want to be like you

NP, listen for all the guilt and worry about the boozing, worrying about your liver isn't going to help. That poor old organ that we give so much stick to is remarkable in recovery, and soon gets it's boing back if you are in fairly good nick. I can't give you a definitive on liver damage, we are all different, some cope better than others. Livers regenerate, yours will. Promise you that. I work as a Mentor at several practices, but only for women, and occasionally the people they hurt with they drinking. I do it for free, and have my private practice at the farm.

Ouch Mouse. Presumably it is difficult to judge whether the high levels of GT were caused simply with booze? Lots of other factors, but it doesn't help! Think mine at the close of play was around 123, now it is 45. But you know I am abstinent. Here's hoping lovely girl that yours has taken a dive.

MsGee I hear you on the City thing. I used to live in Islington before it got trendy, about 25 years ago, and took to the whole London vibe like a duck to water, now I am like something out of Miss Marple when I get on that damned train, a mad old country bat!

Fuzzy, fuzzy fuzzzzzzzzy! It's good you are feeling better, I am glad.

Right I am going to see an old sparring partner in town about general Mental Health.

Be safe and kind everyone. xxx

OOh, thanks for the freshly baked scones for brunch mouse ... and quiet

Just what I need to get my day started !

ugh, all this talk will put us of mouse's lovely scones, wish I had not mentioned it still in one way it might be a good sign, there I go again. I am brain washing myself today about reasons not to drink, I find the first few days really hard, especially day 3??

( talking about night sweats I mean) just re read my post and did not make sense.

Bproud, I have a desk built and I will be organising my study area and starting on my OU course tonight.

Also dd1 wants to start on out 1000 piece puzzles of dogs

That's great trinity what are you studying?

trinity emptying the last glass away is another good step. I manage this one sometimes. Well done!
Last night I had two small glasses of cava for DH's birthday - and left the bottle of wine unopened. another small step for me!

Bproud, I'm doing 'science starts here'

I didn't pour it away Ma, but I left it in the bottle instead of in my glass

Thurso - He's just utterly run down. He was very bad a few weeks back, had ABs and got better for just under a week and then bam. He's really ill again.

The thing is, I've had no respite worker for the last two weeks, she's back on Monday and even then I'll need to be here as Nemo's portage worker is coming.

I'm desperate to get to the gym but this afternoon, once DD is back from school, I've got to do the weekly food shop as we've now got nothing in at all. I have to take Neo too so I'm going to med him before we go. Hopefully, he'll just sit quietly in the trolley.

Sarah - the doc did say that my high levels of MTS and Oramorph wouldn't help my levels and that my Liver is being battered more when I drink.

mouse (( )) hope your house is free of illness soon. This year has had so many bugs, you just get over one and another appears.

trinity work always seems to help me stop drinking. I find that it gets me through the tough hours and I have that nice sense of acheivement. I love work area tidying too (tis very different to house tidying!).

lunch with lovely DH was well, lovely. Am very lucky to have him.

right, work to be done. Two more days and this month is done. And then its March and countdown to my holidays. I have to lose 4lbs before I go on hols, so cutting out/down alcohol will be the best way

I booked a holiday yesterday! Am ver ver excited and I'm not even going til June, but still, it's something to look forward to. I am dieting for a wedding in May and not drinking has really helped. I've lost 16lbs so far this year .

Trinity I was wondering whether you might be able to drink alternate days, just to get started as you seem to be able to manage one day without too much of a struggle? Allowing yourself to drink (just a little of what you fancy) might take the pressure off the other days. What do you think? It would give you three or four non drinking days a week.

MsGee your plan seems to be working. Glad you have a lovely lunch. How sophisticated!

Well done fuzzy it feels great to be in control doesn't it and not feel like you've 'blown it' if you have a few drinks. More like a 'normal' drinker. I don't think I will ever really be a normal drinker but I do feel like I can behave like one if I'm careful and that's good enough for me, for now .

Fairenuff, that's a good idea I think I should do that

Hello lovely babes!

I have finally caught up with the thread woop,

Hope you are all having a good night!

xxx