The Brave Babes Battle Bus - On Their Way To Giving Up The Booze For Lent (or just for today)

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Hello, I'm Mouse

Welcome to the Brave Babes Bus where you'll find a mix of drinker, non drinkers, those who has been sober for a long time, and those who are getting there One Day At A Time.

Come and say hi....... we won't bite

And if you want to know how this all got started, HERE is a link to the previous threads.

Hi again,

Just checking in - day 13 for me today. It's still very early days but I'm still amazed at all the positives of not drinking. I'm sleeping like a baby, waking up feeling lovely every morning, I feel less anxious and I feel that whatever damage I have done to my liver has now stopped and will
Hopefully start to heal at some point.

I went out with girl-friends last night. Normally I'd have been necking the wine and feeling agitated - wondering where the next glass was coming from. I was also preparing myself for questions about why I wasn't drinking. I couldn't believe it - no-one asked me anything, no-one seemed even to notice!

What I noticed, however, is that most of my friends had either one glass of wine and then one top up. I now realise that I must have been the only one going at it to get sloshed.

Anyway, progress in the right direction - onwards and upwards.

I wish all of you Babes a lovely day.

Sarah I'd love to know more about your story.

day one back on the badger

I will be buying more mini magnums

Morning!

Trinity excuse my dimness - "back on the badger" ?? What does it mean? It sounds very exciting.

I got through the night - phew .... Now I have 5 hours to come up with a plan before the mothership lands ...

MsGee I think you should start writing a book You have a lovely turn of phrase and you make me giggle to myself. Just remember to change the names, claim it's entirely fictional, then write about everyone you know! .

When you feel the urge to drink, make a cup of tea and write another chapter. You never know, you could become a best selling author off the back of those cravings.

Keep up the good work babes. See you all later. I'm going to work in fancy dress today, hope the car doesn't break down .

Oh Faire my dream had always been to write a book. Perhaps I should call it the landing of the mothership...

My mum is lovely but we egg each other on drink wise. Cup of tea is good. If I do drink ... Alternating drinks?

DD was distraught at drop off today at nursery. Crying an d screaming at the window. However I've called nursery and they said she's fine now. Phew. I felt worse as I'm not working this morning - just cleaning the house and hanging around here and then getting my hair done.

not sure where it came from but its more interesting than falling off the wagon

but i meant panda not badger

Hello lovelies

Trinity I think badger sounds great.

Mouse hope your DH gets well soon.

xx

Understood Trinity Now then, what is the plan for today? Are you buying a ton of mini magnums?

Now I keep giggling at the thought of a badger loose on the bus.

Badgers? Pandas? Landing motherships? You're all barking .

Beeeautiful day here. Looks like spring has sprung. About bloody time too. Have good days everyone

Beautiful day here too, Silly. And I've got a day off which is grand.

Day 1 again for me. I get the feeling it's all going to be okay.

Very quiet on here today

Mothership has landed. I'm still sober

Good to hear MsGee.

It is quiet, isn't it? Maybe it'll pick up later.

phew, thought the bus was deserted!

I know that I will drink today. I just want to limit it. Still not opened wine yet. So that's something x

hey Msgee how about waiting another half an hour with me...
My DH planted my hanging basket and bought me truffles today... I'm worried

Owww! just blew my nose with chilli fingers.

Bet that made your eyes water Bproud.

MsGee if you've started on the wine do you think you could alternate with soft drinks. Or dilute with soda water. Or fill the whole glass with ice and then add the wine. Do whatever you can to limit the hangover in the morning. Just because your mum keeps drinking, doesn't mean you have to. You can stop and put the kettle on whenever you like.

How about a quick roll call to see who's about? Saf are you lurking? Venus, Silver, ma, thurso* where is everyone? DH has joined me on my diet. Day 6 for him and he's grumbling that he hasn't lost anything yet .

Ouch bproud hope it's not too painful.

Ive not started just yet. Might make a cup of tea to delay things. Hope everyone else ok x

Hello, tis me, Mouse

Well, our weekend plans have been put on hold, the 40th in The Lakes with DH's best friend. DH is really ill still, managed some food today and rather a lot of back chat just now so I'm guessing that he feels better in himself

I'm drinking tonight. I've had two glasses of cider. I may have wine, I may not.

Right now I want to kick the living shit out of something because I am beyond tired.

My pain levels are through the roof, I've been for another MRI on my upper spine this morning and I'm seeing the Chronic Pain Team on Monday afternoon so I'm hoping for a little bright light at the end of the tunnel.

Nemo's respite turned up today and man was I sooooooooooooo happy to see her. I'd completely got my wires crossed.... I could've kissed her. She took Nemo out for over 2 hours so I could catch up on the cleaning and washing etc.......

Anyway, I will catch up tomorrow with you all.

Be safe, be strong, be YOU xx

Bye for now babes xx

One mini bottle of wine last night. None tonight but I have wine in the fridge I don't know why I have wine in the fridge except to say that I was in Asda and went down BWS aisle as habit Not great I know but much better than a month ago so I'm making (slow) progress.

I feel that I have let you all down a little as you are all so supportive and I am not throwing this back in your faces by drinking, I am just finding it very difficult to stop

Bproud I will light a candle when you give the word. I can relate to a lot of your posts and should really do something similar but can't really face opening that part of my mind as I think it would make me drink more. One thing at a time maybe.

Trinity Keep going. You are making progress, it's just gradual. We can be the slow coaches together

MsGee Hope the Mothership visit is going ok

NP Well done on the night out. I don't think I could be that disiplined yet.

Well I have the day off tomorrow (usually work Fridays) and therefore DH is going to work as we can't afford for us both to be off So to cheer myself up I have booked a mobile hairdresser (3 preschool DCs and hairdressers in real world won't mix!) to come and take a couple of inches off my hair. It hasn't been cut for months and looks wild and I am not brave enough to do the MN haircut

Hello Rain. You haven't let anyone down. We're all on this bus together :)

We have wine in the house - DH asked if I wanted any and I automatically said yes. I've got an essay to crack on with so am putting off opening it - and if I forget it's there that'll be all the better.

Ouch Bproud. I once rubbed my eyes with chilli fingers, it's bloody horrible.

I liked what you said about not having a voice. I witnessed my mum being hit by my stepdad and learned to keep secrets too.

Massive hugs to my lovely Babes xxxx

Rain you haven't let anyone down. We are here on the bus on the same journey with the understanding that it's difficult.

Mouse I hope DH improves soon and glad you got some respite today.

I am doing ok. Had a glass of wine and then a cup of tea. Am on third glass now but ive been taking it slow and think I'll stop here. I decided to drink red not white so I was on a different drink to mum and it's worked well. She's a couple of drinks ahead of me so although I'm not doing brilliantly it could be worse.

Rain thanks for that - it will be at the weekend as I am still working on my time line, I have been sober for 16 months and only now feel able to face up to this. More than 40 years of drowning this out! So I would say maybe you are not ready yet, your time will come my friend.
I found a load of school reports in my memory box - I have no idea why I kept them, but they all said my classwork was good, but my homework was hopeless or non exsitant - no shit sherlock, but no-one ever asked me what was going on at home...

Oh Bproud, this must be so, so hard for you. It sounds like it is such a positive thing for you to be doing though - making sense of everything, untangling events and thoughts, and getting things clear in your own mind, before the really valuable point of letting go... This must be so painful for you but will hopefully it will prove to be a real milestone in your life. You are being very brave and proactive. I admire you . I have my candle ready

Hope everyone's doing OK. Rain, you ain't let no-one down! This journey is really bloody difficult, we all know that! Sounds like you're doing well anyway

MsGee, how are things with your mum