The Brave Babes Battle Bus - All Going On A Sober Holiday! <crosses fingers that it stays sunny>

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Hello, tis me, mouse

Welcome to The Brave Babes Battle Bus, grab yourself a seat, they're really comfy and a , oh and a home-made chocolate chip before they all get eaten!

We're a Bus full of alcohol abusers/addicts, some of us say it out loud, some whisper it and some aren't ready to say it at all just yet.

That said, there are a few of us who just have the occasional drink and that's something that they can handle. There are a few of us who must NEVER have another drink because that first one will lead to many, many more which will only ever end badly.

We're open to all....there are no requirements to join us on our journey to sobriety, there's support, great laughs, tears and tantrums here and that's just me!!!

If you'd like to see how we got here, follow THIS LINK

hiya silver I'm ok just now, things are good.
thurso I can never have a lie-in when DH is around for obvious reasons

Hi,

I'm new here and at the moment I am just sort of reading and getting a feel for the place.

In brief, I am a binge drinker, I over do it on average twice a week and wake up with no memory of the night before and a raging hangover, I have also done things that I deeply regret, such as falling out with my daughter publicly at her 18th birthday party and also about a year ago, I fell face first onto the edge of a bath, bounced off and hit the floor, this resulted in a broken nose, black eye, fat lip etc. This has got to stop

All for now

hello mrsm and well done for posting - it can be a bit scary to put it all down in writing for the first time.

Hopefully you'll find us a friendly bunch. We have some jokes and go wildly off topic at times, but I think that whenever someone really needs help, there's someone around to listen.

Hello MrsM and welcome to the bus. Are you going to drink today do you think or do you want a day off?

Skippy who knows what the future holds. Anything could happen. It sounds to me like you need to just concentrate on taking good care of yourself for now. Be kind to yourself, allow yourself to acknowledge your mistakes and forgive yourself.

Take some time today to eat a nourishing meal. If you have 101 things going round in your head, maybe write them down and put them in a drawer to look at later, another day. Try to rest and spoil yourself with a long soak in a hot bubble bath, maybe paint your nails, curl up with a good book, eat some chocolate.

Don't think about tomorrow right now. Try and find a little peace. Come back and let us know you're ok won't you x

Good (nearly) evening everyone,

Hello mrsm welcome, as Venus said, it's scary putting it down in writing for the first time, but, I hope you'll find that it's a really good step to have taken. I know that it has made the world of difference to me, and my life. Sometimes it just helps to let it all out anonymously, just to get your thoughts into a bit of perspective. I know that I have done some navel gazing on here!

Skippy how are you?, everything that Faire said is so true, and actually Faire, I think would apply to most of us on here. Many of us (all?) have not thought ourselves "worthy" of time for ourselves (because "our" time was drinking) and accepting other, not so niceties to ourselves, because of guilt. I hope that you are feeling better, do let us know.

I have packed away the books for the day, but have had a phone call that leaves me a bit breathless, and so am going to make dinner, and spill it all to Dh when he get's in (poor thing), I so miss talking when I'm not at work .
xxxx

welcome mrsm and well done for posting that first brave post.

Hi mrsm,
As venus said well done for making that first post.
I am a relatively new passenger on this bus.
I was a lurker for a while but finally plucked up the courage
to make my first post a week ago.
I can honestly say I am so very glad I jumped aboard.
Everyone has been kind, encouraging and supportive.

Well day 3 again,
Wavering since about 5.00pm, finding it very difficult to
concentrate on anything or listen and respond to anyone.
Have escaped upstairs to my bedroom before I bite someones head off.
Literally as well as verbally !!
koti good for you you sound really positive today.
skippy hope you are coping and feel able to post again soon.

Not only the wine is calling so have to go
Bye for now xx

Evening,

Hi rural I'm wavering too but there is no wine in the house so no chance of drinking any! I've had to give my self a good talking to because I've started to think about the weekend and when to drink again etc. But I'm not drinking tonight, so the wine witch can fuck right off!

venus thank you for the info. I also realised that I don't really know what drinking does to our minds and bodies, guess why not? Oh yes, I've never wanted to find out because then I might have to stop drinking

Hello to mrsm I'm only on day 5 and very new here too.

Thurso I hope that you are breathless in a good way. Have you won the lottery? Did you represent the bus in the Olympics and have won gold?

Rural I just wrote a really inspiring and helpful post to you but I lost it. It was a great post though, honest

Anyway, the gist of it was about ignoring that little voice. It will go away. In the meantime keep yourself busy.

Then I posted this link to an online jigsaw puzzle site that venus found. It's a great time waster. Why not give it a try.

Keep on keeping on babes x

Hi everyone thanks for all your kind words. I am doing ok feel numb still and a bit anxious at times, I think thats probably the drugs.

I haven't drank since Saturdays meltdown. Don't even want to right now. I just feel nothing which is a relief to be honest

It's good to hear from you Skippy x

Now, I've just spent 26.06 minutes doing that butterly puzzle (100 pieces, classic). Anyone want to try and beat my record? Dammit, that site's addictive

checking in Babes

thurso - just tried puzzle but how do you twist the pieces around?

bed calling -busy day tomorrow xxxxxx

Silver you don't, they are already the right way up. I line all my straight edges to the left, right, top or bottom then it's quite easy to fit them together. But that might just be me, you know, gotta have a method

Hi Babes,
Haven't given in to the call of the wine yet.
Day 3 nearly done again
Faire thanks for the link, will be doing puzzles in a minute to keep that voice at bay until I am ready to sleep. Im sorry you lost the helpful and inspiring post, but you have been helpful and inspiring with the post that is there. Thank you, you have helped save me from the wine monster tonight
skippy good to see you posting again and hope things get better from now on.
gugg you are doing brilliantly, i am really impressed. I know what you mean about thinking about the weekend etc.I keep doing it too. Been telling myself to stop fecking projecting and take one day at a time.

Well off to the puzzle site, with my elderflower fizz and a box of chocs.
Goodnight allxx

Hi babes. Just a quick check-in post. I didn't drink tonight.

Just a quick check-in before we leave for the airport, looking forward to our week away in the Dordogne.

I've been reading most days and am so pleased that there are so many new Babes on board starting their journey. I was re-reading my journal last night, it started on 18 March this year. My first entry read "my main objective in life is to gain peace of mind, a stillness that will stay with me. But I know I can never achieve that while alcohol rules everything that I do". My life was booze-sodden and it was getting worse by the day. In April I made my first post here, desperate to turn my life around.

I've found peace thanks to the support I've found on here and I can look forward to a holiday without worrying about how I'm going to be able to sneak enough drinks or wake up in the mornings with a hangover that'll ruin my day with family and friends. I'm happy, truly happy. See you in a week xx

well done to rural and gugg and welcome to mrsm. I very nearly bought a bottle of wine last night - but settled for two (large) gin and tonics. I don't know if that is better or not, but it feels as if it is in some way. Hopefully it is less calories as I am trying hard to stick to a sort of diet and think I have lost a couple of pounds.

Morning, Day 4 for me today, got weighed last night and refused the offer of a glass of wine:) Have lost 1.5lb in weight and 1.5lb in body fat! Had to go supermarket on way to work, and felt weight of 1.5lb in butter just to give me an idea of what it felt like

Hey Ma, well done on resisting buying the bottle of wine:)

Obrigada that's a great idea! If I stood in the supermarket trying to hold 28 bags of sugar I think I'd get some looks. I would be carted away for sure

I'm off work for the summer and usually I don't diet. Usually I diet September - Christmas, then January - Easter. But this year I'm having a go at sticking to it over the holidays. So far I have maintained so that's not too bad but really going to step it up this week.

Yesterday I dusted off the treadmill and today I've dressed in training clothes so that I can spring into action whenever I feel the urge

Well done to all those who resisted last night and crystal cold water with paracetemol to those who didn't. Today is a brand new shiny day. Today I will not be drinking

Wow Faire, well done on your weight loss, hopefully some day I will attempt to lift 24lbs of butter
Had a real "Gok" moment yesterday, full length mirror was in sitting room (daughter too lazy to bring it back upstairs) and got full on view of what I look to outside world, and boy do I dress like a man, have really neglected myself over last few years and it's time to do something about it