The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Off To Find The Summer Sun and Sobriety!

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Hello, I'm Mouse :)

Welcome to the Bus, take a seat and enjoy the ride. We're a Bus full of drinkers, non-drinkers, those who are trying to give up for life, those who are giving up for a few hours because that's all that they can manage (which is fine!) or quitting just for today......

We don't wear Judgey Pants (they're far too last year darhling ) but we have hugs a plenty and tough love when it's needed. Which isn't often!

So, what have you got to lose? If you're reading this, you're thinking that you are no longer happy with the way you drink, which tells me that this is the Bus for you. :)

If you'd like to see where we've been so far and what we've been up to, take a peek HERE

And if you want to knnow why we're here in the first place, take a look at THIS THREAD RIGHT HERE :)

See you soon x

Guggen your welcome, glad it reminded you of what you've left behind this is well done on day 3, hope your starting to feel the benefits xxx

Hi, think I need chucked off the bus :( had a relapse due to RL stuff ( shit) hope everyone has had a nice night. I'm sorry I don't name check everyone as I don't want to leve anyone e out. Everyone on this bus is just as important as the next ; I hope) xxx

Sorrywhatever
you can't get chucked off the bus.
Remember you can check out any time you like but you can never leave!
RL has a nasty habit of screwing up our plans, doesn't it. Yesterday the colleague from hell wound me up so much that if I had spoken to her about the issue - which would have been the professional thing to do - I would have lost it and twatted her one. Not so professional. So cue, me stomping out of the office and going for a half hour walk to try and get hold of my temper.God I could have necked an entire bottle there and then.
Then when I got back, I got the dreaded "have you got 10 minutes?" from the boss......but he was so sweet. Sat me down and opened with "so, how pissed off are you?" which opened an absolute floogate of ranting and swearing which he bore perfectly calmly before having a wee chat about not rising to provocation as I am better than that etc etc. I love my boss .
Anyway, here's to better days all round today

Morning all,

Well done Ma for going for a walk to let off steam. Have a good day today.

I woke up early today, how does 1 hour time difference affect me??!!

I've got about 4 more loads of washing to do, and it's rain, rain, rain here!
Dh has gone back to work, and my dumpy, end of holiday blues feeling, has receded. Funny old time, the end of August, I like September better!!

I hope everyone had a restful and peaceful night.
xxxx

Morning everyone,

Thanks ma glad I've kept my seat on the bus, even though I felt like throwing myself under it (joke)

Your colleague sounds a delight (not) but good for you not rising to it even tho it was probably difficult not to.

Hope you babes had a better night than me. Check in later

Morning all babes.

Love to all whether struggling or currently defeating the WW.

Thisis don't be down, dust yourself off and keep trying. Please don't leave the bus. Every day AF is an achievement.

(Wonder if we should rename day 4 Danger Day? I have been caught out so many times on day 4, I wonder why. Must be chemical or something.)

Oops just realised I am on day 4 today so better state now I will not be drinking today! There I have said it.

Tangg your post made me think of part of a book which is about a woman giving up alcohol after many many years (drinking, a love story) In this particular part she says she had always thought 'I drink because my life is a mess and I am so unhappy' but suddenly she reversed it 'I am unhappy and my life is a mess because I drink too much'

Now I am obviously not saying your life is a mess! But as Baby said it might be good to cut down on drinking and see how you get on and feel, no harm is seeing if it makes any difference.

I certainly feel alcohol exacerbates my problems and makes me less adept at dealing with them, so for that reason alone it is not a good idea. It also gives me dreadful anxiety, usually about something happening to one of my DC, and it is always a huge relief when that begins to wear off.

Sorry I must go as I am running late, love to all and will post later on. Have a good day

Pink X

So sorry I meant Whatever not Thisis!!

Hi everyone. Done three days AF so far this week, but had a few glasses last night (well, a good few glasses really). So this morning I've got a really crunchy headache, bad stomach (upset my ulcer again), feel bleurrgh and generally crap. Why? why do I do it? I feel so much better when I'm AF. Someone upthread said that day four is dangerous, I'm doing it a different way to get to day 4, but I think that when you had a few days off, you feel that you can do it again and it will all be alright. It is such a false sense of security and control and I fall into the trap over and over again. Sorry it all me me, but I am so f*ing cross with myself.

Have a good Thursday all babes x

Morning everyone

pink yep that's exactly how I feel ;) I really don't think any things going to improve until I manage to 'master' my drinking I have done two days here and there normal crash on day 3

Iv drank since age 14 now 34 hmmm not going to be that easy I know

My downfall is I can not relax if I don't drink I don't sit down I go into frantic cleaning mode at night wear myself out and by day 3 I'm that tired I 'have' to drink do I can calm down and sit down ;)

Ere well I'm on the bus now so let's see where it takes me x

Thanks Pink, I'm staying on the bus. Going to see if I can go AF for the next few days. Just had a wee wobble last night but feeling ok now.

Ladame, we seem to have both done the same thing. Great for a few days then end up having a drink or few.

Onwards and upwards so they say!

Day 2.

Onwards and upwards as whatever says!

Day 4 for me and today I will not be drinking!

Waves to all babes:)

Morning all :)

Day 5, last day at work for the week and I've got to guard against rewarding myself with a glass of wine....

morning babes, day 11, sore tummy day, not much to report, planning lots of activities with my girls to stay ahead of that wine witch this weekend, catch me if you can, come on babes run for it xxxxx

tango I am the same as you, can't relax (have ADHD) find it almost impossible to sit on the sofa and watch TV without glass of wine in hand. What I am finding is helping me is exercise, not go for a walk sort of exercise but mega sweaty hard work exercise. I am finding if I've done this I can chill on the sofa of an evening.

Oops I killed the thread...

green what did you DO?
Where is everyone tonight?

ma I hope I've not driven everyone to drink!

Evening! Day 5 done, got in from work and H was like 'aren't you going to the shops?'. I refused as 1 I could not be bothered at 9pm, and 2 it would probably lead to buying a bottle of wine for the weekend which would inevitably get opened tonight.

So I've got the next five days off so the plan is to make as many plans as possible! And buy lager for H - so far that seems to have worked in keeping the pressure off me to buy wine. He occasionally huffs and tuts when i won't have a drink with him but he's not going to the shops to buy my favourite bottle.

Evening All,

Hope everyone is having a nice relaxing evening. I sure am after the WW got me last night. Away to watch a DVD and hopefully fall asleep.

Green has driven me to drink! That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Have wine but done better today than yesterday. Tomorrow - London here we come! 3 very excited children about a visit to The Golden Hinde, Science museum and a slap up lunch at Pizza Express. Thank you Tesco voucher rewards!

Hugs to all. xxx

Evening! I'm grumpy tonight as I've had a bad IBS attack which is made worse when I eat or drink water, so I'm gingerly sipping on a coke and feeling sorry for myself. Normally I'd be on the red wine by now but I've kicked DH out to the pub (so I have to be the sober, responsible adult in charge) and am trying to watch comedy on tv but nothing's cheering me up. I think it's going to have to be Horrible Histories on YouTube and a hot Ribena before bed and hope that I feel better tomorrow.

Good luck to all and hope those of you who are doing fun stuff tomorrow have fantastic days!

Checking in

Responsible drinking out of the window

Full on pissed ness

Not good x

Pervy watch some Eddie Izzard - maybe the 'learning French' sketch. Failing that, the Bradly Walsh 'Fanny Chmelar' clip. I defy you not to laugh!

Silver You and me both, Babe. However, I've just performed a pedicure and manicure (for Lannnndan tomorrow. Gotta make an effort in The Big Smoke!) and now have twenty sparkling silver toe and finger nails! Girl done good. x