The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Springing Into Spring Like Super Spingy Springs On A Springy Day!

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Hello everyone, I'm Mouse :)

Welcome to the Bus, Gerald. Of course it's an imaginary Bus, and we're all aware of that, but we've been on this Bus for a bloomin' long time now so this place kinda feels like home.

See, the thing is, we're a mix of drinkers, non drinkers, total abstainers, and also posters that are or have been, somewhere in between, around the block and back again!

There are no hard and fast rules here, just No judging, No bitching about others and most certainly No expectations of YOURSELF.

No-one can say what will or will not happen whilst you're posting here. You just have to take the ride, One Day At A Time.

There are two sayings that we have painted down either side of the Bus :-

1. • The Vulnerable Need Our Support, Not Our Judgement
2. • Alcohol Fosters Inertia

You've started to read this thread for a reason, and you'll either carry on and maybe Name Change (or not) and post, walk away, or realise that this is all about YOU, cry for a bit, and then come and take a seat :)

For those who would like a bit of our almost 4 year history, have a read of THIS TRULY INSPIRING THREAD

- AND THIS IS OUR PREVIOUS THREAD TO THIS ONE

We're not a quiche or a clicky group, four years is a long time and longer when you're pissed for some of it, so whilst the threads may look 'clicky', I can promise you, it's just that we all 'know' one another because we've been here for a bit but you'll soon get to know us all, who loves what (CHEEEEEEEESE), but we were all 'new posters' at one time, weren't we? :)

Hi Spanking can't help you with the book but glad you have de-lurked to join us

As for the rest of you, its very quiet on here...do you all have real lives or something?!

I am keeping on keeping on, not really feeling any huge benefits but I am sleeping like a dead thing and have had no 4am anxiety mornings, which is a real plus point.

Love to you all xx

Hi beaches. Same here. Keeping on. Day at a time. It's all ok. Great, fabulous and fucking boring. But better than being drunk.
Day 6 today. It does seem (for me) to get easier. Doing a week now seems fine whereas 6 months ago 1 day AF was a miracle. So all good. X

hi all
just popping by to say I'm still hanging in there. Day 5 here. Have bought lots of nice squash and cordial and a new glass (NOT wine glass LOL)
was hoping to get out in garden today but weather miserable so have been forced to clean and tidy house instead LOL
Had my first ever counselling session yesterday - hoping that it will help me with issues to do with my mood and self esteem which I'm sure will in turn help with my drinking.

hope everyones doing OK. x

Afternoon, tis me, Mouse

Tickle - thank you for your kind words re my gorgeous GD. I miss her so much. The funeral service was beautiful, so moving, very fitting for such a pretty pink little angel. :)

Oh and btw - I LOVE your name!!

Welcome to all of the new Babes and hello to all of the old timers

Busy weekend coming up for me, Nemo is 5 whole years old tomorrow! 5! We didn't think he'd make 5 minutes, 5 hours, 5 weeks or even 5 months once we found out just what was wrong with him :(

But against all of the odds, our little tiger has fought all the battles and won so far! So, tomorrow my DH's parents are coming for a while, Saturday is a party at a soft play hell and Sunday is my lovely dad (which is going to be hard without my mum being here but it's another 'first' out of the way)

I must admit that I drank rather a lot at the funeral and wake. I felt like crap the next day. As suspected.

So, how are we all on La Bus? :) x

BTW - hyperhops - "all over the table tops?" Do you have a fan of All Afloat on Noah's Boat per chance? Nemo loves that book, I have to put on funny voices for the animals!

If not, ignore me!

mouse Yes! DS2 LOVES All Afloat on Noahs Boat. Trying to do his version of "hyperhops" is his latest obsession!

Hi all.

Mouse you haven't missed much. We are all trying to be very good and the busy bus has settled down for a quiet meander through the countryside for a while.

We have new babes, old babes, lurking babes, inspirational babes and some 'just plain old regular' babes all trundling along together

Isinde disappeared off down under and hasn't been heard from since. Perhaps she's stopped off at Ladame's on the way back and has decided to stay there and live off cheese.

Ma's job is being made redundant in a few weeks so she needs lots of tlc at the mo' and Why's court case was put back another couple of weeks so we are waiting to hear about that.

Im was safe and well, last we heard, which is a huge relief.

What else? I've probably forgotten tons of stuff but I'm sure babes will post and let you know how they're doing. Give that birthday boy a big squeeze and tell him what a star he is. I guess amongst all the sadness we have to remember to count our blessings too.

beaches I agree, that lovely, deep, refreshing sleep is one of the biggest benefits of not drinking. I remember I used to wake in the early hours, needing a drink and not being able to get back to sleep. I used to keep water and paracetomol next to my bed to combat that early waking

I don't miss that at all.

Soc I think it's important to remember that a week AF is not 'just a week'. As you so rightly say, there can be times when just getting through one day is a struggle, let alone a whole week. When I used to drink almost daily, the idea of a week, seven whole days without a drink seemed impossible.

Now it's 'the norm' for me and can be for anyone who wants that. Now I aim to do 'whole months'!

I think the longest I've gone completely AF since I started cutting back is about six weeks or so. And that's all down to the advice and support here on the bus

You guys are ace!

Hi babes, quick check in, sorry nnot to name check I'm on my phone.
Day 1, had over half a bottle last night. Annoyed with myself as I bought it for the weekend and h gave me 'permission' to drink it. It's strange but just when I seem to be getting where I want - sober during the week, moderate drinking at the weekend - I slip up. It's like I see I can do it and then suddenly I can't again....

Day 1 done
Big wave to all x

Morning babes
faire I like that line of thought. A week sober is relatively easy now, so I too am going to aim for a whole month sober to become relatively easy. The most I've done recently is 5 weeks and it was tough but manageable.

Day 7 here for me today but it's Friday and I can already hear the WW whispering away. I shall think this through and see what I can do to kill the bitch. I really don't want to wake up with a hangover tomorrow. And there's no way I only drink one or two glasses of wine......
x

soc, you are a tough cookie, bash that whispering bitch and slam the door in her face. Treat yourself to another fabulous and fucking boring night you know you want to really

I am bathed, plucked, waxed and moisturised. The things I find time for when I am not slumped on the sofa knocking back glass after glass! I might even file my nails in a minute....

Lovely to see you rural, hope all the little lambs are doing ok.

Anne I know what you mean about the self sabotage feeling. You are doing so well though, try not to focus on the one slip up

Happy 5th birthday Nemo, hope you have a wonderful birthday weekend! You too Mouse

faire. Yes I have done the water and paracetamol 'dawn kit' a number of times too. Not great. I love waking up and seeing it is properly morning and Not feeling like crap. 6 weeks. Mmmm. Something for me to aim for I think.

spanna Hope you are settling in and finding space for all your things treacle xx

There are so many newbies (and oldies) I am not going to name check anyone further back on the thread. Please keep posting and feeling welcome though

Still here in prison refuge feels like iv been here forever but its been a month dd had her 13th birthday this week with the other women treating her to make it special was fab.sw visit today arh ...

On the drinking front I'm doing shite gone back to square one I want to get back on board the bus finding it hard x

Not posting much been reading/ lurking xx happy Friday

hey I'm. Just saying hello. I don't have experience in what you're going through so don't want to offer hollow platitudes, but do hang around with us. We like you . I am pleased you're safe though.

I'm heading into late Friday afternoon. I think I'm going to go and watch a movie to try and distract.

xx

Hello soc movie sounds like a plan to me x stay strong honey x

Yeah I like feeling safe, although I did feel like going home to get a pasting then come back but I'm still here should get re housed but not allowed back in old area x I need day one under my belt finding it very hard to do in here

Hey Im, one step at a time, one day at a time, you'll get where you want to be. For now you have some time to rest, really rest. You and your children are safe! Nothing else is as important as that x

Keep posting, lovely, let it out here or just come for a chat. Glad to hear your dd had a fuss made over her for her birthday

Anne chalk it up to experience. If you feel peed off with the fact that you drank mid-week, all it does is give you extra incentive not to do it the next week iyswim. There's logic in there somewhere

< waves back to rural >

Have a great day babes

Hi all - have name changed but have been a poster here before - Anyway after a long time sober - work issues got the better of me and I was back up to my daily drinking habbit :((. Have now been signed off sick from work and drinking been better - 3 AF free days out if 6 so far this week. Anyway trying to be completely AF again and looking forward mostly o the sleep - day 2 for me okay. Good to be back and seeing some old faces, Faire, Mouse, I'm etc. Agood morning all :)

Happy 5th Birthday Nemo

Hello babes. I made it through Friday. I'm safely tucked up in bed (well almost). This afternoon/evening felt extremely hard. Not sure why because I don't really want to drink. Didn't crave it much, just felt like drinking because it's Friday and I feel like getting drunk and really what else does one do on a Friday afternoon. Where's the fun?

But then I kept thinking of what would happen (not a pretty picture) and how I'd feel in the morning and all your kind words and here I am. Sober and Day 7 done. I'm going to be so happy to wake up in the morning not having succumbed.

Thanks to you lovely, lovely babes.
Hope you're all having a great Friday.
Soc xx

Happy Birthday to nemo and I hope that your weekend is good mouse

No why is it that the thought of isindie going down under makes me snigger

It's Friday, the rain has stopped and things are looking brighter. Now if only I could get my lazy backside into gear and get on with some work....

Hi babes,
So many of you having a sad/bad time. Hope better times are coming soonxx
Hi to all the new babes. This bus is a good place for help, inspiration and motivation.x
Waves back at faire l Luffs you wise woman

BFF today but bottle empty and house Af so hoping tomorrow will be a bff for the WW.

Happy Birthday Nemo. Hope its been a good one x For you too mouse my furry friend

Quick check in spent day at hospital with Ds. Emergency surgery for twisted testicle. Scary stuff. Staying in tonight with him so will be AF.
Good to know it takes a crisis like this to make me do it. Tbh if I could get away with it I'd swig some out of urine bottle at the moment.
Happy birthday Nemo!

Just lurking at the mine

Just lurking at the moment but had to break silence to say Happy Birthday to Nemo . Back in a couple of days x

Thanks Faire love you for the round up xxx

venus - thank you to you also, you seem to be looking very hard at something so important in your life.

I'll be back properly soon, I promise xxx

Night all xxx