The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Sipping Super Summer Mocktails Whilst Soaking Up Some Sun.

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Hello, tis me, Mouse

I'm what some would call a 'controlled' drinker these day, but I wasn't always and I'm not alone on this wonderful bus, Gerald, when I say that.

We have drinkers who drink each day, those who abstain completely and those who are not sure what it is that they actually want just yet....

We won't judge you for drinking, no matter what your reason is, we've all been in your shoes somewhere along the way!! And we have ALL used every excuse under the sun too!

We have some Babes who ride on the Roof-Rack, (clinging on for dear life ) and then we have an expandable Side-Car, which some Babes use, but the bus, well, the bus, our wonderful Gerald, who takes us here and there, to pick up people in need of an unbiased and much needed ear to listen to. :)

There are lots of ears on this bus, and not a single one will turn you away and not listen!

Two things that we do believe here are -

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

If you are lurking and reading this thread, there is a reason for it, isn't there?

Stay lurking or come and say hello! We don't always bite.

And for those who'd like a bit of history, HERE'S THE LAST THREAD

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See you soon x

Morning babes, another alcohol free night done and dusted! Am trying really hard to distance myself from my drinking friend, not because we both have a bad relationship with alcohol, but because she is toxic for me.

OOOhhh! Get you ma! I to believe that your visit is simply to take the bus to the PM,why else? If you do see Govey in a corridor or under a stone,can you give him a boot up the jacksy from all us teachers? Please wear steel capped DM's for this.

I am well impressed with the standard of dress sense on the bus- wow! I expect that there are some very glam babes out there.Appallingly smutty senses of humour though I note!

Just checking in and pointing out that it is indeed Friday and summer and near the end of term. None of the above is really a reason to drink tonight- unless you fancy a hot,sticky,sweaty night trying to sleep (and I do NOT mean in a good way)? How about that disgusting point where the room starts spinning and a little sleep on the bathroom floor seems like a good idea? Bleah!

Tonight I will not be drinking and will only have hot,sleepless nights for good reasons!!!

Oooo er guggs you are awful xxx

Can't drink tonight as have a mega early start tomorrow - so no Drinkng for me and another alcohol free day to clock up :)

Hello all (sorry that I don't nc very much - I always post here on my phone for privacy and it gets so fiddly going back and forth)

ma well done for the invite, you must be mega chuffed! wry I really do hope they serve your hedgehog (btw, from the belly laughs you achieve from me on here, id love to work with you!)

gugg thanks for the early Friday warning. I'm heading out for a wander shortly with the still poorly dd. Popping into the shop for wine for tonight has already crossed my mind. I'm determined not to. Actually the poor sleep is one of the worst things for me with continued drinking and it only seems to get worse. I've got an early start tomorrow too 70 so il be joining you on not drinking tonight.

Ooh, thanks for all the help with fashion. Going to nip to debenhams tomoz and see what I can get. An vair excited to be representing the bus in Downing Street. Got hair appointment booked and will get the monobrow trimmed and the walrus waxed.....

ma don't know how much help we've been - I'm not sure guggs suggestion of DMs would really go with a posh frock...

baby, aww hope you enjoyed your ride! That sounds like a real treat, nothing like that lovely horsey smell to lift your spirits!

alison you made me that's perked me right up!

ma I'm really looking forward to seeing what you picked, you will look amazing, I'm sure!

Hi Trooper and gurl! Are you both doing okay?

Sweet LittleLab very much enjoyed her tickle, if you get the bit at the top of her tail just right she licks the air like a mad thing. When she meets someone new in the park she walks over to them in the style of Mrs Overall from Acorn Antiques, she makes me smile every day.

guggs I didn't realise you were a teacher. My grammar must be making you nygggghhhh into your cushions. I used to work with someone who trained to be a gym teacher. I am sure this is not the correct term but my brain is mince after today.

She nearly finished me off one day when she said how fatigued she was. Only she pronounced it 'fattygood'. It took me a minute to catch on, I am normally very kind but I honked like a seal for about 20 minutes.

I am looking forward to my hair appointment tomorrow, I normally channel Crystal Tipps but they make me all swishy and sleek. I am going to get dressed up, go past Mac to get a face on and make an afternoon of it.

I have a new handbag itching to make it's debut on a happy day. I give all my new bags a happy day, I delude myself that it sets the tone for their life. I trawl ebay for vintage silk scarves to tie to their handles.

Wishing everyone a happy day, today I will not be drinking.

I have made a big pan o soup, me and LittleLab are going to fill our faces. Might have to scrap her for the Tiger bread. Catch you in a bit, bosies all round, xx

joey! How are ye lovey? I went into the baker today and came out with a YumYum. I haven't had one for aaaaaaages. I could see my boss eyeing it up when it was sitting in the kitchen. I barely saw one all the time I lived in England. Marvellous invention.

I would have peeled his fingers like bananas for such a heinous crime.

People can put me down all the like, but touch my food at your peril.

wry that made me laugh! I'm not a pedant and you can tell I'm an old chalkface by the quantities of swearing,drink problem and inability to go along with the latest schemes from the govt. Gym teachers are a bit 'unique',though they turn a funny shade when asked to work with reception

joeythey totally would go with a post frock...maybe?

Right today has been tricky and I was very tempted by ww this evening but I went and got some lovely food and had a dirty drink (cherry coke) as a friday night treat because I needed something to mark the end of the week.Anyone got a nice treat to look forward to tomorrow?

Hi babes, my horse riding session was fab, I should be insulted they gave me the biggest bloody horse they had but I prefer to think it's cos of my height as opposed to the size of my arse!!!! I'm walkibg around like John Wayne, my inner thighs are lowping, it's the only living creature I'll be riding today...

Mwah to all you fabulous ladies xxx

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Glad you had a fine day baby! xx

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I meant

guggs - with regards to "Yay its Friday, lets have a drink"...my aim is to not drink Monday - Thursday, then to drink in moderation, if I want, during the weekend.

I had 4 beers last night (Friday), so didn't get the headspins or sweats, instead, enjoyed sitting down with my husband and friends, having a couple of drinks, a chat and a few laughs.

Sorry, I don't mean to sound defensive, it is just that this week has been a success on the drinking front for me!

Morning babes, after my riding session I'm having great difficulty walking upright this morning, I ache in muscles I forgot I had and there ain't no dewy skin and swishy hair going on here just PAIN..... I've as much chance of doing yoga as I have flying to the moon so
I think a swim and sauna and jacuzzi. My 43 year old body is screaming WHY WHY WHY did you do
This terrible thing to me!!!!

Could be much worse could have a hangover!!'

Limping but loving day 13 and today I will not drink (but will
Take pain killers)

Have a good yin xxx

Saturday night and no drinks for me - pizza and chips for tea, and a spa bath with trashy magazine

Good on you horseriding baby - I am shit scared of horses - my 5 year old son goes horse riding each week - the bigger the horse the better, he trots, jumps over hurdles, I watch (and quietly cringe)....

Morning All.

Had a lovely DS free day with DH yesterday, went shopping for a new dining room table and beds for what I hope will be our new house by September, then sat in the sun with a pint of lime and soda the the most glorious view of the sea.

Spent the evening catching up on all those shows we can't now watch because DS is old enough to stay up late-ish, but not old enough for proper grown-up TV.

Today is a gardening day, and tomorrow, much to DH's disgust we are at a party for his DB and SIL, when he would far rather be watching a frankly ridiculous number of prestige sporting events on TV!

Ma while you're stomping on Gove with your DMS, could you give David Willetts a bit of a kicking as well please (bloody misogynist who doesn't understand education either ) .

Wry I love that air-licking thing dogs do, I know exactly what you mean. What's a YumYum?

Baby a bit of stretching and warming up those muscles will be the best thing you could do.

Well done to everyone who is achieving their goals, whatever they are, and strength to those who are struggling.

Should say, this is day 8 for me!

Yeah I did Day 5! Lastnight was quite hard, a long hot bath helped. Dh went out to the local shop to get a beer to watch the football with (yes, just one, herein lies the difference between us!). When I asked for a lemonade he remarked 'how come you've drunk every day for weeks and now you're nit drinking at all?'. Nice to know he's noticed!

nzgurl I'm with you on moderating myself. This is what I find the hardest - drinking sensibly week in week out rather than total abstinence. Well done for only drinking on one night of the weekend. I will be drinking tonight, we have family staying and I always drink far too much when they stay (dh once wound me up by saying that I'd arranged for everyone to go out pedloing after a particularly heavy night, as I couldn't remember a thing is said I completely believed him and proceeded to make a right fool of myself the next day over breakfast trying to get out of the non-existent activity due to my raging hangover).

I need to moderate. I need to remember everything I say. I need to wake up not feeling embarrassed about anything I do remember saying.

I'm going to use the 'need a refreshing soft drink' before starting tactic. Drinking a glass of water alongside any drink to slow me down. Having an 11pm bedtime in mind - dd woke up at 6am this morning so I can have that as a ready made excuse.

Have a fab Saturday everyone xx

Alison - I hope your night went well with your family! Sorry but I had to laugh at your story ...that is something that MY husband would do. Blackouts are the worst! We can be 'moderating' buddies

If the moderating doesn't work, then I will have to rethink.....

Hi all.
A busy but pleasant day. Bloody debenhams didn't have the dress I wanted so got one that dd2 tells me is flattering and Ds says I don't look fat in
Now I need a jacket.
Played table tennis in the garden with Ds and dd1 and dd2 is away to a ceilidh. Also received am unexpected but pleasantly flirty email from a new male acquaintance......all good

Hi beautiful babes, can't post for long, at his and he's in the loo. Don't want to risk him finding me on here by reading over my shoulder..

I look lovely and swishy, felt pretty good when he picked me up from the hairdresser. I'm not a beauty but I scrub up nicely, if my hair is nice I feel not too shabby.

In his usual inimitable fashion he tried to flatten my mojo by harping on about his favourite porn stars. almost at the stage where I think I can let him go without too much tears.

In the spirit of a thread on chat I googled them to show him what they look like thirty years down the line. Wind removed from his trouser sails.

I am not drinking tonight. Last time I had a drink here he made me so sad, so a clear, wise head is order of the day. Cherry coke for me. I know I should leave but with everything else going on I need to be strong in other areas of my life first. I know that doesn't make sense. Will post more tomorrow, bosies to all, xxx

P.S Sweet a yumyum is a lump of twisted dough topped with icing. Rot yer teeth sweet but lovely with proper strong cowboy coffee, will post pic tomorrow, Pleased you found something to wear ma, did you settle for legs or boobs? Hope you had as lovely a time at the hairdresser, and that the walrus was subdued humanely xx

wry you sound strong and focused. I don't have enough hair for it to be swishy but it is pretty purple and that will do for me!
I went for decorum with the dress and will keep the Norks under wraps this time.

Hi lovely babes, today was a huge wobble for me, the sun was shining and lots of friends popped over to sunbathe in my garden. Every single one brought alcohol and there was ice cold wine and cider in abundance. For the first time in 2 weeks I thought "one won't hurt" the sun, the pleasure of sharing laughter with friends and the ice cold wine frosting the large alluring glasses was a classic trigger. However I made it through the day without touching a drop, I just kept thinking one is never enough, I simply don't trust myself anymore, my depression has lifted, the sickly fog is clearing and as gorgeous as that glass looked, I have worked too hard and have to much to lose to recommence my seedy love affair with booze. It made me drunk on life watching my beautiful teenage daughter throw her head back in relaxed laughter without side glancing to check on me and to be sober enough to remember every giggle and squeal of delight with which my toddler filled the summer air..,

A small victory but I will sleep tonight with something I haven't had for a very long time, self respect and it felts kinda nice!!!

Night my friends xxx

Well done baby. That's a massive achievement. xx