The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Driving Through A Sober Winter Wonderland.

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Hello, I'm Mouse

Welcome to the Bus, he's called Gerald.... he takes us up and down and this wondrous land, searching high and low for Babes in need of some support, a warm place to sit and chat, and to have someone to listen to them.

So, grab a seat as we swing by your way. There's lots of hot drinks, food and fleeces, places to just be and places to sit around and chat if that's what you want.

We don't judge, because we've all be in your shoes, be they stilettos, wellies or crocs!...

We're just us, we're just honest and we just do what we can to help, if we can, when we can. Let's try and have a Merry Christmas without getting off our faces this year.

Here is the very first, emotional thread if you would like to see where this all started

And the last thread if you want to keep up!

Thanks Sweet . I am around today as well (despite being at work)

Hi all. Not caught up for a few days so will just grab a coffee and have a read back.

Er... if it's not an awkward question... why do you all have your bums in the air?

BRB x

Heads down, arses up, Faire! It's impossible to drink in that position!

Have you checked all of your labels are now inside, Obrigada?!

OK bad essay marked, now to reward myself by reading one I expect to be good. Oh and a glass of cherry cordial as a reward.

Everything on in correct order Sweet .

Day 5 today, how is everyone getting on?

Hi All. It's been a while since I was last on but have just caught up on what's been happening.

It's day 24 for me due to being ill and not being able to drink. Life is so different when not drinking, all my friends are drinkers and I find there's so many hours in the day...I am better so could prob drink but it's not just one it would be the bottle.

I have been ill loads over the last few years - nothing serious just often under the weather, feeling tired, colds etc. I always pick up whatever bug there is or get ill more than others. I feel embarrassed as though I'm making it up. I have noticed that I try and do loads of exercise and then I'm ill. Anyway i'll stop waffling - i'm determined to have a healthy 2015.

Marfisa congratulations on 84 days, what an inspiration you are. And thanks for coming back to share with us

I absolutely love this 'I have to remind myself that even if I did have a glass of wine, ONE glass of wine isn't what I want. I want the whole bottle, and then another bottle. I want to keep going and going. And then there would be the inevitable aftermath: the hangover, the nausea, the headaches. So I decide that no, I won't have that one glass.'

If there is one thing to keep right at the front of the mind when the WW is after you, I think this is it. What a timely reminder, thanks for that x

Obrigada you did make me smile. It reminded me of a time when my dh was young and got a bollocking from his miserable boss who happened to have his jumper on back to front and inside out

Anyway, dh just replied, 'at least I can dress myself in the morning'

Excellent Obrigada. Not having any trouble with WW, but just can't seem to settle properly to what I should be doing, and am stuffing my face with anything I can find - M&S roast nut selection at the moment!

Hello Ruby, being ill often lowers my resistance rather than curbing my consumption. Think how super you will feel if you stay AF now.

Just bought a greenhouse - a late 40th birthday present from my DM. Late by three and a half years because I could not get my ass in gear talk about inertia.

Now I have to stay sober because setting up a greenhouse pissed sounds like a recipe for disaster.

The greenhouse will keep your hands busy Sweet and you are right setting up a greenhouse pissed does sound like a recipe for disaster.

Working day almost finished and no plans to drink tonight. Day 5 almost under my belt

Waves to all the babes x

Waves back to Obrigada

Blurgh! It's been a tough hour, preparing dinner, and really feeling the WW in my ear. But I know it's because I let myself get thirsty, so I've given her her marching orders with a nothing and tonic. I'll be ok if I can get to 6pm.

How has the day been for everyone else?

Hi sweet thank you for asking, I'm doing fine. Nightmares as predicted are awful but I'm seeing my councillor this week so at least I can put forward how awful they have been. I can honestly say

Waving frantically to all the babes!

I was up in the middle of the night thinking about cleaning the house today! And then up every hour, and no, too early, go back to sleep. Until I finally got up, went shopping (dressed properly obrigada! ); came home and vacuumed as if my life depended on it!

After cleaning I thought 'girl, you've earned that glass of wine'!
But of course you're right, Marfisa - 84DAYS!!!. I knew it wouldn't just be a glass. Tomorrow is my last day before going back to work on Wednesday so I DEFINITELY would have had the whole bottle if not more, seeing as it was only 3.30pm.
I don't want to bore you all with my crawling running, but instead I went for a run and as hard at it was, it wasn't as hard the hangover I surely would have had tomorrow!

Whats up, hope?! You've been quiet...

It's good to be able to take something positive from something so distressing, Baby.

baby, I read ' but I am sleeping with my councillor this week...
sorry... really hope your sleep gets better, though.

Hi ruby
OK day, back at work. Dh being a full on wb tonight. Christmas decs still not in the attic. Well they can bloody well stay in a heap of bags in the living room until next year then!
Day 5, 3 hours to bedtime....

Day 5 for me too Ma .. Only 2.5 hours left till I hit the bed!

Day 3

DH has flu. DD has the attitude of a particularly entitled teenager. Ddog has fleas.

Grit your teeth joey. You can do it.
I want to know why there is the grand sum of 237.32 in the bank to last until the end of the month and why no-one in this house can SHUT THE FUCKING DOOR when they go in and out!

Night all. Day 5 in the bag !

Night obs
Day 5 done here too which is, quite frankly, totes amazeballs!

Evening all, bit of a wobble today, WW was walking behind be going round the supermarket, soo nearly listened to her! And normally I would have caved bit didn't want to let you all down . I lost ww down the soft drink lane :)

Oh inde I just want to scoop you up in a big bosie. Your post was so touching, I am so, so sorry ma quine. xx

Hello everyone, I have been a bit awol. In every sense, really. While I feel level, I feel like a robot. I have lost my ability to cry, I seem to be on cruise control somehow. My anxieties have all but gone but I don't feel like me.

Or is this the real me? I'm sad to say in an effort to find the me I'm used to, I succumbed. The usual. The awful realisation that I had 6 days off in a row, with bags of safe time to binge. I really went to town and I was too ashamed to come on here. Normally in vino I'd be a teary wreck, but nothing. It was almost like I was goading myself in some way to feel something.

I was back at work again today, so the binging has been knocked on the head. I am still losing weight, and due to see my GP again on the 22nd.

xxxxxx

Comingthrough, another quote for you. Tomorrow is another day :) (or that's not a quote at all and now I have egg on my face)

Ummmm, well hello there!

I'd like to jump aboard, please? Bit later than most, but got here eventually. Looking to lose my vodka and rum buddies, who like to keep me company of an evening. Had a look on the alcohol learning website audit quiz and scored a scary, but not unsurprising 19. Think it's time for me to be a grown up and sort my shit out.

Day 1 AF done

Hope you're all HDBU, or getting there.