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!

Last quarter of the evening going ok. Had to go to an anniversary Mass, declined an invite to go for a drink afterwards, got chinese on way home. Time now for epsom salt bath and if i can stay awake will
watch a bit of CBB.

ma I thought willies were small intricate designs??? Unlike my knickers which are not small or intricate.

I remember a few years ago dd2 decided to throw all my underwear out of the window was very slightly open, I Iive on the main road and my bedroom is at the front!!!! Even worse dh had locked me in and I couldn't get downstairs to retrieve them. Big grey m&s pants, most of them ripped and maternity bolder holders, they were out there for 3 hours with half the village passing through my pants (not in the biblical sense) I was bloody mortified and terrified some wee man out for his paper arrived home with knickers in his hat. I should add they took ages to land below on account of resembling parachutes!!!!!!

Xxxx

Good Evening to all. What's all this about knickers out the window?

Baby

Just gave myself a face mask, when I washed it off, I swear the women looking back at me in the mirror looks ten years younger.

I really cannot deny the physical benefits of going AF, and now DH has fixed the Wii, so tomorrow I will weigh myself.

It's all part of the heads down, bums up regime Ruby

Obrigada just read your message and thought you were planning on watching Children's BBC

Wish I looked 10 yrs younger Sweet. Fab that you are seeing the benefits

It might just be the crappy low energy light in the bathroom, Ruby!

baby why were you locked in? I have visions of dh keeping you in the attic in a Rebecca-ish sort of way

Day 10 bloody well done.

ma no no nothing sinister, he took his keys and mine to work and we always keep the front door locked. I'm only locked in the attic if I'm really really bad xxxx

Night, night Babes

ma sounds like a fun Saturday night, counting knickers

Good Morning Babes!

Still dark, but it looks calmer out down here. I've finally weighed myself and there's good news and bad news: the good news is I am one pound lighter than the last time I weighed myself (in August I think), bad news is, that still makes me almost 10st - and I don't have the height to carry it.

Since I know that I am heading back into the lion's den of stress tomorrow, I am not going to diet, as such, but now that my blood sugar seems to be leveling out I'm finding it easier to make sensible choices, and I'm not constantly grazing. If that doesn't work, I will look at upping activity levels, and if that stops shifting the pounds, then and only then will I contemplate actual calorie reduction.

Sleep still isn't quite where I want it to be, but I know I am getting much better sleep than I was. And this morning I got straight up feeling fresh.

Have a lovely Sunday everyone, I may get around to counting my knickers later

Morning all, I was having a massive fight with WW last night, DH had to jump in and help! We won though, don't feel too proud as it was an ugly scene.

Sweet, it's going in the right direction and that's what counts. I'm just over 10st (I think) and only 5,3 so really need to shift it too

Morning All. Shattered today but at least not hungover - yipee! Jingle you should be very proud that you managed to fight the WW and won.

Good planning Sweet.

Have a good day all.

Today I won't be drinking

I'm picturing it as an all-out, trading punches, Western Movie brawl, Jingle! Well done for winning. Every time you do, that's a drink not taken, your liver and your waist thanks you! (5,1 by the way!)

Morning Ruby, your body is catching up, give it a chance! A not hungover Sunday morning is a joy!

Think I might, just might, have a bit of 'boing' this morning. (Yah).

Good morning, Babes!

ma knowing about your stockings for your smart meetings, me is not surprised you have so many lacy, black and red pairs of knickers!

baby I literally covered my face and read the rest of your knickers post through the fingers! OMG
A friend of mine in Cape Town used to refer to hers as circus tents!

sweet women looking back at you? How many preciouces are you?
And hey, hey about not being heavier. I'll have to be strong starting on Tuesday because I share an office with someone who arrives with treats for both of us. Which of course means I have to treat in return and you can imagine what that leads to! I've already gained a kg since I started my new job in August.

Happy Sunday, Babes! Day 11 looking grey (but at least dry atm).

x-posted.

Well done, Rubyredlips (just LOVE your name!)
The result is what counts. No hangover, no walk of shame out of the bedroom. (I know normally the walk of shame is associated with sex but I think its safe to say our wos is booze related, I think. Right?

Oh, and I forgot to say. I stayed strong last night. They all laughed when I showed up with milk and chocolate but were really supportive, otherwise. It helped that there was another fella present who wasn't drinking.

yay!

preciouses* [mm]

Khalisi. It could be that the mirror in my bathroom is actually lots of mirror tiles (good the previous owners of our house may have had taste in the 80s, but that was pretty much where they left it! Those tiles HAVE to go): or of course could be my woeful standard of typing: or the effort I am having to go to to separate work and home life so that shitty work doesn't keep infecting what should be lovely home!

See, there I go again - 'good' should have been 'God'!

Windy, cold and snowy here this morning. Think will just stay in bed all day.
No lacy red knickers I'm afraid, all very dull
What can I do today to pass the time, other than house work and ironing? Day 11 - a new personal best I think.

Ma, paint nails? Browse new lingerie on-line? Skip around the house making up songs about things that rhyme with 11?

Heaven
Devon
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Seven . . .