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!

That's great about your job Soupey, at least it's a worry off your mind.

Lost my job babes. Everyone at my grade did. It was a total fix all along. They put something in the job description none of us have done in our current roles and failed us all on the same thing.

Off to take ds to training now. Not told the family yet, trying to find a positive spin to put on it for the kids.

Can Midget Obama Sailor take me to the Maldives too please Ma?

So sorry hope xx

Oh looking pet, what awful news they did it just before Christmas too - the bastards

Of course you can come to the Maldives with us - I need someone to keep me company while ma is off trysting with her midget.

Oh hope I'm gutted for you. You mist be feeling awful. What options do you have? Does dp earn enough to keep you going? Do you have a plan?
Lovely boss has come up with a plan which may get us out of the fix we are in. Its exhausting surviving by the skin of our teeth every month. Just found out he hasn't been paid for 3 montjs and is working for no salary in an effort to save the day!
soupey how ya doin babe?
HE IS NOT A MIDGET SAILOR!!!!!
or flying home for Christmas tonight

Hahaha Ma. WB doesn't earn enough to keep us in biscuits, let alone a roof over our head. Everyone depends on me.
Is Midget Obama flying home on a teeny tiny Air Force One?

Hello all, I am becoming a bit of a serial bus hopper, I feel embarrassed about disappearing, but hope you won't mind having me back.

I am on AF day 6. I had been drinking more and more through the Autumn - a bottle and a half of wine a night was not unusual, and no one said anything. Then, on Sunday morning, DH looked at the empty box of six bottles he'd bought in the middle of the week, and said "You need to stop".

I was mortified. DH is wonderful, kind, and utterly tolerant, and very into personal (ir)responsibility, so for him to say anything, shocked me into weepy sobriety.

I hope those of you who are dealing with the worst RL can throw at you can have a good day today. Today is a day when I will NOT be drinking.

Oh hope, I'm gutted for you. Will you get enough to tide you through for a while? Absolute bastards.

Need to stop drinking, funeral is Monday, can't see the wine stopping any time soon though.

Have a good day babes.

Morning babes, Looking I am gutted for you.

I will join you today in not drinking Sweet.

Popcorn wishing you all the strength you need to get you through the weekend and Monday in particular x

Evening babes
Sorry, Ma, Popcorn, Looking, Isinde and all other babes going through such a rough time. Sending you lots of hugs and here's hoping that 2015 is your year for things to go your way.

Aren't we lucky Midget Obama is taking us all to the Maldives. Treating us to a 5 star resort too. It's very kind of him. I hope there is parking for the bus though.

All going well here. Another sober Friday night. All quite normal now and rather bloody lovely. I am sweating (literally and figuratively) my way through 2000000 social occasions, but as has been said before, as soon as I have my non alcoholic drink in my hand the rest of the lunch/evening is absolutely fine. More than fine. It's so nice not to make a complete tit of myself.

sweet and other newbies. Stick around. These nutty woman are absolute gold and are a big reason why I'm succeeded in being sober these past few months.

Love to you all. I'm day 223 AF today. Absolutely amazing. And I'm absolutely amazed that I'm doing it.
xxxx

small wave to all from the sidecar. Not quite ready to jump on board but cheering you all on from my bit of the sidecar.

Life is still tough but I'm feeling a little more sane.Had to make compromise after compromise but that is how it works!

looking one massive hug for you. They are scum to do this to people so near to christmas,they clearly knew what was going to happen and should have shown some respect. Anyhow,lovely,all my best wishes for finding a new and better job. x

Apologies if I'm ignoring any other news,I've only read this page.

welcome back aboard sweet
you know the drill, you can check out but you can never leave!
hope are you finding out about all the benefits you can get? Some Babes on here are shit hot on CVS so get one of them to check that yours is spot on.What other help do you need?
socfish keep us on a straight and sober course. You rock, in a fishy kind of way.
hang in there popcorn

I do know the drill ma, and thanks for the welcome sober, you are a legend. And Obrigada hope yours has been a good AF day so far.

I am off out tonight, but have designated myself driver, with a full car and no room in the back for WW. I'd rather be putting my pjs on, but it has to be done, a Robbie Williams tribute act! I'm treating it as a sociological research field trip.

indie how is your mum?
wry where have you go to you mad quine?

Hello babes, another bus hopper here, it's that time of year again! I am a complete twat, please shoot me now (xmas work do horror show). I hope everyone is well this evening and that you don't mind if I curl up on the back seat with some peppermint rea x

Week 9. My head is in a much better place - I wish it could be like this forever.

to all Babes

Hi green
Fighting the WW tonight...wish she would fuck off

Ma hope your winning. No fight here, though she thoroughly slaughtered me yesterday so has left for a bit!

Af Day 28 today, fell off the diet wagon because I feel ill but the urge to drink is fading

Hi babes, I'm reading thread and clearly I have a cheek to complain about anything. However, it's coming up a year since I started this horrible
Binge and I'm making plans to stop.

Mainly before I get caught out and hopefully I can deal with this and no one need ever know.

Can I say though I love the fact I can post with a 3 month interval and no matter, bosies still await me when j board, I need to sort my shit out babes and I love that your so welcoming xx

Morning all, Just how nice is it to get home at midnight and be up again before it's light with now hangover! The tribute act was - despite the reservations and being sober, really good. Not usually my sort of thing but fun - think Phoenix Nights with buffalo horns above the stage (it's usually a Country and Western venue), and lots of works Xmas 'dos'. DH is regretting not being the driver.

Ma I hope you gave WW a good fight last night - though the bitch is like a Weeble - she 'won't fall down'. Hello to everyone else - Just, Ash, Green, Alias, Guggs, Sober, Obrigada, Pop . . . so many wonderful battling babes.

I have a bit of a dilemma. It shouldn't be, but it is. When I stopped last week, I said to DH it would be until my parents arrived for Christmas (they are coming from Europe with all the Xmas booze and are a generally fun bad influence). last Sunday, that seemed like an age away, but now, it's tomorrow, and if they weren't coming, I would carry on, but I don't want to explain to them - love them both dearly, but just don't have that sort of relationship. Thing is, I know I can't do moderation. I can't even do alternate days. I'm volunteering to do as much driving as possible, but I'm starting to panic that once I'm in the sidecar, it'll take me another five months to climb out again.

Sorry for this, my problems seem so small - but I guess if it were - if it was as easy as stopping - I wouldn't be here.

Argh! Can't get anything done this morning. The kitten (aka 'puss-the-cat') curled herself up inside my dressing gown (which I'm wearing) and is too sweet to move. I've been up since 7 and I NEED coffee - and to get on with cleaning before parental arrival. Why is no one around to wait on me? And now she has rolled on her back for a tummy tickle and is purring like a motorbike - which she must have, so I will be here for sometime if there are any babes up and about and not too busy with Christmas prep.

greeney !! Great to hear from you again. And Just too!! It's like a Christmas miracle bus reunion.

Sweet that is not a minor problem, it is actually quite a surprisingly common dilemma. Drink to please others. Even when we don't want to. Just because it is 'expected'. Why does this happen in our society?

Anyway, I would say that if you don't want to drink, if you are worried that one drink will launch you back into that pit that you have just worked very hard to get out of, don't do it. Who cares what anyone else thinks. Tell them you have an infection and won't be drinking today.

Sure, they may be disappointed to lose a drinking buddy but they will get over it x

just and ashtray good to see you again.
I had one glass last night and went to bed. How are you all doing?
Where is wry?
I have officially finished my Christmas shopping now, have marzipaned the cake and just need to sort out bedding for the dds friends who will be sleeping over on christmas eve, christmas day and boxing day. Two different friends so will need a bedding change. Can't get away with my usual low standards....

I have decided we should put on a nativity play and have appointed myself casting director. Parts have been allocated as follows - if you have been overlooked then please shout and you will be cast accordingly:
Mary - this will be played by phase and Geraldina will be baby Jesus
Joseph- played by joey because she has the right name
The Wise (WO)men will be Venus faire and socfish
Shepherds - head shepherd will be rural because she knows about lambing and stuff, and fellow shepherd will be beaches ,spanna,obrigada, annie and popcorn
Camel - front and back ends played by indie and wry. Sort yourselves out!
Angels - hope, baby thurso and assorted newbies
And last, the Angel Gabriel will be played by our very own special mouse who watches over all of us. Now, who have I forgotten.......?