The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Shaking Off The Winter Blues And Getting Out Our Booze Free Summer Shoes!

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Hello, tis me, Mouse

Welcome to the Bus. It's a Bus full of drinkers, non-drinkers, occasional slurpers, sneaky sippers, we're all a very different bunch but we ALL have the same thing in common.

Alcohol.

We all have a story or two to tell, we have all been through some terrible times, some more than others and we all have our reasons for drinking or even not.

The one true wonderful thing about this Bus is that we don't do judging!! We're all on a even playing field, no matter what has brought us to this thread.

So, if you'd like to talk, then talk. If you want to lurk and see how we work for a while, that's cool too :)

The Bus is never full, there's always is room for YOU.

And, if you'd like to see what started this off, amost good 5 years ago now, have a look at A TRULY AWESOME HEARTFELT THEAD HERE

And our last thread is just here too for those who would like some more history THIS IS WHERE WE'VE JUST BEEN

Hope to see you soon :) xxx

Ma so sorry about your dad but good, I guess, that there is no dispute within the family about what to do - that would just be awful. Whatever you feel best is best, i have no doubt. But so hard. Love Nigel, tho!

Spanna you sound so boingy, its fab! You are such a lovely cheery passenger on this bus, you always make me feel better - thank you! Am so glad to have you on my heels - you're right, it is day 109 (thank you for remembering) and the view is looking good from here. Holiday blippiness seems to have passed and I've managed three meals with friends over the weekend without thinking about alcohol. My cooking has improved too, as I am no longer necking a bottle (or two) of wine whilst I'm doing it - am much better at following recipes as a result! And I am enjoying eating more (quality not quantity, honest) - and better - for doing it sober. Things taste of themselves, not of wine - funny that, its taken me the best part of 25 years to come to that simple conclusion.

Sweet you do realise that the entire rest of my evening will be spent flicking through my extensive mental filing index of kids' programmes. So long as he is not called Iggle Piggle, I can just about cope.

Beaches lovely to see you and sounds like you are doing really really well. Khalisi - you ok, quiet one? April, Hamster, Ruby Needsome, Hope, waves to all (and to anyone I have failed to NC, forgetful apologies). And a choice piece of vintage cheddar on the dashboard for a very special Mouse. Hope you - and Nemo - are doing ok, babe.

ma, huge, huge hugs to you. Even when it's what he wants, and you're all agreed, it's still a horribly hard decision. Even when it's the right thing.

I'm very much in the side car tonight so don't want to say anymore, but you're very much in my thoughts. It's a shitty, shitty situation.

Small, never fear, I'm a child of the 70s! You sound pretty darned good herself!

April, can you stop now? Get in a glass of water or a mug of horlicks before bed? (Venus does this so much better than me), one unit less is one less your liver has to process.

My money is on Peter (after Blue Peter) although I like the idea of him being a Bod.

Sleep well babes and I hope you make it past 5.30 Spanna x

It's not a 'people' name, Beaches but Bod would have been good!

Morning All. Puss gets her stitches out and it's the last day of the school hols today.

DS and I had a bonfire last night, he dug a fire pit with flue to get rid of some garden waste. I worry about that boy sometimes, he very meticulously researched the most effective designs for burning stuff, I'd have taken it to the dump!

Have a good day everyone.

Morning All

Sweet is pup's name from the magic roundabout by any chance?

Beaches 5.30am on the dot but did turn over and woke up again at 6.30 an improvement. x

Ma Day 4 today - you go girl

Have a good day everyone, really late so must dash.

for you all xxx

Nope, not Zebedee, Spanna have a good day at work, you are doing SO well.

Morning all. Horrible decision Ma, not a nice thing to deal with. You are a brave babe xx thanks for all the support I have received so far. Day 5 and after the fallout and misery my drinking and temper combined caused last week..and is continuing to cause...I Will NOT be drinking Today. On the plus on day 5 I am calmer and more patient with my children who are my world and I am appreciating them more. After failed attempts at moderation I hope I am able to enjoy a long divorce from the ww. My family deserve it. Hope all babes are enjoying the sun this morning if it is shining in their corner of the world. Hamster I hope you are starting to feel a little better x

Hi lovely ladies. Can I join? I'm a long time lurker and have decided today is going to be my day one AF. I'm sick of drinking over a bottle of wine every night. I'm sick of not remembering conversations I had with my children the previous evening. I'm sick of not being able to take my son to football because I'm too hungover. I'm sick of going to watch my daughter in a ballet concert and wishing the whole time away so I can go home and open a bottle instead. I'm sick of feeling and looking like crap. I'm sick of wine ruling my life. Any advice on how to go booze free will be most welcome. Wish me luck!!

Morning, darling Babes,

Sorry for being M.I.A.
Had been poorly since Friday. Didn't do the run on Saturday as I was afraid to collapse (I'm so competitive that I would have kept thinking 'you can do this' and completely over estimate myself!).

Sweet Give Teletubby a hug from me!
Change to trainers asap, even if you're running only 100m! This will make a big difference.

Hey beaches, babe! Good to hear you're still ok.

Welcome, hamster! I think you need to not see others as being worse off than you. Of course that is true - to an extent. But if you have reached your rock bottom, you really shouldn't compare, babes. There is always someone younger, prettier, richer, slimmer, drunker or soberer than you.
As spanna and Sweet have said, we all have our horror stories! Your black outs ring a bloody loud bell for me!
I think one of the best things about Gerald, our bus for me is that I am more in charge now. I have not gotten pissed since being on the bus. Tipsy, yes. But even that is in no comparison to my past!
Don't be hard on yourself, babe.

Hey willpower! Day 5, it must be today! Well done, babes!

ma Nigel is gorgeous!
and for your dad situation.
Dd2 has asked me to sort all those type of things out now, while I'm fit. This is a reminder that we all should, really.

spanna my darling. You are really, really good!

baby well fucking done, babes!
Agree with sweet's suggestion. Try to find a picture from before.
I don't lose much in weight but my body changes lots. Right now I'm heavier than when I started but still am happy with the progress, though.

Hey April, obrigada Isinde alias Mouse and other other fantastic babes! Don't be offended if I missed you, please.

Hoping to solve my internet problems this week so that I'm on the bus in the evenings on on weekends.

Love you all and wish us all a good week!

x-posted there (took almost an hour in-between tasks!)

Hands, welcome babe!
Post, post, post. That is the best for me, personally. I am always inspired by the babes who are completely or longer AF and it reminds me to just keep trying.
Good luck, lovely!

Isindeeeee!!!
How are you, babes?

Isinde!! great to see you back sweetheart. Am also in de mood for Spring!

Spanna yay for the extra hour of sleep. Day 21 for you today, whoop whoop!

Sweet Zamo? (Maybe you had a dark side!)

Hands completely relate to your words. Welcome to the bus.

Khalis hope you are feeling better today babe , horrible spending the weekend feeling poorly.

Willpower morning babe, glad you are feeling the benefits of day 5, go you!

Love to all other babes and lurkers. Xx

Thanks for the warm welcome . I'm about to go to the recycling bank at the supermarket to get rid of all these empty bottles. I'm already starting to obsess about drinking and its only lunch time. Its not just the drinking that's getting me down but the amount of time I spend thinking about it. I know I've got to stop and I've got to do it now. I have a selection of flavoured waters for this evening (the worst time for me is between 5 and 7 when I'm preparing dinner). Lots of love and big hugs to you all xx

Isindemood- just Hands is fine xx

I'm climbing back on the bus. Full of headache and self loathing.

Day 1. Again.

Will be back this evening to chat properly.

Afternoon babes, sorry have been AWOL but have been busy. Just back from a weekend in London (I live in Ireland) with my daughters and loved every minute of it. Over the full weekend I had one large glass of red wine - result

Hope you're feeling better khalisi

Welcome hands

Noggin? Muffin?

Scooby? Bobinog?

Crackerjack * I like this one

Camberwick. Roobarb.

Worzel. Womble.

I like Crackerjack. (Jack for short)

hands welcome. you sound like me. I am only on day 4 because of the anti-biotics and the threat I would puke myself to death if I drink alcohol. Left to will power I would be on day zero as usual. Having the decision taken out of my hands for a few days is good though - spare me that endless internal dialogue and debate.
april wassup?
khalisi take it easy
indie hugs to you babe
waves to everyone.

I now have my third period in 8 weeks!!

Alias, there's a close guess in there! [Grin]

Ma, sympathy. I had my first period this year, last week. Seemed like my insides saved it all up. (Why is there not a boak emoticon?) Can I ask a question of you babes? Last week i didn't drink, but my husband wasn't here so I'd have had to buy wine myself, which i didn't do, despite shopping on a regular basis in places where i could have. Anyway, i've been telling him for ages that i want to stop/cut down to normal consumption and he agreed, but doesn't seem to believe i have a problem. His present to me coming home was two bottles of wine. Aw no.... i drank them and today asked him to pick up a bottle on the way home. He did. I've just been out to the car and there are three cases of wine in the boot. Is he trying to help me kill myself?