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

Oi!!!! Where's my opal fruit just gone?????

Afternoon.

GP has upped my ADs, but has also ordered some blood tests because she is concerned that they have worked for me in the past, and there are no external emotional triggers. So checking thyroid function and a couple of other things I can't remember because I have the concentration and retention of a forgetful goldfish.

Hope, stay strong, keep fighting.

Khalisi, I do have a landline, but I don't give anyone other than close family the number. The stupid thing is, the signal on my mobile is so poor In the house, no one can contact me on it anyway.

So, just to prove there is nothing wrong with my life, and I just have a stupid brain, I went to the theatre last night. Ayckbourn's Way Up Stream. Brilliant stuff with a flooded stage (got wet in the front row) and actual moving boat.

Guggs, there's not a lot flowering at the moment, since I ripped out most of the planting when we moved in last autumn, but I have lots of lovely seedlings emerging in the greenhouse, and I am planning a colourful late Summer and Autumn.

It's puppy class to night, and I have to admit to not having done all of the homework, because walking on the lead wasn't as much fun as walking off it. But we're good on 'leave it' and eye contact.

isinde sorry I didn't reply, am in a funny mood at the moment. Well done you on pouring away the wine!

sweets it sounds like you're suffering a bit like how I feel - maybe it's the weather or something - can this Bus go somewhere warm for a change?

I get this weird sensation that I'm 'stuck' sitting on the sofa, I will just stay there for a couple of hours (feeling guilty and worthless for not getting off my butt) but like I just don't want to move? I've got no interest in anything, can't even be bothered to pick up a book, but then feel anxious that I've wasted a whole afternoon!

Alias we should start a club!

joey that made me laugh, I am here sitting on the couch with my coat still on, apparently waiting for the kids' tea to cook itself

I didn't even notice myself doing it till I read your post.

(Snatches Barry away from joey and slaps self in face before going off to the kitchen to make pasta for kids and search for low carb diet stuff in largely empty fridge)

Sweet hope the added ADs work for you. Enjoy puppy training xxx

I can waste a lot of time like that too Joey but I find I don't feel guilty about it if I give myself permission. We don't always have to be doing stuff, we don't have to be productive. In fact, doing nothing, for me, is productive because I like to 'actively' rest, if you see what I mean?

Not many people I have met are like this but I am and it's ok. We can be sloths together. The housework will still be there tomorrow

Guggs your system sounds better than any app. I like the scoring out of 10, naming the feeling and putting into perspective. Very clever.

I found this free (I think) Google App and this one which is £2.29 but haven't tried either so don't know if they're any good.

Hope, Faire, Joey

Who wants to join us?

#bravesloths

Sloths ROCK.

Well, they would if they could be bothered

Ooh a sloth club. Count me in. I can't be arsed counting myself in.
Good news. The much delayed funding has arrived in the nick of time and buys us about two months. Can do a lot in two months!
Have spent the day soldier ogling again...phwoar! They do look dashing in mess dress but there's something about the boots and combat fatigues which seem to be cut to flatter their muscly bums which just............ahem! Where am I? Whats happening?

Ma that's brilliant news !!!!!! Yay! Very happy for you and lovely boss, though jealous of your continued ogling opportunities!

You thoroughly deserve a break! Think a celebration is in order ...

By the way, you already seem to be in sloth club. If you look to the right of the photo you are there, Joey is sitting on you...

Thanks hope. Felt bad posting it while you are still struggling on. Does the sloth club have an agenda or do we just hang about doing fuck all? I would post some pics of the soldiers I ogle but worry they might be someones dh!

Ooh a sloth club. Count me in. I can't be arsed counting myself in. >> brilliant ma

Fabulous news ma!

No need to feel bad Ma, glad justice prevailed for one of us. Genuinely chuffed for you And we need you to cheer us up with stories of soldiers

Just eaten a Creme Egg that has as many carbs as my whole food intake for the entire day. Why did I do it????

On a plus side it helped me evade the wine witch..

Still on my couch. Anyone else for sloth club?

Do you think mumsnet might provide a sloth emoticon?

Well, its only temporary but it gives us hope. Precious hope.
I need to get rid of the wine witch now and get a grip.
Sloth club is my spiritual home.
All 3 dc s home tonight s girls need to vote tomorrow. For some reason they are all in ds's single bed watching Disney films and laughing themselves sick! Nice to hear them all having fun and for Ds to have his big sisters giving him the run around. They use him as their gopher and he loves it!

Ma that's brilliant news.

Dog trained. Day one done. Sweet dreams everyone.

Can I join the sloth club? I've been on the couch all evening watching the run up to the election and catching up on Car Share with Peter Kay (he was in it he wasn't sat next to me!) Unfortunately I spent the earlier part of the evening on the boast fest that is Facebook. Everyone in the world has a better life than me apparently! I only joined it to keep in touch with DS while he's at uni. Feeling pissed off xx

Morning All.

Hands, you are granted entry to the Order of the Sloth (qualifying isn't hard, but Khalisi will never do it )

Day two, and I have slept well, but struggling to surface, - that first AF morning after in a few weeks feeling.

Order of the day is to find and plug in my phone, then make my way very slowly to the polling station, practicing the loose lead walking Pup disgraced himself at last night. Just like DS he's a strategic learner, he gets the benefit of recall and sit, but doesn't see the point of being on a lead! Then I have to shove a duster round and make up the guest bed for DF who arrives for one night only tomorrow.

Today, I will not be drinking, I want to be awake to shout at the election results.

Good morning, all!

Hope you are making use of the first right of a citizen, voting!

ma hey, hey, hey!!! At least some good news!

Sweet Don't be so sure I wouldn't joint the OotS!
Well, ok. I'm too fidgety!
Although I can do a weekend of online tv marathons, if the bug catches me! Does that count?!

I'm almost afraid to say day 4 here because tomorrow is Friday
But if I can manage to stay off the juice during the week I'll be ok.
New fella bought me a selection of AF drink in support. Still don't know what to think of that. Does it mean he thinks I have a problem (how could he?!) or does it mean he actually listened when I said I want to be AF during the week?

Doing a company run tonight and am happy that I have to drive so I will not be drinking.

Hands, am welcoming you to sloth club from the comfort of my bed as no school run today

How are you and the family? Any plans for the weekend? Hope all is OK xxx

Agree about Facebook. Its the 'lovely hubby' posts that piss me off big time, as I am married to a selfish twunt. And the endless drivel. Mostly do it now to keep in touch with other hard done by colleagues around the country - our black humour club is just about sufficient pay off for the smug show offs. Although if they adore their husbands so much you would think they could wish them happy birthday in person FFS!!!!!! . Mind you the worst offender for this, who I ended up deleting from my feed, is a mum of one of dd's primary school pals who was one of the most selfish, spoilt and bitchy children I ever met, yet according to Facebook she is the most talented, wonderful, angelic and gifted girl that ever lived. Hmmmm .

Got to do some work today (office now finding us dumb projects to distract us from union activity!) and kids at home for polling day and need to revise. Also got teleconference with lying line manager at 11.00.

Help, fellow sloths! Am out of the habit of actually concentrating! Off to make a strong coffee and get going. My old client phoned me with some freelance work yesterday (knew they couldn't cope without me) so need this other stuff done to clear the decks. It's all a mess, didn't take voluntary exit cos thought could win this fight to transfer to client, now not having done so may end up missing out on freelance career with them waiting for next round.

Oh, also going out to vote of course. Actually sick with worry about the outcome of this election

Really, really getting up now, honest (extends long sloth toe towards the floor, changes mind and hides under duvet)

Day 4

are you out of bed yet looking ?!

How is everyone on the Bus today? There does seem to be a general air of lethargy and opal fruits around here?

I'm feeling crap as usual; the first week of HRT was great but the second week am back to insomnia and night sweats I suppose it takes time to settle down? Am just so impatient!

Well now babes can you help me craft a letter to my boss? He wants me to change my working days from 5 part-time days > 3 full-time days. This is 'to improve the service we provide' Unfortunately I don't want to do it, and have told him several times. He assumes its because of my kids, but 'they should be old enough to manage now' . In fact, that's not actually the reason I can't; my health isn't brilliant and I don't want to commit to working a full day plus I can't leave the dog that long but he keeps on, and on. I'm happy to cover the odd occasion if we're short-staffed etc, but not regularly. No-one else has been asked to change their hours.

I know legally he can't make me change but he's making me feel so bad about it! Today I got an email which assumed I would be doing it even though I've said NO. So I think if I respond to the email, I've then got it in writing.

alias say "what is it about no, fuck off, that you don't understand?"
that should do it