The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Soaking Up The Warm Sunshine, Instead Of The Warm White Wine!

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Hi, I'm Mouse :)

Welcome to The Brave Babes Battle Bus.

A place for pouring out your heart without being judged, mostly because a lot of us have been exactly where you are right now, or somewhere similar.

We've been around for a while, so there's not much that we've not seen..... or heard.... or been through ourselves.

Some of the Babes are newer to the Bus, some of the Babes have been here on dear old "Gerald" (The name this Bus was given by one of the Babes, I forget who now!I suspect IsinDe or Silver) for a little while longer!

EVERYONE is welcome here. Drinkers, those who are complete non drinkers, and those who are somewhere in the middle of all of the above. :)

Some Babes are in control of their drinking, some not so much. It's dreadfully hard some days, days when there is nothing going around your head except thinking that you MUST have a drink and you sit there trying to work out when, what time you can have that first mouthful of ice cold poison.

Whatever your goal here, or why you're here, we'll all help you along the way, YOUR WAY.

There will be one of us on here that can relate to your life story as if it were a mirror they were looking at, someone to hold your hand if you want it, catch you if you fall, which you may or may not. Positive thinking, just One Day At A Time.

No one Babe is better than any other, we've all been addicts. We've all suffered, yes some more than others but it's not a competition (and no-one gets turned away) but if you rack up shed loads of sober days, you will be a winner on the thread!!

So, if you want somewhere safe to sit and enjoy the warming summer sun, come find a seat, have a chat or just sit and listen to the rest of us yakking on!!

Nice to meet you :) all.

Also, here is the latest thread -

THE LATEST THREAD WE'VE SHARED OUR STORIES AND EXPERIENCES ON

And this is the very first thread -

AND THIS THREAD, THIS THREAD IS EXTREMELY SPECIAL BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE JOURNEY STARTED, AND HAS SINCE EVOLVED OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS

Hope to chat soon, Mousey x

9.30 and dark. And raining (naturally). We have had no summer at all here in Scotland. Ds goes back to school in under 3 weeks and we haven't had one picnic, one trip to the beach, one barbecue, drinks in the garden, or any outdoor activities save one boat trip when the passengers got fluffy blankets to put round them - in July.
On the plus side, I haven't bought sun cream, sandals, shorts, sunhats or any outdoor activity stuff......
Absolutely bloody rubbish.

Hi everyone, am reading but not necessarily posting. As far as being AF goes, I have drunk ever night since Weds unfortunately (still infuriated re that) but thankfully I haven't been drunk, which is an improvement of sorts I suppose

Ma - You've not missed feck all summer wise in Anglesey, mind you, before we went away the weather here where we are :)

At least you didn't waste several hundred pounds to watch the wind, rain, sleet and various other mixes of British weather in someone else's cottage for a friggin week!!

Just off to boy the boy to bed, he's growing so much and yet every day, I see the pain he hides, in his eyes, when his legs and his back hurt.

I'm back :)

He's had earache which in a way is good because he has his hearing test tomorrow..... as mean as that sounds...it's a good thing.

Petri and storm - nice to meet you, and all of the other newer Babes. :)

It's late and I've been sorting all the post and bills, calls, admin, hospital appts etc today. I'm absolutely shattered.

venus - thank you.

It's very quiet on here, maybe the Babes are off on holidays or have lots of things to juggle, work and children?

Anyway, I'll see you all tomorrow. Take care of yourselves. Mouse xxx

Hey Nancery :)

Yes, of course it's an improvement, and not of sorts! You are brilliant because you made the conscious decision to stop and didn't get drunk.

Small steps that you don't really realise you're doing at the time, build up to huge parts of your life, the NEW life of a person in control of whether or not they drink.

The thing is, like most things in life, this drinking shit doesn't come with an instruction book, or any kind of step by step DVD to watch, an App you can download.....

What it does come with is us, The Brave Babes. A group of regular drinkers, or complete tee-totallers, those who have a social drink, those who binge drink and those who have been absolutely dry for weeks, months, years, decades........

If you're looking for a non judgmental place to be, a place you can be honest about yourself, or even just ask questions..... then take a seat. Everyone is welcome xx

Night all.

Mousey xxx

Day 4
Tomorrow will be the big test coming home from work and not having a drink. So far so good though.
This place is such wonderful support, I am glad I found you all.

Day 4 is excellent sober well done. Like you I find working days harder than weekends actually. Come home, get changed, open the wine...
nancery as mouse said, even being more awarded is progress. I had a couple of glasses of fizz yesterday lunchtime as it was my sisters birthday, came home and eyed up the bottle of white in the fridge. Normally I would have just continued with that but I am pleased to say, it is still there and intact. So yes, I drank yesterday, but I didn't drink it all!
hope if you are reading, hope the holiday is going OK and you are surviving.
faire wry rural ladame thurso...you babes still out there?

Aware, not awarded!

That is fantastic demented, you have great willpower.

Yes this week back at work will be the test, so far I am pretty happy with drinking ginger and lemon tea and after checking my bank statement, knowing I will be saving over $80 a week (I'm in Oz) from stopping drinking. So I can look forward to treating myself each month with something nice.

But yeah, that 3.30pm feeling I used to get in the office thinking I will buy a bottle on the way home, is basically what got me through each day. It is going to be a testing time.

Hello, quick check in and a wave to everyone.
Day 1 again (again, again, again). I don't think I've got it in me at the moment to go AF, but if I can manage it more days than not I'll be pleased.

Hey April.The bus is practically deserted these days....I'm not AF much, well at all, but I love in hope.
Big today for me to tomorrow with 3 back to back meetings in Edinburgh around my big plan, followed by more meetings the following day at Edinburgh castle. Lots of soldier ogling...

Ooops, live in hope. Although I love in hope too.......

ma three back-to-back soldiers

mouse sleet ?! In JULY? at least you were in an actual house, we've got a bloody caravan...

Wow I did it .
Came home from work and for the first time since I don't know when I made a brew !
Listened to the hypnosis app in bed last two nights and will read a chapter of Alan Carr ( I read Alan Carr 12 years ago for smoking and never looked back )
I've gone the odd evening without a drink but can someone tell me if I would expect yo withdraw physically ? I would normally have 3/4 bottle sometimes more ( ashamed )
Am reading all the posts and you are all an inspiration ....and I'm. It nodding off trying to read !!

Well done storm!

Good luck today ma

Failed at day 1 but today is a whole new day.

Good luck today ma. Day 1 again for me :(

Well done storm. The first few days are the worst so keep at it!

Morning babes, survived wedding yesterday with minimal amount of alcohol, was tucked up in bed at 11 - took the first lift possible home from the wedding. It was a good day and looked like being a good night but I played the video through to the end and knew it would be a messy one so I said I was feeling sick and went home.

Waves to all babes x

Hi all, I haven't been around for a bit due to family circumstances but hope everyone is ok? Haven't read back yet, will try to catch up.

In the meatime... s'up?

Hi there faire I doubt you were reading the thread after you last posted but there were many heartfelt messages for you

april sober and any others who are at the start (or re-start) of this journey - just keep on trying and keep on posting - we love to hear how things are going. Look on each day as a new experiment, if what you tried yesterday didn't work then try something different today. Keep going until you are getting the results you want. Don't look upon anything as a failure, all data is valid. And it turns from data into useful information when you act on the cumulative results.

ma hope you are enjoying the rain in Edinburgh. I've sent you a pm

Hi Venus am doing ok not AF but moderating. DH away at present and I am lonely and finding it difficult to sleep on my own ....pathetic I know.
Would have seen this as a green light to remove the brakes but I haven't
Need to get a few more AF days under my belt though.
How is everyone else doing ?

Well I managed day 2 . Now that really is the longest I've abstained in god knows how long ( apart from being ill ! ) .
Well my underwear drawer has been overhauled , my wardrobe too and several outside jobs done ! I ve even made jam fgs !
No physical withdrawals that I can see or tell does that mean I won't or is there still time ?
Am feeling very positive .

Well done storm
I will join you tomorrow

faire welcome back. You have been very much missed!
Got to run, meetings all day at the Castle!!!!!

How did you get on yesterday ma?

Lovely to see you faire

venus, I love that - all data is valid. Today's data is that I feel bright eyed and bushy tailed after an AF day yesterday.

We're moving house in less than 2 weeks (the culmination of 5 years of leaky roof, statutory notices, false starts, buyers pulling out, being outbid etc.) so I'm not sure how I'll do, but one hour at a time....

Waves to all I've not NC, posting on my phone at work and my memory ain't what it used to be!

Morning all. ma my DD was in Edinburgh yesterday and tried to visit the castle but it was closed. Did you close the castle cos you didn't want to be disturbed