The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Battling The Wicked Wine Witch, One Day At A Time!

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Hello, I'm mouse, one of the Babes who have been on this lovely, rickety bus called Gerald for some time now!

There's no judgy pants worn on this bus, nor hoking of bosoms!! It's filled with every day life, love and laundry. As simple as that. The rest falls in between.

We're a welcoming, supporting thread, filled with a mine of information from many years of experience, from those who have consumed alcohol day in, day out...hidden the 'habit', the lie, disguised our drinking with many an excuse. So perfected over the years or new to the guilt of drinking more than you think you should.....

Anyway, old or new, lurker or not, come and say hello to us if you feel the need. We'd love to meet you if we haven't already :)

Thank you for reading this, find a seat, hide green opal fruits if you find any, they're like gold dust around here! Aren't they ma!!

See you soon, I hope.

Mouse x

And, if you'd like to see where we all began, sit with a cup of tea/coffee and have a peek at this - the beginning

And our latest thread that will take you back to many others enjoy your read!

Link to book

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Thanks wish for sharing your wisdom and experience it all helps. And wise words about special being a carer - I think she's had the weight of the world on her shoulders. special!how are you today ? What do we do on MN if we are really worried about someone?

I'm ok.
Trying to work out some more support. Please don't worry, I'm ok.

Glad you're OK special xx

Come back if you need is special. Don't mean to add any pressure. Hope you work out a plan. You are a brave and special lady. Hang on in there.

How's the flu pop ?
I'm drinking, xxx cared myself a bit . Feeling sorry fout myself.

What time is it special are you home and safe and your DH is he OK. Try and eat and go to bed honey. But keep on letting us know you are OK.

It's 6am ish right niw. I don't go out drinking, just home. Dh usok. He's not upset with me. Dd is as angry with me. Kids went to church group yesterday,

I'm o.k. promised to not drink today. That first drink felt so good. Ended up puking and puking dh even emptied bucket , he's getting whizzy on that walker!

I'm o.k. I'm just stupidly ridiculous a nd let the family down, a nd all of you
I have no friends in this place. I know I'm whining...sorry.
Just threw my d sobriety away.

You ok special?

Flu is very slowky subsiding bit I still feel like shit. Didn't help myself by drinking half bottle of wine last night to cope with house moving blues. Wasn't drunk at least but it definitely hasn't helped my recovery from the lurgy. Flipping schools. Why can't I just give in and send DDs to the special measures on me down the road and keep my lovely house!!

On me = one

Oh pop! I wish you could keep the house too! Is your new place ok?
I'm feeling crappy. My head hurts.you did great just drinking half a bottle. I'd count that as success.
Hug.

special thanks. Hug back. Think how much better your head will feel tomorrow if you can stay sober today. The London house and school scene would sound mad to a rural US dweller if I started to describe it!

St Patrick's day today! I'm on day 6 of non drinking. And I'm Irish. This is hard.

special and pop sorry to hear things have been tough, keep fighting x

Actually, it's only day 5 I just realised. Feels so much longer!

Ugh. Saw GP. She is lovely but her advice is just put on weight and eat more salt. Sooo tough. Historic eating disorder although ok now.

I was arrested a few weeks ago as my sister reported me as a missing person with suicidal tendencies. Even writing that makes me sound mad. Home with DD and helping her with a psychology essay - she clearly has me to thank for her talent with that subject. Hugs to all.

lobster you sound like a magnificent person to me. Assume your sister was acting out of love.

My DP is Irish. So the DDs have been deciding which half of them should celebrate today !

Happy St Patrick's everyone

cunning well done on day 5.

Checking in, haven't read back so hope all OK.
indie you out there?

Hugs lobster, historical eating disorder here too (it never totally goes though does it?). I'm struggling to maintain weight (and going through phases of actively trying to loose it) whilst drinking up to 1000 cals worth of booze some nights so understand how just telling someone to put on weight is really not helpful in that context. Do you think seeing a dietician would help you? NhS referral might realistically be hard to come by but could you pay for a one off private session? And like pop said your sister was acting out of love and concern. You don't sound mad at all, and your support to others on here shows what a fab person you are.

Have had a fairly good day today. Worked over 14 hours yesterday but managed to moderate quite well when I got home. Been out shopping and treated myself to a couple of new outfits, and enjoyed just being out and about. Lovely sunny day here, but made the mistake of deciding to enjoy a beer in the sun when I got home at 5. Still had loads to do but kidded myself that I could enjoy one then get on with the rest of my evening. So needless to say I am now on drink number 3 and struggling to do anything productive. Going away tomorrow so have lots to do, will have to get up extra early instead. Im at the start of four days off (very rare event!) and don't want to waste any of them hungover.

special hope your ok.

cunning well done on day 5!

pop moving house is such a stress, I really feel for you. When do you expect you'll get the keys?

cunning well done on day 5! St Patrick's day always seems like a day people use as an excuse to get very drunk, I've always tried to stay away from it as I don't need to be told it's ok to get drunk...that never ends well!

lobster sounds like you are having a tough time. GP didn't sound like they were helpful. Sounds much like when I went to mine about my drinking and he told me to be the designated driver to help me cut down. Uh ok then.

ma any word on the job?

made how's it going?

elba here we go for our girly weekends, let's do this. You and some precious days off, focus on enjoying them hangover free.

My af days didn't happen so I'm kicking myself but I have been so stressed with my dd (just normal toddler stuff) and work and just having too much to do with too little time that having a drink has just been too easy. I will readdress it after the weekend.

Happy Friday babes

Sorry elba you HAVE some precious days off not 'and'

Hello to all you babes. I'm Irish too so at the races yesterday drinking too much champagne (oh dear) and also off for the weekend Elba and Claret to Dublin ( dear oh dear) will count my units but not sure that will change much. Haven't seen my friends for ages. DH really depressed, a blogger he was following died yesterday aged 32 (same disease as him) so I was thinking of not going but I need a weekend away. special how are you doing? Keep getting back on the bus. And well done to all you others who are managing AF days and if you're struggling keep believing that you can do this and have a great weekend everyone.

Have a lovely time claret and wish. Sounds like we all need the break.

drank more than I meant to last night but wasn't drunk and no hangover, just need to try and carry on this way!

Having a bit of a rubbish time right now. Thought I'd check in and say hello.
Will post an update later. Had a few drinks on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday have been AF. I hope Saturday will be too.
Finding it difficult at the moment to not drink.