Brave Babes Battle Bus - Holding our heads up like thistles

[MaryMungoAndMidgies]

I bit the bullet - Come on in, excuse the faint whiff of dog!

The last thread

Morning. Tired and groggy due to poor sleep, so feel hungover but with the knowledge that my liver had a night off. Going to try again today. Genuinely cannot remember the last time I did 2 AF days in a row.
Hope how's things?
Wry indie mouse....you all ok?

Morning babes, apologies again for my drunken post. No idea what the hell I was trying to say. As you can gather, it was not an AF evening but I remember most of it just not what the fuck that post was about. Sorry guys.

Feel better now after a mammoth lie in with ML. Off out to ride in a bit.

So proud of elba and crochet, and well done ma*! You are all doing so so so much better than me... I am ashamed of myself, given your great efforts. Keep going and telling me how fabulous it is to be AF, remind me of what waking up with a clear head and sparkly eyes feels like.

elba, I am partial to a litre or five of ginger beer, but now I will be more cautious in my consumption of it, I hope the fall out wasn't too bad, and that you are feeling better

Join us tonight lala as we gear up for another battle.
I have managed a two mile walk today and was gasping like a fish out of water ( it was uphill all the way, mind you).
Got to keep trying...

Yes come on in lala, the (sparkling) water's lovely! I think there's a few of us on the front seats of the bus tonight.

Well done ma on the AF night and on the walk this morning.

Definitely got to keep trying.

Definatly too many sweeteners in the ginger beer I really should know better

Struggling a bit already, and craving a beer for some reason. Have to go into work as bloody laptop playing up and have to prep for some teaching tomorrow, then for someone's leaving drinks. I will be driving, which is fine, but usually would manage that by the fact I could come home and drink. Don't want to go out at all really, much rather stay holed up here but I guess I have to. Back to work/reality tomorrow.

Sorry not to name check, but pleased to see that there will be a few of us attempting this together tonight. Xx

Been tempted all afternoon but hanging on in. Next few hours will tell. How are you all doing?

Rode yet another horse. My girl was laughing at me. Just at the pub, had a roast, and ten thousand pints of beer... Waiting on ML's bro and fiancée. I am bloody knackered.

Doing ok so far, was tempted for an hour or so from about 4pm but resisted, wine witch was telling me that a couple of glasses would be OK, managed to ignore her by watering the garden very well.
Ok now though.

Done it . 2 days AF for the first time this year ...

Well done ma, it feels good doesn't it?
I've done 4 days now, best I've done for years. Off to bed now, day 5 tomorrow, and my blood pressure check, which is what inspired me to join this bus.
Hope everyone else is ok.

Well done ma excellent work!

Still af here too. Made as brief an appearance for leaving drinks as could get away with and it felt a bit like torture, insanely jealous of everyones drinks knowing I was coming back to sodding mint tea. In bed now (can I just move into it permanently?!)...back to work tomorrow, but at least not too early a start for once. Tomorrow will be day 6...

Well done crochet! Hope the blood pressure check goes ok...its a good incentive to have!

Elba day 6 is awesome. Crochet, brilliant on day 4. We shall have to share the smock of smug. Where are the rest of the babes

Love the "smock of smug"!
Mr Crochet (makes me laugh😁) Is still drinking, but, I think, feeling a bit uncomfortable that I'm not. He seems to think that if my BP is ok today, I'll be back on the vino tonight - I won't. I feel so much better without it. I'd like to be able to have a glass or 2, but don't think I can stop there so will lay off entirely for now.

Well done ma, crochet and elba, you are truly inspirational.

crochet how was the blood pressure test? elba well bloody done for resisting the leaving drinks, it may be torture but you are already reaping the benefits. ma super well done for doing two nights in a row, give yourself a mad pat on the back!

Just about had enough here, just met someone whilst walking the fog (), and I must have been slightly drunk last time I met her, as I had no idea a) what her dogs names were b) where she lived c) what on earth her name was. I have met her a fair few times. She looked at me like I was slightly mad as I laughed nervously and tried to cover my tracks. It's getting to the point where I can't remember conversations or who the feck people are. This really really worries me. Obviously not enough to stop me drinking

Hungover a-bloody-gain this morning, overslept and didn't let the poor gardener in, and then he rang so rushed downstairs with last night's make up still on, hair all bedraggled, and with a yappy pup (in my defence I did get her up and fed and in the garden when ML set off for work at 6, so no need to get the RSPCA just yet, pretty sure I take much better care of her than I do myself).

So I am guessing that seeing as you are all doing so well, I ought to leave you to it. Not trying to be some sort of drama queen, but I am sure my drunken updates would just distract from your wonderful progress.

Got the dreaded meet the parents (yes I know I sound about 14) at the weekend, so that is stressing me out as well.

Hope you are all having a lovely day. Oh and elba, I reached for the sugar free ginger beer this morning, then remembered your experience... I put it back down

Lala don't go! Keep reading and joining in, it was reading about other peoples success here that inspired me to jump aboard. Perhaps the time isn't right at the moment for you to stop/ cut down, but stay here and that time may come. If you go, who will I litter the garden with, never mind walking the fog 😬

Blood Pressure was still high, so I have to do it myself (good old nhs!) for a week and take results back to the nurse, so more incentive for me to stay off the booze.

Elba and ma and anyone I've forgotten, well done so far, proud of us all, and it really helps to be able to come here knowing there's support.

ma - well done
elba bloody amazin

Please keep going, both of you, just another few seconds or minutes - they all add up.

And if it doesn't work out today, then just get up and try again tomorrow. One day it will be ok - I can tell you that eventually you just don't want any more.

Layla hope you stay on the Bus as long as you need to

Ma well done lovely, now just keep going

I have post-holiday blues, am feeling quite down

Scraped through the hour between 6 and 7 by the skin of my teeth. Genuinely only the thought of you lot which kept me going. Especially as I did a terrible terrible thing today.

Well done *ma! Can't believe you did anything dreadful. 😇

how are you doing elba? Was work ok?

I scraped through from 5 -7 by drinking tonic ice and lime, and pretending (and wishing) there was gin in it. Day 5 almost done, onwards and upwards......

Tonic, ice and and lime here too...it's tough though.
I did do something awful. I said that an initiative we were running had "grown arms and legs". I said it in front of a triple amputee!!!!

Gallows humour ma! Did the amputee see the funny side? I've said some pretty stupid things to people over the years, luckily no ones ever thumped me!

I feel awful .He's a veteran who lost his limbs in Afghanistan...of he had laughed or made a gallows humour comment it would have been ok but everyone just went silent.
I am consoling myself with the fact he now has a work placement which, hopefully, may lead to a permanent job. My face was beetroot!

Day 3 done and dusted. My nemesis day so very proud to have got through it. It's been a long time since I did 3 days. You lot inspire me.
Lala you still with us?
Joey did you have a good holiday?

I'm sorry ma you must feel dreadful, trouble is it's just one of those phrases that trip off the tongue. I'm sure the other people there know that.
Sleep well so you'll be ready for your day 4 tomorrow 😴