The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Braving The Wine Witch & Her Alcohol Free Autumn

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Hello

I’m Mouse one of the Brave Babes who ride on this wonderful Bus, called Gerald, along with all the Opal Fruits wrappers and of course Barry The squid.

We all have a wise variety of life experiences and experiences with alcohol too. We’re not admirers of hang overs and we certainly don’t do judgey pants!

We’re here to ride along with you, when life is pants but also when it’s not as well and you my want to celebrate that bit too much!

So find a seat and come take a ride. I’ll link the previous and also the very first link and the reason we’re all here.

*Mouse

Me too Grotbags!

Oh! There it is

Happy Belated Birthday Mint I hope you're feeling better and that you maneuvered your works do without too much temptation x

Well done sofa - Better at the bold than me!
I'm feeling the same as you with regards to little wins at not drinking much. Met my parents at the pub and had 2 beers. My husband has just gone to the shop for a bottle of whisky and I have taken myself upstairs with a mag and a cup of tea. I can't control what he does but I can do the best for me. And although I've had a couple of beers I know that I will feel fine tomorrow rather than having half the whisky and writing the whole day off.

@venusandmars hello lovely xxx

Grotbags I hear you and yes it's the guilt of thinking Iv done well, DH only drinks when out so not so much a few G&T's at the most, so extra alcohol in the house isn't the issue for us, I think I'd be in a bigger hole if there was extra in the house, I realise that my issues with wine are mine,

Well done for sticking to a couple of beers and retreating with a cuppa, ate your parents aware?
Small steps x

Happy Birthday Mint! Hi to everyone I know and glad to hear most are struggling on with whatever degree of abstinence they need.

I've been absent as crazily busy with family but have hung on to my own abstinence - that's to say keeping to the much reduced levels of drinking I've been doing since September when I rolled aboard this bus.

Still need to have more AF days and will try for that in January.

Hope MsHoolie you're okay tonight, thinking of you and others in this battle.

must have fallen off the bus when it went round a corner. who the hell is driving?
lurgy has struck so day off work doing online shopping from my sick bed.

Thank you for the birthday wishes.
Sorry not to NC you all but I'm here thinking of you all.
I did drink on the day, we had champagne all night. But I behaved myself, apart from dancing to cheesy Christmas music, drunk water in between and am off to work today without the fear.
Ma
I can sympathize, I still have this horrible cold, flu, lurgy, bubonic plague thing but only five days to go then I'm off and can relax and hopefully beat it into submission!

I have a horrible, dry, irritating cough. If it's anything like dp's then it is even more irritating to other people

I've done terribly. Can't even seem to go one day. Went to shop for milk determined not to buy wine. Didn't even fancy wine.
Bought wine.
Now feel warm and fuzzy and crap at having no willpower.

On plus side have gp appt tomorrow so will tell her to immediately put my into rehab and organise marvellous nanny to supervise dc.

Oh. Sorry. Dropped off there for a minute!!!

Sofa. It's my mum and her other half
They are 2 bottle a night each. All of her family are either piss heads or dead from it.
My dad has never touched alcohol but I only
See him in the day so he would t know I have a problem.
I have proper fallen off the bus. Respect to everyone who is still
Riding xx

Grotbags don't be too hard on yourself , seeing certain family members certainly makes me feel crap about myself so then I drink and drink, I do try to limit amount of contact and would love to go NC but circumstance and guilt make it hard.
4-5 members on one side of family are alcoholics , one died young from it.

Ginger I often have the same fantasy so you not alone , I can go 3-4 days and pat myself on the back when I just buy milk/bread then off I go again.. not a violent person but would love to smack da wine bitch up

Sending hugs to all you lovely babes xx

It's been a quiet bus for a few days. I hope that everyone is getting the love and support they need at a time of year when all the pressure is on.

checking in. another one here with the dry cough here. AF last night due to being at ds school concert. Finished work now and getting organised for Christmas. DDs are off to the ballet today - watching, not participating - then a Christmas night before DD2 heads off to her BF for Christmas.
Joiner is here fitting new internal doors so the house is full of sawdust...sigh

Evening you lovely lot. Work has been so busy this week. Only two days to go! I'm so looking forward to a couple of days off!
Hope everyone is well.

Anyone out there.......?

I'm here!!! Just about to go to work. Roll on 5.30 and that's me done for three days!
I have my Asda Christmas shopping coming this evening and I aim to not leave the farm until Wednesday!

mint happy belated birthday!

Day 50 af today. That feels like an achievement. Horrid day yesterday - difficult day with family but I was honest and didn't drink even though everyone else did.

Going to be a tough few days to be af reasons to keep going.
No Hangover or horrific guilt anx waking up
No worry about health or impact upon children
Don't constantly spent my time obsessing about alcohol is there enough? Can I drink yet? How can I have more without looking like an alcoholic? Have I had too much? Etc.....

Good luck doing what you all need to do over the next few days x

hey venus. you ok?
My tasks for today are to brave M&S to pick up the turkey, and then buy a new strap for DS' guitar and something for dad and I am completely and utterly done.
What do I buy someone who lives in a care home and who has advanced dementia?

One more reason to be af I have lost 4lb since going at 50 days ago. I don't loose easily so this is a boost!

Saywhen 50 days is incredible, I’m in awe of you. Hang on in there.

Saywhen
50 days! That's awesome!

I've decided that I'm not stressing about Christmas/New Year anymore. It is what it is. But this I do know, I'll be starting January dry, back at the gym and cutting out sugar. I did it last year, even through the bad times so I'm convinced I can do it next year and stick to it this time!
Fingers crossed anyway!

hey mrshoolie how are you?
I have bought the last food and drink and wrapped the last present and am officially done. A whole day early!
Have spent way too much but don't care. Older dcs are expensive at Christmas but otherwise it is SO much easier. One school concert for teen ds (which he wasn't bothered if we went to or not) and that's been about it. Everyone chilled, doing their own things.

Afternoon everyone, hope all is well. I've been on and off the bus this month but I'm finally done with it all. Was watching a film last night and seeing the mum in it constantly drinking and passed out on the the sofa was uncomfortable viewing, especially as the film was based on a true story. So I poured out all the alcohol I had in the house. I'm done with it. Roll on the first sober non pregnant Christmas in years!! Sending you all best wishes and a happy Christmas!!!