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

well done housewife. You picked a hell of a time to do it so bravo for you. Whenever the moment is right, is the right time for you.
I will attempt dry January - or maybe start just after Christmas as new year is not something I celebrate any way. Happy Christmas to you too.

Too many of you to namecheck, but well impressed by saywhen and lapland, and as always thoughts to mshoolie. I’m currently clinging to the bumper of the sidecar, cant say I won’t be drinking over Christmas, what with guests and miserable tw*t of a DH, but I’m certainly gearing up for dry January.

Slingsanderrors
I hear you. I'm just going with the flow right now. (And a glass of Prosecco 😕)
Let's do DJ together.

So to all my lovely fellow passengers, the beautiful and brave babes...here's to you all, may your Christmas be jolly and full of chocolate cheer.

Thank you Mshoolies mint and slings

It's been a long time coming. With lots of reasons to remember why "Just the one" doesn't work for me.

When I've done tomorrow everyone will have seen me not drinking so the questions about why I'm not drinking will be covered. For a bit anyway. Then i can get on with the real bit living without alcohol.

Hope you are all ok. About to head off to bed and watch some tv with tea.

Mint. I would very much like to join you and hopefully others for dry January. Just need to get there first. X

two small glasses of wine and really not enjoying it so have come to my senses and am in bed with a mug of Christmas Chai. Delicious spiced tea from the Wee Tea company.

Wrongwayup
I used the Dry January app last year. I managed to do almost 90 days straight with it. I've got it primed and ready on my mobile. Realistically there's no point me trying to be AF over Christmas/New Year, apart from my on call night's. I shall just try and moderate it instead.

Thank you dementedma. (And Christmas chai tea sounds lovely, I will investigate the Wee Tea Company after Christmas as right now I am officially skint!)

Just popping by to wish everyone a very happy Christmas.
I'll play the booze thing by ear, have lots of great soft drinks in and dry January ahead.

First Christmas in years as a single woman - what a year it's been!

You are all fabulous, I am so grateful for your help and support.
Please take this post as a hello to all Babes, old and new and lurking.

Love and peace to all x

Hello you lovely lot
Just popping on to wish every one of you a Happy Christmas! Whether you're dry, moderating, in the side car or lurking - take care, be kind to yourselves and have fun
See you on the other side
Hugs to all xxxxxx

Heres to you all. 🎄🎄🎄🎄

Christmas Eve a bit shit so gone to bed. just no magic in it anymore. Only got tomorrow to get through then back to normal.

Sending warmest, heartfelt message to all of you. Whether your Christmas is good or bad, busy or lonely, sober or hazy or pickled.

Hi all, just popping in to wish you all a happy Christmas - the best one you can have ( I know many struggle with this time of year).
I will be attempting DJ.

Happy Christmas Bus Babes [santa]

Sending warmest thoughts to all, new and old, regulars and lurkers.xx

Seasons greetings to all. Struggling a bit over here. Looking forward to af Jan. I find I look forward to not drinking the way I used to look forward to drinking. Maybe it's a good sign? Such a hard time to control the urges. Anyone doing so successfully? I'don't appreciate a positive story right now.

I'd appreciate not I don't

Just caught up on thread....3 whole pages worth since I last popped in! I'm still af..... having a daily small urge to have a drink but much less than it was before. I'm now on day 43 - saywhen - I'm catching you up! I know I have to do this all put? No messing, and if I were to have a drink tomorrow that would be it for me. Can't moderate so can't allow myself to drink any longer- that's just how it is. I have felt better by not drinking...unfortunately I'm wallowing in food instead - I know it's not a good response but it's getting me through. I plan to kick the extra eating into touch in January...just as long as I keep alcohol free that's all I need for now. Still finding that facing up to feelings and emotions without the crutch of alcohol is the hardest thing for me. But also know it's better in the grand scheme of things.

Feeling about as unexciting about tomorrow as possible
..makes me feel so sad and guilty to say that....I have 3 wonderful children but the excitement and happiness just aren't here for me right now. Just finally finished all the Santa businessential and I know tomorrow I will have 3 very excited little boys...but it's been a really difficult couple of weeks, my autistic son has been in meltdown more times this last few days and I just feel battered with the relentlessness of it all. But....
Tomorrow is a new day. Today in fact! Christmas day is here now. So let's rejoice in the hope we can all have for the future.

Peace, love, hope and blessings upon blessings to all on this bus xxxxxxxxxx
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Hey
.. old friends and new. HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you all, and here is to an amazing 2018. Love you ladies xxxx

Happy Christmas to all fellow Bus Babes! Wishing all of you the best for 2018, may we all find the strength and inspiration in ourselves and in each other to be able to make our dreams come true.

Merry Christmas to all the bus babes.
I’m still in the sidecar - actually hanging onto the bumper - but haven’t been this sober on Christmas since I was about 10!
‘D’ H went to bed before 7pm as he “didn’t feel well”. I hate the fucker and 2018 will be the year I get rid.
I’m off to the spare room.

Hey all. Happy Christmas babes xxx

Hello, Hope you all managed to get through the big day. It was a bit of a difficult chrismas eve here. DH and I both drank too much and bickered a bit, partly becasue I did, and paid for, all of the christmas shopping for family, including DS, and DH drank the port left our for santa I think santa would be better with a nice ginger ale next year, plus most of the rest of the bottle, but didn't do the christmas stocking and claimed he didn't know how. I had filled the flipping thing, it was just a case of putting it on the end of the bed. DS is 9. Anyway, DH is not from the UK, and they don't do christmas presents in his home country, or at least his family don't (they do celebrate, but no presents). Also, he lost his dad this year, and his mum was upset that he didn't go home at christmas, and he was feeling down too. So, then I felt bad about bickering about trivial things. Yesterday was much better, he didn't drink at all, and cooked christmas dinner. I moderated. Here's to a boxing day with no drunken rows. I feel like a long walk somewhere wild.

We had a long wild walk in the sunshine, after a grey, wet, sedentary, dismal Christmas.

Be warm, be kind to yourself.

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