The Brave Babes Battle Bus - New year, old battles, big resolve

[SweetLathyrus]

Hi, I'm SweetLathyrus, Sweet for short, and I've been on and off Gerald the Brave Babes Battle Bus for years, so this time it's me standing in for our wonderful Mouse to invite you on board.

The bus is a place of support, safety and occasional silliness for those of us struggling with our relationship with alcohol. Some of us are sober, some are trying to be, some are moderating and aren't ready to give up alcohol just yet.

So whatever your reason for questioning the whys and WTFs of your drinking, hop on board, make yourselves comfortable and join in.

If you want to see what it's like, here's the link to the last thread, the one that saw us through Christmas.

And if you want to know how it all started, here is the link to JWN's original, inspiring thread.

Join us on our journey, you won't regret it.

@gingergenius

You don't have to answer this but I'm curious so thought I'd ask!

What happens when you think? Or if you don't let yourself think, what are you afraid will happen?

Forever maybe we should consider adding a crochet shrug to the smock of smug - with some sparkle?? That should keep us busy, running for me tonight too, I'm hoping that will help with the early evening pangs.

Thanks Twattage 😇.
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Gold* I'm also guilty of the tablet use after midnight but I'm just going with it for now. I'm sure our sleep will even out eventually. I'm currently re-watching Call the Midwife 🙄. What do you do? Maybe we should set up Scrabble group or something. (Middle aged, me??)
Yorkshire I love the idea of karate ing the wine witch in the wine tummy. I'll try and keep that vision in mind.
Marge do you do any virtual runs at all? The ones that you enter, do in your own time and get s medal for?
Good luck for the weekend vet.
Last name I hope the curry was tasty
Any sign of fellow bear Rothbury.
Let's get through the Friday babes and bears 🐻

Sorry for that bold mixup!

morning all. good to see positivity and glitter on the bus this morning. Definitely agree to the smock of smug becoming the frock of fabulousness or some such.
I think I had a boingette this morning (oooh, matron!)
Slept better, feel less bloated and less grumpy.
Day 5, I'm coming for you.

Morning all. Have already been out for a walk with the dog (it's stopped raining, amazingly!) and had a mini boing listening to Yes by McAlmont and Butler. Lyrics include "yes, I do feel better, I feel alright, I feel well enough to tell you what you can do with what you've got to offer." And did I mean it's not raining for the first time in about a week!

Day 3 for me. Tired today (a danger for me as I drink to lift my mood/energy) and away with friends this weekend.

Need to keep on keeping on!

I’ve had a really shitty morning, i’m not going to drink but I need a whinge and a hand hold.

My eldest child has SEN and was bloody challenging this morning, probably anxious about school. An adult was vile to us as we walked to school ( nothing to do with DS having additional needs ) I don’t want to go into details and the twat was completely in the wrong but i’m frazzled & upset & I have loads to do.

I’m going to take it up with the council and possibly police but oh for fucks sake I did not need that today!

Hope you’re ok Guggenheim. And I hope the twat who got your day off to such a bad start steps in a huge pile of dog poo. Or gets the contents of one of those aeroplane chemical toilets dumped on them from a great height. Or gets dumped for being a twat. Or all three!

sweet yes no what you mean about the Russians, I think they have a more formal style. I have been lucky enough to see opera at the Bolshoi but had been secretly hoping they'd have ballet on when I was there, but alas not. Still, La Traviata was good!

bernie - any idea where rothbury bear is?

x

Hugs to guggs

In haste - I’m rubbish at posting links but there’s a great (if long) article on the guardian website today about drink. It’s a bit repetitive but worth sticking with. So many elements resonate with me.

Ha ha,! Yes bird poo on the head might do it.

It wasn’t that bad and i’m over it now. Nice cup of tea & i’m all alright again 😌

Ha ha,! Yes bird poo on the head might do it.

It wasn’t that bad and i’m over it now. Nice cup of tea & i’m all alright again 😌

guggenheim that sounds awful, hope you can get it looked into by the relevant authorities, sounds like you got really shook.

I am day 3 too Veterinari. And I am tired too!

Yorkshire that song always makes me feel better, it has to be sung at top volume complete with the high notes!

Is it this one, Small?

How I Let Drinking Take Over My Life

That’s it, Sweet - thanks! Hope your head is feeling better.

Improving, Thanks, Small.

Guggs, hope you are feeling better now, have you followed it up?

I seem to have avoided the lunchtime cravings today. But relaxing into Friday night is going to be tough, so I'm going to take my own advice and put on a face pack.

small loved that article- thank you

Day 5 here, all good. Last night was quite hard for some reason and I ended up eating 2 soleros, a twister and a load of chocolate!

Will catch up with the post in a bit - gosh it moves fast!

I went out to lunch. I drank soda and lime. So did my friend. We had a good time. Blimey.

I want to have a clear head, lose the anxiety, sleep better, wake better. I know that drinking gets in the way of all this. I don't have quite the same 'can't stop once I start' thing that William Leith describes in the Guardian article above - but I drink way more than is good for me. I like the feeling when I haven't had a drink. But it's so much part of the fabric of my life, I can't see it going. A day at a time is the way forward for me.

It's Friday. DH will come home and open a bottle of wine. He will think I am being unfriendly and stand-offish if I don't have any. I like sitting in our kitchen sharing a bottle of wine with him. It's what we do.

I am so conflicted!

Well done Whirly

Lou I've eaten loads of chocolate the last 2 days! I'm kind of figuring if I just eat it then it'll be gone and I won't buy anymore. It's all stuff received at Christmas. Can't wait to see the back of it tbh.

I've had a nice day so far. Me&DS walked all the way to the end of the pier and back this morning. It was very cold but sunny&bright. I walked him into town then to get a few things forgetting how far it was. He gave up part way back to the car and I had to carry him. Thought my arms were going to fall off at one point.

I haven't bought any cans either so I'm pleased with myself. I drank loads of water last night and had to get up twice for a wee! I feel so old!

Glad your day's improving Guggs.

whirly well done on lunch.
It's been a slow day here in work and must admit I really want to go home and crack open a bottle of wine - it's the weekend!
Got to go to supermarket on the way home first so it's going to be a battle not to buy any...

Well done Whirly. Hope your DH can be supportive if you decide not to have any later.

I am keeping that article open on my phone. So so much resonated about the emotional aspects, and the wanting (even when you don't want) and searching for something.

Twattage no, I was asking earlier.
Rothbury we need 3 bears or Goldilocks gets bored

Boo - I hope she is okay...

Gosh I am SO TIRED today...I may just wind up work now and have a power nap for an hour before we get in the car. No boing for me yet but not feeling like drinking either.

Whirly you can still sit together and enjoy each other's company, you'll just have something different in your glass.

Keep strong Ma, mutter Babe names under your breath to keep WW away.

Rose, all too familiar to me too, I thought the neurological bits were really interesting.

Baking glad you had a nice day, cold and bright by the sea is wonderful for the soul. I've found the opposite with nighttime bathroom visits, even if I drink half a litre of water just before bed I can make it to 6.30am when the cat gets me up, whereas for the last two months I was up at 3am every morning for a wee.