Brave Babes Battle Bus: Next Stop Fabulous February

[SweetLathyrus]

Hi, I'm SweetLathyrus, Sweet for short, and I've been on and off Gerald the Brave Babes Battle Bus since 2014. Over the years, lots of us have maintained the thread, most of all the lovely Mouse, who has been here since the early days, and still scurries onboard when she can.

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. Driers and Triers, all welcome.

2018 has been a busy year so far, lots of new travellers as well as old faces; if you want to read back on the journey through Dry or Dryer January so far, here's the link to the last thread

And in case 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.

Evening All

Thank you Sweet for setting up a fresh thread.
Mint 26 Days is awesome Babe sorry you're struggling - witching hour is a bitch! Keep going - what have you got planned for this evening?

Ginger jelly babies yum 5 Days is brilliant, keep going you'll really start to feel the benefits soon

I'm going to join the miserable git club today - can't put my finger on it, I was fine this morning and now I'm feeling meh

Hope you talking about your DS's escapades last night made me smile, oh the youthful drunkenness. I remember DD1's friends having to carry her to the car once - she didn't remember the drive home at all, bless!

Twattage I hope you have a fantastic holiday, enjoy!

Trying sounds like you've got a solid plan there, keep posting

Whatever 17/20 is bloody brilliant

Slings I'm sure the housework can wait until tomorrow - do something nice for yourself - you deserve it!

Flowers I'll have one of those snuggly blankets Babe, thank you

DD2 has a gym comp tomorrow we have to be there at the crack of a sparrows fart ffs, at least it's local and I don't have to drive miles.

Right I'm going to go and study my navel for a while - I can't be bothered with anything right now!

You're all awesome and if you're struggling try and find a distraction for a bit, the urge will go, if it persists drink a pint of water, get into PJs and watch some shit on TV - keep occupied.

Love to all x

Evening All

Thank you Sweet for setting up a fresh thread.
Mint 26 Days is awesome Babe sorry you're struggling - witching hour is a bitch! Keep going - what have you got planned for this evening?

Ginger jelly babies yum 5 Days is brilliant, keep going you'll really start to feel the benefits soon

I'm going to join the miserable git club today - can't put my finger on it, I was fine this morning and now I'm feeling meh

Hope you talking about your DS's escapades last night made me smile, oh the youthful drunkenness. I remember DD1's friends having to carry her to the car once - she didn't remember the drive home at all, bless!

Twattage I hope you have a fantastic holiday, enjoy!

Trying sounds like you've got a solid plan there, keep posting

Whatever 17/20 is bloody brilliant

Slings I'm sure the housework can wait until tomorrow - do something nice for yourself - you deserve it!

Flowers I'll have one of those snuggly blankets Babe, thank you

DD2 has a gym comp tomorrow we have to be there at the crack of a sparrows fart ffs, at least it's local and I don't have to drive miles.

Right I'm going to go and study my navel for a while - I can't be bothered with anything right now!

You're all awesome and if you're struggling try and find a distraction for a bit, the urge will go, if it persists drink a pint of water, get into PJs and watch some shit on TV - keep occupied.

Love to all x

Crawling onboard in my pyjamas still full of cold, the silver lining is I couldn't drink if you paid me.

I read the last couple of pages of the old thread and can hardly keep up, so many new faces (massive welcome if we haven't already 'met') and great to see some old names.

If last year was a year of huge changes this has to be the year of stability I think, carrying on my better habits, making sure there is time for little luxuries and self care and pushing on with plans for the future. Right now though, the plan is lemsip and bed! Have a good evening all, push on through the witching hour, keep hydrated and keep the vision of the person you want to be in the forefront of your mind.

Oh god sorry, there's something wrong with mn. So many are making multiple posts. I see now on Site stuff

Evening All

Thank you Sweet for setting up a fresh thread.
Mint 26 Days is awesome Babe sorry you're struggling - witching hour is a bitch! Keep going - what have you got planned for this evening?

Ginger jelly babies yum 5 Days is brilliant, keep going you'll really start to feel the benefits soon

I'm going to join the miserable git club today - can't put my finger on it, I was fine this morning and now I'm feeling meh

Hope you talking about your DS's escapades last night made me smile, oh the youthful drunkenness. I remember DD1's friends having to carry her to the car once - she didn't remember the drive home at all, bless!

Twattage I hope you have a fantastic holiday, enjoy!

Trying sounds like you've got a solid plan there, keep posting

Whatever 17/20 is bloody brilliant

Slings I'm sure the housework can wait until tomorrow - do something nice for yourself - you deserve it!

Flowers I'll have one of those snuggly blankets Babe, thank you

DD2 has a gym comp tomorrow we have to be there at the crack of a sparrows fart ffs, at least it's local and I don't have to drive miles.

Right I'm going to go and study my navel for a while - I can't be bothered with anything right now!

You're all awesome and if you're struggling try and find a distraction for a bit, the urge will go, if it persists drink a pint of water, get into PJs and watch some shit on TV - keep occupied.

Love to all x

Oh god sorry, there's something wrong with mn. So many are making multiple posts. I see now on Site stuff

OOOOOps me too Lux tis not working properly won't let us post and then they all appear - Urgh!! Sleep well and I hope you're feeling much better soon

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It is a really annoying glitch that our tech team are working to fix as we speak. It's a bit on and off AFAIK but we know it's a huge pain in the bum - feel free to report any duplicates and we'll take them down as quickly as possible. On site stuff.

Hi all hope everyone is ok sorry haven't been on for a few days as been feeling really headachey and horrible. Sorry you're not feeling good sweet and lux ☹️ think this time of year is the worst to catch viruses etc. Guessing quite a few of you have really cold weather and snow?
Not sure if my headache is connected to detox but I felt absolutely awful Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday felt like a really bad hangover and people at work even said how bad I looked the next day. Would you get that after two weeks?
Sorry haven't read everyone's posts over the past few days yet but thank you for setting up a new thread. Hope everyone gets through the weekend without too much temptation and stress.

Evening all - am in bed already. Been feeling what I hope very much is just a cold so am in pjs with tea and catching up with Neighbours, McMafia etc.

End of day 19 for me! 4 days left in the UK and then holiday :)))

x

at the multiple posts.

Thanks for the thoughts everyone, just unaccountably, inexplicably glum. And SO tired this afternoon. I spent it on the sofa catching up with last week's Vera.

Hi twattage sorry you're also not feeling well.
Hope everyone feels better soon.

sweet I think extreme tiredness can make you feel down, that would also explain why you find it hard at the gym classes. It's annoying isn't it? This is what it feels like to me - It's so bloody hard to resist a drink and I feel like I'm kind of missing out. I haven't had a drink for 18 days so want to feel energetic and healthy and have the enthusiasm to go to the gym four or five days a week etc but it seems in reality I feel tired and headachey and things feel like hard work it's annoying ...

Trying I think they say it takes at least 2 weeks for all the toxins from booze to leave your system so I think you may have a point about how you've been feeling. I felt hungover on some days over 2 weeks into soberdom. Had problems sleeping and the dreams, oh the dreams I think I was so used to going to bed halfcut there was no way I was going to remember my name, let alone a dream! 18 Days is brilliant!

trying yep feeling a bit the same. 19 days in and I was not expecting to get a fucking cold after having a chest infection for the whole of December. I feel like we should be reaping the rewards by now.

Frigging January and its dark and cold and wet. I think I may have bad PMT today as well! x

I think that's it, Twattage, it's extreme tiredness, and that I can't look at any let up until April and no holiday until mid June at the earliest.

Anyway, hope your holiday is a good restful break.

Spanna competition on a Sunday morning; have they no compassion?

Mint get better soon, you too, Lux

currently eating my body weight in Quorn mini eggs and cocktail sausages dunked in mayo - ho hum!

Twattage sorry you're not feeling well, hopefully the sunshine and heat will really help

Sweet nope British Gymnastics have nooooo mercy! At it's not frigging miles up t'other side of the country!

I could understand if it was cadburys mini eggs, Spanna. Lot's of proud mum moments tomorrow though.

here you all are! and there is lux in her pjs several times over.
Day 20 done and dusted with a bottle of Fentimans Bitter Lemon. Tomorrow is a night in a nice London hotel on my own. Every bloody trigger under the sun...this month sucks. Next weekend is DS 16th birthday. Dh being an uber twat...so many reasons to drown sorrows.
Have GOT to do this. It is the first of several challenges for me this year and if I can do this it will give me strength to face the others....looking at you DH!!!

Ma, so many reasons to drown your sorrows, but so many more reasons not to. I really want a Fentiman's Bitter Lemon now!!

you're right sweet i know....
I like the Fentimans drinks as they are not too sweet and sickly. The hotel I'm staying at give you a free cocktail if you are staying more than one night and agree to re-use your bedding and towels to be more green. sigh wonder if they do nice Mocktails...

Hello new Bus!

Sweet hope you're feeling a bit better this eve, just reaching out in solidarity - felt so awful today as well - 20th day AF (and fag free); have PMT, and feel huge and sad and exhausted and miserable (for no real reason) when I want to feel skippy and happy and positive.

I do know that with PMT this bad I would probably normally be a bottle and half of wine deep by now. But instead I'm full of ginger beer!

At least we are still on the bus, and tomorrow is another day - wishing you and everyone healthy and deep sleep tonight.

Ooh just checked my app and I'm 19 days not 18!! Ma congrats on your daughters engagement! Stay strong you're doing really well and especially in a hotel with the lure of free cocktails. You should ask if they'll do you a special af one.
It sounds like we are all feeling the same - hoping to feel wonderful and healthy but still waiting for the last lingering drops of alcohol to leave our bodies.

Lucking, I am perking up a bit. Maybe it's a day 20 thing?

Trying, the extra day is a nice surprise!

I'm off to bed, sweet dreams everyone.