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Another Hump Day is upon us and Fall is in the air here in the Maritimes!

MarilynH
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I spent most of the evening with my 89 yr old Mother in law, she drove over to town yesterday afternoon and was going into a store and stubbed her toe and tripped and her face smashed up against the building, she's ok but the poor soul has 5 stitches above one eye and is quite sore. I would guess she's got a black eye, I'm going down after I finish this blog to take her to get a tetna shot and maybe even get her checked out again. Once you get used to dealing with life on lifes terms without the crutch of smoking you realize just how much easier it really is so stick with your quit, give it 3 or even 4 months to relearn different ways of handling situations because I am telling you that it's a hell of alot better than fidgeting at the hospital as an example wanting a stupid cigarette or at a concert or whatever really not enjoying yourself because you want a cancer stick, whew I don't miss those days a all and neither will you once you get through the roller coaster ups and downs of mood swings and cravings because as I keep saying there's life after cigarettes and it's super fantastic but you must believe in yourself and keep moving forward because S.I.N.A.O - Smoking Is Not An Option - Vigilance will give you a beautiful smoke free life because N.O.P.E - NOT One Puff Ever will give you a wonderful life of freedom, don't throw your hands up in despair, victory is yours for the taking so grab on, hang tough and know that quitting smoking is absolutely doable! and N.E.F - Never Ever Forget the early days and wks of your quit because relapsing isn't an option, it's wonderful to get ready for bed at the end of each day because you can smile and say YAY ANOTHER DAY WON, not BOO ANOTHER DAY ONE! 

Marilyn 800 DOF and smiling 

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I'm a proud Gram of 2 grandsons and a granddaughter and I consider myself a jack of all trades and a master of none, plus I enjoy reading and being outside and since quitting smoking breathing is so much easier because I'm not coughing half of my time sucking on a cancer stick....