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Day 77: I think No Man's Land might just be my patio...

SkyGirl
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I'm feeling particularly blue today. 

I haven't gotten a flight assignment in nine days.  That's NINE days of having to sit around my house, being on Ready-Reserve, just waiting for the Crew Desk to call.  I don't do life on the ground very well when it lasts this long.

I'm just staring out at my patio, which was my personal smoking haven.  When I quit, I broke it all down and put it away.  No rocking chair, no table, no lamp, no magazine rack, no nothing out there anymore.  It's a barren block of cement.  I can't imagine ever enjoying being out on the patio ever again. 

However, at this moment, I CAN imagine going out there to have a cigarette.  No, no, I'm not going to.  But I'm sort of daydreaming about it...  And it bothers me that it actually sounds kinda good.   My Quit is iron-clad.  I won't do it.  I know that for certain. 

But I kinda want to.

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I'm a 64 year-old flight attendant for a major US airline. Prior to that, I owned an ice cream store and six hot dog carts and put my five kids thru college on hot dog earnings! Prior to THAT, I was Director of International Administration for Domino's Pizza, Inc. I was married to my H.S. sweetheart (dad of my 5 kids) for 17 years. I've been with Jeff for 23 years, but we just finally got married in 2016! Jeff & I live in Cape Meares, OR right on the beach. I'm from Ann Arbor, MI, where many of my kids/relatives still live. My flying base is Washington, DC, where I have a condo that I stay in when I'm between flying trips. My dream is to retire and stay home with Jeff and my two cats, Kenneth & Barbara...not happening soon, though. So I go home whenever I can get a week or more off. I LOVE to meet up with other EXers in the cities where I lay over. I usually blog about what cities I'm laying over in, so let me know if I'm staying near you! I'll buy dinner!! Xxxooo, Sky