Hi everyone. My name is Sally. But everyone calls me Nonna. I used this website to help me to stop smoking. I am happy to say I am going on 7 years of not smoking. This website works. Saying that I am wondering how the non smokers are doing with this virus. I am 73 years old with COPD. I have stayed in. Has anyone else going crazy? Any advise for my nerves. Anything would be appreciated.
7 YEARS NON SMOKER LIVING - Yahooooooooooo - WAY TO GO Sally - I keep busying with jigsaw puzzle - send out bday cards and write letters - I clean and change rooms around - exercise dvd walking with Leslie Sansone - I crochet - I hand sew quilts - I read and study bible with Throughthebible.org with Les Feldick - I watch funny movies dvd - WE don't have cable - I listen to WLS radio Rush Limbaugh - I come here everyday 2 or 3 times a day to HELP other's and encourage them in MY Daddy God's love and please know I am just SHARING MY experience strength and hope - please take what HELPS and let go of the rest - to be HELPFUL is MY only aim - I am so glad YOUR here
Yes, I am going crazy too.
I try and stay busy but I miss my kids & grandkids so much.
Maybe hang around here a little bit everyday and respond to some blogs, these newbies need our support.
Quitting during this pandemic is admirable for sure, it's kind of a built in excuse to smoke, but we have many here who are tough as nails and getting this quit done No Matter What.
A 7 year quitter can probably be a source of inspiration to Keep The Quit.
I have a pretty extensive movie collection, so I've been watching my favorite movies, sewing a lot, take daily walks, cooking, baking, playing forum games, Mahjong, & 10x10 on the computer, my husband and I play guitar together.
My husband makes phone calls every week - he says he's "checking on his elders" - he calls my brothers and his friends - he has called guys he used to work with and hasn't talked to in years & they are all thrilled to talk to him.
This is really hard to deal with, but we are in this together. The entire world is in this together.
I think it's important to not watch (or listen to) too much news.
I'm glad you are staying in and staying safe.
I watch or listen to literally no news. What they report is so slanted that it's hard to tell truth from fiction. You don't know what to believe, and it is all so upsetting that I leave it be. I figure if something important happens , it will show up on Twitter (which I do check out).
I try to school myself to just take a day at a time, and try each day to accomplish one thing. I have rearranged shelves to make things more easily accessible, I work in my gardens and yard most days, and swim laps EVERY day. I treat myself to one show each evening that I enjoy and look forward to that. I started to watch West Wing from the beginning again and have enjoyed that tremendously.
I cook things I like to eat and try to eat as healthily as I can. I keep in touch with friends.
One day at a time.
Hey - we quit smoking; we can do ANYTHING!
Good morning. I am 73, I stopped smoking 7 years ago and I have COPD. We have a few things in common I am doing pretty well. I walk everyday (so good for your lungs) I take lots of vitamins for lungs and energy and I stay in touch with friends and family. I also have two wonderful Miniature Schnauzers who delight my soul. I pray daily and always read a daily devotional each morning. Abraham Lincoln said "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Congrats on 7 years (I could not have done it without this site also.) Feel better.
Reaching out to actual people (us!) is great And it certainly speaks to how isolated we are now. I feel it, too., especially living alone. As for advice? All I can say is what I do: I read, I watch TV, I tend to a very small flower bed, and I get groceries once a week. Maybe once a month or so I go see one sister-in-law for a masked chat in person. That's about it.
