Back on Day One....

[Pops]

Hey EXers!

Yep, you figured it out...the bunch of sleuths that you are....I picked up the sticks of death again & dabbled in the darkside for a couple of months....Well, I think I should know better by now...but invariably this relentless addiction catches me during those pitty pot moments & hammers away in my head...lying and telling me that it won't hurt to smoke just a couple...then months later, I come back here with my knuckles dragging and bleeding...then I get the dubious luxury of experiencing day one...all over again.

So here I am....again.  Nothing to say except thank you in advance and here's to seeing my crusty old face on here again.

xoxoxoxo

Pops on Day ONE!

[YoungAtHeart]

*************waving back!**************************

[RachelMB]

Welcome home Pops!  Glad to see you and hope the boys are doing well too!

Rachel

[Maki]

Holy Smoley that's some bike there pops . 

Glad you are back . 

No better time to quit . 

[Pops]

tyvm

pops

[indingrl]

 Thanking MY Daddy God for answering MY prayer in MY Lord Jesus name amen - WELCOME BACK POPS and congrats on DAY ONE NICOTINE FREEEEDDDOOMMM

[elvan]

Welcome back, Pops!  You had a lot of people worried.  I really hope this is your LAST day one.  I was worried about how the shutdown was affecting you.  Do update us on Mac and Cheese or have they run away?

It's really good to "see" you.

Hugs,

Ellen

[kristen-9-7-15]

Glad to have you back. Now let’s make this quit stick!

[MarilynH]

Welcome back, Day ONE is WON with many more to come, please give Mac and Cheese a big old fashioned belly scratching from me.....

[Strudel]

Welcome back Pops. Virtual reunion coming up - /blogs/Strudel-blog/2020/07/02/virtual-reunion-ex-8 - let us know if you can make it. 

[Jennifer-Quit]

Day one is hell but you got this!  Welcome back!

[Mandolinrain]

So great to see you back! You have been missed! Congrats on a great Day WON!!!!

[Barbara145]

WHAT?    Welcome back Pops.  Glad you are quitting again.  

[Sootie]

I am so very glad to see you back with us.

[CrazyQuitter]

Hi Pops!

Sorry to hear you had a relapse! But take it from me. Don't give up giving up. You can always ask yourself What was your reason for it? What am I going to do next time an urge happens? You can always get back on the horse and stick to it! 

Good luck!

[meWisconsin]

Glad you made the decision to come back . Looking forward to seeing more of you and hearing of your biker adventures.

Terry

Keep up the good quit

[Mike.n.Atlanta]

Welcome home Pops.

[sweetplt]

Pops Honesty Pops, I was worried when you left, but never did I think you went back to smoking after almost dying.  Not sure what to say, but some tough love, to a tough biker, It’s all up to YOU...~ Colleen 585 DOF 

[Christine13]

Welcome home Pops!!  I was wondering where you got to!  Hopefully Mac n' Cheese and doing good.

[Pops]

I will thanks...and it's now the morning of day 2!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!

Pops

[YoungAtHeart]

Congrats on Day WON!

[Pops]

Thanks Strudel‌, and yes I will be attending the EX 8...thanks for the headsup....

Pops w/2 DOF!

[Pops]

Thanks Jennifer-Quit‌, yeppers last night was a helluva ride...I had a few smoking dreams, and was glad to see that they were only dreams and the quit was intact. So now it's on to day 2, Woo Hoo!!!!!

Pops w/2 DOF....Woo Hoo!!!

[Pops]

Ty Mandolinrain,  so very much...I'm glad to be back in here swinging away at this freaking addiction...one day at a time....last night was rough, but I'm here....

Pops w/2 DOF

[Pops]

Thanks Barbara145‌, I'm glad to be back...now it's time to get to some pledging and readings....

Pops w/2 DOF!

[Pops]

Thanks Sootie‌, it's good to be back for sure...

Pops w/2DOF...Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!

[Pops]

Thanks Crazy....I will certainly do all of your suggestions.....

Pops w/2 DOF!!!!!!!

[Pops]

Thanks Terry, I will certainly give it a victorian effort....last nights smoking dreams were no fun....except for waking up to find my quit was still intact...now that was relieving...

Pops w/2 DOF! Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!

[SimplySheri]

Of course I'm a day late   Just wanted to say glad you're here!!  

[Pops]

Thanks for the welcome back sweetplt‌.  I've been tough enough on me, and let's not forget just how tough the nicotine has been....it's time to roll up the sleeves and get it rolling again...

Pops w/2 DOF

[Pops]

Thanks Christine13‌, yep Mac & Cheese are doing well, except that they don't like the new litter that I changed to..the lightweight stuff.  They have been leaving me some gifts just outside the box lately....Onery little chits that they are....so I'm guessing that I will have to go back to their original litter....(Fresh Step) but that stuff is like mortar after the pee in it...grrrr

So it's on with day two!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!!

[Pops]

TY so very much SimplySheri‌, I'm just now getting around to answering everyone's well wishes...including yours!!!!!!  It's good to be back and to see you got mine...I'm liking that pin....;-)

Pops w/ 2 DOF!!!!!!!!!

[sweetplt]

I know you can do it...and you know we are here for you no matter what dear stubborn Pops Pops 

[Bonnie]

Glad to "see" you again, Pops.  I admire your courage to come back...I was a member of the "old" EX over 10 years ago and couldn't keep a quit and got so ashamed I didn't go back.  Oh well, what's past is past and it takes what it takes.  Some of us take longer.  I definitely know the "poor me" relapses--that's what ALL mine were.

Looking forward to your posts...missed you and am so glad that you're OK, you're just an addict .

~ Bonnie     71 years old

   915 Days of Freedom (a little over 2 1/2 years)

[Pops]

TYVM. Pops with 2 DOF!  Woo Hoo!!!

[elvan]

Congratulations, Pops. I use World’s Best Litter & it clumps so tightly l can just scoop it out & flush it...yeah, it’s flushable. I scoop it several times a day & empty & clean the box about once a month. It was recommended to me by another cat person.

Just a thought.

Ellen

[Bonnie]

Well, you know, watch out for the "threes"....the wisdom of repetitive failure that I'm glad to share. At least that's where I stumbled almost every time:  3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months.  I'm gonna be really wary of year three

[Pops]

Thanks Mike.n.Atlanta‌!  That's all I can do...as long as I'm in here trying...there's hope.  It's when I'm outside smoking and being stubborn about facing the reality that every cigarette I light up is literally stealing precious time from what little life I have left to live.  I'm coming closer each day to the last day of my life...and so I'd better start doing my part by extending that time frame as much as humanly possible.  That starts by admitting that I can't do this alone.  

Pops w two DOF!

[Pops]

Yep, thanks.  I just put ten pounds of the Fresh Step in their box (on top of the lightweight stuff), and they are back to being normal and comfortable using their litter now...thank God for that...I so do NOT like getting up to clean up cat mess.  I love em...but that's when my patience is being stretched to the limit.  And let's not forget...I'm on day two, and they could very possibly end up in a pillow case if they aren't careful...(just kidding)...So I thought that I would be on day 3 today, since I'm wearing my third patch, but according to the quit clock (let's all bow our heads and give praise to the great quit clock of Be an Ex...), I am still on day 2.  I am not going to argue about it.  The important thing is, I'm not smoking & that is all that matters today...

Pops w/ 2 DOF!

[elvan]

Oh boy can l relate to cleaning up after cats. Not my favorite part of our relationship! They are fun though & l can’t imagine being without them. Happy day 2/3!