Today is January 12th, 4:01 p.m. I have been working on this non-smoking adventure now for 9 days. I started off weaning down and the day I journaled here I was at 2-3 cigs/day. Even as determined as I was to quit, I caved a time or three, and gave up the vape. Then a few days into that I went to 1/day. Now I haven't had a puff since yesterday at 10:30 a.m. No vape, no cigs, just a new tool.
I purchased a non-nicotine straw to hold in my mouth or hand like a cigarette that you can puff on, fiddle with or mouth and chew. There were four flavors to choose from and I got the spearmint flavor. I love it. Out of all of my tools, I love this the best. I reach for it when I feel I need to have a smoke and it quells that craving. It is really small and thin and I love the flavor of it. I mainly just work it in my mouth to get some flavor and then put it down. It was really inexpensive and I am glad that I found it. I have been trying to keep myself busy doing other things as well such as cleaning house, doing laundry, caring for my cats, etc. I am also trying to walk every day. I need to do that walk today but I will soon.
We had the furnace man here today. We have radon at 4.98 level in the house. We have to take care of that. In the meantime he put on a new filter and there will also be uv light coming tomorrow for the furnace. We have to fix the radon coming up in the basement. That costs money that I am not sure we have, but it has to be done. I have been living here for 18 years and this is my reality. Radon can cause respiratory issues and I just lived through that. I don't want to go through that again. I am praying that we can get this fixed. I am praying with everything I have. Please, no matter what you believe say a prayer or well wishes for us and send our way. I am a believer in positive thoughts and prayer. I wouldn't be here if that were not the case.
Thank you to all of you who reply to me. I can't thank you all enough for the great tips and advice. It is great to be able to come to a place and just let it out and be myself. Thank you ❤️
Sherri
