Pretty day, finally, so I go out to do yard work and almost immediately slice my left index finger on a blade of pampas grass. Ouch! Back inside feeling sorry for myself - bleeding and blogging. There are so many new Quitters that it seems like a real movement has been started by those hilarious Ex commercials. The lady making a daquiri at her desk just kills me. I had a city editor once who drank bourbon and coke all day long, so I can relate.
I'm working on about 3 months quit and just returned from a trip to the beach with four other friends. When we started out there were 3 of us non-smokers and 2 smokers. While there, one of "us" went over to the other side, so it ended up 2 nons to 3 smokers. On the way back home the relapser and I had a chat (she started it because she wanted to know how I refrained from smoking so easily.) I shared the N.O.P.E. philosophy and a little of the Allen Carr philosophy re: being HAPPY about finding freedom from nicotine instead of going around feeling deprived. I told her it would take about 3 days to get clean. It was amazing how little she knew about the habit - and it is amazing how little I knew after 30 years of smoking and quitting and smoking again - until I came to this site and others and learned about the addiction from several different angles.
That's my advice to you new Quitters especially you youngsters who may think Quitting is something you will eventually do but are not real serious about at this point.
Quit and be HAPPY. Freedom is GOOD. Not One Puff EVER.
Blood on the keyboard. Going for Bandage. Have a great week everyone.
