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Why am I surprised? - Day 4

Livebetter2023
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So, I've been feeling pretty good attitude wise until today.  I am absolutely losing my mind and it is shocking to me and at the same time, I wonder why in the hell I am surprised?  It kinda makes me have to laugh once i got done throwing my temper tantrum.  

Again it is work that is the hardest.   I was sooooo frustrated by my struggle to concentrate.  After lots of internal arguing (maybe i just need to run to the store and by cigarettes, just to get through THIS project of course and then I can start over...) I didn't cave and decided to do a quick bike ride since i was working from home.   I jumped on my bike and took off furiously pedaling.  Saying "F*** the little monster" over and over.   Not even realizing i was talking out loud until I passed a random dog walker and got a funny look - oh well.  It made me laugh out loud and I think made him laugh too even though he has no idea who the little monster is.

Phew.   Came back home, ate some lunch, got a hug from the hubs and actually figured out my work thing.  Took a quick break to vent here and off to tackle the next thing.   Thanks for listening 🙂 and F*** the little monster!

 

 

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I’ll be 50 this year and smoked off and on since I was a teenager. I quit for several years at a time- many times. When my kids were younger and I was smoking, I would never smoke in front of them and hid it well and I thought I controlled it well. A few years ago I was on a vacation in Italy and saw people smoking and it looked SO good. I became someone who only smoked “internationally” lol. That didn’t work very well and when some very real stressors popped up at home, I was smoking again full time. But now my kids were in college so I didn’t even have them to regulate me and was soon smoking as much as I ever have. I am quitting because I want to be free. I love to travel. I love to hike. I love to work out (but only when I am not smoking - I’ve missed it). I want to enjoy my life and I want to lose the shame. I felt so much shame about smoking and I want to and will be free.