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Nope. My birthday! My first smoke-free birthday since I was a kid. I just wish I could remember how old I am lol.

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Today we say bye, bye to the Comm Games.... NOPE ... embracing the 3 Cs today... Making the Choice, to face the Challenges and live the Changes. Topic of the day: Sunday Slang Fest

This, my sticky quit, i did cold turkey. I had tried previous ways and methods none of which stuck. The biggest thing to note is I had to WANT to quit. I had to want it. Secondly, I had to keep myself busy and change my routine especially things I did while smoking. For instance I stopped drinking because that was a big trigger for me. I also kept my mind occupied. I suggest picking up a new hobbyao that when the thrill of quitting is gone you have the thrill of the new hobby. Finally, I used people on these boards as a crutch.

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NOPE!!!! Not now, not today! Happy birthday, Octain!!!

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I am still smokefree!!! Yesterday I drove 3 hours without smoking. I held a straw in my left hand for most of the trip. At one point I actually flicked it as if to get the ash off out the window. That was totally out of habit and without thinking. I thought it was kind of funny. It made me realize how much of this is the habit of smoking, the muscle memory. I was also also thinking about what seems different about this quit for me. It’s not as much of a struggle for me as the last time I quit. For that I’m super grateful but I won’t take it for granted. There is the chantix which may have a lot to do with it. But this time I think a big difference is I’m just taking it as it comes...like right now I’m not going to smoke kind of thing. Or when I feel an urge, I’m more accepting that an urge is just a natural part of the process. It’s ok to acknowledge and accept it knowing it will pass. In my previous quit it felt like an all-consuming, constant struggle and battle. I was often focused on the fear of never smoking again and feeding the anxieties that go with that. I muscled through it and stayed quit for three years. But I think because I was always saying, “you can’t do that. you can’t smoke” it was like I was denying myself something instead of giving myself the greatest gift of all. This time I just keep telling myself I have a choice. I can smoke or not smoke and I’ve wanted to not smoke for so many years that I think I won’t smoke right now. That’s the right choice for me right now. Rinse. Repeat. Today is is an amazingly sunny and beautiful day. I went for a walk on the beach with my husband who is also smokefree for a whole day now!! It was a wonderful time and reward. I felt a lot of joy!!! I washed and vacuumed the car to try to get some of the stink out. Under the driver’s seat I found one of my cigarettes. I looked at it for a moment or two trying to decide if I was tempted. I tossed it in the yard. When my husband came out I showed him — look what I found—and then I put it in the shop vac. So instead of me sucking on the cigarette, the cigarette got sucked up today!!!

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Trying to fix the brand new laptop cos I frucked up the keyboard setting and I'll be typing even worse than on the itty bitty phone.

NOPE Happy Birthday @Octain ?

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Hey folks! Going on holiday/vacation tomorrow and I don't take any electronic devices with me when I "unplug". Our own in-house crazy person Jo will be putting up the celebrations and, we DO have a Lido Deck arrival next week. I'll leave you guessing who that might be Anyway, try not to wreck the place while I'm gone OK? See you in a week! (Or, maybe not?)

G'day NOPE for me C

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Thanks so much J, I love watching weather...maybe too much. When I drag myself away from the picture window, I have a safe room, the guest bathroom, which is equipped with hurricane and emergency supplies. It's where I spent Katrina. Two months till the season of joy, this is serving as a reminder to update batteries etc. The rest of the country in this storm looks pretty raggedy. Hope everybody stays safe.

NOPE! And Happy Birthday, Octain!!

Good morning. I pledge NOPE today.

If I try to do the talk to text hingydoodle I soon find out my phone doesn't fly well and is shite at landings too...!!????

Do you think talk to text can understand half the sh¡t that comes out my mouth?

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Nope! Many happy returns @Octain

@Octain happy birthday mate.

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Gday thats a NOPE for me C

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What a lovely post Rose. And I'm so happy that your hubby has decided to join your new smoke-free life. It resonates with me, your talking about what a gift you are giving yourself by quitting. It's true! I go to bed most every night just plain grateful that I now live life as a non-smoker. It's an amazing feeling.

I'm assuming that's the same front moving through here tonight. We're about 2-3 hours from getting the brunt of it. Sky looks a bit ominous and the winds are picking up. Hunker down Johnny!

well, if you do moan (as we all do about the weather), y'all do it so poetically and with such charming accents .

Is he all fur coat and no knickers?

Hmmmm where would you suggest she shoves her macaroni ? and would it be cooked or uncooked at the shoving point?

splash with olive oil and roast peeled garlic, onions and winter squash (is orange OK...what does red colour mean...red peppers or red drinks ?) Sweet potatoes ?oranges, satsumas ? the red thing has me flummoxed. make your own nut or seed butter you can have honey ! popcorn can you have nutritional yeast ? it tastes salty. great on popcorn and is a cousin of VMite, I think. Make a paste with Olive Oil I think you can have Kosher salt or that really good black salt from India or Hawaii. what ? no banana ? here is a receipt of 16 vegan and no banana pancakes 1-1/3 cups nondairy milk (e.g., cashew milk or almond milk) 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1-1/2 tablespoons neutral vegetable oil (I used avocado oil) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups rolled oats (certified GF, as needed) 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt Blend on high speed until smooth. Heat griddle over medium heat; lightly grease with oil . Drop ¼ cup per pancake on griddle There are tons of good vegan receipts online. Remember, it is only for a few weeks and not as bad as hell week....maybe close though....no VMite ? What new hell is this...

Oh you do that as well?

@Wee fluffy me please tell me that's one of your pets? White.... and here's a picture of a polar bear having relations with an albino horse in the snow:

What... No cake????... Let me just fix that for you..

Sorry I never replied sooner you lovely peeps.... Oh my goodness, thank you so much everyone for your support.. And as always a special thanks to @reciprocity for posting my celebration ?? At the start I honestly didn't think I'd make it this far, even though I kept telling myself NOPE never again, it's true what they say as "fake it til you make it" sure worked for me.. Is SOoooooo much easier now and time passes so quickly too and *BONUS* I have made some fantastic friends along the way who have helped me in my struggles large and small.. Thanks again and roll on 9...? Oh and geez @Joe7, what a memory Thank you for reminding me how far I've come, as now it's sometimes all too easy to forget xx?

Happy Birthday O !!!! It's a NOPE from me !!!!

Today it meant a brand new winter uniform for a the kid and a laptop for the mumma.

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