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we definitely need more lights! this year is a trial run with the dogs, so far so good they have not gone near the tree or ornaments...so far :) loving seeing all your trees and decorations, really lovely everyone!!

In the beginning I avoided them like the plague as much as I could, not that I hated them, more I was in the abstaining mode and I did not trust myself! :dash2: Then it was disgust at them or even (envy) and if I had to walk past a smoker mainly puffing away to an entrance! I would walk past holding my breath and nose and making myself look silly! go home shower and change clothes, paranoid smoke and nicotine was stuck all over me! :bad: Then I was fascinated by them (I was educated on nicotine addiction by then) so I just watched them from a distance and watched the truth unfolding right in front of me! confirming what I had learned. :ph34r: Then I felt pity for them and wished they could be free and this is what I feel to date. :( I have been through many of these cycles on my journey from envy to disgust to pity and now I am grateful, that I am just a bystander.... stick to NOPE remember why you quit, what your journey has been like and bring your mindset back to pity for them or disgust, its nothing personal to them , they don`t have to know what you are feeling or thinking BUT it is crucial to YOU and your quit and it is very PERSONAL to you. I bet if you had a conversation with any of them, most would change places with you in a heart beat! (the ones not in complete denial of course) so flip the coin and the question should be - what do smokers think when they see an ex smoker? answer- Envy of you and amazement :o hold your head up, back straight as this is the road we walk now! B)

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way to go stewie!

happy birthday sharon

have you got your decorations up yet? I`m a huge kid at Christmas, we got most of ours up the day after Thanks giving :P just waiting for this weekend to get the real tree (that will make #4) will post pictures when completed would love to see your pics!

way to go doreen! xx

Hi Tiffany how are you today?

looks like these have red soles lol

just had a massive sort out of clothes and shoes and sent to charity currently down to 8 summer sandals, 1 flip flop, 8 evening shoes (no red soles!), 1 converse, 1 trainer(sneakers), 81/2 pairs of dress boots (i left one in UK ), 5 walking boots & 4 slippers. my shoe collection is quite conservative, I cannot walk in high heels I look like a duck on ice skates! I have a friend who has over 300 pairs of shoes!! it`s a shame she is related to bigfoot or I would have taken advantage of her addiction :wacko2:

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I always pay more for my boots then shoes my favourite pair is a pair of navy blue leather boots which I paid probably $300 but that was in the sale, I never pay full price I wait but boots last me years these I have had for over 6 years so I get my monies worth. The most expensive shoes were a pair of colour crystal, heeled slip ons that I brought for a ball I only ever wore them once and I can't give them away as they are too pretty they cost about $280 but I class them as the most expensive due to use value. I love fall as I can wear all my boots :) I also own a pair of $15 flip flops!

being scared of failure, it took over a year to fully accept that this was it, my sticky quit!

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Thanks everyone, I can't believe where the time has gone,, honestly in the beginning it seemed time stood still now months blend into years, there were times I never thought it was possible, but here I am at 3 years! How apt is it its thanks giving coming up, as i have so much to be grateful for I am grateful for the forum and all you wonderful members who I see as friends I am grateful you believed in me, when I didn't believe in myself or needed a hug or a kick up the butt! I am grateful that you were on my journey through the good and the bad times of my life in the past three years It's been emotional to say the least!!! I am most grateful to my quit buddy Rez who is now my husband Poor sod, I swear sometimes he wished I was still Mrs potato head :) It really is a case of NOPE How you get there is one step at a time, use the support and advise here and believe in yourself I promise I will try to add more support now my life is put back together xxx

Welcome Gina :) congrats on your 6 week quit, pledge and stick to nope, not one puff ever.

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Fantastic to see you sarah, omg a baby tiger!! Congratulations, awesome news xxx

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Go Joe's tribe lol, best of luck hope its a boy :)

Prayers and good luck to all of you and your family and friends, luckily we changed our week away and going next week Stay safe xxx

Very inspiring!

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