El Bandito

All true. And guess what? You wouldn't even enjoy it. The 'enjoyment' is an illusion. It always was.

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A crave never killed anyone Michelle. When they come, welcome them and wait them out. thats all it takes. you can do this

To quit takes a second. To stay quit requires surrender, passivity. To restart requires a conscious action.

Only for us married folk Bakon. Are there not a couple of Bakon-Babies out there? So you must have had company at least twice? My birthday today...I'm going to have a shower, put my best kilt on and keep my fingers crossed. ;)

I second that emotion.

You are welcome Evelyn. ONLY YOU can choose to smoke again. No one else is the boss of you. You own the quit. You guard the quit. You keep the quit. Feel secure in the reality of your achievement Evelyn.

Not sure there was much screaming for me... A little bit of "Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom" perhaps, when I channelled my inner Australian short arse Scottish accent. I did do a fair amount of talking to my myself though... Funnily enough, I still do. Who said that?

Thank you folks... not feeling older yet....

Hey Evelyn. 1. Relax. You are not going to smoke. 2. Understand. Your GF is a smoker. Therefore she wants to quit. she might deny it - but deep down she does. We all wanted to quit. 3. Show her. Show her how much better life is. How much better you feel. How much healthier you are. If they don't work. Kick her ass. You've got this Evelyn. ;)

I'm not sure who signed up - you folk have some whacky e-mail addresses! Thanks to any and all that read.... April is a post a day as part of the A to Z challenge - (April ones written and pre-scheduled) May is back to normal musings and novel related stuff... Will try to be entertaining - or at least sober. Those in the US of A might like Wednesday's post..."Y is for Yank" :P

You mean she doesn't like mud wrestling?

Hey Penguin Boy McSkirt of the McSkirts here.... All well in sunny Hampshire - how are the frozen wastes? You defrosted yet? Bakon - when you speak to my Mum - get her to put the kettle on will ya?

Welcome and well done quitting... The Gas does pass....(whoops) Avoid naked flames, confined spaces and spicy food for a while B)

Late as ever... Welcome Aboard Starry.

Nice to hear from you! Keep on rocking!

Hey Michelle - thats the hard week! Well done you. Sleep well.

NOPE - and Happy Kingsday!

Raaaaaah!

Mike - I'm sure you will look great in a skirt. Bakon, surely you already wear one?

Gabby. Seriously cool Mum. For me? Respect. Tough addiction? Done it. Beat it. I am the boss of me.

Good evening all. 'Tis I. Elton. I have been struggling with time management of late - and consequently have not been around as much as I would like. Some of you may know, I am hoping to be a writer. So - I have started a blog; I am not selling anything - so I hope MQ and the Mods will not be concerned - please pop by. www.stuartlennon.com Yesterday, I posted in my A to Z challenge that Q is for Quittrain - http://stuartlennon.com/?p=441 Those that have a spare moment, please come along and sign up to the blog. I will try to make you laugh. It commits you to receiving one whole e-mail a month. End of spam! Thanks

Great work Rowly.

Hey MDS Sometimes, when all else fails, brute force and ignorance are the best way. You won't smoke because you are a stubborn cus. That works too.

Nice work. congratulations