El Bandito

Fantastic work Evelyn. Huge congratulations on this milestone, it's brilliant! Well done! Remember, the vigilant quit survives, so Guard The Quit! Congrats!

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Nice wolf. The strength was and is, all yours. KTQ

Good work!

Hey Tyme. Hope you feel better this morning. Big crave defeated is a big battle won. Keep on keeping on!

Nice work Porky. Don't fall off.

Ricki, it's all about the result not the method. If lozenges are the best way for you, then brilliant. Crack on! I don't think that one is better than another. I do notice that successful quits are the ones where people learn about their addiction and begin to understand it. You are in the right place!

Hey Beacon. Good to build an accurate profile. That is stage 1. Connect to the people you know, can be fun. Then look at groups. Join ones that interest you. Some will be useful, some you might not find useful, and may choose to leave a year down track. But groups is where you began to interact, and to post. This is often where people think "hmmmm...chartered accountant in London? I know one of those". Groups is also where you chat with professionals in similar fields, it is your shop window.

One year. 12 months. 52 Weeks. 365 Days. 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes. 31,536,000 seconds since my quit buddy Marti smoked a cigarette. 11,000 cigarettes not smoked. Well, we think so, anyway. Quit tickers are temperamental things at the best of times and in the hands of Marti, they are nothing less than mysterious riddles. But it has been a year or so, trust me. :-) There was a time that every single second was a fight, a victory. We lived out the ferocious battle blow by blow. There was a time when it was all Marti could do to focus on pouring her life and soul into her blog, focusing on anything but lighting a cigarette. (Not read her blog? Go Do it. Now. I’ll wait.) Back? Good. Gradually - she realised that her posts helped. That her empathy gave people hope, gave them encouragement. When someone struggles, when someone wants to cry, Marti is there with a tissue. When someone needs a smile, more than anything else, they read Marti in the “Cursing thread”. The word ‘Twunt’ is, I am certain, going to be included in the Oxford Dictionary very soon. As seconds, became minutes, became hours, became days; Marti realised that not only could she do this quitting thing, she could do anything. I watched the confidence and self esteem bleed into her. Day by day the power of the quit seeped into every aspect of her life. I have watched a grey insipid smoker blossom into the powerful inspiring young woman that was always there, hidden under a cloud of smoke. There are days where Marti faces and handles more ‘stuff’ than I do in a month. Then goes to bed, gets up and does it all again. As a quit buddy - she is immense. She knows when to nudge me and when to leave me - but if I need her? She is there. Thanks QB. If someone is reading this post and can honestly say “I never read a post from Marti that resonated with me” then I tell you this, you need to read some more. Thank you for everything that you do. The fella, the girls - even old cranky are all very proud of you. Im honoured to know you' So, Marti you effing twunt - welcome to the Lido deck. White wine for you love?

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Back seat Babs, Sarah the Tiger and a shower head? Was only ever going one way. :-)

Chris. Take photos. Send them to BAKON. Simples!

You should google Top Secret Drum Corps. I'm going to see them at the Edinburgh Tattoo in August

Hey Karl... Late as ever. Welcome Aboard! Keep on keepin on!

This is the one for me. It sucked because I was an addict. It sucked because I was healing. The suck meant that I was winning. Gradually - it sucked less and less. It became kinda normal. People had enslaved me and potentially damaged my health for profit. I, just me, defeated their addiction. I chose freedom - laughed at the suck and am the better for it.

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Wise words Beacon.

I'm quackers Hey Evelyn. You are doing great - you are becoming used to dealing with things differently. What's great is that the train is still here - even if you and me aren't posting so much as we used to - plenty are and its here if we need it. Just remember - the vigilant quit survives! Quack.

Great work Tiff. Well done. Every day it gets better. Honest.

Seldom can Bakon and I be so agreed. #curvesaregreat If you are having fun - great, but be careful! Don't hurt yourselves please.

Onwards and Upwards!

Keep marching! You are doing it. Well done!

Good work Ricki. Thats how its done - one trigger at a time. Keep going.