Susana

Overslept :wacko: I was out last night until late, with my Madrid friend, drinking and non-smoking ;) It gets easier by the day now. N.O.P.E. :beach:

Morning everybody! Well done Evelyn! NOPE

Please introduce yourself! You´ll be a great asset to us newbies.... :)

Well done Robert! :-)

Yesss! Buggy!!!! How good to have you back in here! :friends: Your blog will help a lot of people. It is well written and inspirational. As for relapse policy....

Why are they white? Are they albino? Or a different breed of squirrel? Or just a genetic trait? They are super-cute! :wub:

Well done!!!!! You´ll get the "hang" of it soon. Practice makes perfect. :good3:

... who shares her quit date with Chrispy?... Maybe one of last years´ New Year quitters that has joined us with a different name? Or somebody totally new and exciting? Hi Pendragon! Nice to meet you! :bye:

5 months is amazing! :good:

Well played! Whan an example to follow... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :good:

Big fat huge N.O.P.E.

One more day... :acute: :girl_wink:

You too! Doing great! Don´t lose the faith! :)

I hope Dancer will not give up giving up. She did great last year. She can do it. Dancer, woman, come on! We want you to join us... whatever the circumstances. :friends:

I´m not there yet, but I did get to be there at some point last year, and I remember how good it felt... I want to be there with you.... and I know the way. It´s straight and narrow and it is signposted " N.O.P.E. " Congratulations for reaching that beautiful place! :good:

Fingers crossed for your F.I.L. But glad it is good news so far. It is good news all round today! :yahoo: :girl_pinkglassesf:

Great news. I´m so glad everything is under control now. Massive hug (((((((((((((((((((((((( Bakon and Mrs. Bakon ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) :give_heart:

WOW!!!! :girl_crazy: I can´t believe it!!!!! One month! Weeks 1 and 2 were awful, and then some days have been terrible since then, but suddenly it feels like the last few days have been easier. Even with the alcohol, the excitement, the stress at work... - At work I hardly think of smoking. When I was smoking I was going out every half an hour on a bad day, now it doesn´t even cross my mind, and if my work mate goes out to smoke the smell disgusts me. I don´t know what he smokes, but it surely is the best antidote. His cigarettes stink and he smells even worse. - I´ve never been a smoker around my driving. I only started getting my driving licence when I was quit, and every time I relapsed one of the first thing that went out of the window was the driving classes. Lack of confidence or something... side effect of smoking. So now as soon as I start thinking of driving I´m a different person. Smoking doesn´t even cross my mind. - At home... well, sometimes I do think about it, but try and get myself busy with something. I do tend to be indoors more often, that´s true, but with this heat I´m using the aircon and congratulate myself that is is nice and cool in here... I´m losing my tan!!!! (when I smoked I was a closet smoker sitting at the bottom of the garden and throwing the butts in the corner) - Beach, bars, restaurants, out and about.... I´m relaxed and have my wine, so I do rather well out there. If I smell cigarettes and I like the smell I have to turn my mind to something else, but it happens less and less often. For me the biggest trigger at the moment is stress. Frustration. Exhaustion. Clients phoning on Friday nights or sending stuff on Sundays by email (or Facebook, believe it!). When i could actually lose it, I do mentally remind myself that smoking will solve nothing and will make things worse, but I can´t wait for the day when I don´t have to make such a mental effort... Well, guys, if I´ve made it to one month... so can you Sandy, Evelyn, Vic, Humbled... all the newer newbies... just hold on, and post SOS if you need help, but DO NOT SURRENDER!!!!! :give_heart: Thank you for your support!

Evelyn, you are doing great. You are taking control. Day by day sometimes, hour by hour sometimes, but it is working. Not the easiest of quits, but that is a battle that you are definitely winning. Please celebrate your success and don´t let anything take that away from you. If you feel down, eat something yummy, or have a bubble bath, or spoil yourself a bit. Smoking will NOT make you feel better... you´ll feel WORSE. And you know it... but nicodemon tries and tries and tries again. Please do not let him win. YOU are winning this time. (((((((((((((((((((((((Evelyn)))))))))))))))))))))))

:yahoo: Tickers are ticking and we are becoming non-smokers. I will not smoke today. Will you? N.O.P.E. :give_heart:

And off they went... As always, the preparation was worse than the actual thing. Only my friend and my ex smoked. The rest were never-smokers. And the two people I had never met before, were actually ex-smokers. I love meeting ex-smokers. It´s like meeting somebody from your own loony religion. They un-ders-tand ;-). Great!. Knackered now. And I have to work tomorrow. And the house is covered in..... muck? I don´t even know what it is... a mix of candle wax, cat fur, dog fur, sand, wrapping paper... I´ll sort it out tomorrow... Next lot comes next Thrusday (another smoker) and then the following weekend I go to Malaga with my first smoker friend... And I have to work in between.... Don´t worry... even if I had any intention to smoke, I wouldn´t have time to do it ;-) Life is great! And I´m great too.... about two sizes greater, but that´s for another thread, for another time... :give_heart:

Morning Sue and everybody! N.O.P.E. :-)

Two weeks is awesome. CONGRATULATIONS! :good: