Sunnyside

Happy Birthday Bakon. I love your sense of humour, I don't always get what you are on about. You are always there to bring a smile to someone. :)

"With one month in the rearview there is only one course: onward." Absolutely!!!!

Brilliant job Boo, congratulations on your month smoke free!!!

Welcome Slow, you can do this and we are all behind you :)

Yep, thrown away a few long term quits. Nope is the only way. Stick with these guys, they will see you right.

Welcome aboard the train! Read everything. If you need any help or have any questions just post ;)

Here too :)

You certainly are stronger Evelyn! There is no real excuses to this, it's an addiction, and any excuse like life is too crap at the moment doesn't work. There are trying times and health issues that can make it harder. But if you want to be smoke free you have to be committed to the cause. I hope you start to get's some good thing happen to you soon, take care :)

Hope you both have a lovely time together xx

Thanks to you all xx shame I'm in work now, but I did have a bit of a celebration on the weekend :)

Today, i have been two years smoke free. I usually write a long post, to give some advice, but I think I have got to the stage now, were I not sure I have anything left to say anymore. That could be much help. So I thought I would just take a look back over my quit. For me the first year was so hard, which I'm sure it is for most, I was just more vocal in my quit. I will always remember that struggle. The pain has dampened down but I know I struggled and that alone will keep me on the straight and narrow. Year two didn't start off to well, I was still struggling at time's and the urge is still there now but certainly not as much. The second half of the year has been so much easier I can go for ages with out thinking about smoking at all. Just sometimes I still have a nostalgic moment and think back to how nice it would be, or that is how it makes it look. Luckily the rose tinted glasses are off and whenever I feel myself doing that, I just visualize it for a minute. The smell, the taste. The reality of smoking. It is never the same as the memories try and suggest to me. So I wonder into the third year, not really sure how I got here as the second year goes so quickly. One day at a time works so well at first but as time goes on you can look further ahead. In fact, that is not right, you don't really look ahead any more. I'm not going through a quit anymore. I have quit. I have to still go by not one puff rule, like everyone here, but I'm free at long last. I'm not looking over my shoulder, I'm in charge of myself. I'm the only one that can throw this all away. So for anyone starting out and thinking it is impossible, it really isn't. You will have to really work for this at time's. But just don't give in. No matter what. Freedom is there. For all of you, if you really want it.

Karen, you have admitted which alot of people don't do. Just move on if you can Karen you have worked at getting through a lot of triggers already, that work is still there.

Brilliant Boo!! We as in anything in life can make it much harder by building it up to more than it is. It took me a lot longer to realize that than you. :)

I been to busy lately too! Karen I hope all is well with you and the rest of the QT gang. Actually enjoyed some family time this weekend as I work in the evening and hubby works in the day and the kids usually in school. We cross over each other, so it was nice to have a break and catch up properly

Wine'o'time Friday & wine'o'time Saturday chilling ready for the madness that is Easter Sunday! Kids have been getting excited all day :)

Is it meeeeee! Duck! :) I don't get nearly enough sunny days.

Congratulations Pancake :)

Nice to meet you, congratulations on your quit :)

Karen, it certainly can have an effect. I have suffered with depression on and off for years. When I quit. I sank very deep, there were other things happening but quitting did have a major effect on me at that time. I am now being tapered off them slowly. And i am feeling fine at the moment. I hope the dosage works out for you and you start to stabilise. The black hole is not a nice place to be. I don't know weather you suffer with anxiety too but that definitely got worst before it got better. It does happen Karen, I promise you, when you do get through this you will be pleased that you keep going.

I loved misfit, have the whole thing on dvd. It is very weird but in a good way. Don't miss an episode or you won't have a clue what is going on. Let us know what you think for it x

Congratulations three weeks is tough but you have done it :) Not sure about the dancing naked, but hay if it works!

Big congratulations from my Marti :)

Nice to read this Karen come and join the Sunnyside ;) there will be surprise attacks yet so be on your guard. You will start getting more and more sunny days :)

Welcome board! 20 day is a major achievement! Completely agree with Bakon, you need to treat yourself to something :)