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Tickers Your first year may have triggers/craves that you may not expect so, be aware. These, usually, are not of the same magnitude as the early days but, can still pack a punch. There are seasonal triggers, when your body has a memory of smoking and can trigger a crave. All you need to do is stick to your commitment to NOPE. Soon, all this will be a memory and you will continue to reap the benefits of quitting. Stay focused and continue your education about nicotine addiction. The more you know, the stronger your resolve.

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Congratulations on your nearly six months of freedom, Solo ! Continue to reward yourself, nurture your quit and protect it with your life. You can believe us when we say, 'it gets better'. It gets better and better and better. I gave my quit a year, too. I thought, if I am not feeling better/free-er/different, I can always go back to smoking. That was almost six years ago ! I couldn't imagine going through that first year again and so grateful I powered through. The residuals of freedom are astounding...the self-confidence, the trust in ourselves...the benefits multiply exponentially. So, hang in there. Stay vigilant. With the skills you are learning from quitting, you will be able to apply them to other issues like weight etc. It is good to hear from you, Solo.

woo hoo, Michelle ! So happy to see your NOPE.

bump lots of tips to help you manage your first days, nicotine free.

drinking deep from the bottomless cup of NOPE

Congratulations on your First Year of Freedom, Jayhawk ! You have built yourself a fine quit and I am so glad you are part of this community. (we were preparing your party here) Make sure to continue to reward yourself !

wow ! Open open a few hops pop, J. Hopefully, the earth will settle down.

a few more LA

Now I am a nervous wreck with this ship madness, they had a little trouble setting the anchor. @reciprocity !!! So, they're floating around, not too far out but, we can't have our celebrant swimming to the Lido !! Do we need Boo's Canoe as the Ship's Tender ?

Doesn't happen in The QTardis, either @Martian5, tee hee hee Scotch on deck

Scrambling for cases of Vodka now, the Russian stock is destroyed So, we'll go with Absolut (from Sweden) OK ?

The Champagne didn't suffer too much...

@Boo, not really a fair comparison. Look at our Willie in 1965 looking a lot more like Bobby Darin then red headed stranger.

8 hello everyone

I'll take 'The king' (take note of lower case), that was just how El would have done it ! Whack for my daddy-o ! Thank you Jo. Second choice, The Dubliners for tradition.

None of them have 'sweet' voices, lol. Where is the Elvis impersonator ? Is he from Tennessee ? Thanks for the time you put into this, Jo. You are a star, you are and thanks for starting out all 50 states in the music thread. We didn't get all but, we got a lot. Tennessee was seriously represented, tee hee hee, but, that Zappa cut was a gift, eh ?

Plenty of water is my caffeine/nicotine free secret. Oh, roughage, too.

I vote for the Elvis impersonator, he delivers 'whack for my daddy-o' with such feeling. lol. In listening to The Highwaymen, I wondered, 'who is singing? That voice is way too sweet for Cash, Waylon, Willie or Kris. So, I did some digging and the video is a confusion. This performance in the video is by the 1960's folk group, The Highwaymen, not the Cash, Waylon, Willie or Kris' Highwaymen.

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afternoon Islanders 7

6 not attending fireworks @bakon I hate them like the birds and friendly canines do. Are you in Disney ? Have you seen Marti ? Love to the Missus.

6 that is the best news, andy !