Reciprocity

False TNP still uses a clock radio to wake up to in the morning.

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Well, when I smoked, my wife had already quit long ago and when we went on a cruise, I just wandered off every now and again to get my fix. Didn't bother either one of us although, it should have bothered me that she had quit years ago and I didn't until recently. Now, I still wander off ..... just not to the smoking place

But Gerard Butler? Surely you could make an exception. He was great in Ordinary Citizen. One of my all time fav. movies ?

Oh my ..... Umm Think you better allocate this one to someone else as I am leaving on vacation in a few hours so won't be able to complete the cycle. I'll jump in when I'm back

You know what I found was that Yes, I would pass by the "smoker's corner" and look at them but all I felt was pity for them and happiness for myself not to have to be stuck there with them any longer hiding away while I got my fix. As a former smoker and now a non smoker, you will have a unique perspective on this. You won't be sticking up your nose at them because you understand way more that the never-smokers do about just what these people are up against.

Nope!

I call it ......................................................

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Nice post LT

Because ..... it erases stuff

Good for you getting through day 3 C12! Remember, focus just on today and for today alone you won't smoke Don't take on too much in the early days of your quit. Remember, rewards are important for getting through the day as a non-smoker. If that happen's to be snacking, so be it. It you gain a little weight, you can address that later once your quit is secure. For the coffee - yeah, try to replace that with something else if you can. Maybe a decaf coffee or, fruit juice would be a great substitute too. Keep going Christine

Perhaps this is because over the years your mind has made a particular connection with smoking while at a hotel or even on a cruise because those places represent "fun times", usually a vacation and now your mind is afraid that cutting out the smoking will somehow diminish the "fun"? You'll be fine on your cruise because you have already identified this trigger and dealt with it as well. Start to think about all the improvements to your "fun time" when you get to that cruise next April You won't have to pack a carton of smokes and worry about having an extra lighter as a back up just in case. You won't be pushing your wife aside trying to get out the airport doors for that much needed smoke when you arrive at your cruise port by air. You won't have to huddle in that "smokers area" on the ship's deck and feed your addiction. Huddled there with so many other addicts all puffing away while non-smokers stroll by and casually look over at the poor addicted fools. No more travelling half the ship to get up to that smoker's place on deck first thing in the morning while others run the jogging path around you, getting their morning fix or oxygen and exercise. Oh, sorry for blathering on and on about all the benefits you'll enjoy as a non smoker on your cruise in April. Now, what was it that you thought you might be missing out on? Wantsit. You'll be just fine with all this by April. Just wanted to give you some things to focus on up till then. Yes. your mind will think about the old smoker you facing a new non smoking environment for the first time but you may just be surprised at how your quit strengthens, rather than weakens, when you go on that Caribbean Cruise. In fact; I'm so convinced of this I'm going to prove it to you. I'm going to go on a Caribbean Cruise for you and report back later on how it went If I'm gone for then next while, you'll know where I'm at. Doing research for you

Closed door

False. If I go more than 3 days. the wife goes ape-sh*t TNP is claustrophobic.

14 Morning T! How's your day so far?

I think "paracetamol" needs to go to the English, It's All The Same Language thread. Never heard that word before - had to google it

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False TNP has not had their hair cut in the past year.

Hole

OK; I'll vote #3 is the lie just because the other two are taken already. (#1 is the lie though; I think)

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Good to know you're still quit and sounding positive about it

One day at a time Christine. Don;t look beyond today in terms of your quit. Days will turn into weeks and weeks to months and you will gradually start feeling better and better about your new non smoking life.