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Yes - a long awaited break from the brutal winter we've had this year in the Great White North - it was GREAT!

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Hello TS! Glad you've joined us Looks like you are participating often which is always a good sign that you are committed to doing this thing. Learn lots from what happened to you and always keep that in the back of your mind. It will serve you well. Stick around here and let's get this done once again

Late to this thread but hoping Drangonfly comes back. There's no judgements here. We only wish to help others achieve what we all want which is our permanent quit! Come back DF and let us help you with your journey to freedom.

Sorry I'm coming in with a late greeting but glad to see yet another person ridding themselves of this deadly addiction. Sorry that your life is in a bad place right now but happy to see you are making positive changes. Those changes will stay with you forever. Your life will change in time as it does for all of us. Keep your mind focused on the important stuff. The stuff that benefits YOU! Stay with us here and participate all you can. It will really help you in the early days of your quit. Educate yourself about this addition too and you'll know what to expect along the way. Read, read and read some more

Wow - sorry to hear you had a health scare Roz but glad you got it looked after right away and are through the operation now and back with us I'm sure you'll be feeling better than ever very soon!

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No, it wasn't a direct result of savings from quitting smoking. Basically, the wife went on this as part of a seminar she was doing with Royal Caribbean and her partner travel agent who was supposed to go with her backed out so I got to go instead. Worked out great. The wife had to work and I got to lay around the Lido Deck in the sun, drink cold beer with the occasional dip into a pool

OK - so off the boat and back on the train again Thanks lots Jo for keeping the celebrations thread running smoothly while I was gone. Our quits don't go on holiday and it's important that we recognize all those amazing milestones people are reaching every day. Holiday was great - hot & sunny for a week ..... finally We went on a cruise on Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas, one of their Oasis Class Ships (largest cruise ships currently made). That thing was like a floating city. Almost 9,000 passengers including ships staff. It's 362m in length (1,187 feet) and 72m in height above the waterline (236 feet). 5 pools on the Lido Deck plus 2 small wave rider pools for surfing and an 18 hole mini putt golf course; not to mention the zip-line at the back of the ship.

Congratulations Opah on reaching that most difficult milestone of 1 month smoke free! Celebrate this important milestone then carry on strengthening your quit. You're doing great! Happy hunting

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This is just another "stress test" Jo. To see if you can handle it without smoking Just watch out for BKP and Pork Chop

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Oops ....... missed your "special day" LOL!

I never remember my dreams so it's not an issue for me but I have heard it's pretty common. I'm guessing that it's your brains natural reaction to quitting something that has been such a huge part of your everyday life for years and years. How long have you smoked? 2 years, 5 years, 20 years?? Every day for those years your brain has recognized your smoking routines, even if you aren't aware of it at the time. Suddenly you stop all those routines but your brain needs time to re-adjust to your NEW routines. When you sleep, your brain goes on auto-pilot and guess what? It's remembering your old routine. That's my take on it anyway.

Hey folks! Going on holiday/vacation tomorrow and I don't take any electronic devices with me when I "unplug". Our own in-house crazy person Jo will be putting up the celebrations and, we DO have a Lido Deck arrival next week. I'll leave you guessing who that might be Anyway, try not to wreck the place while I'm gone OK? See you in a week! (Or, maybe not?)

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I've been a smoker all of my adult life up until last year. As an adult, I've never really known what life was like as a non-smoker. We all know how much of our lives were controlled by smoking when we smoked because we have had to reprogram our brains to live as non-smokers. I'm still getting used to life as a non-smoker but so far, I think I like it. There's a lot of little things that are different now in a good way and life seems simpler because I don't have to think about all that crap anymore everyday but nothing really stands out as my #1 thing that I like the best. I just like not having to deal with all the bullsh*t baggage that smoking brings to my life. It's odd that when I started smoking back when I was 17 years old, I never noticed all the expense and inconvenience and changes that this addiction brought to my doorstep. Guess I didn't care so much back then?

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