Still winning

PS on the job front, I have been normal too!! lol. I was a pub landlady for 6 years, changed career when I had my first child from a logistics manager of 11 years so I could be around her more :) If I had more hours free, I would love to go and get a normal job, but I work around 2 kids and full time caring so need something I can do in fits and starts for this point. x

Jackie I offer you my "virtual shove" up that mountain - up ya go!! I'm right behind you and watching how you climb to see where I need to watch out!! There should be some in front of you, watch them and carefully place one foot in front of the other. We'll be cool and the view will be frikkin awesome. xx

Laura, Your daughter sounds like she wants you to fight the dodgy nicotine battle, on you go! We need to show our children that this was always pointless to do and we value them and our health for them more then an addiction. Rooting for you. xx

I dropped out of college. Even back then my family life was interesting. I had to get a part time job so I could look after younger siblings (big age gap), long and dramatic story. So school of life for me :) Technically I am a full time carer for my disabled mum. However I started a page to work with my spiritual side and most of what I do is still free as I consider myself training. However I do charge for reiki or crystal healings and make things like bath oils/salts etc which I sell through the page and ebay. At some stage I will need to make a living from it, which is kind of a shame as I do it for the passion. Who else gets to say last year they worked on someones fertility, changing home life dynamics, working with illness etc etc. I love what I can do for others sometimes and although it probably doesn't sound like it, I'm very humble about it. I work with it because I feel I meant too.

2 tattoos. One on my boob, of a pink rose which represents my heart being close to the earth. One on my back with the word Angel and a halo, to represent my two sisters who I always called my angels (one sister had to done too the other wimped out lol). Piercings, no. Had a belly button one, left it too long whilst preggo and it's knackered. Had ears done as a kid but was a wimp and tried to run away, so they are wonky. Let them close up in my 20s. Perfect weekend - The people make it for me and them in a good mood helps. My faves last year were legoland with my girls and moto gp with chris, so they're different but both groups were super excited and happy, that makes me happy. Perfect holiday - Somewhere with ruins to explore or beautiful places to wander around. There must also be a boat trip, I love the water even though I'm scared of drowning (numpty lol). Fave band ...tough one. Genesis or linkin park I think

Finally feeling well and have some time. Had quite a few different types of convo's with the folks on here and this feels ok for me to do. For this moment in time I will be an open book. Normally I prefer mysterious :) So if there's anything I can answer for you...ask away...

I think all our emotions are heightened early part of our quit. That's ok. A wallow day is also perfectly acceptable, but smoking isn't. Your brain is using an excuse that it presented you before - do not fall for it! Non smokers have trials/stress/bad days/sadness and they don't smoke. Me either! I hope you are ok Laura and I feel for you, sounds like a bad day, but trust that even though you are grumpy you are ok. Every time you don't succumb to a trigger your resolve on that one gets stronger. So now I can argue with anyone and not want to smoke, it only took 2 months for that whole trigger to dissapear if it helps to have anothers experience. Not long really. Hugs to you. xx

Do you have any tattoo's? What's a typical night out for you and your mates look like? How do you manage to live without Bacon Sandwiches lol x

Oh lol at we like each other today and the gifts!! Very happy birthday Sue, hopefully the pamper sesh will make up for memory foam slippers (who even knew about those?!?). Have a brilliant one. Mwah. x

What are the major differences to living abroad? Always wondered what it would be like. x

This made me smile, it's as easy and as hard as don't smoke and you make it. Massive congrats Sarah. You worked hard for this quit and owned it from the word go, no matter what. x

oh a handsome beast if ever there was one for sure, sporty too by the hoodie look ;) So there we go Jenny and Sarah, problem solved by El B.

nope all day long. Ain't nobody got time for dat...literally....i have so much more time in a day now :)

Jenny we should complain!! I don't see any eye candy either :( Pesky school runs and no eye candy there!

I'm up and down like a yoyo. The energy is off the scale and I've been to caught up to even look what's going on. You know the problem with quitting smoking...you think everything is about not smoking!! How frikkin annoying that my life has been entering a place that feels much like the toilet, when part of whatI do is understanding how energy influences us - and I missed it. Utter divvy! First time I've written on my web page since I quit :) I may be more emotional minus cigs but I control more of my destiny then I did before :) Today I have written up the full moon energy and done reiki on bathsalts that I sell. Not ya normal persons Tuesday haha. I do find this hard. I wish I had some easy peasy, I just have this needs to be done and if this is what it takes then so be it.... but I love that I wrote....and that I can help people sometimes for no reason, other than it feels right. In case anyone else likes energy work, here is my writing from tonight: Scorpio full moon May 14th 2014 Scorpio energy is not for the feint hearted. Do or die time my friends! We want to get to the heart of our most painful situation, we want to understand the darker side of everything – you cannot bring light without acknowledging the dark! Bring passion, TRUTH, mysteries of life, a somewhat brutal need to own the situation. Scorpio is strong, I love this energy when I work with it. If I go against it all hell breaks loose though. The Full Moon is playing OK with Saturn. Saturn is the karma/father of the zodiac. We want an ending here, not a brutal experience. Your lessons should be learned, the answers should be clear. In essence you should realize that it’s ok to be yourself, that there’s power in that and right or wrong does not come into your relationships or life choices. Somewhere there is a big bang. Then it should settle enough for us to heal it. Scorpio’s are master healers in my humble opinion, not that it’s ever in their write ups. Pain for no purpose is wasted. Understanding and acknowledging a painful situation is the way to heal it and make it better, often it’s a growth pattern for our life journey. Nobody likes a lesson right…but how else are we going to learn who we are, what we want, what we NEED to be whole. It sounds dramatic doesn’t it, lol, it’s Scorpio – of course it’s dramatic!! Powerful energy circulates and gives us the opportunities that lighter signs don’t. You have the connected Taurus energy on the sun side, bringing a keep us grounded, practical vibe. We are not going to use this energy to dive into the abyss…but maybe we can take a peek into it! We will learn, we will grow and life is better with understanding of all sides of the story. Happy full moon in Scorpio! Love and light. xx

Some people have a beautiful soul, it's just a part of who they are and isn't a big deal in and of itself...but it is! To still be here, paying it forward, inspiring, helping is a massive big deal. You have assisted in supporting so many people in their quit! Thanks for making us think it can be done too. Through all of that and most importantly, you have secured yourself a 5 year quit, massive congrats!! I hope you still treat yourself, I'm thinking a minimum of great cake!! xx

JUST SAY NO TO STINKY MEN lol. I totally believe non smokers thought this of us back in the smokers day. I also believe this means a whole new "dating pool" should effectively be open for business!!

My kids. For sure kids say some hillarious stuff. To date the best one was a 3 yearold Milly announcing at warp factor that a woman had eaten her baby. Or why the woman had a beard, just so many. But truly, what cracks me right up is when people fall over on the ice in winter!! I know it's cruel, however I also laugh like a drain if it's me too (hurt or not) I find it hillarious. I had to pull over on a school run this year as a whole family fell over hahaha, omg, funny as. Made worse by my eldest (lovely soul she is) saying oh god, I hope they're alright as my youngest said dat kid just stack it mum whilst laughing! Still laughing now thinking about it ;D

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the thief's crotch and may their arms be too short to scratch! I hate that people can do that, just why?! Really sorry for you honey and hope replacement is painless. x

First 3 quarters of your new life complete, and a personal best ta boot!! Congrats on your 9 months :yahoo: xx

He looks proper lively in his shows, half the time it's the spectacle as much as the music. x

Action, he's being an arsehole. Try putting headphone speakers in your ears and periodically nod your head, you don't actually need to listen to music ;)

I bet you love it!! I know some are all big time into exercise, I've not been like that in a long time but you know what - I think it releases something into your bloodstream which makes you feel good. I only did it for two weeks and at the moment I can't and am really missing the natural high feeling after a workout. Just thought I'd say in case you were worried, it's pretty cool to exercise and you don't crave AT ALL while you're doing it which is most excellent news in my book :) x

smoking totally sucks balls, nope for me!!

Today and for the last few days I've been unwell. I noticed the smokers cough was missing. Last illness I was still a smoker and it hurt to cough.