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Congratulations on three months quit (Oz time) @Robbie, you should really start feeling better now with much lighter craves. How cool is that Don't forget to treat yourself special today

The washing machine is a good worker?

Isn't pom an Ozzie word too?

Should we be concerned about the Ozzie meaning of root as it applies to @Linda picking strawberries?

I wish that was so but it was only jillar who was getting the error until MQ tried to fix my dumb mistake....... Note to self: you don't have to click on EVERYTHING you see.........

I've thought about that myself but I don't think there's a way to add what we were paying and what we would be paying at today's rates.... I guess if we really wanted to we could average it out but there again that would need to be adjusted yearly I would think......

Yay Steven, that's awesome!!! You're doing GREAT!

Are you in Australia?

Shouldn't we root @Linda on while she picks them?

Can I watch too?

Awww, who doesn't love a good box wine or Boones Farm Strawberry hill?

Doesn't the buzz help the wine taste better?

Found my phone

Apparently some time during the pandemic it became mandatory to back in our driveways. The neighbor catty corner across the street always has since its hard to back out of his driveway I guess. Then my husband started doing it with our cars. Then the neighbor straight across from us did and now the new owners on the left of us are doing it too! Of course I'm not one to follow the herd so I just drive in and park. And then I wait........Yep, there goes the stbx using my car to go to the "store" just so he can back my car in!

Unfortunately Trick is gone (unless he's playing a REALLY long trick on me ) I always remember what the pond store owner told me long ago, "Just don't get attached!" so I try not too. But it's hard because they are so cool

Yes, I have names for all of them lol. I still have Jawa, Goldie, Gold DJ, Smokey and Treat. Trick disappeared one day so probably the Heron. Trick and Treat are/were Skeleton Koi thus the names lol

What's a pond without fish?! I have Koi. Unfortunately I'm down to five since my pond cleared. The Heron and Egret can see them from the air and come down and grab them if they don't hide quick enough I even had one stupid Heron just stand on the edge of my pond looking at me with my poor 15 year old goldfish in his mouth! That sucked!!

Yes, it is! And I've had a few ask if they could go swimming in there

My mom smoked through both her pregnancies. It was the norm back then, heck the Dr smoked during examinations! I remember my mom having us girls light her cig for her when she was driving. Back then we didn't know how to inhale and she smoked menthols so I never thought that was very pleasant. My dad on the other hand smoked Pall Mall unfiltered so it was easy to go get a butt from any one of the ashtrays laying around and get our fix. Ugh, I think of it now and its gross Funny out of a family of five my brother was the only one of us who never picked up smoking. Hated it in fact....

I bought a new pump and filter system for my pond that keeps the 2400 gallons crystal clear!

Sorry guys! The quittrain isn't going anywhere! I got a little click happy and got myself knocked off the site and that was the only way MQ could get me back on. My apologies to everyone....I've learned an important lesson..

babs609 Quit Date: 07/13/2012 Posted December 9, 2014 · IP wrote this a while ago and just came across it. Thought I would share it. As I was driving to work a couple of weeks ago, a song from my past came on the radio. Instantly put me in a good mood. I was singing along, bopping in my seat happily as i drove to work. The song triggered a memory for me...a happy memory. I was in a good mood all day because of it. Fast forward 2 weeks later..a song came on the radio that made me sad. Triggered an emotional response and i was sad for just a few minutes. In the past, I probably would have let that sadness permeate into the rest of my day as well..but I have learned through practice and the process of quitting smoking, that we are in control of our thoughts at all times. We do not control environmental circumstances that may trigger a thought, We do not control a thought that just pops in our head that came out of nowhere. We DO control what we do with it that moment. Decision time. Focus on the feeling.....or just accept it for what it is and move on. It's a thought...a fantasy...a made up story in your head. It's not real. It may have been real in the past but reliving an unpleasant memory was bad enough the first time....why torture yourself.? Same is true for the future....all made up fairy tales. What's real? Whatever it is that you are doing that moment. Not the crazy talk in your head. This moment is all you are guaranteed. The future is now. Same thing occurs when you are triggered to smoke. It's a lie. a fantasy. a made up story in your head. Our minds are our toolbox..filled with wonderful tools that were picked up along the way in our quit journey. As you pick up these tools, you learn to apply them to practice. Each time you do, it strengthens your quit. After repeatedly doing the same things over and over..Mantras, coming to the board, reading posting,, drinking water, exercising, writing in a journal...whatever tools work for you...eventually they do stick. They become automatic. You become amazed and so happy and excited that you have finally found freedom. You see the glimpse that it is doable. It's an amazing journey newbies!! Embrace it. Don't fight against it. Every Time a craving comes....smile and say "BRING IT ON!!!" Because you know that it's GO TIME..a chance to use the tools. Use the tools to control the chatter. Question your thoughts....and you will most likely find...you are full of crap. Get out of your own way and let the healing begin!! I love my freedom!!! You will too! . Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/3735-mind-games/

Yes I would but to each their own right?

Shouldn't you ask a vet?