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PERFECT! Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. Downloaded the pdf to my phone so I can just pull it up whenever I'm on break.

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Is there a way to change default settings so that I see the most recent post in a topic first rather than having to navigate to the last page manually?

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Glad that this went well for you, Roz! Looking forward to getting to know you here.

Well done, Opah! Congratulations on such an important milestone!

Ok. Now THIS is a thread I can relate to... Recently finished: The Dark Tower series by Stephen King (surprisingly good) Currently reading: The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace (one of my favorite authors) Edited to add: Alan Carr's The Easy Way to Quit Smoking - THANKS, @Sazerac Upcoming reads: Checked Out from the Library: The Princess Bride by William Goldman (Never read it as a kid) The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (Part of a list of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die) ARC to read and review for publisher: Desperate Girls by Laura Griffin (publication release scheduled for August 7th, 2018)

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OK, I will try out the games. Thanks! MQ posted this on the newbie thread... IT IS SOOOOOO TRUE!!

Dragonfly! We are still here for you! No need for shame and guilt... you should be proud of yourself for making the decision to quit again. Please post. We want to help.

Welcome to the Board, Novo! You came to the right place. I'm a newbie (only on my third day of quitting), so I hesitate to give you quit advice. BUT, I encourage you to visit this board often... post often... read everything... this is a wonderfully supportive community!

Today, I return to work as a non-smoker. Oh,, boy, I'm not looking forward to this. I expect to be confronting... the void. Do you all know the void? That weird feeling where you just finished a task and so it's time to reward yourself, and you used to do that by smoking but now you don't want to smoke so you flail about wildly looking for something else to do? I need something to read during those times. Not videos (cause I'll be at work) - I haven't quite mastered using this site. Can anyone point me to an article or five that might soothe and distract me today during my breaks?

NOPE. Not today.

Thanks to all of you for paying attention to a complete stranger today. I really appreciate your support!

My husband still smokes, but he sneaks outside so that he doesn't feel like he's waving a red flag at me. I think its wonderful that your wife goes outside, and you should encourage that. It will support you now, and it will help her someday should she choose to quit.

Tempting and teasing my addiction was probably not the best approach to the second day of this quit. I mean... how much harder do I really need to make this for myself. Against all odds, I survived Day Two with my quit intact. Drinking. Partying with friends. Escorting my best friend outside for her smoke breaks. The resulting urges to smoke were, needless to say, powerful. I discovered that my poor and slow texting abilities are a boon to using this forum. By the time I type it all out, the urge has begun to pass. Yay for sucking at texting! Tomorrow will be my first day back to work as a non-smoker. I have no idea what to expect of myself when it comes time for my normal breaks. I usually walk outside, but maybe I can take walks inside for a few days. Grrr. I hate that I relapsed. Withdrawal is no fun. You know it's bad when you're actually looking forward to it all just being in your head. LOL!

Yeah, I've been snacking non-stop all day. Think I'll go look for those articles now.

Man, I wish I felt half as confident as my posts sound. LOL! I'm still uncomfortable all the dang time. And, I keep having thoughts like "You're not REALLY ready to quit" and "You were successful for 5 years, so this oughtta be easy peasy" and "I should just have one in the mornings" and all sorts of other similar addictionny stuff. Hopefully, the habits I developed as a non-smoker will kick in soon. In the meantime, I'll just keep NOPEing and finding something else to do. Boredom is a dangerous thing for me right now. I can't quite relax into this quit yet.