Yaay, 6 months, half a year!

[Kate18]

Whew!

I feel more like a nonsmoker now than I did during months 0-5

I think I go for a day or two and no thought of cigarettes, or maybe tiny fleeting thoughts.

Cravings are gone.

[jillar]

Wow Kate, half a year quit already is fantastic! I'm really happy for you and glad that your quit is going so well now. I hope you treat yourself extra special to celebrate

 

[Reciprocity]

Great job Kate! I know you've been through a lot of sh*t before this quit but I believe you have found your life long quit now. Celebrate this 1/2 year marvel and look forward to the next 6 months because they will fly by a lot faster than the first 6 did!

 

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by reciprocity

[Angeleek]

Congratulations on 6 months quit Kate!! I know you are super stoked and proud!! Celebrate and treat yourself, and keep up the great work. Feeels great when the cravings are slim to none, eh! High 5! er...6! Woohooo!!

[Mac#23]

This is a great accomplishment Kate. Congratulations on keeping your quit. Reward yourself for this.

[Doreensfree]

Yaaaa...Kate ....Half a year!!!!.......Half way to the Lido Deck ....

I am so proud and Happy for you ....youv,e got this !!!!

Well done Sweetheart... I'll drink to that ❤

[Sazerac]

What GREAT news, Kate.

Congratulations on your six months of Freedom !

Keep your resolve, keep nope-ing through and please celebrate !

[johnny5]

That's awesome, Kate!  Congratulations!  You are doing great!

 

 

[Mona]

So happy for you Kate!  A big congratulations to you for this awesome achievement!!

 

 

 

[Kate18]

5 hours ago, johnny5 said:

That's awesome, Kate!  Congratulations!  You are doing great!

 

 

Thanks. Just LOVE Morgan Freeman. One of my all time favorite actors! So happy he's cheering for me 

 

[Mee]

You've got this now Kate!  congratulations on six months.  

[Kate18]

17 hours ago, Doreensfree said:

Yaaaa...Kate ....Half a year!!!!.......Half way to the Lido Deck ....

I am so proud and Happy for you ....youv,e got this !!!!

Well done Sweetheart... I'll drink to that ❤

I LOVE this photo!  It's about how I feel right now. 

All the years of being off and on the QSMB and now here are past, and I have finally arrived at a time when smoking is just a dim memory. How could I ever have smoked in the first place?!

Did you know that -- did I mention -- I started smoking because my daughter was moving home from the college dorms? We were sitting outside under a dark, hot middle eastern sky on the porch swing, and she said she had to tell me something. "You're pregnant?" "NO!" She said, "I smoke." 

"No problem," says I. So I schemed. I started smoking for camaraderie and thought, "I'll smoke for a few months and then I'll quit and she'll see how easy it is, and she'll quit, too." 

Unbelievable hubris.

She quit six years ago. She had quit during her pregnancy, but started in after she quit nursing the baby. She realized how stupid it was to go out on the porch and leave her toddler in the play pen, so she quit. 

And, speaking of stupid, I couldn't get myself to keep a quit. I struggled so hard and long. 

It just takes a big enough "Why," but I couldn't convince myself. Then the coronavirus hit, and that's all it took. Ya smoke, ya get the virus, ya die.

I would probably have started up again by now, though, except that I've found the stock market. My portfolio is up more than 30% after less than three months, and I learn more every day about how to create and maintain a profitable portfolio. (I'm a buy and hold, not an active or day trader).

Throughout all of this time, Doreen, I remember you being on the forum and so supportive. Your participation and support have meant a lot.

Thank you

Kate

[Kate18]

Hopefully the cruise ships will be running again in six months when I'm ready for the Lido Deck!

[beazel]

Congratulations on 6 MONTHS!!! That's fantastic!!

[Mona]

14 hours ago, Kate18 said:

Hopefully the cruise ships will be running again in six months when I'm ready for the Lido Deck!

 

We can hope Kate.  Seems questionable, for U.S. citizens anyway.

[Rozuki]

Congrats, @Kate18! Six months quit is spectacular! Reward your achievement and KTQ! 

 

[Boo]

Congratulations Kate.  Enjoy your newfound freedom, you earned it.

[Mee]

On 8/23/2020 at 7:49 PM, Kate18 said:

All the years of being off and on the QSMB and now here are past, and I have finally arrived at a time when smoking is just a dim memory. How could I ever have smoked in the first place?!

Kate, that is the way I feel.  I can't believed I smoked for so long.  I have watched you struggle and am so proud of you.  You go girl.  

[JohnQ]

On 8/22/2020 at 11:55 PM, Kate18 said:

Whew!

I feel more like a nonsmoker now than I did during months 0-5

I think I go for a day or two and no thought of cigarettes, or maybe tiny fleeting thoughts.

Cravings are gone.

 

Congratulations Kate on your 6 Months smoke free!   Well done!