The Noble Pagan Forums - I quit!

Yup.
You heard me right.
I quit. Smoking that is.
So long stogies....I just can't handle the relationship I have with you anymore.....
So if ya'll would be so kind in sending me a bit of sanity while I go through cranky withdrawls that would be awesome.
Why make a public announcement? Because time and time again I have wanted to quit, tell myself I am going to ( succeeded once for a whopping 8 month streak.....) and then figger fugger it. Everyone EXPECTS a smoker to go back to the habit. That's half the fun right? KNOWING that the idiots who did this to themselves in the first place are just sweating for....just....one...puff....
Well fugger it. The chimney in my house is probably cleaner than my lungs ( did I mention my house was made in 1915?). My seasonally induced bronchitis doesn't get a bit better with smoker's hack and really I am too broke to afford the luxury of killing myself off cell by cell.
I announce it here because I am spiteful and figure my pride will have a heart attack if I fail in front of so many people that I not only like, but have come to respect.
I also feel comfortable enough to know that whether you understand my challenge or not, that I won't have to endure any vulturing cheerleaders ( the ones that stand on the side lines with their pom poms made of ciggarrettes chanting "quitting quitting it can be done, once you smoke just this last one!").
I'm not looking for kudos or any "good for you's". I know I'm the idiot who put myself in this vice so many years ago.
So if I seem off kilter for the next few days it's because my body is trying to readjust to a new atmosphere that is free from cadmium,carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, nicotine and other questionable chemicals.
Now with that said I'm gonna go think of Lemons.



C.S.

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Ok, so now I have to figure out how to say "good for you" without saying "good for you"....hmmmmmm.

Personally, this makes you my hero. I've successfully quit while pregnant with my kids, but somehow managed to pick it back up again. If you can stay strong, I know it will work for you (I know this makes me a complete hypocrite, so don't bother pointing that out to me).

Good luck!

I was suppose to quit smoking when they said I had asthma and Chronic bronchitis due to smoking...


You have more will power than me!

What worked for me was personifying smoking into an uber controlling bitch I had to physically fight to get over the habit. Couple that with calculating exactly how much money I would save and looking at all the pretties I could buy with the extra cash.

You can do it.

I have found that Orange Juice worked real well for me. It helps flush the system of toxins (thank you vitamin C !) so I'll be off to Safeway later today. Hopefully they hace the OJ still on sale for 99cents.

Woot!!!



C.S.

I remember the last time she quit ... she had a bottle of OJ surgically attached to her left arm for quick reach ...

All Hail The Great Orange for His Blood shall cleanse thee of vile toxins!

*hands out puches of Holy OJ*
-Courtesy of The Church Of Citrus




C.S.

I hope everything goes to plan for you! To be honest, I really can't stand cigeretts. Mum smokes them 24/7, and I smell like smoke all the time. I really don't like it at all. T^T

But still! Stay strong! Try having a Worry stone nearby to rub incase it gets to you. Or get a new hobby! ^^ Anyhow, good luck!

I'm keeping my hands busy with my knit loom. So far I have learned ( sucessfully) how to do a flat stitch ( I think it called the single stitch....I just call it the flat stitch even thought technically that describes a few of them).

Thanks to google, youtube and other vid sites I am now working on the Knit Stitch. I am making swatches of differente stithes so I know what they look like in a product.

I supposed I will get bored enough to mess around with them and eventually probably create the world's ugliest loom knitted scarf or somewhat.


And to think I was going to make a poncho before I got sidetracked on learning all these damn stitches......



C.S.

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