Quitting smoking is like riding a roller coaster, but blindfolded and without a seat belt. You never know whats going to happen next. It throws you from left to right and all you can do is trying to hang on and you try not to lose the grip! Let’s face it….quitting smoking is harder than I thought it would be!
“Every day might not be good – but there is something good in every day” that’s pretty much how I look at life in general, but not lately!
I looked at my chalkboard, and it made me smile; it showed a big 5! Wow, almost a whole week smoke-free! Most of the time I am fine, but yesterday I had a craving, and it was different. It hit me like a freight train and came from out of nowhere. It lasted a little bit longer as well -maybe 20 minutes, but still…..it didn’t kill me. I had more and more questions on my mind. I wanted to talk to other people like me; I wanted to find smokers like me who just quit …but where?
I have this kitchen decoration on top of our fridge; it’s an Italian chef holding a small chalkboard. It’s too small, and I can’t really use it for anything. I wrote a big 3 on it! I haven’t smoked in 3 days…and I can honestly say I felt confused! What was happening?
90 Days smoke free…wow! I have saved $399,38 and left 1,788 cigarettes untouched. It sounds good, doesn’t it! I feel proud and bought myself something special, like a celebration gift! So much has changed in the last three months…….let’s go back and see how it started!
Unbelievable… I am an ex-smoker! Tomorrow will mark three months. I didn’t plan it, and I certainly wasn’t prepared for it. It just happened. Out of the blue, after 35 years of smoking, I decided to quit—and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I am 50 years young, and for the first time in my adult life, I am a non-smoker! So tomorrow, I am going to celebrate a little. Maybe with cake, maybe with a glass of wine, or maybe I will buy myself some flowers.