Tuesday, December 18, 2007

I’m such a weinie. I admit it. I broke. I had a very stressful day today and I had a cigarette. ARGHHHHH! 

Monday, December 10, 2007

How do you do the work/home life balancing act? Until a little less than four years ago, I was a stay at home mom. Much to my dismay, and horror, I hated being at home alone all day with just an infant to keep me company.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Well, I really just don’t know what to talk about today, since the smoking thing has really become a non-issue lately. So, I’m going to tell you about my favorite hobby in the whole world. Books!

Monday, November 26, 2007

I know many of you know exactly what I am talking about. The various groups that set up shop at Five Points to peddle their cause in Florence and block traffic while they mostly just annoy drivers trying to get to a destination. 

Friday, November 23, 2007

Shocked? Yeah, I was too. I purposely left Wally World for the last stop on my trip, expecting it to be total mayhem. 

Although parking seemed to be an issue at Circuit City, it was controlled chaos inside the store.

The traffic at the Mall entrance of Radio Drive was insane! 

Wish me luck everyone. This is a time of year when I often choose to aviod stores altogether, unless there’s some special gift out there for someone I love at an amazing price. Wel,, anyway, wish me luck, I’m going in…

Monday, November 19, 2007

Okay, so the first part of that title really isn’t true. Every smoker knows that the urge to smoke is the strongest when you have a drink in your hand. This weekend, I went to a gathering where everyone was drinking, including me, and yet I managed not to smoke! I am so proud.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

I am struggling. This week I have really had to fight the urge to stop at a gas station and buy a pack of cigarettes. At first, I wasn’t sure where this incessant need was coming from, and then I realized how close it is to Nov. 18. 

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

One side effect of quitting smoking that I never considered is the constant state of disarray my world now seems to be in. I can’t remember a thing! 

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Well, it has been 26 days since my last cigarette according to the nifty little Chantix website. And I really have absolutely no desire to smoke. I made the decision about a week ago to quit taking Chantix, though, since I had missed quite a few doses with no ill effects.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Well, I have been smoke free for a total of 12 days at this point, and the urge to light up is slowly beginning to diminish. I don’t think it will ever go away completely, but it is certainly manageable at this point. 

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

I have been taking Chantix for 15 days now and I have five days of being smoke-free under my belt at this point.
Do I feel good about it? Sort of. I miss smoking. A lot. Probably more than I should for someone who smokes about a pack a day. But it had become my security blanket.