It's been a while!

Hi everyone,

I must apologize, it's been a long time since I've posted. I'm still smoke free, I've just been really busy. It's now been over a year and 8 months since I've quit smoking and I'm not looking back. Oh sure, I get an occasional twinge where I think about it, but most of the time that I think about smoking, I'm thinking how glad I am that I don't anymore. :)

I hope that all of my quitting buddies are still doing well.

I've been really busy with my websites, church, grandkids and you name it. Now, we're getting our garden in and that is a real big job this year. We've had two giant piles of top soil delivered and now we are distributing it by the wheelbarrow full and mixing it in before planting. I'm thinking that there will be some new flower berms this year. :O)

Happy quitting everyone!
sue

My 2nd Smoke-free Christmas

Absolutely unbelievable to me that I will be spending my 2nd Christmas smoke-free! wow! I have to say now that quitting smoking is right up there with the best decisions that I have ever made. Oh sure, I still think of it once in a while, but by the time I realize that I'm thinking about it, it's gone. The thought of inhaling that smoke again and smelling like the smokers that I can now smell is the last thing that I want to do. yuck!

Here's wishing a very Merry Christmas to all of my quit buddies! Hope all of your Christmas's are smoke-free too!

Merry Christmas!
Sue

14 months since I quit

Yesterday made it 14 months since I quit smoking! Yes, you heard it right...1 year and 2 months! Whoo Hoo!!!!! Sometimes I can't even imagine myself smoking all those years. :)

It's still warm here, but a cold front is suppose to drop us to the upper 60's this weekend. That will be weird but nice for fall festival at church. I'll have to dig out a sweatshirt.

I hope all of my quitting buddies are keeping up their quits. It is sooooo worth it!

Happy fall!

I love the Fall

I can't believe that I am entering my second fall season as a non-smoker. This is wonderful! I can do whatever I want and not have to stop for a "smoke". I can go wherever I want and not worry about when or where I can smoke. cool beans!

Hubby just got home from visiting his folks for a few days. His dad still smokes but his mom hasn't for many years. Boy, I could sure smell it on all his clothes that were in the suitcase. I had to wash them all to get rid of it. And to think that I use to smell like that!!!!! yuck!!!!!!!

It's raining here today and we sure need it. It's the first rain in 3 weeks and the rain three weeks ago was the first rain in almost 4 weeks. It's dry as a bone here so the rain is welcome.

I love the fall season since I have moved south, it is absolutely beautiful. Temperatures are usually in the 70's and it's usually sunny with a slight breeze. It doesn't get much better than that. The windows in the house are open and a welcome breeze moves through the house. I'm lovin it!

Well, things to do today so I guess I'm off of here for now. I don't know for sure how long it's been since I had one of those disgusting cigarettes in my mouth but I think I'm in like week 60. Cool! I believe that I can now safely say that I will never smoke a cigarette again no matter what. I think that I can get through anything now without a cigarette for a crutch. I've got God to lean on and that's all I need. :)

Keep on quitting all you quitters!!!!! :)

Life as a non-smoker

Every time I come here to post, I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted. I'm sorry that I haven't been keeping up. :( I guess I just rarely even think about smoking anymore. Wow!!!!

I've been really busy too trying to get my four websites ready for holiday shopping. That along with fall activities and I don't have much spare time. Seems like time just flies right by and I only get a fraction done everyday of what I wanted to.

I hope that all of your quits are going well and that you are enjoying your fall season. Isn't it wonderful? All of it!

Life as a non-smoker

Hi guys, I'm trying to remember to post here now and then it's just harder to remember now that I don't think about smoking all of the time.

I am beginning to love life as a non-smoker. Being a smoker was part of who I was for over 35 years. I was Sue who loved to smoke, do gardening, hike, drink coffee, play games and many other things. Now, I'm Sue who still does all of those things plus more except I don't want to smoke anymore. Oh sure, once in a while when I'm pouring a cup of coffee from a fresh pot, I get a sudden urge to light up. But when I really think about it, the thought of smoking almost repulses me. I find that weird, but that's how it is for me. All I can think of is yuck when I think about actually smoking a cigarette.

Life for me is now free from the pull of nicotine. I no longer have to grab my cigarettes to go outside, or to leave the house, or try to get one more in before I go to bed at night. My hair always smells fresh and clean and I can stand in a crowded room or elevator without being embarrassed about smelling like stale smoke.

There are so many pluses to not smoking for me that it's almost ridiculous that I waited this long to do it.

If any of you haven't quit yet, start thinking about it. Talk to your doctor about chantix. I used it and it was extremely helpful.

For those of you who have quit, Congratulations! You've made one of the best decisions of your life. Keep strong and keep on quitting.

Today, I am happy as a lark thinking about my current status as a non-smoker! Whoo Hooo!

1 year anniversary! Woo Hoo! Happy Birthday to me!

I can hardly believe it! Hooray!

I look at today as more of a 1st birthday as a non-smoker than I do a quit anniversary. I guess that's a good thing. No, I know it's a good thing! Pinch me someone because I still can't believe that I have done it! wow!!!!!!

You people out there have been a big part of my success. I thank God, you guys and chantix because without any of those things, I couldn't have done it. This is one of the most exciting and rewarding things that I have ever done.

I hope that those of your who are still in your early weeks and months hang in there. The first 6 or 7 months were hard for me. I felt horrible at times physically and thought many times that I should start smoking again so that I could get better. I developed issues that I had never had before. These things go away, trust me they do you just need to have patience and be strong.

Like I've said many times, if I can do it, anybody can. After 35 years of smoking and loving every minute of it, I never thought that I could enjoy life without smoking. Boy was I wrong! I'm enjoying life more now than I ever did while I smoked. I'm also very proud of myself for what I've accomplished and who I've become. I am a non-smoker! Woo Hoo! Now I'm counting the years since I've quit.

Hang in there all you quitters! You can do it!