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14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Could it be a Duffism?

Amen!!  
Great post and so true especially when you said "I really believe that this SSC forum is a great place to share with others your new non smoking life and how it affects your family and friends."  If it weren't for this site early in my quit I don't know what I would have done!!  What a lifesaver the SSC is 
 
Leslie 

Hang on tight everyone, it's a bumpy ride but you can do it!!!  

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/14/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2773
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 110,920
Amount Saved: $9,705.50
Life Gained:
Days: 285 Hrs: 7 Mins: 20 Seconds: 39

14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
What to do with the money you have saved?

I'm going on a trip to Riviera Maya (just south of Cancun) later this year!  I went on my first cruise ever last September and loved it!!  
 
These trips couldn't happen if I hadn't quit smoking     Not to mention not having to sit on an airplane for hours worrying about when and where I could sneak my next smoke in!  It's so much easier being a non-ex-smoker 

My best to all....  
 
Leslie  


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/14/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2773
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 110,920
Amount Saved: $9,705.50
Life Gained:
Days: 285 Hrs: 7 Mins: 25 Seconds: 26

14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
UT OH...HERE WE GO!!

I know it's hard... the mood swings, the impatience our family has with us.... it does subside if we/they are persistent with the quit.
You mentioned the bathtub.... well being able to soak in the tub and get away from it all was a HUGE help in my quit (Nov. 2002 Hall of Fame : http://v5.stopsmokingcenter.net/community/success_stories/success_detail.aspx?id=21 )   Just stick with it, it WILL get better if you give it time!!
 
All my best...
 
Leslie 
 
Seven years, seven months, one week, four days, 4 hours, 47 minutes and 15 seconds. 111207 cigarettes not smoked, saving $16,680.95. Life saved: 1 year, 2 weeks, 1 day, 3 hours, 15 minutes. 
 


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/14/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2780
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 111,200
Amount Saved: $9,730.00
Life Gained:
Days: 286 Hrs: 0 Mins: 59 Seconds: 55

14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Where do YOU live?

Another buckeye here    
 
I'm originally from Lima, Ohio but I've lived in the beautiful state of Virginia for the past 23 years and love it!    Actually it's Harrisonburg, VA, two hours from our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. 
 
My best to all ~ 
 
Leslie 
 
Seven years, seven months, one week, five days, 22 hours, 11 minutes and 24 seconds. 111276 cigarettes not smoked, saving $16,691.30. Life saved: 1 year, 3 weeks, 1 day, 9 hours, 0 minutes.
 

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/14/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2782
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 111,280
Amount Saved: $9,737.00
Life Gained:
Days: 286 Hrs: 5 Mins: 15 Seconds: 28

14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Monday Morning Stats Parade

Happy Monday everyone! 
 
I'm proud to be marching along with all of you 


All my best ~  
 
Leslie  


Seven years, seven months, one week, six days, 23 hours, 29 minutes and 56 seconds. 111319 cigarettes not smoked, saving $16,697.62. Life saved: 1 year, 3 weeks, 1 day, 12 hours, 35 minutes.

14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Monday Morning Stats Parade

Better late than never....  
 
 Happy smokefree Monday everyone!
 
Leslie  

Seven years, seven months, three weeks, 4 hours, 19 minutes and 17 seconds. 111607 cigarettes not smoked, saving $16,740.83. Life saved: 1 year, 3 weeks, 2 days, 12 hours, 35 minutes.

14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
On a totally unrelated topic...

Yikes.... I hated winter when I was a smoker.   It was freezing outside when I would take my smoke breaks.  I'm still not a big fan of winter but at least now I don't need to go out into the elements to satisfy an addiction 
 
No snow here for hopefully another month or so....    


Almost 90 degrees in VA today.... I'll take it compared to the snow....  


My best to all...  

Leslie
14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
On a totally unrelated topic...

oh and.... congrats on the HOF award 
14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Can?t believe I?m here...

Don't beat yourself up, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start over, you won't regret it!  It's not easy, no one says that it is but you won't regret the pain and suffering you have to go through in order to make your quit happen.
 
One of my favorite quotes for you:   "I'd rather be an ex-smoker occasionally thinking of smoking than a smoker constantly thinking of quitting" .... think about it, it's true isn't it?
 
Remember the reasons why you wanted to quit....  
 
You can do this!
 
Leslie 


Seven years, seven months, four weeks, 3 hours, 11 minutes and 48 seconds. 111885 cigarettes not smoked, saving $16,782.55. Life saved: 1 year, 3 weeks, 3 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes.


14 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thursday Pledge

There's not much left of this Thursday here on the east coast of the U.S. ....
 
I also extend my hand and pronounce my pledge to remain smokefree for another day (and many more to come!)
 
My best to all ~
 
Leslie 


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/14/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2807
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 112,280
Amount Saved: $9,824.50
Life Gained:
Days: 288 Hrs: 19 Mins: 42 Seconds: 19