Wow great story! Love how you keep pushing on - what an inspiration. Here I am struggling with my nicotine addiction alone(as we all know its not that easy either) and here you are a single mother of 4 kids, no family, made it through a VERY serious drug addiction, a heart surgery at a real young age, and who knows what else in between. Not to make your life seem so dramtic (for a lack of better word) and mine so "normalish" (again for a lack of better word).... but you must be very very proud of yourself, - and to have none of your children pick up on your bad habit is amazing. I started smoking simply because I knew no better and both parents smoked in the house. Congrats on 4 days of being smoke free. Everyone is different on this site, as you will get to see, myself - I was fine for the first 2 weeks... my motivation was high, I had kept myself really busy, Stopped hanging out with friends who smoked, stopped drinking, stopped walking on the side of the street where I would buy my cigarettes. But after a while, I realized I couldnt stop hanging out with my best friend who smokes just because I couldnt control my own LIFE.... so once I started to hang out with her... thats when it got tough - still smoke free though!! By now most of the nicotine is out of your system but not out of your mind. Stay strong and keep your head up and take one step at a time. If it is boredom that is a big trigger for you, you should try and schedule your days so that your hardly ever idle. I am sure with kids you can find many things to do, create game nights, clean your house, excersize, get a new book, spring is around the corner, how about gardening? Pick up a new hobbie or familiarize yourself with an old one. Keep Busy and remember this quit is for YOU! I am sure your wonderful children will be really proud as well. Let us know how it goes!
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 2/14/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 37
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 555
Amount Saved: $208.13
Life Gained:
Days: 2 Hrs: 17 Mins: 25 Seconds: 22