WHOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7 days is AWESOME. I'm sorry that you had a difficult situation to go through, but you did it without smoking. That is such an incredibly valuable experience for you in your quit. I found it pretty exciting the first several times I handled stress or big feelings without smoking. Just like you quoted, it meant I was reconditioning my brain. Instead of the tired old lie of "a smoke will make this better," it was like the fog was clearing and I was starting to see the truth of it: that smoking never *actually* made anything better for me. It was just a crappy pacifier that I had somehow confused or mistaken for a solution. There is literally no problem on this planet that a cigarette can help us with, except in the temporary relieving of a nicotine craving. If a nicotine craving is our problem, well, then the better solution is to simply remove our need for nicotine to begin with. If I have a toaster that catches fire every time I use it, should I stand at the ready, stressed out and hyper alert with a fire extinguisher every morning.... or should I maybe just get rid of the toaster? Quitting smoking requires we keep an eye on the bigger picture, and you're really doing that. Weloome to WEEK 2 of your quit, this is amazing to read about :) You're making me excited about my own quit all over again!
This is a HUGE milestone for you. They don't make enough exclamation marks for this. 
"So l guess lm walking on eggshells a little" It's still early in journey, so walking on eggshells is the safe thing to do. Like you said, you never know when something is going to test you, and the longer you go without smoking, the more confidence you will build up in yourself, and the harder it will be for that darn Nico-Demon to make you cave in. You are doing GREAT, keep it up. You know, you need to reward yourself for all of the effort you have put into this attempt. Make it something nice for yourself. 
" I like to get away to the countryside occassionally but l associate travel with smoking so much that l dont think it would work" You know this is a big trigger for you so give it a little more time if you can. You will get there soon. "Another one is if a tragic event happened in my life or something majorly stressful....that could unhinge me" No matter what, you just have to stay strong. Now you need to start learning how to deal with "stress" in a different way other than a cigarette. You'll figure it out I'm sure. 
