Dunedad, So great to hear from you and hear you are doing well. I'm so proud of us. Not to proud about the gunk I'm coughing up...not lady-like at all, but important for my lungs. I would love to hear your personal thoughts of the first 10 days....Post them when you get a second. Hugs!!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 228 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $55 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55

Wow Windy, you gave me a great idea, I currently have a TV in the livingroom and the spare bedroom, but not in the master bedroom. I think I will move the one from the spare room into my bedroom (I never smoked in my bedroom, it has always been smoke free), and if I'm feeling bored or "arguing with myself" again, I can retreat to the bedroom and snuggle up in the down comforter and watch Gray's Anatomy (or the Food Network). Thanks for the idea...I love it. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 227 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $55 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 54 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40

Hello, Day 9 and I'm doing ok. No smokes, but I find myself "missing" them a little....ecspecially when I'm bored. My husband is gone to "deer camp" hunting bambi, and once work is completed, the laundry and dishes are done and the kid's are in bed....I find myself wandering around like a lost puppy. You can only drink so much decaf tea in one night, and as much as I love my collie and cat...they are not great conversationalists. Tonight will be busier, I work late and have conferences at my son's school, so that will help. When will we not "miss" them? 6 weeks.....6 months......or 6 years. I see how after a long period of time of being quit, you could talk yourself into buying just one pack because you are sure you can have just one. It is funny how you start to rationalize and argue with yourself (which I'm sure looks quite funny looking in my livingroom window, as I converse and argue with myself with just the cat and dog looking on) As time goes by, and you have a moment of craving a cigerette...the conviction you started with becomes less vivid in your mind because you are trying to distract yourself from thinking about the cancer sticks, and sometimes also because of that, the reason's you are quitting slip to the back of your mind momentarily, and allow's the addicted side of you to sneak in and get a word or two in. "who will know, your home alone...just hop in the car, run up to the gas station and just smoke one...no one will know". But the problem is that I will know....my lungs and body will know. It's not about other people knowing, I had to remind myself that this was my committement, and it didn't matter if nobody would know. I will thousands of times in my life that I will be able to smoke and "nobody" will know....does that mean I will sneak 1,000 cigs...that's not quitting smoking. I am still smoke free...me and all my voices :p, and I'm taking it one craving, one night, one day and one conversation with myself at a time. :blush: Thanks for listening and for all the support! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 207 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $49.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

Thank you so much for the feedback. It truley is priceless and much appreciated. Kim [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 213 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $49.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

You are doing great Kaitilina! And as for the boredom.. do you have any hobbies? Maybe reading or knitting? Keeping the hands/ or the mind busy? I know all too well about talking to oneself.. :p I actually have complete conversations with myself..and you know what? I'm never wrong..always in total agreement with ME! LOL! Hang tough hon.. Like cheermom said, we're here for you through each craving. (((((((((hugz))))))) Monica58 [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/31/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 16 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 328 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 26

Hiya Kaitilina! That's right,, just checked out your stats and you have a reward coming your way .. [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o304/Monica58/anmatcat.gif[/IMG] So start thinking about that milestone! You are doing great,, and yes it is important to clean out your lungs! You are ridding yourself of the toxins :) Take good care and keep up the great quit! [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o304/Monica58/drawinghappyface.gif[/IMG] Monica58 [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/31/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 348 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $153 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37

Hey Kaitilina...We are doing good, my quit buddy. It is kinda getting harder to think back to when we smoked last..It is actually becoming a bit of a memory, isnt it? If you want to get away from boredom a bit...just throw a little self doubt on the fire and watch the sparks fly!!! Have a good one...-Kevin-- [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 197 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $41.4 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

Hi Kaitilina! You are right where you are supposed to be at day 9. You are of 2 minds and neither one feels right. But it does slowly change to a feeling of freedom. There are hours now that I don't even think of smoking. Imagine, hours! And I know, I do truly know, that when I get down the road more, that those hours will turn to days and days to weeks, and so on. Just trust yourself, praise yourself, and above all, when you talk to yourself, pull the curtains... ;) Denise [IMG]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p300/DeeKaySss/Small_parrot.gif[/IMG] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 31 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 943 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $232.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24

Hi Kait - I agree - We have all been through that. Boredom is still abit of an issue for me (not that I want to smoke) but somehow I want to engage myself in an interesting activity that does not require alot of energy. (Actually it seems kinda funny when you think about it - What is fun & interesting about taking a stick full of tobacco and sucking on it??) I smoked when stressed, when partying, when angry, when bored - etc. so this quit is about learning a whole new set of skills. (I tend to get bored in the evening so I am starting to get up earlier and take advantage of the mornings and then head off to bed early with the remote or a good book) Keep going...you are doing well..and you won't be bored forever! Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 66 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,335 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $330 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

It gets better...with time. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 70 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,527 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $560 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41