Kevin's Watch

Well done, but you haven't hit the 3 week mark yet. Be careful of that one, because that is when you think it's been long enough that you can have a little puff, and then you back to smoking again. I became very good at quitting (and restarting again) over these past few years. As I said in another thread, I'm nearly at a year since I had any cigarettes, or even one puff. I realized I could never touch one again after I quit, and so far, I've been good. Although I nearly slipped at New Years, but as I got sick, that helped.
To me, it seems like the 3rd month is also the hardest for the same reason the 3rd week is hard. Good luck!

Quitting smoking is fantastic!

listen linda_

I TOTALLY get why y'all are saying "you're not a non smoker YET" and "you haven't hit the whatever mark yet" and shit like that. I totally get what you're saying but...

for the past year I've been psyching myself up to quit, I've been waiting as far into the day after I get up as I can to not smoke (I got all the way from 7 am to 4 pm exactly once), I've been thinking and saying out loud, if I could just get 24 hours out from a cigarette I will NEVER pick one up ever again. period.
and I mean it.

yesterday I was in the shower, singing at the top of my lungs (as ya do) and I hit notes I haven't hit in 30 years. THIRTY YEARS!! after EIGHT DAYS of not smoking!! only 8 days and my vocal cords are already better. my range is coming back. I wept. I literally stood there in the shower crying. i'm not making this up. naked, wet, and crying.

none of you knows what this means to me.

so I appreciate that you're gonna think what you think and you're gonna dole out the advice (which is all much appreciated) but trust me when I say I will NEVER EVER pick up another cigarette ever again in my life. i'm not getting freaking 9 days out to fail at this shit. not ever again.

lucimay wrote:naked, wet, and crying.

With those three words, you have made my day I would add that to my sig if I didn't feel it would cast me in a particularly dodgy light!

Awesome experience Luce

lucimay wrote:yesterday I was in the shower, singing at the top of my lungs (as ya do) and I hit notes I haven't hit in 30 years. THIRTY YEARS!! after EIGHT DAYS of not smoking!! only 8 days and my vocal cords are already better. my range is coming back. I wept.

This is so cool Lucimay!

Now THAT is an AWESOME result to have from that and something that I don't think anyone would totally guarantee... ya never coulda REALLY known if you hadn't tried, methinks.

Linna Heartbooger you need to check in with Mallorys.. too long has been your neglect methinks

lucimay wrote: I TOTALLY get why y'all are saying "you're not a non smoker YET"

You'll never be a non-smoker LuciMay. Only an ex-smoker.

As for me...well, I'm about ready for it to be Friday afternoon again. Meh.

--A

Hah and Tis only Monday

Don't remind me...

--A

You could tell yourself its Thursday might make the day seem better

I've always been bad at lying to myself.

--A

thats a positive imv

Maybe doing so leads to the dark side of insanity

Guess that makes me an ex-stoner.

If by ex-stoner you mean cannabis, then good for you.
Leaving for work this morning there was the smell of weed outside my door,
and again when I returned home this evening. To a toker it probably smells delicious, for a non-toker it reeks like fart.

Im not sure Ive ever encountered weed that smells like fart but herby sure.

I smoke weed fairly regularly but rarely ever get stoned. I feel a pleasant happy chill vibe that works for me. I especially loooove a joint while watching a good movie with spectacular effects. My fave are fantasy sci fis etc .. heightens the experience.

Tuesday and the week is just crawling by...

--A

Soooo tired today .. no real opportunity to rest after a busy time looking after a property and two gorgeous labs. The real challenge was in their training .. it took a huge physical investment.

Skyweir wrote:Im not sure Ive ever encountered weed that smells like fart but herby sure.

I smoke weed fairly regularly but rarely ever get stoned. I feel a pleasant happy chill vibe that works for me. I especially loooove a joint while watching a good movie with spectacular effects. My fave are fantasy sci fis etc .. heightens the experience.

I asked a friend about it today. Its called 'Skunk'. No surprise there. Very strong. Equivalent to a whiskey, I imagine, to a Budweiser what you might smoke.

Well, it doesn't quite work that way, although I suppose it's not important.

Also, I'm always suspicious of claims about a specific strain. Anybody can call anything whatever they like, it doesn't make it so.

Particularly in the UK, people have a tendency to refer to any "strong" cannabis as "Skunk" because that was the famous strain that was first listed as a "Class A."

Regardless, unless it has impeccable provenance, I always take strain / varietal names with a pinch of salt.

--A