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Just VENTING
It is that time of illnesses sicknesses in my area of Illinois
Hubby has early stages of pneumonia
Has covid which they have medicine IF caught early which the doctors at the ER said we did BUT with hubby medicine for
Diabetes
High blood
Cholesterol
The COVID meds could NOT be given
Dr said only IF NOT on any drugs can they give my hubby COVID medicine
So none for hubby
So he gotta ride it out like the flu
Let it work it's way through his body
He got an IV saline drip because he... Show more

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Frosty funny

Today is my birthday!

I am very blessed to see another birthday. As you can see, it snowed in my neighborhood yesterday. We had between 10 to 12 inches. With advisement from a couple of people, I decided not to go to work this morning. I was going to attempt to go, but I do not know how bad the roads were gonna be.

Today, I have to help my mom shovel our driveway and then go to my grandparents house to shovel their driveway. I am glad I did my chores yesterday.

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Repost:  It's Not a crime to admit you are struggling....

Always ask for help - remember the 3 post rule.  I was either 4 or 5 years quit and had an extremely stressful situation come up and the thought of smoking came to me.  I came and posted to help and saved my quit.  I will never again smoke without asking for help.
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6917

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It’s NOT a Crime to Admit You Are Struggling……….rp
From melder7 on 1/1/2012 10:47:35 AM

….no matter HOW far into your quit you are.

One of the things that longer term quitters often try to avoid admitting in here is that urges can STILL occur even after you’d think we’d be long past them. Usually the reason that we DON’T like to discuss this kind of stuff is because nobody wants to discourage newer people just in case they see this as a deterrent to staying quit.

Well frankly I think it’s good that we talk about this stuff. This addiction can be tricky….by talking this stuff out we are much better able to avoid some of the traps that can occur if we see ourselves as being alone in our struggle.

Whether we are at day 1 or at day 1000……we are still on a level playing field when it comes to that “just one.” We can’t ever forget that.

But that knowledge is NOT something to fear or be ashamed to admit.

We are recovering addicts.

Hiding from the truth of that won’t protect us. Let’s face it……how many of us had such a great fear of the unknown that we were reluctant to even TRY to quit.

It’s o.k. to have urges………and it’s ok to talk about it no matter HOW long you’ve been quit.

I’m planning on being quit a very very long time.

That means looking this addiction head on.

maureen
Day3429

Smoking and the DESIRE to smoke can be beaten

Getting there will probably require just a little bit of accepting that you will probably be tempted along the way.

The secret to getting there is do NOT smoke...NO MATTER WHAT.

(and yes you can)

Repost: It's Not a crime to admit you are struggling....

Always ask for help - remember the 3 post rule. I was either 4 or 5 years quit and had an extremely stressful situation come up and the thought of smoking came to me. I came and posted to help and saved my quit. I will never again smoke without asking for help.
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6917
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Good morning all
Happy Thursday to you!
Week has changed - I am off to the office today and out to Cochrane tomorrow. Today, tomorrow, anyday I will be shouting NO to smoking and keeping to my path along the Freedom Road. I offer my hand to the next winner joining me kicking more ash to the road today.
Have a great day
Cara
D6917

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Life Saved
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Charmaine H TODAY
Happy birthday dear friend and many more

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Good morning! It is freaking cold in middle Tennessee. It is 16° right now and still dropping to our expected low of 13°. Our high will be a whomping 21°. This is not fun! I want spring!

Today is going to be chaos. Have the first showing if the house. Along with 3 video showings on houses in Knoxville (my daughter and her hubs are with the realtor). This could be a very long day. Or it could be unexpectedly easy which is the route I prefer. In any case it's a NOPE day. No smoking here today!!... Show more

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Twenty Four Years. 
Quit February 20, 2001

Originally January 26, 2001 but tested myself with some puffs at three weeks.

It took me 33 years of smoking, most of that time really wanting to Not Smoke to actually Quit Smoking.

Of course, with each cigarette, I really wanted to have the cigarette more than I wanted to really Not Smoke  and there in lies the problem.

I really felt like I could not Not Smoke . That I was unable to, that I would never be able to not smoke.

I spent many years using nicotine patches or nicotine gum the wrong way.

For me, they just encouraged me to smoke more. The extra nicotine was not what I needed and I did not have the discipline to use them in the prescribed way.

I wanted to smoke more.

The day that I finally made up my mind to not smoke I found the site QuitNet

This was in the early days of public  forums with strangers.

It did make me feel a huge sense of community to see everyone with the same struggles that I had,  anxiety and fear.  Doubt that I could ever be successful

I saw that people actually could make it half an hour,  they could make it an hour, they could make it through several hours, they  could make it through one day without literally dying because they weren’t smoking.

Seeing  the people make it through one day, two days,  three days,  gave me some confidence that maybe,  maybe,  maybe,  I might also be able to do it.

The people with one day,  two days, three days, were my heroes.

The people further out than that were way too far out for me to even relate with.

Although a person I was in contact with did say stick with the winners.

Look at what the people who are doing, what they’re saying, and that really is what also took me through.

For the first time in my life, I was around people who had the same problems that I did as far as stopping smoking.

Reading stories and spending so much time on QuitNet,   that is what made me successful.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all the people and to QuitNet and now to NOPE 365.

I could not have done it without you and I thank you from my heart.

To all of you wanting to quit. You can do it. You should do it.

The help is on the site for you. 
There is absolutely nothing that cigarettes do that is beneficial. Your mind needs to make the decision to stick to the mantra Not One Puff Ever.

If I can do it, anybody can do it and that is the truth.

Stop smoking. Smoking Kills.

Again, thank you to everyone. 
Hello and best wishes to everyone who I know and who I do not know.

We really are all in this together.

Much love and gratitude from me.

You will never regret your decision to not smoke.

Twenty Four Years. <br />Quit February 20, 2001 <br /><br />Originally January 26, 2001 but tested myself with some puffs at three weeks. <br /><br />It took me 33 years of smoking, most of that time really wanting to Not Smoke to actually Quit Smoking.<br /><br /> Of course, with each cigarette, I really wanted to have the cigarette more than I wanted to really Not Smoke and there in lies the problem. <br /><br />I really felt like I could not Not Smoke . That I was unable to, that I would never be able to not smoke. <br /><br />I spent many years using nicotine patches or nicotine gum the wrong way. <br /><br />For me, they just encouraged me to smoke more. The extra nicotine was not what I needed and I did not have the discipline to use them in the prescribed way. <br /><br />I wanted to smoke more.<br /><br />The day that I finally made up my mind to not smoke I found the site QuitNet <br /><br />This was in the early days of public forums with strangers. <br /><br />It did make me feel a huge sense of community to see everyone with the same struggles that I had, anxiety and fear. Doubt that I could ever be successful<br /><br />I saw that people actually could make it half an hour, they could make it an hour, they could make it through several hours, they could make it through one day without literally dying because they weren’t smoking. <br /><br />Seeing the people make it through one day, two days, three days, gave me some confidence that maybe, maybe, maybe, I might also be able to do it. <br /><br />The people with one day, two days, three days, were my heroes. <br /><br />The people further out than that were way too far out for me to even relate with.<br /><br />Although a person I was in contact with did say stick with the winners. <br /><br />Look at what the people who are doing, what they’re saying, and that really is what also took me through. <br /><br />For the first time in my life, I was around people who had the same problems that I did as far as stopping smoking. <br /><br />Reading stories and spending so much time on QuitNet, that is what made me successful. <br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all the people and to QuitNet and now to NOPE 365. <br /><br />I could not have done it without you and I thank you from my heart. <br /><br />To all of you wanting to quit. You can do it. You should do it. <br /><br />The help is on the site for you. <br />There is absolutely nothing that cigarettes do that is beneficial. Your mind needs to make the decision to stick to the mantra Not One Puff Ever. <br /><br />If I can do it, anybody can do it and that is the truth. <br /><br />Stop smoking. Smoking Kills. <br /><br />Again, thank you to everyone. <br />Hello and best wishes to everyone who I know and who I do not know. <br /><br />We really are all in this together. <br /><br />Much love and gratitude from me. <br /><br />You will never regret your decision to not smoke.

Twenty Four Years.
Quit February 20, 2001

Originally January 26, 2001 but tested myself with some puffs at three weeks.

It took me 33 years of smoking, most of that time really wanting to Not Smoke to actually Quit Smoking.

Of course, with each cigarette, I really wanted to have the cigarette more than I wanted to really Not Smoke and there in lies the problem.

I really felt like I could not Not Smoke . That I was unable to, that I would never be able to not smoke.

I spent many years using... Show more

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I'm throwing my 131,760 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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Yup, that's the day alright, thanks for lighting the Bonfire Mysticcat! I'm dumping 119,375 unsmokeds tonight. Enjoy another marvelous smoke free evening everyone!

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Dear friend Mysticcat woooooWOOOO thanks for hosting Wednesday night bonfire I appreciate youI'm throwing my 257,900 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire! Only by Gods grace

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It’s The “What Day It Is?” Bonfire!

That’s right it’s Hump Day🐪🐫. That means it’s the Wednesday Night Bonfire!! Everyone is invite so don’t be shy. Just toss your unsmoked cigarettes on the fire and celebrate quitting smoking! I hope you’re all doing well! Tonight’s self-serve to mind those fingers and toes! Congratulations to all us quitters! For those new this fire was started by our own sweet 😇Q-Angel Mary Merrey(tilletoiler) long ago as place for quitters toss unsmoked cigarettes and celebrate being quit. This is also a...

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Repost:  Don't Give a Damn!

I think this is a great repost.
I was very negative early on, try when possible to focus on the positives. When I did that my quit got easier. Now, I cannot think of 1 single reason to smoke as it does nothing for me but kill me.
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6916
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Don't Give A Damn
From DJD8960 on 2/7/2007 10:03:03 AM

I liked this advice...
Donna

Sometimes, it can seem that you are not making any progress, but you really are!

You're going through a stage that we all know.

You are still AFRAID of and want to GET RID of the desire to smoke.

Today try to notice if you are still FIGHTING the desire to smoke -TRYING to make it go away.

I bet you are feeling:

"Oh, I wish this craving -this feeling would go away. When will it go away?"

And I bet you, now and then your mind whispers to you:

"What if it NEVER goes away? What if you will always feel like this?".

Don’t worry if you have this thought. .

It is ONLY a THOUGHT in your mind.

And it is not even ‘your thought.’ EVERYBODY who gives up smoking has these thoughts.

Try to accept: you are going to experience the desire to smoke for a long time yet.

You can decide to hate it and push it away OR you can say to yourself.

"OK, I going to stop kidding myself. For the next few weeks, I'm going to have these feelings -this desire to smoke. I'm NOT going to wish it goes away. No, I'm going to EXPECT it. I'm NOT going to run away from it or EVEN TRY TO MAKE IT GO AWAY.

In fact, I'm going to LET IT BE and say to it;

"You can do whatever you want......You can make me feel good OR bad, comfortable OR uncomfortable - I don't care. I REALLY, REALLY don't mind. You're finished. You're in your death throes. I'm just going to WATCH, NOTE AND OBSERVE you for HOWEVER long it takes...........

And if you can really adopt this attitude you'll experience the GREAT PARADOX: When you can get to the stage where you don't GIVE A DAMN whether the desire to smoke is there or not it will totally disappear!

Just wait and see!

Repost: Don't Give a Damn!

I think this is a great repost.
I was very negative early on, try when possible to focus on the positives. When I did that my quit got easier. Now, I cannot think of 1 single reason to smoke as it does nothing for me but kill me.
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6916
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Don't Give A Damn
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Good morning all
Happy Hump Day!!!!!!

Up and going for the day today. I am keeping myself busy by going to visit some of my kids on my caseload this morning. Into the office after that. Saying NO to smoking and keeping to my path along the Freedom Road. I hold my hand out to the next winner joining me kicking ash to the curb today.
Have a great day and survive this last day in the deep freeze before the arrival of a chinook.
Have a good one
Cara
D6916

3Y 11M
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Good morning world! It's 4:13am in very cold middle Tennessee. We are a big bad 24° and still dropping to our overnight low of 22°. It's cloudy, it's snowing. Not a lot of snow but snow all the same. Should continue off and on throughout the day. It's a good day to say NOPE. Glad I no longer stand outside in this weather feeding a bad habit.

So yesterday had a few quick switches. Nails got done. A sweet royal purple. Then the realtor called and decided to switch the date of photography of the house... Show more

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I'm throwing my 131,740 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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