To celebrate quitting smoking ......

[Cathyclysmic]

The Beast man and I are getting new living furniture...check it out. And the best part, they are not going to smell like stale cigs in a month!

:bounce:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. Thought you were going to say "I'm going to light a cigar!"

[Cathyclysmic]

4. I try not to be predictable

BTW, we are still in our 'jone-sing like a crack baby' stage of quitting smoking, so any mention of nicotine gives me a nervous tic.

[Bassic]

7. Yeah I hear that

i had to go ahead and use shock therapy. i went to a party where almost everybody smoked and manage (with a lot of reinforcement from my girlfrien) to not smoke. It was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, so now, not smoking is sort of easy. Or at least, easier.

[EstimatedProphet]

2. Good for you!

Stick with it, and the urge will disappear (if you're having cravings), and remember: quitting cigarrettes is easy-you just have to never smoke them again.

[Cathyclysmic]

5. Thanks, I know you have been there...

The first week was easy..this week has been tougher.

[EstimatedProphet]

27. Keep hanging in

Next thing you know, it'll be a month, then six months, a year...

[NNadir]

3. You'll probably be able to pay for it with the money you save.

[Cathyclysmic]

10. That is the theory

We used to spend about $300.00 a month on cigs

[NNadir]

15. Well I'm glad you're working on it. It's worthwhile.

It's difficult I think though.

My dad really didn't quit until he got cancer, and even then I think he snuck a few here and there.

But I also know many people who succeeded. Good luck to you, and enjoy the furniture. You will have earned it doubly.

I have some experience of my own. When I was a kid I used to smoke pot habitually, and I remember that it was quite a struggle to stop. But I did stop. Now I can't imagine why I ever did that in the first place.

[Left Is Write]

6. Congratulations!

How long has it been? I seem to remember Beast Man saying something about it at the time you quit.

[Cathyclysmic]

11. Since 10/10/05

My company is giving us free quit smoking stuff and I'm taking a class. We have quit before..I think this is it.

[Left Is Write]

16. Good for you...

It feels great. I quit on July 1, 1998.

[Cathyclysmic]

19. yay!!

any tips?

[Left Is Write]

30. Just to hang in there.

I know it sounds trite and cliched, but it's true. Some days I had to use sheer force of will to get through a craving, but they subsided before too long and became very rare.

For tough times during rush hour in the beginning (I smoked a lot on my commute), I used Tootsie Pops as a substitute.

[LostinVA]

26. I quit 4/1/95.... not a puff since

You can do it! The first month is REALLY hard, so stick with it. It starts slowly getting better after that, I swear! If you get an urge, just remember it'll go away. Good for you!

[asthmaticeog]

8. Congrats!

On quitting smoking AND on the new furniture. :hi:

[Cathyclysmic]

12. You will have a place to sit when you visit

We are considerate like that.

[arwalden]

9. That's FANTASTIC News...

We repainted our entire house after we quit smoking (and when we were convinced that we had really quit for good). It was ASTOUNDING how much everything had been smoke stained.

Congratulations on your accomplishments!! :thumbsup:

[Cathyclysmic]

13. Nothing like wiping off an orange oily film off your abode

to make you think.

[friesianrider]

14. Congratulations to you!!

It will be one year come November 24 that I lost my dear Mom-Mom to emphysema :cry: I always try to remind people when they smoke that it hurts others, too, so kudos to you for doing something monumentally good for yourself, your SO, and everyone else who loves you (including of course, us at DU) ;)

And that sofa is awesome! I just love the color. Think of all the money you'll be saving...you'll be able to afford all new clothes with the money you'll have left over from not buying cigarettes!

Congratulations again, you should be very proud of yourself! :bounce:

[Cathyclysmic]

18. Thanks

so true...really ugly what smoking does to a body. Sorry about your mom, emphysema doesn't get as much lip service as lung cancer, but it is just a debilitating.


thanks!:hug:

[MissMillie]

17. You rock!

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock:


Quitting smoking is the best present you could ever give yourself. You will NEVER regret it.

[Cathyclysmic]

23. No, Miss Millie...you rock

:D

[XNASA]

20. Oddly, that couch looks like a combination of our current couch...

..and the one we bought about 4 years ago, which is now in the den.

Same shape as our current, same covering and color as the not-so-current.

Looks great. Congrats and continued success. :hi:

[terrya]

21. Yay!!!

That's absolutely terrific news all around! :bounce:

[Beware the Beast Man]

22. To celebrate, I got a new hookah!

:evilgrin:

[Cathyclysmic]

24. As long as you keep it on the porch

I think a nice crystal meth habit will keep the mind off the cigs.

[Beware the Beast Man]

25. Check your inbox.

:loveya:

[Cathyclysmic]

28. no, YOU check your inbox....

x(

[Magrittes Pipe]

29. Can we have your old furniture?

We is po.

[Beware the Beast Man]

31. Sure. Our black chair makes a great scratching post for cats.

:mad:

[Magrittes Pipe]

32. Check your inbox.

:loveya: