DazzlinDonna » cigarettes http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog Making A Living Online Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:46:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Day 3 of my Quit Smoking plan http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/life/day-3-of-my-quit-smoking-plan/ http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/life/day-3-of-my-quit-smoking-plan/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:54:35 +0000 Donna http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/04/01/day-3-of-my-quit-smoking-plan/ The worst appears to be over. The first two days of being nicotine-less were pretty rough. As I mentioned, I’m a cold turkey kind of gal, so no patches or gum or whatever is used these days to soften the blow. The fact that I didn’t take anyone’s head off (trust me, I so wanted to), and didn’t damage anything at all is an accomplishment. I felt terrible. Really terrible. And mad. Oh boy, was I mad. Every little pore in my body was filled with anger.

The first day I was hurting and made the mistake of actually being near people. The second day I wised up and stayed in bed most of the day, reading a book. Today, the third day, I’m feeling pretty good. I think I’ve gotten over the hump. The rest should be downhill, for me at least. No guarantees that anyone else in the household is going to make it. Actually, I have my doubts that someone else will stay cig-free, but hopefully I’m wrong on that. But for now, things are looking positive!

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]]> http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/life/day-3-of-my-quit-smoking-plan/feed/ 1 15 Cigarettes to go http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/life/15-cigarettes-to-go/ http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/life/15-cigarettes-to-go/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:56:39 +0000 Donna http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/03/29/15-cigarettes-to-go/ Tonight, once this cigarette pack is empty (15 more cigs to go), I’m going to stop smoking. Actually, my household is going to stop smoking, which is an important point. I smoke a lot. A whole lot. Average days are 3 packs a day, but stressful days can be 5-packers. And I’ve been smoking for 30 years. The thing is, I also know that I have the ability to quit. I’m a “cold turkey” kind of gal. Just stop. End of story. But I’ve discovered that if there are other smokers in the house, and hence, cigarettes, that eventually something will cause me to pick one up. So, for the first time, the house will be cigarette-free.

To be honest, I’m not doing this for health reasons, though certainly that’s a good reason. No, I’m doing it because it just costs too darn much to smoke anymore. Approximately $700/month is being spent on cigarettes. That’s more than my mortgage payment. And, of course, that’s just downright ridiculous. I’ve stated many times that I’m a cheapskate, and yet, here I am, month after month, spending that much money on cigarettes. What a loon I am.

I’ll let you know how it goes. Wish us luck!

I quit smoking

Note: This post was several years ago, and you’ll be happy to know that I successfully stopped back then. But I was the only one. Now, however, thanks to smokeless cigarettes, or e-cigs as they are also called, the rest of the household is joining me … finally. I wish I’d had the opportunity to use electronic cigs back then, but in any case, I’m glad they exist now, because it makes the process so much easier.

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