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January 2007 - Posts

• Still Trying to Fall off the Bandwagon...or is it to stay on?

  So today is officially a week that I've been trying like crazy to quit smoking. I am sorry to say that not a day has gone by that I didn't have at least one cigarette. However there are small victories like I haven't smoked in my car in a week. That's Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:42 PM by Erin | 0 Comments

• I Fell Off the Bandwagon Last Night

  Let me rephrase that. I tumbled-head-over-heels-with-no-end-in-sight-and-no-hope-of-salvation-off the no-smoking bandwagon last night. I work with community theatre in my spare time. Call it a total stereo-type, but theatre people smoke. It's not attractive Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:08 PM by Erin | 0 Comments

• Day Two is Better Than Day One—January 24, 2007

  Day two starts out a lot easier. Mostly because the first thing you think about when you get up in morning isn’t that this is the first day you have to do without smokes. In fact…yesterday it was always there in the back of my mind. All day. I can’t go Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:07 PM by Erin | 0 Comments

• Everyone Should have at Least One Fake Quit Day—January 23

  So I have decided I went about this quitting smoking thing all wrong. Sure I can just wake up one morning and decide I’m not going to smoke all day! Right. And of course, doing such makes me the poster child for AD/HD (I am not making light of a serious Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:06 PM by Erin | 0 Comments

• Last Day of Smoking—January 22.

  Tomorrow is my Quit Day. Eek! Actually, I’m not too worried about it. I don’t have that crushing feeling like I’ll never have another cigarette again. It’s actually kind of liberating. Maybe tomorrow won’t be that bad. Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:05 PM by Erin | 0 Comments

• Who Knew a Trip to the Gas Station Could be so Tempting? January 18, 2006

  So in preparing for my quit date, I’ve changed my smoking routine a bit. Now instead of buying the 100’s I buy the shorts. I know it doesn’t seem like a big difference, but it is a least a couple of drags per cigarette. So, that means it’s a least 20 Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:03 PM by Erin | 0 Comments

• My Call to 1-800-QUIT-NOW January 17, 2006

  I called the quit line today. They were really nice. First I talked to an operator named Cathy. She determined that it was my first call into the quitline and asked for some information. You know, the boring stuff like my address so they could send the Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:02 PM by Erin | 0 Comments

• When I started smoking

  I suppose it’s best to start at the beginning when trying to redirect your life. Isn’t that what a psychologist would say? Find why you started the behavior in order to change the behavior. I started smoking my sophomore year of college. I was 19 and Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:54 PM by Erin | 0 Comments

• "Quit Now" Challenge

  Why do I want to quit smoking? Peer Pressure, plain and simple. I am one of the few smokers in my daily activities. I happen to live with three former smokers who involuntarily make we quit more and more each day. There’s no smoking in the house of course, Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:49 PM by Erin | 0 Comments