Go, Cindy! I've seen how hard it is to quit (my father failed at quitting two times before he succeeded), hang in there. You and your family will be all the much happier for it.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
SailAweigh - Apr 01, 2008 4:51:36 am PDT #409 of 4535
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
sj - Apr 01, 2008 5:08:27 am PDT #410 of 4535
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Go, Cindy!
msbelle - Apr 01, 2008 5:08:37 am PDT #411 of 4535
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
scarf update - 22 inches so far. Goal is 60 and then to add the decorative trim on the ends. WHEE!
Simon - Apr 01, 2008 9:09:50 am PDT #412 of 4535
I smoked 20-30 Marlboro Lights for about 15 years until six months ago. Champix (the UK version of Chantix) was a god send for making me give up. I also recommend Wrigley's Airwaves. The strongest chewing gum out there. Really good substitute for a cigarette.
JenP - Apr 01, 2008 9:25:50 am PDT #413 of 4535
Cindy, that's fantastic. So hard and so worth it. Go, you. And Tamara and Simon. And anyone else who's working on that.
Man. I have an afghan somewhere that I started crocheting during my convalescence (there's a word I didn't know how to spell) after surgery a couple of years ago. I should find that. I don't think I've ever finished a crochet project. Maybe I should start with a scarf instead of an afghan.
Tamara - Apr 01, 2008 12:28:22 pm PDT #414 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
A co-worker has the Dollhouse pilot script and is taunting me with it.
SailAweigh - Apr 01, 2008 1:34:51 pm PDT #415 of 4535
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Have you seen it in it's physicalness, Tamara? After all, it is April 1st.
Tamara - Apr 01, 2008 1:43:39 pm PDT #416 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
I did see its physicalness. Yesterday. She knows what a big geek I am so she teased me a bit. All in fun. I don't know if I even want to know anything about it yet. It's a dilemma.
A good dilemma though.
Narrator - Apr 01, 2008 2:20:51 pm PDT #417 of 4535
The evil is this way?
Cindy -- YOU GO GIRL. Keep with the quitting. Good for you, good for the family.
Theresa - Apr 01, 2008 2:55:42 pm PDT #418 of 4535
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
Yay Cindy! It is so worth it.
My roommate is going on three months and if he can do it so can you. He did have to leave the room last night during the heavily smoking oriented episode of The Simpsons.
I was about three months in and barely got through The Black Dahlia. Watching film noir is a terrible idea when quitting. I also couldn't watch Mad Men. If they get a second season, I'll be at a year and a half so I'm hoping that's enough time. Those anti-smoking "truth" ads, still just make me want a cigarette. The tobacco companies should start funding them.
The biggest upside is not having my clothes smell like an ashtray. I like the smell of my clothes again.