One AMAZING year! So many things have changed. Some good, some bad and some terrible, but only one great. But it was a big one. One full year of not smoking! No fumbles, no trips, no slips. This was about the 6th of 7th time of trying and I finally did it. Other than the weight gain (but my family and husband and doctor say they like it, I was awful skinny) that I am still trying to get used to, It is the most wonderful feeling! I can taste food better (maybe that is the problem with the weight), smell better and ooooh my goodness did our coats and hair and house even our children used to smell that bad of cigarette smoke?! The first time I realized how my house used to stink of that smell, my face turned red and I literally hung my head in shame. But not anymore baby! I walk with my head high and am so proud that I am not killing myself or my family or even my pets. I had to watch my American Eskimo dog of 15 years die last winter of lung cancer! How does that happen to a dog, I have never seen him light up. OOOH wait, that was me and my husband doing that to him. When our vet told us why he had died that is when we decided that NO MATTER what it took we were going to quit. If we did that to our dog we could only imagine what we were doing to our 2 children.
Sorry I will stop rambling on now, I am just so thrilled to have hit one full year and had to share with someone. I hope today is as rewarding for someone out there as it is for me. This is too good of a feeling to keep to myself.
Thanks for always being there to listen when I needed to vent and for always being there when I needed a pick me up or some advice to get through a hard day. You guys were amazing during and still through my quit. Thank you!!!!
Wendi
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 365
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,125
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,281.25
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 27 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10