Re: OF plus 11 hours

Way to go Bessie! What a great milestone...enjoy the tubs! And put Raoul
back when you've finished with him!

Hugs
Paula


"BessieBee" <idontsmoke@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Yeehaw! I've made the tubs. Feels great! That Rauol is such a nice
> man, and I've never experienced such lush towels! The best part is
> that when I get out I don't have to worry about my fingers being wet.
>
> This past year has been amazing. I quit smoking. I don't smoke. 366
> days ago I would have laughed at anyone suggesting that I could
> successfully stop slowly killing myself. I always said you could take
> that last cigarette from me by prying it out of my cold dead fingers.
> Thank goodness it never came to that! :-)
>
> In the past 365 days: I smoked my last cigarette ever. I've had a
> colonoscopy, an endoscopy, two angiograms, one angioplasty, laser
> surgery on both eyes and I've started a daily regimen of prescription
> pills that will last the rest of my life. My elderly mother (already
> frail from emphysema) fell June 18 and for the next month my family
> and I got to watch her fade away as she fought for every breath. She
> passed away July 17, a mere whisper of the robust woman she'd been not
> so long before.
>
> In the past 365 days I've also learned that each day brings its own
> rewards. I've learned what it feels like to have my only child be
> really proud of me for quitting smoking. I've learned how good it
> feels to be proud of myself for doing something I had been convinced
> was impossible. I'm learning I will never again have to live my life
> around when I can step outside for a few minutes. I've learned that
> my car *really will* run without being filled with smoke. I could cry
> when I think about the amount of money I sent up in smoke over so many
> years, but am quite happy now to go on the occasional spending spree
> with money I didn't burn up.
>
> I've learned how good it feels to walk through security at the airport
> and not having a single worry about when I'll be able to get outside
> again. I've learned that I don't have to worry about making sure I've
> got enough supplies in for the weekend, especially when the roads are
> covered with snow and ice.
>
> I started to smoke during a time when it was acceptable. My parents
> never encouraged me to smoke, but when they learned that I'd started
> their only comment was, "don't burn down the house, please." The only
> good thing I can think of about me smoking is that it made my son dead
> set against ever lighting up.
>
> The main things that's gotten me this far is my commitment to never
> pick up another stink stick again. I know I'm an addict and I can
> never have 'just one.' I can't think of a single reason that could
> ever justify me busting this quit. I made a half-assed attempt to
> quit about a dozen years ago, but I consider this my first, only and
> last quit.
>
> Backing up that commitment is the support I've gotten from AS3. I
> honestly don't know if I'd still be quit if I hadn't found this group.
> I've spent many many hours here, sometimes just repeatedly hitting the
> 'refresh messsages' button hoping there would be at least a few new
> messages!
>
> From the very bottom of my healthier heart (and pinker lungs) I want
> to thank each and every person here who offered support when I needed
> it, scorn when I needed it, a learning experience when I needed it,
> and sometimes just an ear when I needed it. With everyone's support,
> and my own commitment, I made it here one day at a time. Now I can
> look forward to being a non-smoker one year at a time.
>
> THANK YOU AS3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> BessieBee
> Lookie: ---> I quit smoking One year, 11 hours, 17 minutes and 28
> seconds. I quit smoking September 29, 2004 at 3:00PM EST. Since then
> I have not smoked 21928 cigarettes, saving $2,576.56. Life saved: 10
> weeks, 6 days, 3 hours, 20 minutes. AND, I no longer stink! :-)
>
>
> ---
> OF Damnit! :-)


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