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Photo By: [177]So, yeah….I’ve quit smoking (kinda).
Monday, I did pretty good. I only chewed one fingernail down to the bone. I don’t like bone chips in my teeth, so I smoked two cigarettes that day to keep from gnawing any deeper.
Tuesday, I was in the office…bored outta my mind! The thought of a cold smoke (a term my friends and I coined in high school) frequented my deliriously nervous state of mind. I was able to fight off the nic fits by taking it out on a small piece of flavored rubber…other wise known as chewing gum.
Wednesday, I traveled for most of the day down to tornado land Tennessee. You CANT smoke in the airports or on airplanes these days so I just tried to sleep as much as possible. That night I stayed in a smelly hotel. I asked for a non smoking room, but was *this-close* to lighting up to get rid of the stench. Also, since I slept so much on the plane, I was up all night…and what else is there to do at 3AM besides smoke and surf the net? I held out due to the sign that stated a $100 fine for smoking. 😀
Thursday, things started to get easier. However I only worked for about 3 hours and then spent the rest of the day and night in a better smelling hotel room surfing the net. Boredom has to be my worst enemy! Even though the Internet is huge, you can only distract yourself from the smoking urge for so long before smoking a cigarette or passing out from eye strain. I passed out. 😀
Friday, again was mostly a travel day, but the urges and withdrawal side effects were less fierce. I only growled at one fellow traveler as they bumped into me at the airport.
Saturday, however, was a different story. We were spending the night at my Mom’s and I forgot my patches at home. I got pulled over and spent all night drinking in a bar. I just couldn’t overcome the urges. I gave in. The smoke monster got me.
Sunday, I still didn’t have my patches so I smoked one more pack. Better than going nuts and committing a mass homicide, right?
Since Monday, I have been back into quitting mode again. It is Tuesday afternoon and I have not had a smoke in the past day and a half. Do you think I can make it through this weekend without lighting up?
