Well, I'm past the 4 month quit-mark now, and I have to say it's been a breeze. I've even got to the stage where I am regularly forgetting to update the 'how much I've saved' section of my diary (now standing at £733.50 @ 135 days) so end up doing it in weekly chunks. Result!
The coming two weeks are going to be great, as it's the first Christmas that I've had without cigarettes since I started smoking, and I have to say I'm really looking forward to it.
1/ No spending the whole day thinking about when I can go out for a cigarette.
2/ No going for the family walk before lunch and getting out of breath!
3/ No stinking of cigarettes around the dinner table, or at any other point during the day!
4/ Boxing day - knowing my nephews won't smell stale smoke on my clothing
So plenty of things to be positive and proud of for the coming Christmas day, but what about New Years Day I hear you ask? Well, that should be a doddle. Apart from the fact that I'll be going to a house party with people who don't smoke anyway, I don't see it as any different to the times I've been out with friends who do smoke. Alcohol will be consumed, and nicotine, I can say with complete certainty, will not.
So, for the first time in at least 5 of the years that I've been smoking, my New Years Resolution won't be to quit smoking. I suppose I'll have to think of a new one, maybe to 'Stay Quit', or maybe something different.
We'll have to see!
In the mean time, Happy Christmas.
ST.
