Today’s daily prompt asked how I did on my New Years resolution for the last 11.75 months and I had to smile a little bit. I looked down and well, the 10 pounds I wanted to lose are still attached on my hips. I got used to them and will hang on to it…for now until I change my mind.
I never really have New Years resolution starting right then at the 1st of January. It’s generally more an idea. Not a “must” more a “give it a try girl!”. So, I thought about living healthier, maybe losing the 10 lbs mentioned above…and the other thing on my mind last New Years evening was…smoking. I didn’t like it that much anymore, my “habit” started to bother me. The morning cough, that I tried to excuse with another sinus problem, made me think about quitting. The thought about giving up smoking started to cross my mind more often…what was surprising. I was always the happy smoker, never felt guilty about it and never even tried to quit in all those years. Not once in 35 years.
I continued to smoke until February and then, with a little help from a friend called “the flu” I quit. I smoked the last one on February 3rd and smoking is a part of my past ever since.
I just looked at my quit counter:
I haven’t smoked in 10 months, 19 days, 4 hrs and 20 minutes.
6,444 cigarettes not smoked. $1,452,86 saved.
That sounds pretty impressive…but where did the money go?????? That part I need to investigate :-).
I would say mission accomplished! High Five! There won’t be New Year’s resolution this year…I think.
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I’m still a bit of a social smoker from time to time, but I stopped smoking regularly at about seventeen – I am twenty-three now.
Congratulations!! Happy holidays! I’ve followed you, as well. You can check out my own response to this prompt here: https://alanjryland.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/whats-a-new-years-resolution-or-how-pressure-destroys-us-before-we-can-even-get-out-of-bed/
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Congrats!! You’re gonna continue to feel better. The quit counter is a novel idea. High-5!!
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Oh how sweet, thank you. Merry Christmas 🙂
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I started putting my drinking $$$ into a tin when I quit, glued the lid on and left it for 6 months. I got a nice surprise when I opened it! $775 to spend on myself.
I intend to do the same when I quit the ciggies!
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Man…where were you when I quit. I should have done that dangit. Oh well I am just going to show my husband my quit counter and go shopping (grin). Merry Christmas!
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I quit smoking on January 5, 2013. I don’t know what happened to all my extra money either. When you find out, let me know!
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will do 🙂
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