Brenda, when I saw that list, I got so excited remembering that you had sent me a leaf to Rebel's Splatterkake. Now i can't wait for the babies.
I looked up that list on First class and wished I knew how to put the picture with the plant, but I don't know how!!
have learned how to print up labels with the pics but don't know how to do it when I copy and paste on here.
Picasso is still my new favorite blooms. This plant is not even a full grown plant yet.
She actually has more blue in her bloom than this picture shows
Kim
I was just wondering how you are doing on the no smoking is it better or is it getting harder. It is so hard to stop and then try and save the money you spend on it . Are your plants helping you are you repotting just to keep bussy Or are you cleanning out the closet. Its very tuff but keep trying . Sorry I had nothing to say about AV but I was just thinking about you and thinking the same thing to QUITE SMOKING But I am going for the chantex if you can quite smoking with this than it is worth the money it cost 121.95 but its step 1 and it should lastawhile I hope,
Well good luck
Dimmer/Kim
Kim, how sweet it is to ask. That really means alot to me!
I posted somewhere about what happened but I'll re-post.
I made it to day 9. Day 9 was Saturday. We had to go to NH (which is about 45 minutes away) so that hubby could get cigarettes (cheaper). I totally planned in my head that while we were on the ride I was going to smoke. I KNEW I was. I don't think we were 10 minutes down the road and I begged him for the cigarettes. He tried not to give them to me but I got mad. Finally he gave them to me. It was SO strange to have it in my hand and then even stranger to smoke it. Oh My was it GROSS. As gross as it was, I ended up smoking like 6 or 7 that day. Sunday I woke up and I knew I just didn't feel like trying again. After all, it's the weekend and you already messed up yesterday right? Well, I smoked 4 cigarettes Sunday. They were easier to smoke but still tasted so gross.
Monday morning I got up and it was snowing to beat the band. The kids didn't have school and I decided to stay home. I asked hubby to make sure he took all the cigarettes with him in his van. Needless to say, today is Wednesday and I'm on day 3 (again *lol*) but this time it doesn't seem to be bothering me as much for some reason. I told everyone I was just "practicing" the first time. I just got some more Commit (believe it or not, cheaper on E-Bay than in the stores here) and am not going to try to cut down on them this time. I was trying to cut down so that I wouldn't have to buy any more but hubby said no matter how many we buy just to take them when I need them and not try to cut back.
So all in all, Since 2 days before Thanksgiving (which was 16 days ago today), I have smoked roughly 14 cigarettes. I don't think that's too bad. As queer as this sounds, I keep a journal and give myself a sticker every day I don't smoke. I write what I notice throughout the day etc. and it seems to be helping.
Good luck to you too Kim, let me know how you make out on the Chantix, I have heard really good things about it.
Kim
Congratulations to both Kim's! Nicotine is so hard to get out of your system. It is very addictive and even though the mind might not want it, if you've been smoking for awhile, the addiction is there and the body needs it. You have taken the FIRST step though .... just in WANTING to be a non smoker!
Kim, I think it's going to be very difficult for you since your husband is not giving it up too. Maybe you should tell him to give himself a Christmas present of quitting ... actually that would be a gift for the whole family! I remember my mom saying she gave up smoking early in her marriage but my dad still smoked and when she got the call that her mother had died, she started smoking again because the cigarettes were right there in the house. She later quit for good. My dad is 82, has been smoking since the age of 14 and still smokes. I smoked for a couple of years as a teenager (it seemed natural to me since it was in the house) .... I finally quit when I met my husband. He is totally against smoking, has never smoked a day in his life, no one in his house was ever a smoker. His mom was an RN and taught her kids the detriments of tobacco. I grew up thinking it was ok because so many in my family (mom, dad, aunts, uncles) all smoked! I also grew up in Virginia which is a Tobacco growing state! I am just so glad that I did not have the habit for long. I have so many allergies that I can't stand being around cigarette smoke. I am so glad Florida is a no smoking state in regards to restaurants and businesses. I have walked out of quite a few restaurants in the past because of the smoke. I am not biased against smokers. I feel that people are free to make choices in their lives and tobacco is legal so they have the right to buy it and use it. I just can't breathe in a room full of smoke and I don't like my clothes and hair smelling of it either.
I've always joked with my husband that I know how to get rid of him ... just light up a cigarette and start smoking! He really can't stand it and told me years ago if I hadn't given it up he would never have married me!
We hear about even second hand smoke being really bad for us but I remember my mom always saying too much of anything is bad for you, even too much money. Well, I don't think I agree with that last one! LOL. I sure would love to win the lottery!
I just think as human beings we are all weak to some extent, we all have our addictions. Nobody's perfect. And, I think with all the pollution on this planet that even the air we breathe isn't all that good for us ... you know, acid rain, smog etc. We, as human beings have polluted our planet.
I truly belive that life is way too short to beat yourself up over stuff. All we can do is try to be good human beings, be kind to each other and care about each other. I have a lot of flaws and I hope people like me in spite of my flaws! LOL.
So, you gal's hang in there. If you really want to quit smoking, take it one day at a time and if you fall back, just pick yourself up and start again. I know how hard it must be. Just keep telling yourself that you are a good person, cigarettes don't control you. I can't even imagine stopping cold turkey as some talk about doing. I think that could cause real depression .... suddenly stopping something that your body craves and must have. I think maybe beginning with one less cigarette each week and then maybe get it down to one less each day would make it a lot easier.
Well, I am rambling again ... I tend to do that a lot. Sorry. Hope y'all have a good night.
Blessings,
Lin
Wonderful Pics everyone.Really enjoy seeing them!
Kim,Hubby and I both quit at the same time so I am sure thats why I was able to quit.I admit I had to use the commit for the first 6 months or more...made it sooo much easier.Hang in there..You CAN make it happen : )
