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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hey! It's April 6th again! ONE YEAR WITHOUT A CIGARETTE [View all]
After basically 35 years of smoking I had my last smoke April 5th last year. April 6th is my quit date. Ive never liked the number 45 - not for political reasons - which gave me an extra day of smoking a year ago.
So on a Sunday morning a year ago I got up and had two smokes with my morning coffee on the back deck. Waited until I wanted another, smoked it, and then started with THE PATCH. I wore the patch waaaay to long into September I think, it greatly tore up my shoulders even though I rotated it everyday.
I cant say I even think about them much anymore. Mostly when Im busting butt in the yard or on a project and I take a break. For most of my life taking a break involved a cigarette.
I have to admit I really surprised myself doing it. The lockdown was counter to the normal way of doing it but the steps Id have had to take to get a pack threw lots of hurdles and stops in the way.