My quit date as of today is next Saturday, January 2nd. I chose that day in honor of my mother who died January 2nd, 2014. She quit smoking around the time I was born when she was 34 and lived to be 85. I quit in 2007 and stayed quit for about 3 years. If I could do it then, I can do it now. I'm going to have to coach myself for the next 6 days. I'm not very confident today, but I'm going in the right direction. I will use the e-cigs. I'm getting a quitting smoking book to guide me. I'm looking around for online support since there are no face to face meetings in my area. I think it's important to take the One Day At A Time approach.
Though I have been smoking over a pack for several years, I may not be as physically addicted to nicotine as some. I know I can go 5 hours without a cigarette and be okay. Mostly I smoke at home, which is where I spend a lot of my time. This means I need to change where I sit. I have established a pattern of sitting in front of a window in my dining room area. Luckily I have a drawing table in my living room that I can sit at instead when I stop smoking cigarettes. No window, but a comfortable spot.
I think it will be a relief when I gather up all my smoking supplies on the first of the year so that I can remove them from this house on the second. It will take so much pressure off me if I have no temptations nearby. I will have to find other ways to work through my compulsive nature. I practice gratitude each day, but I will have to step that up and focus on all that is good in my life. This is a golden opportunity for me because though I have a bad smokers' cough that comes and goes, I am still relatively healthy. This could be a turning point for me towards living a healthy life. I pray to the higher power for help in committing to this.
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