Seventeen years ago today..........8/8/88.........I quit smoking.
Cold turkey. Went to bed the night before and woke up to becoming a non-smoker! It was tough. One of the toughest things I have ever accomplished. But I did it!
I loved smoking. I bought in to the hype of the sophisticated woman style of cigarettes that they advertised....long, sexy Virginia Slims.
Pepsi and cigarettes were my only vices in life back then. ::Big Sigh::
I miss those cigarettes at times, but never enough to pick one up again. I still drink the Pepsi, but it's Diet Pepsi now, and sometimes it's Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi to keep my heart from fluttering too much. Damn, I live a boring life!
Which reminds me of a joke my Papa used to tell.......
There was this old woman who stood on a corner every day, beating a drum and loudly testifying to the change in her life since she found the Lord....
She said, "I used to smoke....I used to drink....and I used to fornicate....NOW all I do is stand on this here corner and beat this damn drum!"
Goodnight all! :)
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Judging by last night's news about Peter Jennings, I'm GLAD you stopped smoking 17 years ago... Lisa :-]
ReplyDeletecongrats on the 17 years!!! i'm proud of you!!! -=)
ReplyDeleteyeah....but now can can think of all the things you can do....LIKE BREATH..; )
ReplyDeleteyou have a good complexion, you didn't age.
My ex looks 10 years older. He smokes & drinks.
So the gift you gave yourself is health & healthy skin.....not to mention clean air for your loved ones....; )
Congratulations on your success!
Marie
Congrats! I quit cold turkey too 19 years ago ~ 6 months before I got married. So I guess almost 20. Merit 100's. Ah, those were the days. (mmm...Merit 100's....) *D'oh!*
ReplyDeleteLove your dad's joke! ;D
YEAH!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to do...I am 2 years reformed 8-21-03. Charley has made it to day two without one puff.
I drink diet vanilla pepsi still...