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I've made it. Ten days smoke free. Not one puff.

I felt weak yesterday while we were changing over to a new applicant tracking system at work. The seamless transition was anything but and the constant snags were really getting to me. I wanted to go outside and smoke. Now, the funny (or maybe not so funny ) thing is that the smoking section of our company overlooks a cemetary. Since I quit, I've been thinking about how crazy it was to look at headstones while slowly killing myself. Anyw…

Well, my June quit went down the tubes and I smoked all summer. I was too ashamed to come back to this site (even though I'd read countless comments by people who'd relapsed and tried again.)

But, I've started fresh and had my last cigarette on Sunday, October 12th at 2:30pm. I can't believe how much I think about smoking...it's ridiculous. But, my daughter paid me a great compliment last night. She said, "Mommy, you don't smell like smoke today." It's great to know your child no longe…

is when I had my last cigarette. I chose that day b/c it's my daughter's 5th birthday but I'd just about talked myself into waiting until after July 4th. Instead, I stuck with my chosen date and I haven't had a cigarette yet. I don't have one of those counters so I can't provide all the statistics. I just know it's been about 34 hours.

I just got a call from one of my best friends. His 15 year old son who was born with a myriad of birth defects just died. It was the perfect excuse to l…