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March 9, 2006
Day 83
I have one more week until I officially declare myself an ex-smoker. On March 16, I will have 90 days without a cigarette, cigar, pipe or anything else to defile my lungs.
Granted, I started writing at 43 Things on my desire to quit smoking on September 6. Well, I picked up cigarettes again in October, but still, I haven’t given up.
I wrote a few days ago that studies show that people who keep trying, over and over again, will ultimately succeed. I remembered the Great American Smokeout was in November, and did a search and downloaded a sign for my office. I didn’t smokeout on November 17, but I did sign up at the American Cancer Society’s website and signed up with them.
A counselor called me after that, and I was brave enough to set up another quit date with them. I chose December 16, the birthday of a dear friend who chain smoked and died at 45 last February (2005) of a heart attack. It was a special date and a special way to remember him.
They called me three days before my quit date and the next day. I was grateful for the support and used the materials they sent in the mail. This picture is of a sign that’s on my office door.
7 more days to go until I hit 90-days smoke free and I’m officially an ex-smoker!
Posted by Bastique at March 9, 2006 11:16 AM