Gday You’ve got your freedom. You’ve suddenly freed up a large lump of your day that you used for smoking ……Now what do you do with it? Of course we all know that smoking releases dopamine and gives you pleasure. Suddenly you have to fill the void. Instinctually you know that you can’t replace it with extra coffee or coke or donuts. I took to having a proper break cutting up an apple or an orange into pieces along with a hand full of nuts. Bit by bit taking the time it took to rush out to have a smoke and rush back. I took to carrying a packet of fruit tic tacs. It filled the habit of checking for my smokes and lighter. A quik tap of my pocket and my little tic tac box was there. They have only a couple of calories per box and unlike the peppermint ones you can kill you taste buds buds by chewing to many. One of the proudest moments came from a blind friend. She said I used to smell of smoke but many people smell of smoke I was different I smell like fruit. She always knew when I was as around . Now that was 10 years ago now at least but I’ve never forgot it. There was a time when every meal was followed by a cigarette. Every completed job by a victory smoke. The meal is the important thing. A good job well done is just as well done without the cigarette…..