Susana

My head is spinning, sorry. I´ve just remembered Archie (or Anthony?), of course, when I was about 10 or 11... I wanted to be Candy Candy. He must have been my first hearthrob. And can´t imagine him with hairy legs, I must admit.

Can´t think of anything more unsexy than shaved legs under a kilt :(

out of curiosity... Do you use "pussyfooting" in the US?

I´m here on my own saying those words out loud "your way" and pissing myself. "garage" is particularly hilarious I have an anecdote regarding "vase". Back in 1997 I was working at a hotel reception in London and this lovely American lady client commented on the flowers we had on the desk, so I said the vase was an antique but pronounced it "veiz". The lady remarked "Oh, that´s how you pronounce it in Britain... "veiz" ". :unsure: (I´m Spanish :P )

I´m Spanish. I learnt English from a book... ;)

That reminds me.... John Taylor!!! (Duran Duran) Those 80´s men... hahahahaha! How cute they look now!

I wouldn´t know which one is which one.. . I was sorely disappointed when a friend told me George Michael was gay. I was like "No way! :rolleyes: "...

I thought Burrito was Bandito... I´m confused :wacko:

Thanks, Marti. You are right. You know. I know too... too bad that some times I fall in the dark hole and can´t see before my eyes. When I posted the "Junkie thinking #1" I thought I would relapse. I could see myself coming. However, the gum helped ease the physicality of the cravings, and then I was kept busy for over 2 hours driving around heavy traffic and cursing at the idiots that don´t know how to take roundabouts, and by the time I came back I felt really empowered. I did it! I didn´t do it! I kept my quit!. That´s what I have to remember. How good it feels after every little victory. Every morning my first thought is... "nobody wakes up and says "I´m glad I relapsed yesterday"". Hmmmm.... I´ll have to write this with eyeliner on my mirror, where I already have written "N.O.P.E." (red lip liner), "Do Not Smoke" (brown), "A smoker doesn´t smoke, not one, not ever" (blue) and "Smoking is Not an Option" (green).

This is phonetics, not translation, but funny nonetheless:

This is what I enjoy for "grilling": Oil-free, non-stick, reaches really hot temperatures. It is great for vegetables, fish (sardines and cuttlefish specially), low-fat English breakfast... I couldn´t live without one. And if you are on a diet or vegetarian, I dare you try getting one. You´ll never look back.

Five hundred bug bites. Sunburn causes skin cancer. Sandals with socks, or trainers without socks?

4 cuatro (pronounced "kwattro")

Rob Lowe. I wrapped up my school folders with his pictures. Ahhhhhhhhh..... I wouldn´t run away from him now, but I mean when he looked like this: (just to show my age a bit too :P )

This quit of mine is proving to be a b**ch of a quit :sorry2: I´ve thrown away at least two perfectly easy-peasy quits this year. One of 6 weeks :cray:. I also threw away a rubbish quit at around Easter. One horrible month of constant craving day-after-day-hour-after-hour-day-and- night. I couldn´t put up with that any longer. I blamed it on the lack of preparation and on bad attitude at that time. So this time I´ve been getting myself prepared, reading, self-hypnotising, changing the chip... well I must have done something wrong, because this quit is far from easy-peasy. It is the second worst so far . I´m dwindling. Not as bad as to post this in the SOS forum, but bad enough to admit it here. I always do my best to appear positive and encourage other people, "fake it ´til you make it"... but some times I lose the connection to my "thinking" brain. I´m exhausted. And it is only day 5. .

Still chewing. Only 2-3 gums a day to help me over the worst cravings. Still not 100% happy with this solution, but will stick to the gum until after the exam tomorrow. Then go cold turkey for the weekend and sleep it off if I need to. Thank you guys for the very helpful and educational responses. :give_heart:

Go gor it Evelyn! I pledge with you.NOPE today.smoking is not an option tofay. :-)

Today was gping to be my quit day. Finally I quit early and I fon't regret it one bit. I will not smoke today. NOPE :-)

Testing new phone Edited to add: YEEPEE!!! I can log in from my new phone now!!!!:-)

WOW! I didn´t know dogs did it too.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jv7X-SYxUk

Hi Jay! :bye: Welcome onboard! I am only 3 days into my quit myself, after a few failed quits too. I´m confident I can do it. And so can you. You sound like you have a plan. Thursday it is then! :good: Keep posting. Make this your forever quit. You deserve it! :give_heart2:

Wow! Sounds wonderful! ... and you´ll be able to enjoy the fresh air and all the beautiful scents of the Highlands! :good3: Enjoy your break!!!! And bring lots of pics :girl_wink:

Phew!!!!! That was a close one. When I posted I was truly panicky. I even started to doubt myself and my quit. Brief thought, but scary. I´m back now. Very good class. I had the same gum I had in my office, and I haven´t been so calmed in the car for quite a while. Junkie thinking #2: Now is when I start considering that I have put nicotine back into my body and I have to start the detox again, so my quit suddenly is not as precious as before I put that gum in my mouth a few hours ago... More bullsh. I´m as quit as I was this morning, and I have used a tool that I had in my drawer, such as the nicogum, to help me get over a rough patch. Now it is back to cold turkey. Yeepee! If I wasn´t so exhausted I would jump up and down. :dance3: Thank you!!!!! :give_rose:

Off to my driving. Chew chew chew Will be back in 3 hours.