Wow!!! What a see saw of emotions I have been on for the last few days. Well, let's start with Friday. I have been feeling really good about myself for not smoking. So, I decided to go get a haircut. I showed the stylist a picture and said "I want that style, but a little longer". Well, she did the opposite. She kept me turned away from the mirror until she was done. When she finally turned me around.....WHAT A WHACK JOB!!!! My hair looked hideous!!! I paid quickly and walked out. I immediately started crying and crying and crying. Boy does crying trigger a craving so fierce! What a backfire!! I had to do an eye exam and then go straight to work. Thank God!! Because I am almost positive I would have smoked if I was able to just go home!
I cried all the way to work. Cried as soon as I walked into work and everytime someone complimented my hair. I wanted to send out an SOS but I couldn't. My phone was almost dead and I wait tables so I just didn't have time or access. Well, I made it through my shift. Even though pretty much everyone I work with smokes. They are all running out for a smoke. The thought that I could go out there and have just one was right there in my mind much of the night. I was strong. I didn't give in. I kept telling myself that I could have a drink as soon as I got home. I stopped by the store on my way home and picked up a big beer. I cry some more on the way home. I am just an emotional wreck!! I get home and change into something comfortable and wash my face. I feel a little better. I pop open my beer and maybe drank half. I felt much better.
I had a revelation! I don't need to smoke. A drink can take the edge off when needed. My smoking dreams went away and all was good.
Well, yesterday something just wasn't quite right. I went to the store and got a pregnancy test. Yes!!! 2 lines people! I am pregnant!!
Talk about timing. I quit on my own because I wanted to 3 weeks ago!! I will confess and say that I was unable to quit my first pregnancy and smoked the whole time. I felt like the most selfish Ahole person in the whole world when my daughter was born. I didn't know then what I know now. I didn't have the support and knowledge that is crucial to a successful quit! I will not make that same mistake again!!
Lengthy, but I just needed to put it out there.
Btw, the first person I thought of was Action. I know you quit for fertility. I wasn't ready for my first one and had just recently come to terms with the fact that I probably wouldn't have another child. Everything happens when it is supposed to. Your time is coming!!