notsmokinjo

Hope your going well though Saz.... you are my role model with this... sending you all the positive quit energy I can. Sorry about the health scare too... how lucky though that you had already given up smokes... hope removing the caffeine from your diet improves the blood pressure problems.

So since work finished I have cut down to 3-4 cups a day.... so still trying to cut it further but I now don't get a headache if I haven't had a coffee within 4 hours which was what I was. Don't feel solid enough in my nicotine fight yet to face another so I'm working on it being the next addiction I toss.

Queen Elizabeth II

Congratulations @Gordo for being smoke free for 5 months. Well done and what a fantastic job you are doing too. 5 months is a good solid quit you have going and it was great hear how much you life has changed since your quit last month. So make sure you put your feet up and reward yourself with something special to celebrate this milestone.

Congratulations @Giveintowin for being smoke free for 9 months. Well done GITW for being 3/4ers of the way to your first year of freedom. Its been a tough month but you have held on and fought your way through the rough time to reach your 75% milestone. What a great a great quit you have. Make sure you do something super special to celebrate, and reward yourself because you deserve it.

Leopard print anything

oleader flowers

For me ... this is the #1 best christmas song ever.....

Well Merry Christmas in July... its just ticked over midnight and the last two songs on my 2 a day playlist are ready to go... Most commonwealth countries know this hymn by the name The Holy City but in much of the world (especially South Africa where it is a favourite and has been translated into Afrikans) it will be listed in hymnals as Jerusalem... this is my favourite Chrismas Carol.

So this was a very popular topic in Topic of the Day when we had it so lets see how it goes as a permanent addition... its simple, going A-Z you need to list strange places names from anywhere in the world. Now a place may be a geographic feature like the Knobbies in Victoria or it may by a city or town or even just an inlet. Of course there are some letters which will be harder, like X & Z... so they can be skipped.. or in the case of X you can apply the SLOX and substitute a number for x... its algebra, just go with it. As usual "the" is invisible. Please list the place name and the country. So lets get this show on the road.... Anus, France

^^ In Aus, lippy is lipstick. SWITCHEROO.... SWITCHEROO..... Flowers.... Marigolds... cos dad always has them in the garden.

Congratulations to your mate and his boy.... great to hear of families that are completely smoke free.

Is that why the cushion on your bar stool has a plastic cover?

Human remains

Tied up Tuesday???

Congratulations @SanDar for being smoke free for 4 years. What a wonderful quit you have and what an inspiration to those of us following behind. Well done and make sure you celebrate your achievement with a lovely reward.

So... this is my 2nd most favourite Chrissy song but because I have a favourite Chrissy hymn this comes in 3rd over all..... and because it was Irish the swearing was acceptable to Grandma... don't ask it doesn't make sense to me either...

So its Christmas in July Eve.... and this one does my head in on a stinking hot Christmas Day.... and it makes me cry every time I hear it now because it was Grandma's favourite... normal kids learn how to sing jingle bells first... NOPE we had to learn this...

Oh I think the sight of that made me be a little bit sick in my mouth..... but what the heck... give me a shot of ya best tequila.

Well hello fellow NOPErs... today is Tequila Day... which after a big night at uni will forever be a nope for me, I hope @jillar has stocked up on Peron for the bar. So for those of us adverse to the fermented nectar of the Agave plant we can happily kick back and celebrate Tell and Old Joke Day... so why did the chicken cross the road?? ' NOPE ... not today, not tomorrow, not ever, forever! Topic of the day: Flowers... cos we didn't switcheroo yesterday.

Oh you brave little duck Saz. You ca do this. I will be watching keenly to see if I can am as brave. Having a glass of tonic water once a day can help with the muscle cramping... its the quinine.

Well I have 2 Uni (college) qualified grape and grape product experts who can ask questions if you need. Both have won prizes, one for his wine and one for her Port. AND we have our own resident home made wine expert @Wee fluffy me .

Or wink saucily