DenaliBlues

Eleven months is amazing @Katgirl! You’re a NOPE superhero! We’re all so pumped about your wonderful quit.

Congratulations @JudiMD. Two months into your new life of freedom! Thanks for being part of my quit crew… it’s so helpful to be on this journey with you.

lentil stew

Donned elaborate lederhosen.

chime

I’m sorry to hear about your week @intoxicated yoda. It’s difficult to metabolize loss and to know what we want or need during those times. Try to be kind to yourself while you are coping. As for me, I’m lying on the couch tonight with a snoring cat on my lap and am pretty much unable to move because I busted my butt this afternoon. A big storm broke a bunch of trees in our yard – sad to see all the damage. Today was about revving up the chain saw, bucking up firewood, and bundling all the small stuff for the county to haul away for mulch. A job well done, but I’m so bleeping sore that it’s going to take me a couple of tries to roll off the couch and lurch to bed. I think even my hair hurts. This is all the adrenalin I need, thanks – no skydiving required. I totally relate to the idea that nicotine hijacks the brain’s reward centers. Mine are totally screwed up, and yes sometimes the thought of smoking looms large. A different recovery program I once participated in promised that the family problem would eventually “lose its power to dominate our thoughts and our lives.” I’m hopeful that the same will become true of smoking. In the meantime, I’m wishing you ease. Take good care.

Excitable Vikings emitted raucous yells. smite

eating yellowfin ahi

Icee

dialed rotary telephone

@Mee, your new backsplash looks wonderful, very spiffy! DIY-ing projects can save money and be gratifying... except when they become expensive and super aggravating. My partner and I are currently debating whether to hire someone to bury our gutter/sump pump drainage pipe (her vote), or whether I'm going to spend a weekend in the back yard wielding gravel and a shovel (my vote). Secretly, I hope she wins the argument. Anyway, congrats on powering through your troubles and getting a beautiful end result. Hopefully you'll feel a glow of pride every time you use your kitchen.

under grey skies

10 months is a fantastic quit! Congratulations, Steven. You're really on a roll now!

Nope, Jillar's abstaining.

soused kangaroos improvised theater scenes scene

inlaws aren't leaving

huge ego trip

underwear caused kerfuffle

pilaf

Really glad you posted an SOS here, @Kdad. Smart move! Your quit is precious, worth protecting. Keep talking with people here on the Train, playing games, inventing new ways to distract yourself at home. It gets easier after a while. You can do this!

Well done, @Robbie! Congrats on your year.

Lamentable operation on Steve’s pelvis. opera

Indiscreetly. Now embarrassed.

8. Mix epoxy.