Paul723

~ 35000!

One of the keys for me!

One year I was working for a somewhat famous British professor in university labs along with a brilliant Japanese post-doc researcher. The professor came around at least once and usually twice per day for a status update; all who worked for him came to dread these meetings (one of many lessons of how not to manage people he taught me). When he asked my friend what he was doing, he replied with a sharp, “Continuing effort!”, and went back to work. The professor stood there blinking, perhaps expecting more detail, but nothing more was forth coming. The rest of us in the lab cracked up in silent amusement and would use the phrase to encourage each other when the professor was particularly harsh. I never used the phrase with that professor and no one else did either, but I have had occasion to use it on other micro-managers I’ve dealt with. In the middle of your quit, perhaps the best answer you can give yourself is, “Continuing effort!”.

The truth will set you free.

Pain de Campagne Ham, apples - dip in fondue Quiet Sunday dinner.

Dismiss the cravings. They can't help the situation. Take some deep breaths.

Win, win chicken din. Rice pilaf strudel, mustard. Carrots with parsley. Weinheim carrot rye Oats' sweet to balance the wheat. Flaxseed, sunflower.

Knowledge is power.

Great job! The first of many more smoke free years.

Empathy for addicts.

Time.

Brioche bread weekend No knead eggs and butter treat Cold fermentation

You are on the edge of accepting that you are a non-smoker. It's like the last stage of grief, it's past and there is no going back.

Ducks molting, revolting. Cassoulet, gumbo on hold. Hurry up quack quack.

Well done lad!

This is one of the most important things you'll ever do for yourself, keep your focus. The faster you dismiss smoking thoughts, the less they will bother you. Let your body heal itself.

Dirty ashtrays in almost every room of the house. Yuk!

Great Job! The first of many years of freedom. Do something special for yourself.

You can watch "Groundhog Day" again and again.

"Caddyshack" before watching The Masters.

"Let It Ride" every year before the Kentucky Derby.

I can't believe jo hasn't suggested my favorite Australian movie "The Castle".

On a really cold day with rain, sleet, snow - I like "The Endless Summer" ("Step Into Liquid" is good as well).

Do something special for yourself to celebrate your first year of freedom! Congratulations!

It's possible that when you open the clothes dryer your towels will be folded.