Category Archives: Quitting

Cigarettes Smoked:  One  (Not bad, considering we’re talking three days) Days spent feeling sick:  Two Time wasted playing Farmville on Facebook:  Not that much Time wasted playing Zuma on Facebook:  Way too much Time spent on other writing:  A few … Continue reading →

Cigarettes smoked – 1 on day four Had a pretty stressful day yesterday, and broke down and smoked a cigarette. Just one, but it still makes the day overall a failure in the quitting game.  Going strong today, so far.  Patch … Continue reading →

Cigarettes smoked – Zero Emotional State:  Jitters beginning to slightly subside Physical state:  Weird hot flashes have appeared. Sleep cycle:  Decided to leave the patches on overnight.  Dreams seem to have calmed down, and I don’t really, REALLY want a … Continue reading →

Cigarettes smoked today:  Zero Distractions Used:  gum chewing – two pieces Overall feeling:  Kinda twitchy.  Not missing the nicotine, but just twitchy about not having a cigarette. Attitude:  Not too bad.  Temper seems pretty even right now, though my eyes … Continue reading →

It’s stupid o’clock in the morning, and I just put out my last cigarette I will hopefully ever smoke.  The challenge, I know, will be, pretty much, the not smoking part.  I know, I know, all the good things that … Continue reading →

Well, folks, it has come down to this. The Pack Rat is quitting smoking. Today I smoke my last cigarettes.  Tomorrow we put on a patch and cross our fingers. So, we have stocked up on what we need to … Continue reading →