..........and the last Octos roll call....wipes away a tear!!
30 days till 1 October and our PENTHOUSE INVASION.
The builders have now left, all final checks have been made and it is looking suitabley impressive guys..photos of all rooms will be posted next month. Landscapers are in now...not much to do though when the beach is soooooo perfect but my have we not all been busy.
[*]Pol is on cushion duty and is in heaven, 20 per room at last count....sorry gents
[*]Christine is on bed duty and she is passing out on everyones new bed in turn assessing the comfort. (mattress covers have been provided)
[*]Jack and Dave are setting all the room fridges to the perfect temperature for beer/wine etc...it is a bit of trial and error but we have restocked after they left!
[*]Madcatwoman is checking all the sports equipment especially the badminton nets for spiderman impressions and all scales set for the ideal wish weight, all mirrors only show us ladies as size 10's....gents you get a six pack (yes more beer Jack and Dave)
[*]JJ is testing all the ramps are at the correct height for her poor ankles and hips and the electronic ramps work smoothly so she can creep up on us.
[*]Cyprien is checking out the kitchen...she has loads of experience with kitchen fitters now and has installed fitted everything.
[*]Frenchy is making sure everyones wardrobes can take the correct amount of clothes and, more importantly, shoes. (I need display case for my Louboutins please)
[*]Dee is supervising us all....cracking the whip and left the poor builders terrified about overrunning. Secretly she loved the power. :eek:
[*]ME....I have checked all hottubs are in order. Have order all the body lotions and am currently interviewing all the personal massuesurs....its a tough job guys but for all of you I will suffer..
Others have been dropping in and out and eveyone has played their part in dragging us all this far..
So hands up and shout loud and proud....who is for the Penthouse in October???
...and remember to drop in all month next month for the individual celebrations....this place needs a bit of livening up and let face it gang WE OWN OCTOBER.....what an incentive we can provide to anyone quitting in October 2010.
Streuth ...... in our 11th month and ready for the last move :cool:
Un bloody believable - the struggles and fun we've had.
Some have seemingly sailed through the quit, some we lost along the way and others got dragged kicking screaming whilst a few genuinely suffered with non related quit effects but continued on :cool:
So many laughs ..... jeez, now we are almost Penthouse material.
Quitting is meant to improve taste buds ............... I'm not so sure. I heard one Octo developed a taste for pink wine. Then again, she never could say no to wine, regardless of day or evening
To the 11th Month and the Oct's...... what a gang indeed *cheers*
Hi All first and foremost how can Christine swear without being deleted ???
Am still here- cant believe how quickly its gone in hindsight although those first 6 months... boy I had some tough times- thanks Pol and Lorna , special thanks to you, thanks to everyone else for the laughs, friendship borne out of a mutual understanding of what we have DONE !! 35 years of smoking and I have QUIT.
Ive had family pressures and holiday and am now being made redundant but now know that smoking wont help it will just ad to my problems !
Staying vigilant on the home ward strait bring on the partry !
Louise xxx
PS for all those newbies-a year ago i thought I would never be able to give up smoking....35 yrs...but I have done ! but i still cant post pics or smilies...
I'm here - I'm so still here ........ not sure how many of us are left, but I know I got here because of this forum and especially the Octoquits - many times I was kept on the straight and narrow by the thought I'd have to 'fess up to you guys........ you're all very nice, but scarey too.
And let me echo what Ducks said - I quit after 40 years loyalty to the damn things, so it can be done.
HI there Tinks....lovely to have you back, you stay strong and there is a room saved for you as promised.
Dave....out of the 23 names at the top Pol and I are pretty sure that 18 are still quit and with us, that is one good success rate. Amazing to think just how much support we all needed and gave each other at the start..I believe we were all very lucky to wind up here at the same time.
No wonder she's banned - she's given me all the healthy sounding jobs, when we all know that my REAL job is to test all the stock for the bar just to make sure no-one gets poisoned! Jack and Dave are doing a great job at testing the fridges, but SOMEONE needs to check the stuff that's going in there!
KTBird, what smoke-wise have you had since your lapse/drag?
If you've been successful and remained lapse/drag free, then lesson learnt and followed.
Celebrations could be in order if you wish.
I had a 5 drag blip and nothing since ...... I'm celebrating next 15th. Maybe slightly tinged, but I've continued with my quit and all the better for it. I realise I'm fortunate and it could have gone the other way.
KTbird, I don't think its all numbers but more your approach and attitude and how you feel and in the case of a small amount of smokes, how you move on.
Following my 5 drag blip, I felt stronger, fortunate and more determined. Peed of course but it defined the lines for me and I've stayed within those more firmly since.
Time to stock up .......... there's a lot of celebrating to do over the next 31 days :cool:
Pol, no sharing my share of the wine out with anyone please....and lovely to read of all the "support" you all extended when I was mistakenly banned. I was innocent honest M'lord.....:eek:
Ok....who hid the clipboard, or was it exhibit A....????
KT...see you on 4th in Penthouse....as Dave says once an Octo and all that..
Oooooo.....look at us all standing at the Penthouse door.
Share your wine? Oh please!!!! No sharing, just stealing by Christine, you know what she's like!
Clipboard = exhibit A? Can't you find it? Well ..... it clipped enough ears and caused enough damage, therefore should be easy enough to find. Wine eyes already?
Octos .................. we came, we read ahead, we kicked arse :cool:
Gosh just read all you October posts, I am always dragging behind you all as I only got to 11 months on the 29th October and will be one of the last in the Penthouse.....................................but....................
I will be there, have no worries guys, even though some days I still miss fags like hell, I will never smoke again.
Lorna have had a good go at those builders they really are lagging behind schedule, jacuzzi is not finished, the bar is operable but not to our design or finish !!!!
Kitchen still needs a lot of work before the party, and, who has forgotten to order that great big stainless steel BBQ we talked about ??? We cannot have the party without it if you remember the menu ......
See you all soon I will keep those builders working
Gosh just read all you October posts, I am always dragging behind you all as I only got to 11 months on the 29th October and will be one of the last in the Penthouse.....
But you bought up the rear with such style and finesse, Dee :cool:
Good to see you overseeing the last bits ..... it's about to get just a little bit busier and nosier Quite a rabble moving in today and over the next few days
I've read a couple of posts from you today mentioning how you've woken up and even now, past midday are still liking the idea of a smoke. You know you won't have one but nonetheless, the idea of wanting one is there.
Just wanting to say the same is applying to me currently. Its annoying, mildly so but annoying all the same. Days and days can go by without a thought, despite my OH smoking in the house of an evening. I find the smell obnoxious generally ............ grey and acidic is the smell/taste I get from him smoking now.
Just now and then though ............. the memory of an old friend pops to mind and a re-visit seems appealing.
I won't be smoking either Just letting you know your not alone in these odd wants.
Now that IS harder to accept than occasional wants.
Reward wants ..... same here. After a good long session of gardening, end of a good/bad/indifferent read when thinking over the book, when I get back from cycling with my glass of wine ............ all easily brushed away though.
Actually ..... on Friday I'd spent some time getting a rather horrible work task done and finished. Next thing I knew I was out the door and on the way to the house ............. suddenly remembered I don't smoke anymore. Such an old ingrained habit ................ made me laugh and also pleased that I no longer smoke and not in any way wishing I did. I hadn't thought of a smoke ......... guess muscle memory within my legs did
Ha, I'd forgotten that moment of ............ well, that moment!
Much much harder - then again, a line gets you banned
I asked for a three week holiday and got banned...need to be cheekier then....
Actually should wait till after 31st Oct then get banned....need to think up something clever to get banned for though....don't do being nasty to people or causing a fuss...
Possibly wearing the slippers might work.....they are worthy of a fashion banning anywhere.....still have not got a pair of slippers, they are still sitting on the floor in bedroom....:D
Oh thanks girls for those posts, crazy is`nt it these weird craves.
Pol I really dont know how you do it with your OH smoking I wouuld find that really hard but so well done to you for sticking with it you are a stronger lady than I.
Oh Lorna, fancy your foot size is smaller, lucky girl, I am off to try and find shoes that fit me this week, swollen feet and ankles have been with me for months and have no decent shoes that fit, really horrid.
Reward cigs (or the thought of them) are really hard to shift, do a few hard hours in the garden and kettle on and look for the Rizla tin !!! Come off the phone after a difficult call and look for my tin, Oh well as we all say old habits are hard to crack.
Don't you ever say any one of us on here is stronger than you! You quit due to cancer my lovely lady. I don't know that I could have done that, I really don't. I'm a head in the sand sort of person at times ..... your strong, stronger than me.
Buy a new tin and put fun smiley reminders of posts from here in it, put in little things that bring a smile to you as reminders of why you quit.
I think, in some ways, your tin was as much a part of your smoking as was the smoking.
A new tin, a new year (nearly) with different reward meaning in it
Dito from me Dee.....your quit is amazing you have so much to contend with and your Dad as well....I could get all emotional but I am saving all that for your year post.
And your tin....I still remember that...
...and if you mention swollen ankles JJ will come along and empathise....although I am sure she still has Brad Pit in her cellar.....
Pol...Dee would have to be Helen Mirren me thinks????
Dito from me Dee.....your quit is amazing you have so much to contend with and your Dad as well....I could get all emotional but I am saving all that for your year post.
And your tin....I still remember that...
...and if you mention swollen ankles JJ will come along and empathise....although I am sure she still has Brad Pit in her cellar.....
Pol...Dee would have to be Helen Mirren me thinks????
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