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Day 7...ha bloodee ha.

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Who'd have thought it...day 7. I can't believe I got here. Another day and I'll be in the week 1 room.

I'm feeling really good...went to an open day last night for our young son to start primary school. I just loved the fact nobody would have been able to smell smoke on me. I dunno, as a smoker I was very conscious that I smelt of smoke all the time. Especially as being a mum too, smoking anywhere remotely near a child is frowned on (even though I never smoked in his presence and went out in the back garden).

My co-workers would also regularly tell me I stank, some with such harshness and distaste it was unbelievable...like jeez I get your point but a person still has feelings y'know. Like they'd tell the person with BO that they stunk to high heaven - er no. Anyway.....a major "hate myself" reason has been removed, I do in fact now smell lovely.

You never know some of those "blunt" co-workers may have bad breath or BO now that I can smell again. Will I tell them...nah but it'll make me titter.

Lisa X

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well done :D

not being smelly is def a big bonus and you will find that you will notice anyone that smokes i think people that choose not to smoke anymore can smell a smoker and now i personally think why did i choose to be so smelly especially when you put a nice pufume on which then just gets masked by the smell of smoke

just remember to take one craving at a time and think of your reasons for quitting have you written a list?

regards Carol

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Yes I wrote a list down on this forum and go back to it when I'm having a crave. It helps to not be well either (have bronchitis at the mo)....just reminds me that I was doing myself no favours smoking.

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Boredom

OK....so it's day 7. Been going ok but these last seven days I've not really done owt. If you know what I mean. I dunno whether it's feeling sorry for myself, don't know what to do with myself now I've got all this extra time from when I would be having a ciggie, or can't seem to focus on anything. Anyway, it is getting slightly better, even though I've only washed up and done a little ironing, I feel better than I did a couple of days ago.

Anyway. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that empty feeling might go away as I'm starting to feel a little bit hopeful that it will.

Lisa X

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Think you're doing grand, Lisa. A realisation of getting to 7 days is outstanding, even if you've been there before it still means a hell of a lot.

Re aroma or whiff :( When the smoking ban came in here in Scotland I tell you it was awful being able to smell ones fellow drinker's BO. Sheesh, all those smelly individuals. Now I just get bladdered ASAP... :rolleyes:

Hope the energy kicks back in soon :)

Cav

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Thanks Cav, the last time I quit was ages ago and I haven't tried since then. Day 7 is a wonderment...like being in Wonka's chocolate factory. You forget how nice being a non-smoker is, just the small things are great.

Poor you with the smelly scotsmen LOL!

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Well done Lisa on getting to day 7! :)

Had to comment on your thread as the title made me smile somewhat - I actually read it in a midlands accent :p

I'm originally from the area myself (Cannock), and I've such a soft spot for the accent ;)

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Well done on your quit Lisa.

Next time your rather rude co-workers walk buy perhaps you should wrinkle your nose up in a rather disgusted way and have a slight cough or two :D

Hope your bronchitis clears soon, not smoking anymore should speed the process up.

Is there a hobby you have always wanted to take up but never had time. Perhaps now is the perfect time to do that. I think doing nothing is tiring in itself and then find myself not wanting to do anything at all!

Keep it up and keep strong ;)

Gaynor x

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Thank yo very much. Me uncul lives in cannuck. ha ha ha

I'm originally from Walsall so I have a broad black country accent. I forget sometimes that I write down how I actually say them. Here's a bit of yam yam for ya.

"Yam gewin the wrung way! Where am yo gewin kid?"

"I ay at all!"

"Ye yam, yo day tek that last turnin ya saft get!"

"Oh arr, soz I day realise"

"yo'll atta gew back im starvin I cor wait no longer kid!" LOL!

Thanks for the advice...I'm going to have to think of things to do as I'll go stir crazy. I'm hoping the bronchitis will clear soon as well,this cough is killing me everytime I do cough and I have a really painful sore throat. Anyway, no pain no gain huh? Good luck everyone on their quits. XXX

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I used to send my OH yam yam texts when we first started going out, just to puzzle him.

Now if I want to annoy him, I sing a Midlands rendition of 'I love you baby' by Andy Williams...

"Yam just too good to be true, cor teck me eyes off yow... Aw love yow babby":D

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I can do a fab 'I..... will always love yow'

Eminems 'Cleanin out my closet' doesn't sound quite so gangsta in Brummie!!!

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Read in W Mids accent

A guy is walking along a c**** in Brum and sees a chap fishing.

"Caught anything?" he asks

"Just a whale" - came the reply

" A whale, bloody hell what did you do with it?"

" I threw it back - it didn't have any spokes in it!"

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