CALLING ALL NEWBIES....Just an idea..... I am very new on here and know there are lots more new members too so.......

[Pinkiezoom]

Let's all say hi to each other and break the ice. Yup it's awkward to start with, but only tough the first time, just type "hi" even, Trust me Myself and the others can do the rest.... I can talk the legs of a donkey

So here goes ......hi, my name is Alison, I am 43 been smoking ooh ermmmmm 22 years pretty solidly, tried to quit a couple of times before, but now using the ecig vape method and doing ok... Although somedays tougher than others!

Join in please and make the community gel and feel like one. It can't be done unless us newbies help xx

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hi, I am Linda, I am 63 and have been smoking since I was 18. I have an incurable illness called PBC and I collect 1960s dolls, Sindy, Barbie, Tressy and Petra. I also knit Sindy dolls clothes to keep me occupied when i have a " I want a cigarette attack "

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner]

Hi Linda wow that sounds like an awesome hobby. I am still at the stage that when I need a smoke I have a nap lol!!! But thinking if giving cross stitch a go x

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Hi Pinkie, I tried cross stitch and tapestry, one looked like a screwed up mess and the tapestry was bald in places.

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Your tapestry sounds a bit like my husband

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I have one of them as well :o)

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner]

Lol! Maybe paint by numbers would be better for me then.... Something simple! X

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner]

Hey Linda how many dolls in your collection? And is there a way you can identify the vintage ones? X

[katycan]

Hi Alison, Linda & everyone else, I'm Kate & I live in NSW, Australia. I've been a serious smoker for 48 years & had my last cigarette Nov 18. I'm going home to Scotland in April for my first visit in 30 years & I didn't want to waste my precious holiday time constantly worrying about where I could have the next cigarette, so I stopped Nov 18 and have just about recovered the cost of my airfare already. Only one more carton to not smoke & it'll be paid back in full! Makes you think doesn't it, what on earth was I doing? Have a good day everyone. Sleep time for me. xx

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner in reply to katycan]

Hey Kate, well done Hun that's a fair few months under your belt now can't wait to say I stopped smoking last year which you can officially say :). Ooh I have lived in Scotland for half my life, where is it you are visiting? Its so beautiful up there I class myself as Cumbrian as have lived in Carlisle 6 miles from Scottish border for the rest of my life time. It's lovely to meet you by the way can't wait to see some new faces and gossip and advice on here. It's great that us new folk can feel like we ain't on our own can't believe how much you have saved, like you say.... Puts it in perspective huh!!! Ok sleep well will pop back later to catch up again x

[katycan in reply to Pinkiezoom]

Nice to meet you too, Alison. I hadn't thought about the "last year" angle, that makes it sound longer than it actually is. Good one. I'm visiting family in Glasgow then we're motoring north with no real plans. Hope the weather has picked up by then. Whereabouts in Scotland did you live? This time I really am going to sleep x

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner in reply to katycan]

Hi Kate hopefully you will pick this up in the morning and are now in the land of nod :). I have lived in Ayr, culzean and Stranraer. Went to boarding school in Moffat too! Oh and I have spent time on benbecula, very remote and beautiful island in the outer Hebrides. Your family must be pretty excited to see you after all this time. X

[katycan in reply to Pinkiezoom]

Wow, you have lived in more of Scotland than I have! I have cousins in Ayr so I will be visiting there this time. The family are all very welcoming & more than one reunion is planned, I just hope we all recognise each other 30 yrs on! I've had a few OMG moments already, just looking at photos & I'm sure that they're doing the same with me. Hope I can act with more decorum on the day lol. At least I won't have to worry if any of them disapprove of my smoking!

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner in reply to katycan]

Hey Kate, is it morning for you already??? Yeah will be some catching up to do for you and your family. It's a pretty exciting time for you all. And yes at least when you grab them to hug them you won't smell like an ashtray x

[katycan in reply to Pinkiezoom]

Good thought!

[yellowsnowdrop]

Linda,I'd forgotten about Tressy tho I do remember being desperate for one when I was young.Am I right in remembering that she was the one with the key in her back to make her hair grow? I'd never thought of knitting to keep me busy tho the last time I tried my knitting was like your tapestry,bald in places !!LOL : ) H x Hello Al,hope all is well. H

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner in reply to yellowsnowdrop]

Never heard of tressy but sounds interesting with hair that grows!!!! X

[terri2109 18 Months Winner]

Hi everyone, I'm Terri. 50 with four girls ranging from 15 to 25 they're lush (great) I live in North Tyneside, near Tynemouth and Whitley Bay, was diagnosed last September, same month I turned 50, I was still playing with my Pippa at 13 don't know what happened to her actually she was lush as well, I can only remember playing with one other toy and it was called parabola. My only hobby really is reading, love Wilbur Smith, Conn Iggulden Stephen King and John Grisham, I also have to like looking after horses at the minute because my hubby has broken his ribs uuuurrrrgggghhh but never mind its a bit exercise. ive smoked since I was 13 and packed in last February with the Ecig its lush, couldn't have done it without it, this is very nice by the way I like talking to people. I would put a smiley on but don't know how. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX