I've made it

[donesmokin]

Well I've only gone and done it I've made it through my first christmas in about 35years can't believe I smoked for that long and this time no smoking there were I admit where I thought I'll just do this and I can have a fag but then I remembered I don't smoke and didn't just vaped my way through I do know that this is it this time I am definitly done with fags today was also the 2nd anniversary of my dad dying and I'm sure he's looking down on me that's the one thing he said I should do on various occasions when he was I'll and now I can say dad I've done it so now I shall go into 2016 as a no smoker its not been easy and it won't be easy but I can now say I'm donesmokin happy new year everyone and hears hope its nope for all of you

[glolin LONG TERM WINNER]

Just loving your attitude donesmokin, going into 2016 as a non smoker is just the best feeling 👍👍🚭🚭🚭🚭

[Quitterpaul 9yearsSmokefree]

Well done Donesmoking. A truly brilliant achievement after so long and your Dad would be so proud. Happy new smoke free year 👏

Paul

[droopyJ]

Well done donesmoking it's a great feeling isn't it when you pass a big test..... great achievement😊😊😊😊

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer]

Aup Donesmokin flippin, flippin magic gal am juuuuuuust loving it

As our lovely Glolin has said, am just loving your attitude and am sending ya loads a keep it for the New Year huggs cus I now know you have got what it takes to be a Winner and thats YOU WANT TO BE A WINNER

Donesmokin, am sooooo flippin PROUD of ya gal

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky]

Woo hoo sooooo happy for ya donesmoking, absolutely brilliant is what ya are👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Your Dad would be really proud of ya hun coz you're a winner🏆

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year, you lovely non smoker👍🏼🍾🎈x

[ShirleyD 35 Months Winner]

Excellent effort that donesmokin I wish you a very healthy 2016 😁🚭😁🚭😁🚭😁

[Hidden]

I did it! I quit smoking the day before Christmas Eve! That was my Christmas present to myself......I am the only one who could give me this present!

[roneo The legend in reply to Hidden]

100% right Winded. Your quitting is also a gift that you shouldn't give to others. Whatever your reason for quitting, it must be for yourself & not to please ( or appease) others.

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to roneo]

Hiya Roneo, lovely to see ya and your 9 month winners badge, woo hoo I'm luvin it and you too😏😘

Wishing you a very happy and healthy New Year🎈🎉🎊

[roneo The legend in reply to Briarwood]

Thanks Briar, Gee that last 3-4 months has just flashed by. Happy 2016 to you too.

[droopyJ in reply to roneo]

Whooohooooo roneo well done on that lovely shiny new 9 months badge 😊😊😊🚭🚭

It suits you sir 😊👍

How you been diddling hun, still doing all the golf? Mowing? And that other thing that I can't pronounce 😂😂

[roneo The legend in reply to droopyJ]

G'day Droopy. I think you're right. That badge does look pretty smick! I have been flat chat working around the homelately. Golf has never been better, though I have had to scale back while I am being treated for skin cancers on my face. (no biggie, mainly precautionary) I have been going room by room trying to cull unused clothes, appliances, manchester. It's so difficult to part with useful stuff simply because you haven't had a need for it for 5-10 years or so. Do you know anyone who could use a safari suit circa 1980 in as new condition

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer in reply to roneo]

Aup Roneo, its great to see ya pal and doing so well too Gosh, it sounds like you've been right busy

Yeah, that badge does look rather smick eh even though I shinnedededed it up myself which brings me around to the - safari suit - ermmm, just wandering if it would help me when am a yomping over them fields and in the woods catching Winner badges

i.warosu.org/data/tg/img/02...

Happy New Year to you Roneo

[roneo The legend in reply to monky]

Wow Pete! I have a VERY clear image of that. Don't forget the pith helmet & butterfly net to complete the ensemble. (this is going to give me nightmares, I just KNOW it).

[droopyJ in reply to roneo]

Lmao..... Who did ya think you were Roneo?? Daktari? Lol😂😂😂

Erm clothes, appliances and Manchester?????

It's great that you are doing so well (apart from the skin cancer....😕 That's a bit of a bummer but they are far more prepared for it in aus than they are over here.... Personal experience 🙁)

A clear out is good for the soul

Lovely man😊😊🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭

[roneo The legend in reply to droopyJ]

I'll have you know Droopy, that safari suits were very fashionable down under in the late seventies. Unfortunately, I was a little slow to catch on & bought mine just when they were on the way out, hence the "as new" condition. As for the rest of the clean out, I'm making room for my soon to be bride. I had accumulated 8 double bed blankets & several sheet sets, all inadequate for my queen size bed. Appliances....toasters, sausage makers (?), omelet & crepe makers, egg poachers, a kenwood chef that weighs 1/2 a ton & on the list goes. All in good working order & unused for the past 5-15 years. . apart from anything else the clean out has been quite cathartic & symbolic with throwing out the old ways, habits etc & replacing them with healthy new ones. I think it has even reinforced my quitting.

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to roneo]

Errrrr soon to be bride ? ? ? Oh nooooo I thought I was the one😢 is my Romeo lost to another😱

[roneo The legend in reply to Briarwood]

Oh dear Briar, I feel like a REAL cad. It just became soooo difficult choosing between you & Droopy, Ihad to find a third option. I did allude to a significant "other" a few months back who helped me over my last depressive episode. She HATES cigarette smoke which has significantly negated the possibility of me relapsing.

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to roneo]

It's Ok Roneo, I'll get over it eventually😇

In the meantime I'm absolutely delighted for ya, CONGRATULATIONS lovely man😘

Sooo happy that I'm sending you both lots of love and don't forget to send my invitation😉 My very best wishes are coming your way and I still luv ya to bits🆗😘

[droopyJ in reply to roneo]

wow Roneo, when trying to stay quit most people chuck out the ashtrays, you have taken it to a new level and are getting married 😂😂😂😂 can't say I'm not disappointed especially after I heard you had a as good as new safari suit....... But am delighted for you .... Whoohooo another quit support wedding👍👍😊😊😊😊😊

As to the suit, you reminded me that back in the 90's I was going on a date and was waiting outside the tube, when this vision turned up wearing a starsky & hutch cardigan.... Bout 5years too late.... Hence it was our only date 😕😂

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to Hidden]

Well done winded, nearly your 1st week over and I'm so glad ya gave yourself this present, wishing you a very happy and healthy New Year as a non smoker👏🏼👏🏼

[Hidden in reply to Briarwood]

Thank you~I am kinda proud of myself. I say "kinda" because I had to use the Chantix. I was told by the pharmacist it would take 10 weeks for the Chantix to kick in and the receptors in my brain to "turn around" as they have been dependent upon the nicotine to produce the dopamine (pleasure center) in my brain.

I marked the 10th week on the calendar as December 23. And, oddly I woke up on the 23rd and I was a quitter! (I must have planted the suggestion in my brain, but it worked!)! And, that's the important thing...

I have to, now, be weaned from the Chantix so the cravings do not come back in full force. So, I am not "out-of-the-woods, just yet.

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to Hidden]

Just luvin your new 1 week winners badge winded👏🏼🎈🎉🎊

The first week is the hardest and you've done it so well done and keep up the good work👍🏼

Always someone here to help so please just shout and there are some great posts under pinned posts on the right to help. Good luck🍀

[droopyJ in reply to Hidden]

Whooohoooo winded loving that 1 week badge😊😊

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer in reply to droopyJ]

HAPPY NEW YEAR Droopy

I hope you and your Bro are both on the mend and got a little something for ya's

taste.com.au/images/recipes...

I hope you noticed, not 1 pea or carrot in sight PS, as you can see, there's a bit missing, thats just security see, cos us admins want you to be safe when eating cake

[droopyJ in reply to monky]

Thanks monky it's good to know I can always rely on you, unlike that duck briarwood 😂😂😂😂😂

I love smarties, Santa left a large tube in my sack this year 👍😂😊😊

[Hidden]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉yay you made it through Christmas 🎉🎉🎉🎉your dad would have wanted that for you😊