Good morning everyone and I hope you all got a good nights sleep
Firstly, Jillygirl I'm so so glad it all went ok yesterday, we are all with you and loads of hugs and love going to you and your family
A massive well done to Sue, 9 weeks quit yesterday
A big big well done to Dawn, 3 weeks quit yesterday
And well done to Pete, ( who ever he flippin is ) 5 weeks quit yesterday erm sorry I meant
Emjay please keep us updated on how Jillygirl is
I'm off to the Docs if I can get in today, because my right eye has swollen up for some reason so perhaps speak to you later rite thats enough of me babbling on so will leave you to it, hope you all enjoy your day
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Good Morning Pete, sorry to hear about your right eye, hope you get into the Doctors and get it seen to, work should let you off it's your health, if they don't i'll beat them up
i hope your feeling good this morning Jillygirl, love and hugs are on there way to you xx
we have blue skies this morning so it looks nice out there, hope it stays that way
I'm away to have breakfast, hope you all have a great day x
Sorry you've got a bad eye Pete, hope you get in the doc's pdq or maybe try the chemists. I'm sure you won't be able to do long drives with it in that state.
Hope Jilly had a comfortable night.
We've got grey skies here but dry. Have been for a spin this morning and of to Aqua class later so busy morning for me.
See you later.
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply toandi22
Luv you toooo flippin Andi,
For your information Andi, it was Keyhole Kate that used to look through keyholes and she used to be in the comic called Sparky
Congratulations on 5 weeks Pete, you kept that one quiet Maybe you are like Sue and don't count the days and weeks, but luckily EmJay & Jarvo do
Best wishes to Jillygirl for a very speedy recovering from her op, hugs & kisses xxxx
Having another lazy day then Andi I think you need to do more exercise
Morning Dawn, hope you are ok.
I saw the treats that Pete gave you for 9 weeks Sue I'm glad he didn't miss you out. Are you sharing that cake? Not sure I would have wanted that chimp covered in red lipstick kissing me though. Now I'm beginning to worry what my treat will be, I'd be more than happy with just the cake
It's a lovely Autumn day here, sunny, blue sky but a bit on the chilly side. A good day to go out for a nice jog, not that I am going, just saying it is a nice day for joggers
Have a great day everyone, keep smiling xxx
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply toKazzachoc
Hi Kaz, hmmmmmmmm
So you think that was a picture of a chimp then !! huh, ok then I hadnt had a shave for a couple of days, and forgot to wipe the tommy sauce off my chops, cant help it
I didn't think it was you Pete because I couldn't see a moustache, it was hidden under the tomato ketchup Please accept my sincere apologies, I should have recognised you
Of course I've got the CD on, we are all leaping and bounding round the office in our leotards It's a sight to behold I can tell you
Good Morning to you all hugs to Jilly xx. Hope you get your eye sorted Emjay. Its a lovely day here in Birmingham, the sun is shining, Off to make some home made chicken soup healthy and warming and sort out my xmas decorations as my daughter and grandson wont be happy if they are not up by the 1st dec, hope you all have a nice day
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply todelina
Hi Delina, its nice to see you hmmmmm xmas decorations, i suppose thats the next job i will have to do, but while i am putting them up, i cant get in to trouble can I
By the way that home made chicken soup sounds yummy
Hi John, well done for not smoking, its times like that we are tested to the limit, that must of been very difficult for you, I too have been struggling with emotions for a few days but then I thought no I am not going to undo all the hard work that we all put into quitting, hope your cravings pass Take care
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply todelina
Delina, I would love to know how you make your home made chicken soup gal,
Back from the Docs, he thinks i have an infection in my eye
Got some oint___ erm cream to put in it
It says look in the mirror
pull the cheek out just below the eye to form a cup shape
tilt your head upwards
squeeze tube until about 1/2 an inch comes out
and put the cream in the cup
then blink allot
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
I've got more chance of becoming a millionaire than i have gettin that flippin cream in my eye as soon as i tilt my head up i cant see whats happening, the flippin cream just does its own thing then
That sounds horrid, squirting cream in your own eye YAK!
Ask your better half to do it for you.... oops other half or just put a big dollop on the end of your finger and stick your finger in your eye, that might do it
Enjoy your walk to the clinic, just great to hear you got through that John, as Delina said, that was a make or break point in your quit, but you made it through
Excuse me for asking John but what does ' Amor Eterno ' stand for
Pete, El Divo have a lovely song called Amor Eterno, ( Love Eternal ) Take your eye out, put in on worktop and lob the cream in, stick it back in and problem solved. Hope you get better soon,
Mad
I am sorry your feeling pain and sadness John, I wish I could take it away from you, I can,t but I send you a big hug.
You're going to have to use your good eye now for spying on my 'nodding times now How does if feel to be into your 6th week quit then? I hope you are as proud of yourself as I am of you, you've worked really hard to have to get where you are on your quitting journey. Remember to let us know when you need an extra boost from any of us won't you? I'd hate to think that all the while you help everyone else out but don't get the full support when you need it most for yourself, just 'cos you won't let us know
Kazz, I'm beginning to wonder how long it'll be before you decide to go for a gentle walk, break into a jog and then join Andi and I on a cyber run together Sounds like you are on the 'thinking about running' stage
Hi Delina, lovely to have you join everybody in the daily chat. Overcoming everything that you've felt the past couple of days is what will make you stronger and will help you to stay stopped. You really are doing so well Your chicken soup sounds nice and healthy. It's a nice comfort meal in this weather
Hi John, how did you get on at your stop smoking clinic? Did you have a nice walk? I hope you are feeling a bit better today and are positively distracted through the designing of your Christmas cards. You know we are here if you need us
Hey Dawn, how are you feeling today? Still feeling positive I hope
Sue, hope you've had a happy shop and bought some nice things.... or was it more about getting food shopping in?
Andi, I hope you had a fab session this morning and are chillaxing for the rest of the day now
I hope our lovely Jillygirl had a good nights rest and is feeling much better today xx
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply toEmJay
Yeah thats it Emjay, you take the micky out of me aswell, not bothered am not, huh you know who your friends are dont you
A 2 is a good reading Dawn, try not to let it upset you. You are doing absolutely fantastic and there are a lot more improvements going on inside your body that you just can't see
I have no idea what my CO reading is, don't let having a reading of 2 get you down. The main thing is that you are not smoking, and that you are feeling better for it. 2 is great anyway, so much better than when you were smoking. You are doing amazingly well Dawn xx
Pete, re your eye cream, get Mrs Pete to put it in for you, I've got visions of you using a whole tube, or it ending up as hair gel, ha!
Everybody is doing 'fantabulously' well with the non smoking!
My daughter is making tea tonight, bless her, spaghetti bolognese...I can smell the garlic, peppers and onions frying, tummy is rumbling!
I was very norty last night and ate a whole tube of Pringles, 'Once you pop you can't stop'...how true that is!
I know I should now be off them, but am down to 3, 1 mg lozengers a day. I have tried days without them and am not quite ready yet. I seem to get very 'snappy' and easily irritated. Better for me than smoking!
I should have stopped when I was seriously ill 6 years ago, a long story, but basically I had a narrowed artery artery in my brain (from birth apparently), the weather was very hot, my blood thickened ( I was dehydrated, you deffo need 3 litres of water a day in the hot weather when we have it!) and couldn't get through the artery, which caused me to have a series of TIA's( mini strokes). The result of this was being in hospital for a month and a titanium stent in my brain, it's still working fine! I have tried stopping so many times, but just know that 'this is it'! I am so focused and am so encouraged by everyone on this forum, thank you all so much for your wonderful support! I am fully recovered, thanks to 2 wonderful Specialists, my wonderful daughter, friends and not forgetting the Angels!
My main reason for quitting is because my daughter hates me smoking, then for health reasons, then financially.
Thanks again!
x
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply toChickles
You are a very lucky young Lady to come through all of that, well you know that dont you as for you not quitting then, perhaps you were too stressed out to even think about quitting, cus i know i would have been !! but the main thing is you have done it ''now'' and are doing so so well so like you say you stay focused and positive and show your daughter that you can hold your head up high and tell everybody, NO THANK YOU I DONT SMOKE
Hi Chickles, You are so lucky to have come out the other side with your problems and so lucky you never had a full blown stroke. Sounds like you're so enjoying life now and living it to the full and nearly 3 months quit smoking to boot. Well done, you ex-smoker!
That must have been a scary time for you Chickles, I'm so glad you got through that without I hope any lasting effects. I don't think it matters if people are ill or not, nothing can make someone give up smoking if they are not ready to as you have just said. You always think that if you were seriously ill you would give up smoking but that's not always the case.
I think 1mg lozenges 3 times a day is brilliant and better that than getting irritible and going back to the old habit. You will give up the lozenges when you are ready. Look what Jillygirl said, she keeps her inhalator with her even if she doesn't use it any more, it's always there in case of an emergency.
Your tea sounds lovely and thinking of the smell of onion, garlic and peppers frying is making me feel hungry.
Hi everyone, just got back from Xmas shopping with my friend, had tea and done the dishes, then who should turn up, my brother :o, thank goodness he's away now that he's been fed and watered
Your all doing brill staying off the piggies you all deserve a gold star
have you got the cream in your eye now Pete, or is your hair all slicked back
I hope it's not causing you any pain
I'm sorry this happened to you today John, i know what this is like, i wish i could say something to make you feel better but i no i can't sending BIG HUGS
Thanks for the trophy Chickles, that's the first one i've ever got
I love pringles too, but now i'm away to buy my favourite.......chocolate......yummy
Glad you got in at the doc's Pete - does that mean you've got the day off sick tomorrow? When I was prescribed eye ointment for an infection a couple of years ago I had no problem whatsoever putting it in.
Sorry about the pic - I usually check but didn't this time.
Aqua class ... mmmmm ... I checked when I was there earlier that it would be the regular instructor. Got to the pool and the woman who came last week turned up again so I left without getting in the water. She was there last week and all but 2 had left before the end of the class. Trouble is no-one complains or reports so the powers-that-be don't know and can't do anything about it then so we'll see what happens next week!
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply toandi22
Run out where? To get more chocolate? You run everywhere, you tire me out just sit quietly for 10 minutes and eat some chocolate Lets send Pete out for some chocolate while we relax with a nice cuppa
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply toKazzachoc
Tooooooo flippin late, av already got some, enjoy Ladies
I love that pic Andi, yes it would be interesting to read the 25 reasons why chocolate is better than a man. If it wasn't so late I would try to see if I could think of my own 25 reasons
Well I have been putting this moment off but it has got to be done .......... ironing can't stand it.
So I will say night night Andi and Sue, sleep well, sweet dreams and I will speak to you tomorrow, I think we should take this show on the road, you don't half make me laugh xxx
Erm...anyone got any Cheese and Onion crisps?? Am proper peckish, just for a change
Many thanks Pete, Andi and Kazz for your kind words. I have stopped smoking and started again far too many times. In all honesty I have probably been stopped smoking for longer than I smoked in the last 6 years. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and it was difficult for me to stop, particularly since my scans, initially 3 monthly (twas quite scary being awake and seeing the inside of my brain on camera when they went inside to look! They went in via the femoral artery in the groin, up through the heart and into the brain), showed that everything was fine. Plus I am on medication that reduces the stickiness in the platelets in my blood. I have been very, very fortunate to have pioneering surgery and very, very silly, by continuing to smoke! But c'est la vie, the past is history, the future is a mystery, now is a gift that's why we call it the present! (my most fave saying).
Am so glad that you liked the trophy Sue, may it be the first of many!
I am going to raid the drinks cupboard for a Bacardi and Coke...cos I can
Hiya Chick, I'm trying very hard to reduce my crisp intake but I do love them and find that I'm drawn to see what bargains there are in the supermarkets. I can't stand salt & vinegar but c&o is one of my faves.
You enjoy your bacardi & coke - so long as you don't weaken and have a fag with it!
I'm sorry Chickles but that sounds horrible, I would have kept my eyes shut It is truly amazing what can be done these days, I've never heard of anything like that it is ....... well I can only say it again.......... amazing
You were not silly by continuing to smoke Chickles, we all know on here that it is not easy to give up smoking, if it were easy we wouldn't all be here supporting each other and the main thing is that you have given up now.
I love that saying
Unfortunately I don't think we have any cheese & onion crisps, we need to get some in for you, I think everyone else has a sweet tooth
Enjoy your Bacardi & Coke, I'm still putting off doing the ironing
Oh well onwards and upwards.....
Night night Chickles, sleep well and sweet dreams xxx
No Andi, it's not a strange north country expression, it is a serious condition which means that someone with a bone in their elbow can not do any running, jogging, leaping or bounding
As you can see I am still psyching myself up to do the ironing...... 1. 2. 3........... go.......
Yikes, no weakening here, one, don't want a fag, and two, no shops near to walk to even if I did PLus I can't walk tonight, because I have a bone in mi leg
Kazz, send your ironing over here, am sad, I love ironing!
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How does if feel to be into your 6th week quit then? I hope you are as proud of yourself as I am of you, you've worked really hard to have to get where you are on your quitting journey. Remember to let us know when you need an extra boost from any of us won't you? I'd hate to think that all the while you help everyone else out but don't get the full support when you need it most for yourself, just 'cos you won't let us know 
