Category Archives: Daily Grind

Work-related stuff. Let’s hope there’s not much in this one.

Quit-Log, Day 7

Today sucked. I did well – I’ve had one today, which I bummed off a co-worker this afternoon. Other than that, smoke free since Saturday night. But it sucks. I’m so close to getting in the car and going to … Continue reading

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Quit-Log, Days 5 & 6

As of day 5 (Saturday), I still had 4 cigarettes left in the last of the two packs I had bought before deciding to quit. I finished those off by about 9:30 Saturday night and decided that was it – … Continue reading

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I fought the law (and the law won).

When we pulled up to the first bar last night, we took at shot at finding a parking spot in front since it was raining (and a hurricane was looming). Sure enough, we snagged a metered spot right outside the … Continue reading

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Quit-Log, Day 4

Bad, bad day for me and not smoking. I had smoked 5 during the day at the office (strange mood that day – couldn’t help it), and then I went out with a couple friends. I was doing ok at … Continue reading

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Quit-Log, Day 3

I smoked 5 today. Not as good as yesterday, but definitely good enough. Overall, it wasn’t a good day. Too much on my mind, too much going on at work and way too damn hot in my office. Seems the … Continue reading

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Quit-Log, Day 2

Today didn’t go quite as easy as yesterday. I smoked my first around 10:15 – about an hour after I got to work. Around noon I tried my first piece of Nicorette, which at least gave me something to focus … Continue reading

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Quit-Log, Day 1

Technically, today was actually “day 3″, but everything is more “real” in the light of a weekday – dealing with work and standard grind. So, we’ll call this “day 1″ for log purposes. Today I smoked at 10, when I … Continue reading

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Time to Quit

It’s time. I’ve been smoking for almost 14 years, and even I have to admit – it’s time. I started yesterday by trying to get myself on a schedule. The idea being, I would prevent myself from smoking “for no … Continue reading

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Back in the groove? Hardly.

Taking six days off of work has got me all screwed up, and not just my “schedule”, though that’s whacked all to hell right now also (case in point: I should be sleeping right now!). Monday – the first (official) … Continue reading

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It really is magic!!!

Holy cow! The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is freakin’ amazing! A quick Google search will show I’m late to the party, but I had to post something anyway because I was absolutely floored by this thing. I picked up a … Continue reading

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