quit-smoking-diary
On sunday, I will be free of the smoking for 6 weeks. Wow! If someone would have told me that I would really make it this far, just 2 months ago, I would have declared him/her insane. ;-)
I'm still experiencing days when I often seem to think about smoking and craving cigarettes, but most of the week I feel free and I'm much better now. My coughing has stopped, and I have more time now.
But I think the more I'm getting used to life without smoking, the more I forget how it was like to be addicted. I also forget how much better life feels compared to before, because the new life is rapidly becoming a normal, everyday life.
I think it's important to be aware of how good life now is - because the old addiction is not yet dead, and sometimes it's still there and wants to get me.
Since I stopped smoking and started knitting, I knit 3 pairs of socks and I'm nearly finished knitting a scarf. I'll put up photos of that later, when the scarf is finished. :)
New Years' dirt still on the streets. Yesterday I rode my bike through broken bottles all the way to work. Thank Goddess I've put on tyres with an extra layer of rubber to protect against punctures.
It has gotten really cold these days, and next week will be even colder. I need to finish my scarf!
Dieses Rezept für Borschtsch ist total lecker, ich hab das heute gemacht, aber mit Gemüse- statt Fleischbrühe. Und mit Balsamico-Essig statt anderem Essig, weil ich nur solchen da hatte.
I made Borschtsch today, this is a russian dish which tastes wonderful in winter. All ingredients can be obtained from regional sources. I often try to cook using only stuff from my region, because it's more ecological if goods aren't shipped across the globe or energy is used to keep veggies frozen.
1000 cigarettes is the amount of cigarettes that I did NOT smoke - by tomorrow!!
I'm still experiencing days when I often seem to think about smoking and craving cigarettes, but most of the week I feel free and I'm much better now. My coughing has stopped, and I have more time now.
But I think the more I'm getting used to life without smoking, the more I forget how it was like to be addicted. I also forget how much better life feels compared to before, because the new life is rapidly becoming a normal, everyday life.
I think it's important to be aware of how good life now is - because the old addiction is not yet dead, and sometimes it's still there and wants to get me.
Since I stopped smoking and started knitting, I knit 3 pairs of socks and I'm nearly finished knitting a scarf. I'll put up photos of that later, when the scarf is finished. :)
New Years' dirt still on the streets. Yesterday I rode my bike through broken bottles all the way to work. Thank Goddess I've put on tyres with an extra layer of rubber to protect against punctures.
It has gotten really cold these days, and next week will be even colder. I need to finish my scarf!
Dieses Rezept für Borschtsch ist total lecker, ich hab das heute gemacht, aber mit Gemüse- statt Fleischbrühe. Und mit Balsamico-Essig statt anderem Essig, weil ich nur solchen da hatte.
I made Borschtsch today, this is a russian dish which tastes wonderful in winter. All ingredients can be obtained from regional sources. I often try to cook using only stuff from my region, because it's more ecological if goods aren't shipped across the globe or energy is used to keep veggies frozen.
1000 cigarettes is the amount of cigarettes that I did NOT smoke - by tomorrow!!
distelfliege - 2. Jan, 20:09
If it is any consolation I still get the odd craving and I've been smoke free for over 8 years...I think that part is something that you never shake completely.
Good news on the sock front...I tried knitting over the Christmas break, but my hands just aren't up to it...so I'm going to leave the knitting to my DD (she's 14)
The stew sounds yummy...and perfect for the cold weather.
All the best for 2009!
I just saw that I forgot to translate the part with the link to the stew.. lol
I write everything in german on my other blog and then translate it and delete the german parts here - this time not completely.