2. Smoking is an obligation that I'm looking forward to being free from. I must always be sure to have cigarettes and a lighter on hand. I must excuse myself from parties every 45 minutes or so with my purse. (While it's nice to smoke and look at the stars once I get outside, it's embarrassing to walk past people wondering what the heck I'm doing slipping out so often...a medical problem perhaps?) I must keep an eye on the smoke supply just as if it were coffee and cream. It's one more obligation on an already long list.
3. Smoking is ugly. I can spot other smokers by their croak, smell, and wrinkles. I want to keep whatever natural beauty the goddess gave me as long as I possibly can.
4. Smoking is hard on those around me. It's hard on my partner, and for those of my family who know about it. I love kids, and always worry about contaminating them with third-hand smoke (if you've not heard of it, read here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/03/health/research/03smoke.html). It's hard on the environment.
5. Smoking is expensive! I don't have an iPhone, so I can't get the neat app my friend Rebecca got when she quit, but I do hope to calculate my savings and use them for a nice massage as soon as I have enough.
I think quitting will be hard, I think I may not succeed past a few days. But I hope I do, because there's a lot I'm looking forward to about it.
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And not having cigarette burns in my fleeces and car seats! And not having stinky smokers breath! And not wondering what that bird song is while I am hiking and realizing it's my own wheezing! And not coughing in my sleep! (Or at least, not so much). Gosh, I hope this works.
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