Celebrate Life!!

Today is my 58 month anniversary of quitting cigarettes FOREVER!! I am so happy and so proud that I kicked the old demon nicotine squarely in the butt and out of my life.

I used the support website Quitnet (www.quitnet.com) - it worked! Here are my stats that came in my email today:

Your Quit Date is: Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 9:35:00 PM

Time Smoke-Free: 1766 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes and 7 seconds

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 26494

Lifetime Saved: 6 months, 22 days, 9 hours

Money Saved: $5,963.62

In this case, it is your money AND your life.

PS For those who are new to my blog - my quit date is also the birth date of my dear husband Tom - it was a gift to him and to myself to quit on that date.

FREEDOM

As many of you know, I am very proud that I quit smoking in 2006. In the midst of very dark days of grief and loneliness I set a goal for health and life. The day I chose to quit was Tom's Birthday - or the anniversary of Tom's birth. A gift to him - a gift to my children - a gift to myself. Now April 23 is a day to remember how fortunate I was to have him in my life and also to celebrate my liberation from nicotine addiction.

One of the most amazing supports during my journey to ditch ciggies was QuitNet, an online support and education site for those who are thinking about, actively engaged in or have already quit smoking. It really made a difference for me. If you are getting ready to or are in the process of kicking the habit - drop on by - QuitNet works!!

I will never smoke again - how do I know? I will never have one puff!! I am liberated. Here are my quit statistics, which I received this morning from QuitNet.


Your Quit Date is: 4/23/2006 9:35:00 PM

Time Smoke-Free: 1005 days, 13 hours, 32 minutes and 19 seconds

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 15083
Lifetime Saved: 3 months, 25 days, 5 hours
Money Saved: $3,395.25

I choose Life.