346 days and I can SMELL!!!!

[Cindy210]

If you had told me 347 days ago that I would surround myself with wonderful smells, I would have laughed at you.  Now, I not only want great smells around me, some smells have startled me!  I can now tell when the last person to ride the elevator was on their way back from a smoke break.  When a person just took a hit of marijuana and then went into Walmart, I can tell.  I couldn't before.  I could have missed out on this information for the rest of my life, but I really do enjoy the wonderful smells of a new baby, Christmas trees, cookies baking, a clean house (this is a struggle with 3 dogs!), various candles, and my newest interest, essential oils. 

I often think back to the first months without cigs and how many times I "vented" on this website.  Without everyone's support, I would not be where I am.  I truly feel like beating the Nicotine Monster was the accomplishment I needed to improve my life overall.  THANK YOU TO ALL!

N.O.P.E!!  Here's to Freedom and Accomplishment!

[MarilynH]

Congratulations on your awesome 346 precious smoke free days and counting, you're heading right straight for the 6 % club yay my friend. I know that I I vented alot in the first few months of my quit and thankfully there was always several wonderful people to get me through the rough patches. Congrats again. 

Marilyn 

[TerrieQuit]

Congratulations on 346  DOF. I can already smeel better. Glad you stopped by!

Terrie  132  DOF

[candylance]

Congratulations on 346 Days Of Freedom!! Boy, is your smeller in tact or what? Yes, you're going right into the 6% Club and YOU have truly accomplished Freedom and deserve to be surrounded by wonderful SMELLS!!! ONWARD and UPWARD!!

Candy     13    DOF

[JACKIE1-25-15]

Congrats on 346 days of freedom from nicotine. The nose knows.  My nose was always overy sensitive.  Now I can smell more than I bargained for. 6% here you come.

[YoungAtHeart]

I will save you a place at the next meeting of the 6% Club!  It's right around the corner!

My favorite newly discovered smell was experienced traveling over the bridge to the barrier island ocean resort and being able to SMELL the salt air ==== HEAVEN!  I had not been able to smell that since I was a child!

Life IS grand when we don't smoke, isn't it?!!!

Nancy

[wtrose420]

God Bless You. Today is #1 for me. One day almost done.

Any engouragement would be great. Not much of a support system. I'm writing I feel good about it. I know it's not going to be all rosie.     wtrose420...

[johio]

Well done Cindy...6% is so close I can smell it

[X4good]

It is amazing how many smells we don't even know we are missing.  On a previous quit, in the spring I was in my front gardent weeding and this fantastic sweet smell kept finding me.  It took me almost ten minutes to realize that the pachysandra I was weeding was the source.  I never knew that those little white blossoms smelled so good!!   

Unfortunately I went back to smoking and re-killed my sniffer - but I'm back on track and can't wait to inhale that fabulous smell again in the spring.

Congratulatins on your quit!!

[kristen-9-7-15]

Yay for 346 days!

[bonniebee]

This strikes me in a funny way:

Years ago when I began my first job as an LNA /CNA in a Nsg Home I asked God to assist me when certain smells were about to drive me away from this profession ! He answered my prayer and my sense of smell seemed to fade ! Now i would like some of it back but not all of it ! ( smile ) !

[bonniebee]

Sorry I posted before congratulating you on your wonderful 346 Days of freedom !!!

Keep on rockin' that quit !

[freeneasy]

It's so very true. The sense of smell improves and when you get a whiff of someone who just had a smoke break, you realize that's how you once smelled. Congrats on your fantastic quit and always smelling good...!  6% club-here you come!