Hi Everyone
My refrigerator is practically bare - nothing ever sounds good at the grocery store (except my ever present sunflower seeds). Usually there are several frozen dinners in the freezer for just this kind of day, so I went searching. I pulled out a plastic bag (wondering why I had a plastic bag in the freezer) and opened it, and to my surprise, there were three packs of cigarettes in there! I thought the pack I drowned and tossed almost 6 weeks ago was the last of a carton, but no..........
My first thought was "I don't do that any more". Now that's not to say I didn't have a "second" thought, which was "Oh, I'd rather have these than a frozen dinner". But I was able step back, consider, let it pass, and then I opened the packs, drowned them, and out to the garage trash they went in the frozen plastic bag.
I am greatly encouraged that I had that first thought immediately. If I hadn't spent a huge amount of time reading blogs here, getting tips and hints and generally noticing what is working for people, I'm very sure I might have smoked. I'm thankful for every single thing I read and learn daily. Thanks especially to the "elders", I read your blogs and links obsessively, over and over. Also, even when I slack a couple days, I depend very much on the accountabiity of Terri's hand holding group. I keep plugging away.....
Joyce