Happy Mother’s Day to all my friends! Today makes 41 days without a smoke for me. What is amazing is that I can walk up and down stairs without losing my breath. Before I quit when I walked up three flights of stairs I would be worthless for about 5 minutes until I caught my breath. I would also have to stop in the middle before I could walk up the rest of the way. On Friday I walked all the way up without stopping and was not out of breath! I used to avoid walking up and down but found myself finding excuses to walk up and down the stairs. I could not believe how great it was to do so. I always thought that I was just getting old BUT it was not age but the damned cigarettes! I think that I will continue to go up and down until I can run without losing my breath… maybe I’ll even lose some weight. Yeah, life is much better. I wonder why I ever smoked at all. Later today I will take another bicycle ride with my husband to my daughter’s house for our mother’s day barbecue. Life really is Good…. Life is great! Ruta
