Some time within the next hour I’ll be smoking my last cigarette and making the journey to becoming a non-smoker (not an ex-smoker!)

When the urge hits, I’ll be telling myself that non-smokers DO NOT SMOKE, and that it is just an urge, and nobody ever died from an urge, and it will pass.

I also plan on keeping my hands & mind busy with work, so this should also be the beginning of a super productive time in my life.

The first busy work will be scrubbing out the ash trays and filling them with candy. Not for me, but as gifts to my family for Christmas, which will be my way of letting them know I have quit.

I think this is the greatest gift any smoker can give to their family and themselves.

One fortunate thing about my situation is that I can’t run to the store and buy a pack. My brand isn’t the normal stuff and I have been purchasing them online. I shouldn’t have a problem with caving in and ordering some, since it would take 10 days for them to arrive. And if I can wait an additional 10 days to smoke them, I can wait forever, so ordering them would be rather pointless.

And there is no chance of me buying a pack of normal cigarettes, since those taste & smell disgusting.

So I will succeed. I think my goal really is to do it without killing anybody. :-P