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I am extremely happy.
Give me bread and carrots to chomp.
Check out my pearly whites.
Everything feels so slippy.

I am 21 days away from 90 days without smoking.
I am $444.16 richer than I would have been smoking.
I am now a runner.
I am now happy to jog up steps.
I am confident in how my clothes and breath smell.

I am a NON SMOKER!! :)

Hooray!

we still need to get the colors painted on the walls… but everything else is pretty much completed. the weather just hasn’t been warm enough for paint to cure well.

everything has been put on delay until this weekend, we’ll see how it goes! other than that, i’m ready and SUPER excited to move in our new place! :)

Two out of two work outs this week I have had new personal bests. In week three of nine week program. I love this whole working out business! :) ha!

Also, used the money saved by not smoking to by a nice weight bench to use at home. I can’t wait to get it set up in my new place!

now we start in August… there’s a specific teacher we’d like to have who isn’t teaching until then.

That’s 920 cigarettes I didn’t smoke!!!!!

(So far I’ve saved $ 292!)

Smoking doesn’t just effect the Smoker’s Health

According to the American Burn Association, about 900 people in the United States die each year in fires started by cigarettes, and about 2,500 are injured. About 100 of the fire deaths each year are children and nonsmokers. Nationally, annual human and property costs of fires caused by careless smoking total about $6 billion.

Check out: http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva/cigbuttimpacts.htm

hadn’t updated this before… we decided to not start class in january, but instead start on april 2. :)

completed sanding in two rooms.

tonight, wipe walls, tsp stuff, taping.

this weekend we prime and paint!! :)

i’ve completed two of my toughest runs this week, that i’ve ever done in my lifetime. couldn’t have done it if i was still poisoning my body every day.

such a great feeling of accomplishment! when you think about quitting, realize YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!!!

down 10 pounds since i started training.
this week i ran up the biggest hill of my life so far.
three times.
also, last night i ran for the longest time in my life. :)

this is so much fun!

carpet tacks gone! hopefully finishing off the walls. radiators have been removed.

- removed wallpaper from lounge
- filled holes in two rooms, two more to go plus sanding
- almost finished removing carpet tacks from stairway
- began some taping in preparation for painting
- finalizing lease details

tonight i need to:
- get room measurements for paint estimate
- pick final paint colors for lounge
- finish removing carpet tacks.

1. healthier lungs. i have really enjoyed starting to run!
2. no more icky cough. it went away so quickly!
3. clothes don’t stink. i realized how stinky smoking really is.
4. better breath.
5. saving lots of money!
6. whiter teeth.
7. that great feeling of having self control.
8. sense of accomplishment.
9. don’t need smoking as a reason to be social. love people anyway!
10. better for environment.
11. less trash to manage. picking up filters is disqusting. leaving them outside of trash is despicable.
12. i’m not infringing on others’ right to not smoke (by polluting their air).

I woke up today remembering a dream from last night. Apparently in the dream at some point I was smoking a cancer stick or had just finished having one of those nasty things. I recalled highly negative emotions surrounding the situation in the dream- my body felt run down, my motivation felt out the door, the people I care about were disappointed. Awake and knowing I hadn’t actually smoked was such a relief! That dream was a nice reminder of how much I don’t want anything to do with hurting my body and stealing from my future self!

If you need help with quitting please let me know, I will help how I can. It has changed my life so much for the better!

picked up paint samples today. feeling inspired!

In just a few weeks time of quitting, I have managed to save quite a bit of extra cash. With this, I’m treating myself to a new pair of running shoes and a yoga passes.

Feels great ditching the old terrible habit and bringing on new great things for my health! Join me!

Made a payment this week of $2,250 on a debt. Feels great to have something else paid off!!

I’m over half way done with paying off my debt from when I initially started in July 2009!

If you’re struggling with debt pay off, don’t give up! Your freedom from debt restraints is worth the effort now!

Down 5 pounds since training started. I think I can get the hang of this.