and then i went over to a friend’s house and we had a nice dinner party, drank a good amount of wine, i came home and said “f it, i want to smoke”. i bought a pack of smokes and started smoking like not a day had gone by. how sad that it will always be in my “blood”, how sad that i want something so disgusting that makes me feel disgusting. disgusting. disgusting.
so here i am, a month later and desiring to quit, especially since i told my mom i would.
why do i smoke? well, does it even matter why? kind of and yet, not really. yes, it helps me plug up a flood of emotions that too often (in my opinion) overcome me. i know how to better deal with feeling disappointed in myself for smoking than feeling disappointed in myself for things relating to an ex-man, i will not say more.
however, why do i not smoke? i “not smoke” because i feel more alive, i feel cleaner, i don’t have to shower everytime i’m going to hang out with someone who i don’t want to know i’ve started up again, i don’t cough, i can work out like a maniac and get all my energy out, i don’t think about cigarettes as i hang out with people but instead i think about them, i don’t constantly get depressed about the lines that i’ll get around my mouth and (if i may say so) cute lips. mostly, i just know it is the right way to live, a better way to live.
i bought a pack tonight and i would really like to smoke them tomorrow but i am going to be a woman and throw them away in the morning. i might cry as i do this, as i say goodbye to a perfectly good pack of smokes.
ok, i think i’ll have one more and then go to bed and dream something really nice.
azopfi's Life List
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2. have a 24-inch waist
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3. stick with it even though it's not all "fun" because I want the results
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4. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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5. Daily: connect with a friend and encourage someone
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6. Daily: do a 30 min. cleaning rampage
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7. sort through all the papers in my home
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8. call my Grandma once a week
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9. make something arty out of the old windows I have
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10. perfect 3 delicious soup recipes this fall and winter
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11. not say "sorry" in Krav or Muay Thai class
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