Just a *Muse*...on my part

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Just a *Muse*...on my part
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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 7:15am
An optimist goes to the window every morning and says, "Good morning, God."

The pessimist goes to the window and says "Good God, morning."

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Eight months, 4 minutes and 42 seconds. 6025 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,058.58. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6 days, 22 hours, 5 minutes.

Ha ha ha ! I JUST learned how to 'cut, paste' this after all this time. Learned

in a chat:)

Well, I loved the 'saying' above, and have decided to start my week out on a

positive note by sharing it. And my 'stats'.....well, they speak for themselves....

aside from a couple (cough, cough) of slips Some would say I should not keep

my meter running with my 'slips' every now and again. But I have chosen to keep

it...and one thing I've learned in these 8 months is that I gotta do whatever is

right for ME...NOT anybuddy else.....just ME.

Two quotes I have to keep in mind concerning *slips* ~

1. SLIP = Smobriety Lost Its Priority

2. "A slip is not a trip unless you take it."

Thanks, gals, for everything. Have a great week! **Stel**




* Stel *

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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 7:22am
>>>Eight months smokefree

**YaY Stel!

Congratulations hon! That is fantastical I am so very proud of you!

You are doing this day by day .. which is how it is done!

Hope you do something very special just for you to celebrate!

You deserve it and are very well worth it!

Your muse is cute, LOL .. Good for you on starting your week out positive!

An excellent *choice* you have made among others

have a great day hon :)

~Hugs~

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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 11:06am
WOW Stel!!!!!!!!!!! 8 months!!!!!! What a HUGE accomplishment!!

ps I love your quote -

this morning...I was the pessimist -- I said good god, morning (;) but I did say GOOD morning to boys when I went to feed them - they always perk me up (;)

~~~ Mae~~~
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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 11:40am


Oh {{{Stel}}}!

Yippee skippy dooooo! I'm just so happy for you and so glad you shared! Gosh I want to throw cyber confetti and let go of a whole batch of balloons for you!

You've got it-you do what works for you! I know it hasn't always been easy but YOU'RE doing it, odat. :)

Love your quote up top, thanks for sharing that too!

So now, whatcha gonna get yourself for a treat? Look at all that money saved!

Thanks for sharing your journey to smobriety with everyone here gf. :)

~Golly~ <----happy camper

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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 11:57am
Thanks, Hugs. Couldn't have done it without ya, you know

Can you believe i was always typing my stats on the old BTSH. Never did ask

if there was an easier way until just recently. Ha ha!

My slips have, for the most part, just been puffs, and an occasional whole

one. So I have never stopped my meter. But they sure have been frequent

lately. DH even caught me takin' a puff at the lake....yikes!

I feel a bit *optimistic* TODAY about my quit. Maybe 8 months will be a

GREAT milestone for me..let's hope so!

I'm gonna try to just stick w/the 7 mg patch, and NO gum. Boy, is THAT

addicting. We'll see. Definitely still ONE DAY AT A TIME!

* Stel *

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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 11:59am
Thank you for the congrats, Mae.

Hope Aug 4 is still your quit date. Did you see my post where Mel says she

wants to be your quit buddy and make that her quit date, too? Hope things

turn out that way.

* Stel *

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Registered: 03-24-2003
Mon, 07-21-2003 - 12:00pm
Awwww, this kinda brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for always being here for me.

Big hugs!

* Stel *

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 07-21-2003 - 12:04pm
BIG CONGRATS Stel - - Don't you dare turn back that quit meter. You've earned that time. I love your slip notes.

We are doing this Stel!!

So Proud of my quit buddy!!

xoxo,

tracy

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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 12:19pm
No I didn't see it....but that would be GREAT!!

~~~ Mae~~~
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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 12:34pm
We are doing this Stel!!

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Yes we are!!!!!!!! Thanks to all YOUR support...whew, never could have made

it this far. Big hugs to you, my quit buddy (13 days ahead of me!)

* Stel *

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Mon, 07-21-2003 - 1:00pm
"...and one thing I've learned in these 8 months is that I gotta do whatever is

right for ME...NOT anybuddy else.....just ME."


words to live by. I try to tell myself that every day. thanks for the reminder :)

kim

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