My new food processor...NVR
well, I ordered the Kitchen Aid food processor and it has been shipped from the warehouse of The Canadian Shopping Channel.
It should arrive tomorrow, Friday or Saturday.
My goal to quit smoking is tomorrow (Thursday). I am not going to use the food processor if I am still smoking. I bought it as my reward for quitting. In one month of not smoking, it will be paid for as cigarettes are close to $10.00 a pack.
I haven't seen my BF since he got home on Sunday after being away for a week. I am seeing him tomorrow night. I want to be smoke free.
I know I keep trying to quit but it has been hard. The food processor will be my reward, as well as health benefits. If I could go 14 years without, I can certainly do it again. I haven't been smoking for a year yet. I started again after 14 years about 8 months ago.
So....food processor means not smoking. Hee hee hee...not that I will use it for awhile yet as I really don't cook! None the less, the motivation is there.
Thanks to everyone who have tried to motivate me and who have cheered me on.
Hugs
Di
P.S. If I could only make my frustrations of trying not to smoke into motivating me to de-clutter and houseclean......
P.S. If I could only make my frustrations of trying not to smoke into motivating me to de-clutter and houseclean......
Hey, as a displacement activity it just might work...every time you get the urge to pick up that ciggie, pick up a brush, a duster, a sponge...set yourself a 20-30 min maximum, and treat it as a game--see just how much you can do in that time frame. By the time the half-hour is up you may have worked off the urge to puff. And the cleared spot will be a reward, too!
P.S. If I could only make my frustrations of trying not to smoke into motivating me to de-clutter and houseclean......
Hey, as a displacement activity it just might work...every time you get the urge to pick up that ciggie, pick up a brush, a duster, a sponge...set yourself a 20-30 min maximum, and treat it as a game--see just how much you can do in that time frame. By the time the half-hour is up you may have worked off the urge to puff. And the cleared spot will be a reward, too!
Anna,
I have come to the conclusion I once again have to take control of my life. I have allowed my mother's illness (thought I was coping with that), my uncle's terminal brain cancer, my best friend's struggle to live and my dear sweet Cali's struggle to be healthy take over my life. I worry about all those dear to my heart and tend to forget about me. I have done that for years. I am there for everyone or everything but am never there for me. I am ashamed that I lit up that cigarette 8 months ago after being 14 years smoke free. I am appalled that I haven't looked after myself for many years because I put me at the bottom of all that need my help or emotional support.
Things have to change. I have a wonderful man in my life that encourages me constantly to quit smoking and to dig myself out of the clutter. He accepts me for who I am which in itself is foreign to me.
Maybe he kind of, sort of loves me! :) Even though he eats some meat, he is totally supportive to the fact that I don't and has never made me feel bad about it. When ever I crave meat, he makes it clear that I don't eat it!
I know I need to make changes. I am just so damn tired when I get home from work. I tend to Cali, then the other 9 critters. Then I have to tend to Cali again and again and again. Then I hear the news about my uncle and my best friend. My mom is a constant.
Guess, I just have to reevaluate things.
Hugs
Di
ohhh Di I can totally relate! I'm also a "giver" and tend to put others' needs ahead of my own. All it got me was chronic pain, exhaustion, stress, etc., etc. If you are expelling all your time and energy onto other people/things then you have absolutely nothing left for yourself. Don't look at the big picture because it can be overwhelming. Set small goals for yourself and once you accomplish it then add another goal. Before you know it, you'll be smoke free and happy! It'll happy, trust me! It happened for me.
I have come to the conclusion I once again have to take control of my life.
that's wonderful!
I haven't seen my BF since he got home on Sunday after being away for a week. I am seeing him tomorrow night. I want to be smoke free.
P.S. If I could only make my frustrations of trying not to smoke into motivating me to de-clutter and houseclean......
Just make him keep you 'busy' ;)
That sounds much more fun than cleaning :)
How are you doing, Di?
You can do it, Di. Keep us up to date on your progress.