Okay, here are some non health-related reasons to quit smoking: 1. You won't have to know where your purse is every single moment of the day. 2. It is so inconvenient to smoke anymore, as almost nowhere in public is it allowed 3. You will no longer feel the ill-disguised disapproval of other people, making you feel like a second-class citizen. 4. Your dog will no longer be subjected to secondhand smoke when, hearing that "certain" kitchen drawer open, he comes running, knowing "we" are going out to the garage for a ciggyboo. (He won't smell like smoke, either.)
I felt so free after I quit.
Patches! I suggest patches! I wore them off and on for a year. At the end I was cutting them into little bits, until finally I felt I no longer needed them. I didn't care that you were only supposed to use them for so many weeks. I did whatever it took.
another thing: don't start a project that, in the middle of which, you would normally take a ciggy break. Like painting a room, cleaning a closet, etc. If you need distraction, do something entirely new that you've never associated smoking with.
Good luck! You are a lovely lady, Kitty!
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