Hiatus

  Hiatus – A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break There has been a short gap in my blogging –…

The long weekend

  The urge is strong this morning. Two, mutually exclusive urges. I feel like smoking. Smokers know what I mean. The sort of…

Cigarettes and alcohol

Friday I went to the docs. I’d been earlier in the week for the nurse to take even more blood. I was surprised,…

Quickie at the clinic

In and out. Quickly. This is exactly how it ought to be. Arrived at the cessation clinic at (high?) noon. Quick chat, carbon…

Happy Friday

Thank crunchie it’s Friday. What does Friday mean to you? The weekend approaches. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job, mostly, when…

Today is…

…a big day. For many reasons, personal and professional. From a personal perspective, I’ve passed the three week watershed of giving up smoking.…

Three weeks…almost

Tonight, at just after 11pm, I will have been off the cigarettes for three weeks – wow – 21 days. That is pretty…

Tea is the nectar of life

I made a shocking discovery this morning. Not only do I need to skip my morning cigarette, we are out of teabags too!!!…

The truth about e-cigarettes?

I’ve read alot of blogs and articles on smoking recently. In some ways, it helps me to focus on why I am giving…