The pull of temptation
This morning, the draw towards having a cigarette seems stronger than before. I sit here, looking at the work in front of me…
Tag: smoking
Confession
Hidden away in a kitchen cupboard was a pack of cigarettes. The night I planned to have my last smoke I had almost…
Thinking of my next bike
Before passing my Direct Access test, I cast around for a motorbike that would be a good starter machine and needed a little…
Cessation clinic visit 3
Today was visit number three, which makes it day 12 smoke free. I wasnt stood waiting outside for it to open last week,…
Awake at 3am
I’m not sure if this is a continuing effect of the patches or something else, but here in the deepest darkest Britain, it…
My precious
Maybe I have watched LOTRs too many times. But the past few days, my precious (cigarettes) have been calling me. And it made…
Three minute warning
Apparently, a craving for a smoke lasts between two and three minutes. I read this a while ago and decided I needed distraction…
Day 9 – Living in a smoke free zone
It has been 9 days since my last smoke. Sighs. Yesterday I went back to work. Probably a little too early, as I…
Dear Cigarette
I know you like to convince me that you are my best friend. That you are there both before and after each life…
Six and a bit days…and out of hospital
Bank Holiday Monday – it is traditional for it to piss down, though it is dry right now. Where where we. Ah yes,…
T+15 hours
So it’s 15 hours since my last cigarette. I’m here writing this, in order to let another craving pass me by, which seems…
Stop Smoking!
Grrrrrr. I am told by my wife that I am a grumpy bastard in the morning. Even the kids agree. Hell, even the…