Not smoking in the office

It’s odd how those little habitual things dig at you. A day back working in the office today. Lots of my colleagues smoke…

Hump day

Traditionally Wednesday is hump day, the middle of the working week, once you get through it, there is the nice easy slide into…

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…

Melting

For some reason, I associate the word melting with the Wizard of Oz and the wicked witch crying out, rather than any other…

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…

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…

Confession

Hidden away in a kitchen cupboard was a pack of cigarettes. The night I planned to have my last smoke I had almost…