Ok so today is gonna be the day i stop
As I am typing I have 5 cigarettes left and that is it, I am determind not to buy any more

I have been smoking for around 13 yrs on and off, more on than off
and I have worked out that in that time I have spent around, wait for it, i was so shocked

£17000 That is based on 20 a day at £4.00 a packet
That is 1/2 of what we paid for our house!!!!!!!
FFS that is a disgusting amount of money i think

I realise that i am going to have to make a lot of changes to my day to day routine to help me.
I am a coffee addict so I think to help me i will have to cut down on that as well as i tend to associate the too, also i smoke quite a bit when i am at the PC, i tend to have a coffee in one hand and a cig in the other

On the plus side apart from my health and my bank balance my house should be spotless as i find things to do to keep me distracted, this will be the perfect time to crack on with decorating the kids bedrooms, either that or go to the shopping centre all the time as it is a no smoking building

Anyway i have given myself the Quit time of Midday to day so i shall let yu all know how i get on

Good luck Jo

04/03/07 22 1/2 hours in
Ok i know its not even a full day yet but i am feeling pretty pleased that i haven't given in.
was fine whilst OH was at work, went shopping for school shoes for Emily so kept busy like that

When OH came in was still busy etc... so didn't bother me( I hadn't told him i was stopping)

He thought something was strange as i drank Tea lol but i don't link Tea witha cig so......

Had a bit of a craving so popped one of the microtabs and sorted some stuff in Emilys bedroom, and the craving went so was chuffed with that

The only time i felt like i really wanted one was after i had eaten my tea, so made myself another cuppa

This was when OH knew something wasn't right so as i didn't have any he had to go to shop for himself some LOL, bless him when he realised what i was doing he has gone out of the room to smoke ( remember this is at night, we never smoke around the kids)
It's good to have his support but don't wanna make a big thing of it with everyone around me, does that make sense?

aww how sweet of ur oh!!! i no wot u mean about not wantin 2 make a big deal of it, as it makes u think on it more(if tht makes sense lol) but well done hun!! keep going were all rooting for you!!£5 saved so far

Get this - Its pretty smart & it will show you how much you have saved so far hehe

http://www.dedicateddesigns.com

Ah thanks wobbs i got that from the last thread you did
are you still trying to syop or have you given in??

I have been quit for 1 Day, 49 minutes and 11 seconds (1 days). I have saved £4.65 by not smoking 20 cigarettes. I have saved 1 hour and 40 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 03/03/2007 12:00

I cut down decided that was best for me for now being a heavy smoker - 40 a day! I'm finding that hard alone!

Saving £35 a week so far & when we move theres no smoking in house. I don't here but we have a conservatory so I go in there an sometimes sneak one on the couch with a brew. None of that when we move its outside the patio doors no question about it hopefully that will help & then I plan to head to the next step!

good luck hunny
I am so gasping for one right now, I think it is because i've been doing my food shop and i normally sist here with a coffee and go through abot 10 fags lol
I'm not going for any though as too much trouble to get kids sorted and it's raining

Good on you!

My downfall is when I get back into the house from shopping, after food & the mornings!