Smoke Free = Stink Free

Hey! So I quit smoking. I was talking with my personal trainer at the gym about how cardio makes it hard for me to uhmm breathe. He told me that I needed to quit smoking. Even if I just started with smoking less and less everyday as opposed to quitting cold turkey. Well that was Wednesday (Oct. 13) -- I smoked one that evening on the way home, and one the next AM on the way to work. And I then decided I wasn't going to pay a disgusting near 5 bucks for something that stinks, makes it difficult to breathe, increases your risk of cancer(s) AND other diseases -- did I mention it stinks?? Ya. So the guys at work said I didn't have it in me to quit. That I didn't have the strength to do it. I know it's reverse psychology -- but it works. I even went out last Saturday AND this past Saturday -- no smokes. I'm really proud of myself. It's weird though -- cause now I'm like sickened when I see others smoking. Oh well -- I guess I'm just glad that I quit now, after smoking for 9 years, instead of 29 years. YAY.

It's really weird having someone come up to me at a club saying "Are you Amanda Newey - 'Cause I met your ex-boyfriend -- he's my friend's friend". 2 chicks last night said this to me. Interesting. I guess it's just different, because I'm starting to get known in Bangor -- instead of up North where everybody knows you and when you last took a shit. It's all good, I think. Ya I was suppose to be going to Portland last night -- but my buddies had to watch the Red Sox. Totally understandable. Red Sox kick ass by the way!!! Well -- to anyone that actually checks in on my blogs, I'm sorry that I haven't posted in a while. I'll try & work on that. :) Peace.