Somewhere about this time 14 years ago, I was laying on a couch, shivering & not sure what was wrong with me. I had a few more weeks before I was diagnosed +. What I did figure out was that I could no longer smoke. It wasn't only I couldn't, I didn't want to. Somehow, via the being too sick to smoke method, I quit smoking pretty much cold turkey.
I haven't smoked since. I kept a pack of cigarettes for years. Occasionally, I'd just lok at them & smell them. The smell nearly made me nauseous. Of course by then they were really old. When we moved, I finally tossed them out. I haven't had the urge for the nicotine. I've missed having something to with my hands though. I missed the trappings of smoking more than the act, itself.
According to some savings calculators, I've saved well over $20K & if I'd put those saving in the bank at a decent interest rate I could've gained half that much in interest. I'm not sure about those numbers, they seem a little, but then again these calculators come from places trying to get you to quit smoking. It's in their best interest to make the amount higher.
Regardless of how much I could've saved, I had that $ to spend on other things, like food, gas & rent. More importantly, I haven't had smoking interfering with my health. So, hurrah for me I haven't smoked in 14 years!
Cya...
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