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Tell me all about it, dear...
alison - 2012-11-14 18:47:01
Isn't it funny how lost we feel without the crazy? As if the crazy was all we ever were but really there was always something soft and peaceful there it was just drowned out by the cacophony. There are rewards, they just take a bit to kick in, and with the improved lung capacity comes ease of activity which begets activity which begets health and all that follows, I can't imagine the decrepit self I might be right now if I hadn't quit. I would not in all likelihood be a Mom and the energy I have belies my years. Trust me, it will get worse before it gets better but I swear to you, it will get so much better. Stay the course. Treat yourself to soothing tea and many sweet smelling things. As soon as you feel up to it, clean all the smelly smoke drenched items and bask in the sweet smell of clean.
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Amy - 2012-11-14 19:19:03
Well, I think you deserve a big cartoon check, good health and happiness. It will COME, dear one, really (well, the check might not). You taking the time and energy to blog about your gripes shows that you're on the mend and expelling the crap that holds you down. Expel away.
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Terri T. - 2012-11-14 20:11:57
I know you don't want a pep talk and you want to wallow in your misery. But at least you still have your blog where you can whine and gripe to a fare~thee~well. Carry on! LOL
Good luck with that cartoon check thing too!
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Deb - 2012-11-14 20:22:12
Congratulations. I am very proud of you for quitting. If I had a pony handy I would certainly gift you with it. But mostly I gift you with the greater hope not to end up like my sister who is on oxygen 24/7 and only in her mid-60's. Oh and also despite the fact that you are not short, blonde or a chihuahua chick, you are still very, very splendid just as you are. Smooches!
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Poolie - 2012-11-14 20:50:51
Yay for quitting! And I, for one, and the most boring person I know. You don't even come close to me. I work, I read, I sleep, I plant flowers, I write a journal, I go to Las Vegas every now and then. You have more passion in your little toe than I do in my entire being. And now you are going to be much healthier too. Feather in your cap. Bells on your toes. You have achieved a new level, and that, my friend, is something to crow about. ERRR-ERRR-ERRR-ERRRR-OOOO! (attempted rooster calling)
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beanie - 2012-11-14 22:44:56
Who says you aren't all these things? And who says you won't have a bong hit or tequila again? Or be a blonde? You can still do these things, and have more fun than you used to. ;-) Congrats on quitting smoking.. it's not a fun thing, but a good thing.
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dichroic - 2012-11-15 10:30:43
Several of those are arguable. But the question I have is, why aren't you a blonde? Beautiful, sexy and cool are all subjective, and changing your self image is a long process no matter how many of us tell you that you already are all those things. There are lots of reasons for not traveling, making scads of money or whatever. But blonde is a few dollars and a trip to the drugstore away, and if it makes you feel better, why not? (I mean, once you can breathe again and walk a block without fatigue.) I'd say the only reason to be a brunette is if you look and feel better than way. I do, and think I'd make a damned funny-looking blonde. But if you like yourself better that way, why not?
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Stephanie - 2012-11-15 14:51:47
My sense of identity has taken quite a hit lately, too. They say change is good, and sometimes it is. But sometimes it's not. Sigh.
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Bex - 2012-11-15 15:48:10
Awww, I can emphathize with you. I gave up my big vice, alcohol, in 1982, cold turkey. Never had another drink. But even now, in 2012, I want one! A nice cold beer in the hot summer, or a Kaluha (?)& Milk in winter? or a nice glass of wine anytime? Oh yes, I've wished for all those things over these last 30 years but I won't do it. Never smoked so didn't have to give that up. But LA, we are still coming here and wanting to share in your life so you haven't lost it - you're just different now. I think you're actually more interesting and not so reliant on the shock-factor like before. I love that you are settled in with Mick and that your boy is making it in his world. What a struggle you've been through. I wish only the best for you and your family there at the Hobbit house. oxo
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momzonroof - 2012-11-17 12:53:52
Vices are overrated. That's not what makes you spicy and vital and vivacious!! All that stuff is still there! And I'm with Dichroic, if you feel better with blonde hair, go get you some!
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Hil - 2012-11-17 23:54:45
Call me the devil, but why are we getting rid of allll the vices,again? Maybe so you can get NEW, really demented vices...YES! You aren't dead yet. You've got plenty of spunk and sparkle. Your identity can evolve, but you will always have a trick or two up your sleeve. Right? Xoxo
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