Days Thirty- Four through Forty

I finished out my experiment without anymore drinks and without any cigarettes!

 

I'm a non-smoker!! Woo-hoo!

 



 



Cigarette Count:0
Alcohol Count:0

Days Thirty-One Through Thirty-Three

So I broke my rule and I went drinking on Friday night to see if I could get through a night of drinking without smoking. I didn't smoke! That means I've gone drinking twice now and I still haven't smoked. Woo-hoo! I've decided that means that I am officially a non-smoker. 

Cigarettes: 0
Alcohol: One Friday Night

Days Twenty-Three through Thirty

I can go entire days now without thinking about cigarettes. Several whole days in a row!

I'm nervous that it will be hard for me to drink without smoking. Once my little experiment is over I think I might just continue to avoid drinking for awhile.

By far my classiest graph

Cigarette Count: 0

Alcohol Count: 0

Days Eighteen Through Twenty-Two

I bought this shirt at a thrift store a couple of years ago and I recently found it again.

On Saturday I went to the Roosevelt and had one single gin & tonic. Just one! Having just one drink is an unheard of concept for me.

Not smoking continues to get easier. I don't even think about it most of the time. The one thing about not smoking though is that I've become super aware of how many annoying nervous habits I have. But at least I'm not smoking, so that's something.

A chart of 21 completed days

Cigarette Count: 0

Alcohol Count: one single gin and tonic

Days Fifteen through Seventeen

I'm almost halfway through!

A haiku from Day 16-

16 days smoke-free.
I have chosen my reward:
Dyson Bladeless Fan!

(Not really, I'm just obsessed with commercials for these fans. They're so dramatic about "regular" fans.) http://www.dyson.com/Fans/FansAndHeaters.aspx

Cigarette Count: 0

Alcohol Count: 0

Days Nine Through Fourteen

Nothing worth mentioning (except for my sloppy Saturday night) has passed in this time frame. My best friend Kaitlynd came to visit over the weekend. I made a very conscious decision that I would drink the night she was in town, but that I would not smoke. I can't believe I didn't smoke! Apparently I tried to sneak off at one point to do so, but Kaitlynd caught me and quickly (or maybe not so quickly) set me back on the right path. We went to our friend Xan's bridal shower the next day, and I didn't drink there. Not even a single mimosa!

Not smoking has gotten a lot easier. I'm not thinking about it every second of every day anymore.

Cigarette Count: 0
Alcohol Count: One drunk, sloppy night

Day Eight

I have successfully survived all of the situations that normally make me want to smoke and/or drink, including: 

• Going out to a bar on the weekend
• Going to happy hour
• Hanging out on a porch
• Driving my car
• Lunch breaks
• Around 24,236 Starbucks trips
• Terrible days at work 

One of my favorite residents was recently diagnosed with throat cancer & it's pretty depressing watching his health decline so quickly. He was already skinny before, but he's lost twenty pounds and his face has completely hollowed out. He tells me about how he's terrified of what's going to happen, but he's still smoking over half a pack a day. I don't want to be like that. Ever.

Also, I’ve decided I'm done with this electronic cigarette.

Cigarette count for the day: 0

Alcohol count for the day: 0