Hello non-smoking family!
It's been a long time since I last checked in, but I just wanted to let everyone to know that all is well. One of my dreams as an ex-smoker has always been to find another non-smoker and get married. Well, that goal is finally being met this year! I will be getting married in September of this year to another non-smoker!
Life couldn't be better. My issues that I had when I first quit of not having any friends due to the fact that I'd alienated myself from all of my smoker friends to the point where I just didn't have any is a distant memory. I've got wonderful friends, a supportive family and an amazing fiancé! I can honestly say that my life is exactly the way that I would like for it to be at this point in my life. And all of this is possible because of the decision I made many years ago to quit smoking!
As I logged in here today, a fellow co-worker said, "stop smoking center?" I said, "yeah, I quit smoking several years ago." And she said, "I can't see you as a smoker!" Funny. Just a few years ago, people told me, "I can't see you as a non-smoker. Smoking is a part of who you are, just like it's a part of who I am." Well, that's true. Smoking WAS a part of who I was. But non-smoking is a beautiful part of who I AM!
So, I just wanted to check in and let everyone know what's going on in my life. I miss all of my quit-smoking family. Without you with me all of those years ago, none of this would have been possible. And I'd like to say welcome to all of the new ex-smokers! Life after smoking is truly amazing. Things I never thought would ever be possible are now my everyday life. It's not a struggle to not smoke - it's simply the way I live my life everyday without a single thought and that feeling is unlike any other! I wish everyone on this journey the absolute best!
BFS
