March 2007

They just have this way of loving unconditionally. When I walk in the door, they greet me as if I have been gone forever, even if it has only been 30 minutes. How could anyone possibly resist that?

Even though physically the puppies are all grown up now, they still play and act like puppies. They are just a whole lot bigger now! There is no way anyone could manage to keep from smiling while watching these two play and raise heck with each other. It is just plain funny to see the expressions they make.

Since it has been quite some time since I have posted new pictures of them, I figured it is about time that I show you some new ones of Jack and Lady Katherine All Grown Up.

See Pictures of Jack and Lady Katherine All Grown Up!

Thanks For Being A Part Of My Life!

It has now been 28 days since I put down my last cigarette, and I can finally say it is truly starting to get substantially easier. The cravings are much more infrequent now, and are more easily controlled by redirecting my thoughts, or popping a lifesaver in my mouth.

Someone once told me that I need to spend twenty minutes, every morning, visualizing myself as a nonsmoker, but I respectfully disagree. I did all my visualizing BEFORE my official quit date. I no longer need to visualize myself as a nonsmoker, because I am a nonsmoker.

Don’t worry. I don’t think for a minute that this means I can ever let my guard down. I will always be addicted to nicotine. In the same way that a recovering alcoholic can never again pick up a drink, I know that I can never again have even one drag off of a cigarette.

With each passing day, I feel better. My energy has begun to return. I am ready to move forward to other challenges in my life that I would like to overcome, such as living a healthier lifestyle, from both a nutrition and a physical fitness standpoint.