one day in…
… I’m not doing too bad, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t happily rip your arm off from 10 feet away if you were holding a cigarette.
Came across a photographer called Carl Warner today and I’ve fallen in love with his foodscapes… especially the ’salmon sea’ with the pea green boat - too clever. Check him out and fix me up with some cool linkage of your own if something’s caught your eye recently. I need LOTS of distractions atm!
Love from me xx
Good luck with the non smoking, I have a friend who’s trying to quite also, I recommend the gum.
Comment by leigh — January 19, 2008 @ 2:26 pm
Oh Lottie! I’m just catching up on your quitting smoking posts - and, let me tell you, I KNOW YOUR PAIN!! I had to quit cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant with Xan… it was horrible. I mean, I loved my smokes. Just seeing those pictures… ah well, it’s still hard. But, I really do feel worlds better for not smoking. If you ever need someone to commiserate with… I’m here for you!
Comment by Meghan — January 21, 2008 @ 2:23 am
Good luck! Congrats on your first day… just focus on 1 day at a time. I know how hard it is, my parents smoked as long as I remember(my dad was up to 2+ packs a day!)& they tried everything; the gum, the patch, some crazy pinchy thing in your ear… nothing worked. Then they saw some ad to get hypnotized to quit. I thought they were completely insane but it worked! This Wednesday is their 2yrs of non-smoking. They say that once you get past the physical withdrawal, it’s mind over matter. I have faith in you!
Comment by April — January 22, 2008 @ 12:51 am
Wish I was there to hold your hand through this giving up smoking.
As for Carl warner-don’t you find people like that AMAZING. Can you imagine what is going on inside their brains?
Thanks for the link.
And keep up the good work-I can only imagine how hard it is.
Comment by kim — January 22, 2008 @ 8:24 pm
Thanks ladies!
I’ve just gone cold turkey Leigh, well.. I bought a plastic tube thing painted to look like a cigarette which I’ve been holding… but it’s got no nicotine in it and smells a bit like mackerel for some reason. The gum is what I’m gonna go for if I think I need some extra help.
Meghan… *whinge*….. *sigh*….. *throws self dramatically down and sighs again*…. how long till it stops hurting? Can I borrow Xan please?
April… your parents are an inspiration, thank you for sharing their story… and I totally agree with the mind over matter AND therein lies the hard part!
Kim, thank you lovely. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to swap brains… just for a little while… you could like, go to the brain library… browse the photography section and live in someone else’s mind for a day or two. Weird, slightly scary… but ultimately cool.
Comment by lottie — January 23, 2008 @ 12:22 am