When I first found a chatroom full of vapers, I was a little skeptical. Was that device in their hands really working? I lucked out and found a great chatroom with helpful, fun individuals, and my kit arrived the next week.
I keep trying to think of why I smoked to start with. 22 years of fouling my lungs and my system. My children begging me to quit since they could talk, coming home when they were very young, crying, saying "Mama, my teacher says you're gonna die 'cause you smoke!" It bothered me then, and it bothers me now that my smoking caused so much pain for my children, and I wonder what I have missed out on for so long by being a smoker.How many thousands of dollars have I paid to the federal government, local and state governments, and big tobacco, just for the priveledge of contaminating my body, the lungs of my loved ones, and the environment I had been smoking in? How many times did I feel purely guilty when taking a smoke break at work, while the non-smokers would make faces at me when I would come in reeking of tobacco? How many times did I stand in the sun, the sleet, in the bitter cold or rain to get that quick 5 minute fix?
My step-son made a comment to his father the other day that brought it all into perspective. He is a non-smoker, and when he walked into our house, he said he did not smell smoke. He is proud of his father for quitting. What a coup!
I can breathe better. I am not coughing all of the time. Right before I started vaping, I was coughing hard enough in the morning to see spots and feel faint. I have not done that now in over a week. I can smell things I have not smelled in years, and I can taste everything better, too. Food always had a special allure to me before, and now it's spectacular. Willpower, be my guide!
I am receiving my DIY kit, maybe even today, and I am going to try upping my nicotine to see if it helps me a) stop all analogs and b) stop chain vaping like mad. I have been vaping at a pretty consistent 18 mg, but it doesn't seem to be enough. Maybe I even need to increase my voltage a bit, but I'll try the nic level first. Since I now have a place to blog on all things vape related, I'll be posting here occasionally with my failures and successes.
Wish me luck on my new favorite hobby as I wish you on yours, and have a blessed day!
I keep trying to think of why I smoked to start with. 22 years of fouling my lungs and my system. My children begging me to quit since they could talk, coming home when they were very young, crying, saying "Mama, my teacher says you're gonna die 'cause you smoke!" It bothered me then, and it bothers me now that my smoking caused so much pain for my children, and I wonder what I have missed out on for so long by being a smoker.How many thousands of dollars have I paid to the federal government, local and state governments, and big tobacco, just for the priveledge of contaminating my body, the lungs of my loved ones, and the environment I had been smoking in? How many times did I feel purely guilty when taking a smoke break at work, while the non-smokers would make faces at me when I would come in reeking of tobacco? How many times did I stand in the sun, the sleet, in the bitter cold or rain to get that quick 5 minute fix?
My step-son made a comment to his father the other day that brought it all into perspective. He is a non-smoker, and when he walked into our house, he said he did not smell smoke. He is proud of his father for quitting. What a coup!
I can breathe better. I am not coughing all of the time. Right before I started vaping, I was coughing hard enough in the morning to see spots and feel faint. I have not done that now in over a week. I can smell things I have not smelled in years, and I can taste everything better, too. Food always had a special allure to me before, and now it's spectacular. Willpower, be my guide!
I am receiving my DIY kit, maybe even today, and I am going to try upping my nicotine to see if it helps me a) stop all analogs and b) stop chain vaping like mad. I have been vaping at a pretty consistent 18 mg, but it doesn't seem to be enough. Maybe I even need to increase my voltage a bit, but I'll try the nic level first. Since I now have a place to blog on all things vape related, I'll be posting here occasionally with my failures and successes.
Wish me luck on my new favorite hobby as I wish you on yours, and have a blessed day!
