Secret Shame

[PennyLynn]

It's so strange to come out into the daylight!
My husband, a hater of smoking (his mother died of lung cancer), thought I was smoking three cigs a day. BUT I was killing about a pack a day! Puffing away while he was at work or sneaking them in the bathroom.
When I visited family, I would also sneak them in the bathroom and open windows or spray air freshener like crazy.
I sew for my daughters, and they always sniffed things I made for them.
My own mother has emphysema, uses an inhaler and has been begging me to quit forever (her dad also died of lung cancer).

Wow!!! I just spent an hour scrubbing down the bathroom walls -- you mean they were WHITE?
Tonight will be one week without analogs and I couldn't be happier.
It's seriously a huge life-changer.

 

[MotherNatural]

Voluminous congratulations to you, PennyLynn.

 

[infazide]

Penny, It is a huge life changer. I cant stand the smell anymore of the smokies. Not to mention i feel better than i have in years. Welcome and congrats

 

[Cool-breeze]

Good for you and welcome. Check out casaa when you get a chance. There's a lot of good info on there for when people who are immediately judgmental because it "looks like smoke".

 

[baseballmom]

Congrats to you Pennylynn-I tried hiding it from my husband after a few failed quit attempts-he never caught on to why I was suddenly walking the dog so much...but it caught up with me eventually and I had to fess up I was back to -I too am glad I found vaping and enjoy it so much-hope vaping is successful for you too-you'll definitely have cleaner walls now and use a lot less air refreshener!

 

[PennyLynn]

So far that hasn't happened. I do yoga and all my instructors totally consider this a real "quit." My whole family understands too. The only person who doesn't feel that way is ME LOL. I don't feel deprived at all, plus I'm discovering so many yummy tastes from the juices.

 

[invisibastard]

Congratulations. I had been quitting smoking for about 8 years. A few weeks with gum or lozenges here and there but I always was dying for a smoke. Since I've been vaping (60 days yesterday) I haven't had one and absolutely do not desire it. I can say for sure that I'm done.

The funny thing is I was trying to hide how much I smoked, like you describe. Now I know there is no hiding that smell--no amount of hand washing or gum or driving with the car windows down. The only person I was fooling was myself.

Good luck!

 

[Dana A]

Congrats on making a pain free switch! Now go buy yourself some fun awesome gear to celebrate with! You deserve it

 

[DarkDays93]

I'll be two weeks smoke free tomorrow. My girlfriends dad was diagnosed with lung and liver cancer last week and just today been given days..

Glad I quit when I did. HUGE life-changer.

 

[LoriVanPelt]

congratulations and welcome to the fold.... it is a wonderful wonderful life-changer... and much safer and less smelly as well

 

[macaroni]

Watcha' need is a grumpy neighbor to make sure you stay off the stinkies ...... just sayin'

 

[mare ze dotes]

Great story. I like how you said, "life changer". It sure has been for me. Congrats!

 

[patkin]

Congratulations PennyLynn and welcome to ECF.

 

[djsvapour]

Tonight will be one week without analogs and I couldn't be happier.
It's seriously a huge life-changer.

Great news. I applaud your, your.... well I applaud it all!

Hooray! Bravissimo.

 

[Sphinx]

Congratulations! It's a huge step! it's true, you don't fool anyone but yourself. In a few months you'll realize you smelled horrible, even with all of the extra precautions.

Stick to it! I've been smoke-free for over 3 years, and there is no way in hell I would smoke a cig now. NASTY!

Sphinx

 

[FreightElevator]

Congratulations!!

 

[chawk]

Congratulations

 

[GrinningStudios]

It's so strange to come out into the daylight!
My husband, a hater of smoking (his mother died of lung cancer), thought I was smoking three cigs a day. BUT I was killing about a pack a day! Puffing away while he was at work or sneaking them in the bathroom.
When I visited family, I would also sneak them in the bathroom and open windows or spray air freshener like crazy.
I sew for my daughters, and they always sniffed things I made for them.
My own mother has emphysema, uses an inhaler and has been begging me to quit forever (her dad also died of lung cancer).

Wow!!! I just spent an hour scrubbing down the bathroom walls -- you mean they were WHITE?
Tonight will be one week without analogs and I couldn't be happier.
It's seriously a huge life-changer.

PennyLynn, This sounds inspiring to me. Congrats on taking steps to make your life and your family's life better. I am looking forward to a similar experience, if I can ever find the juice and equipment in Japan. Anyone who has any information about vaping in Japan or where to buy stuff, please send me a message.

 

[Completely Average]

Wow!!! I just spent an hour scrubbing down the bathroom walls -- you mean they were WHITE?

Guess what............


So are your teeth.

 

[trouble1000]

Well done it's a great feeling when you can finally say you're a non-smoker. Always makes me feel a little bit superior when someone asks to pinch a cig or needs a light and I tell them I'm a non-smoker