Writer's Workshop ♥ Why did I do it?

Writer's workshop week 2! Yes I am staying committed to something!! Yay for me!! If you want to see the rules and other topic's visit Mama Kat's page
So now, on with the show.



Yes that's right I have taken on QUITTING SMOKING Finally! Hey now, I'm only on day 2 with the patch, so I can't say I have actually quit, but I feel really good about it this time. So Why did I do it? Well for the first time ever I can say I DID NOT do it for anyone else. That's a big plus. Every other time I tried to quit because Kielee's dad said I "had" to, it didn't work, cause...well I suppose because I hate being told what to do lol, so then I just became all pro at hiding it. Not good.

so why did I do it?

Well for the first time since I started smoking, I really WANT to quit. I'm done. Actually I've been done for a quite awhile, but scared to take the challenge. I hear so much about how hard it is...and I've smoked for a really long time, so yeah I was scared. And then the big News hits on April 1st cigarette taxes are going up, and that means they will now be $7 a pack! EXCUSE ME!














So there's the REAL trigger for the entire thing. That's A LOT of money.

Yesterday though I discovered something that I think is really going to help me. It really means a lot to my kids that we don't smoke. They were all so excited when they found out I was going to try. I know they've made comments about it forever, but I always just brushed it off as them repeating things they've heard in school, or on the tv, or radio commercials. But I realized that they really do want us to be healthy, and freaking ALIVE for many years to come. And they know smoking isn't good for you, and it does matter to them. So now there is a someone else involved, although it's not FOR them, it is really good to have that weighing on me. They are one of the most special things in my life, and being a good mother is very important to me as well (also something I have been thinking a lot about lately, but that's a whole nother post) Anyway, I want to make my kids proud. I want to be an good example, I can't tell them to NOT do something because it's bad for you while I sit there and puff away myself. I mean I CAN but seriously, how serious are they going to take me at that point. I think this is really a good realization for me, to help me keep my goal. That and if Kielee keeps it up, she might guilt me into it anyway. The first thing she said this morning when she woke up was "MOM...did you smoke?" I'm like dang girl, I went to bed and woke up, no I have not smoked lol...but thank you for your support, in your round about little Pookie way.