Today is no smoking day, a charity setup in London to “help people who want to stop smoking”. Personally I think this is a great idea. As someone who has just recently quit smoking I’m all for it.

I have tried to quit before in the last couple of years, but found it really hard. I have always said that I will quit eventually and not leave it too late. I’ve had my ‘fun’. I am pretty proud of my progress at quitting. I had my ‘last’ cigarette on Sunday 29th Jan 2006. 38 days ago. In that time I have had no more than 6 or 7 cigarettes, oh and a cigar. These have also only been smoked whilst I have been in a bar, none during my normally working day.

It definitely helped that I started a new job 6 weeks ago. I decided that with a new routine, new environment and no smoking room that I would try my best to give up. The first week didn’t go to well, but in my second week I brought a book to work or buy a newspaper every couple of days. I now read, drink coffee, and if im feeling creative, take some photographs outside. I have been to bars plenty and managed not to smoke, though it is hard. But its well worth it, and my wallet is beginning to notice the difference as well as my health!

I am really looking forward to the day that smoking in public places is banned. I’m not going to be one of those ‘ex-smokers’ who looks down on those who chose to smoke. Not at all. I’m doing it for myself and what anyone else does is definitely their choice, its how I thought about my own habit, although I have really noticed how bad it is in bars with the smoke in the air. So many other countries have the right idea – the sooner we follow this lead the better.

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