Well last weekend was a real test and I guess you could say that I failed, although on another note you could say it was a roaring success, I prefer to take the latter view!
I went out on Friday night, only to the local pub with a few friends, but they are smokers (as you can tell I still consider myself not to be any more) one in particular smokes roll ups, and not just any old roll ups, with Drum tobacco, my old favorite brand, so when he went outside for one I went with him for just one puff, that’s all I had, well on that one at least. The next time he went out I followed along and had a couple of puffs, as you can imagine this went on for the whole evening.
The next day, I got back on my Nicorette puffer thingy and didn’t particularly want another ciggie all day, but then went out again in the evening. This time it was to an outdoor venue to see some bands, who were all local but all pretty good I must say. The problem was being surrounded by smokers again, and once again I caved in, pretty much as expected, although again it was just a puff here and there, mainly just because I still like the taste.
Anyway, Sunday I felt pretty rough again and it reminded me how much worse my hangovers always were before I decided to stop smoking, the difference is actually quite huge, so if you struggle with bad hangovers I would advise quitting.
Anyway, the reason that I say it was to some degree a successful weekend is that I’ve not had one since and don’t really want one either, so would be happy if I just have the odd drag of a weekend, as long as I don’t take it up again.