Tag Archives: cold turkey

Quit Day 6

Posted on February 20, 2019 by janieleeds

On Valentine’s Day, I began feeling sick with a cold. With each puff of the few cigarettes I chose to inhale, I felt that yuck. If you’re a cigarette smoker, you may know what I mean. The mind wants a … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, divorce, finding happiness at 50, love | Tagged cigarettes, cold turkey, emotions, ex-wife of a narcissist, lungs and grief, quit smoking, smoke free | 30 Comments

Falling Down and Getting Back Up

Posted on March 13, 2018 by janieleeds

Seven days cold turkey – check. One slip up on the night of Day Seven – yup. Decided that one slip up doesn’t mean I have to start back at Day One – check. Monday full of strife from the … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged bad behavior, breaking bad habits, changes, cigarettes, cold turkey, ex-wife of a narcissist, healthy choices, quitting smoking, relationships, stress of divorce, thoughts, truth, withdrawal | 8 Comments

I Quit Again

Posted on March 6, 2018 by janieleeds

So I had a really good weekend which I haven’t been able to say for awhile. I went to a friend’s house who lives on the beach and spent the night on Saturday night. We had dinner, drank wine, watched … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, women 50 | Tagged a new me, bad habit, changes, cold turkey, friendship, health, new routine, nicotine, quitting smoking, the patch | 13 Comments

Conversations With Myself

Posted on January 10, 2018 by janieleeds

Do you ever stop and listen to the thoughts you have all day long? Are you ever aware of the conversations you have with yourself or better said, yourselves? Because yesterday was a tremendously hard day for me and my … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, addiction, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged cold turkey, compassion, excuses, failure, gratitude for kindness, healthy choices, kids say the darndest things, looking for advice, nicotine, quitting smoking, starting over, talking to myself, thoughts, vape | 21 Comments

Don’t Tell Me It’s A Challenge

Posted on January 9, 2018 by janieleeds

Oh gosh, a good friend just reached out and said, how’s the challenge going? I bit my tongue, before I took a deep breath and answered: Not a challenge. Just a way of life LOL. Because that’s how I have … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, finding happiness at 50, inspiration | Tagged addiction, anger, breaking bad habits, cold turkey, new mindset, new way of life, nicotine, quitting smoking, withdrawal, women's health | 9 Comments

Can You Love Narcissists?

Posted on December 29, 2017 by janieleeds

Most times when we read about narcissists, it’s a bad thing. They are portrayed as bad people because of their innate neediness to be better, to be praised, to be in control and all the other traits that I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, love | Tagged cold turkey, family, feeding narcissist behavior, healthy love, healthy relationships, love connection, narcissist, toxic relationships | 19 Comments