Wow...5...hmm...Ok, here goes:
1. Coffee, especially in the morning. So I started drinking tea instead. Now I can drink coffee again.
2. Stress. That's a toughie. But I started doing deep breathing as well as taking naps when time allowed. At times, I gave myself permission to do as little as possible - if that's what I felt like doing at the time!
3. Boredom. Because it does happen from time to time. My fav thing to do then was watch CSI, Law & Order, Criminal Minds...etc. It helped, and nine times out of ten I'd sip green tea while I watched my favourite shows. Sometimes it was marathon...if the cravings got bad. But all this helped, it really did.
4. After a meal. Take the dog for a walk and delegate the dishes. Brush my teeth, then count my cigarette savings!
5. Socializing. My hubby and I play darts on a Friday night. Smoking in the building was banned a few years ago, while I was still a smoker. It was hard at first not to join my smoking buddies outside, but I stayed in and chatted with the non smokers. And when the smokers came in...boy did they reek of smoke. And of course, came the question we all asked..."Did I smell like that????" Guess what -- you DID! And so did I. So happy to be a non smoker!
