Well today marks the 29th day that I have not had a cigarette. I started on the step one of the patch (for two weeks) and am now on step two for the rest of this week (3 weeks in total) then I am going down to step one for two weeks.

There have definately been ups and downs but I am surviving. I am very happy that I made the decesion to quit as my wife and I are expecting our first child in May of this year.

the biggest thing that I have learned by quitting is to deal with stresses in life more proactively than having a smoke. It seems that I am always looking for ways to solve my uneasy feelings instead of trying to smoke them away.

I still am definatley in the battle but things are going pretty good and I can see the light at the end of the smokey tunnel.

I never though I could do it but I did.... I know that anyone can do it!!!!