After not having it for several years, Sandy and I went and got our rec center passes today. For $100 for both of us, we have access to all the equipment and walking track in the AC. We walked for 30 minutes and picked up our passes on the way out (they had used our…

I made an appointment to get my eyes checked, my eyes are actually getting better but the problem with that is my prescription is changing and it’s hard to keep up with. So now I’m wearing my contacts but I can see the monitor screens without having reading glasses on which makes it impossible to…

So I’m not sure how long it’s been but it’s been a long minute. I really believe that you have to pay the dental pain no matter what. I mean if you go like you’re supposed to, no big deal, cleanings are standard and not ‘deep’ and it’s relatively painless. You don’t go for years,…

So Chantix has a list of side effects a mile long and comes with some serious warnings, and for good reason. I found myself obsessing about things that bothered me to the point where I would wake up and couldn’t get back to sleep because of mean thoughts running through my head. Not disturbing or…

Extremely excited/grateful/happy to be a non smoker!!! I was on a walk this evening and my breathing was better, there wasn’t the burning pain that I’ve had before in the muscles. I’ll need to talk to the doc as I’m still on the high blood pressure meds but I’ve been monitoring my BP closely and…

Sandy turns 49 today, she’s in Mexico so I guess I’m not celebrating it with her. I’m now 27 hours tobacco free!!! And I’ve actually figured out how to use the vaporizer I bought 2 years ago with Austin at the CBD store in CO. I’ve still got the blueberry ‘juice’ from two years ago…

So it’s today, about 7 and a half hours ago I became a non-smoker. I’ve been awake about an hour and used the CBD vape to handle the habit of going to the garage first thing in the morning. Still a bit of desire but this whole quitting thing is about mindset. I’m not giving…

I’ve been smoking longer than I care to remember and it’s time to quit. I’ve got a script for Chantix and should be starting today or tomorrow. To this end I’m introducing a new blog category simply titled Health. The first post will be about quitting smoking and then getting into shape. Here’s to a…