Hello all, I have smoked since I was 17 or so, I'm 39 now and smoke about 2 packs a day give or take. I started smoking when I was a teen, from then till I was about 25 or so I drank a lot of beer with the boys at parties and such, smokes went with the beer perfectly, I got married to a woman that smoked, but I slowed way down on both, but never could give up the smokes, really didn't want to. After 10 years of marriage I went through a divorce (2009) and that really rocked my world, my sleeping habits changed, I was up half the night or up really early, more waking hours meant more time to smoke and I was nervous as a cat for a year that amplied my smoking habit. She and I re-married and re-divorced (long story) so going through the divorce/custody process twice in 2 years was stressful, and of course I smoked a lot. Not trying to make all that sound like a crutch or anything, I hope you guys can relate about stress and smoking too much.

The second divorce is behind me, I am with a wonderful woman now that doesn't smoke, she never has, but she likes the smell of it.... first person I have ever dated that fit that criteria, but she doesn't gripe about it at all, however, I am feeling the effects of the long term smoking on my health, the price per pack is definately hurting my checkbook, and I know I need to quit. I am going to try and set a quit date this week, and I am planning to get teh entire 6 week program of the patches prior to quiting so that I have them in my home when I am ready. I may come on here and vent like a crazy person from time to time, I hope ya'll can take it and understand it lol.