Jezz is currently on her tenth hour of quitting smoking. I guess it's safe to say that it will reach at least the twentieth hour after she goes to bed any minute now and wakes up at 10am in the morning. Good job Jezz!

I remember the time when I decided to quit smoking. I was a cold turkey when I said goodbye to the habit. Back in college I had this break when all I'd do was to sit on a bench surrounded by smokers until one day I decided that to smoke as well so as not to be the one that gets all the second hand smoke. Welcome to the club.

When I finally gave up smoking, there was no agony at all. I never counted hours, days and weeks, no sweating profusely and twiddling my thumbs. That ever happened. I was that lucky I was able to become a cold turkey, I was able to give up smoking just like that and haven't puffed one stick ever since. I guess the saying "resistance is futile" is not applicable to me.

So this blog entry is for you Jezz. I know you can do it. I know you're struggling with trying to quit smoking. It's not about living a long life. It's about feeling good about yourself just knowing that you can kick an ugly habit without ever relapsing. It's a test of will and patience and of course enduring the inconvenience of missing something that already became a part of your everyday life. Good luck Jezz!