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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:48 pm
by Spookrijder
I've never made any new year resolution in all my life, except this time indeed.
First, and yes, stop smoking. This can sound like a good clich?, except I began to smoke seriously about two years and a half ago in order to bear the smell of my dear wife's cigarettes, but also an occasion to jump over the other side of the smoker/non smoker idiom. Since the beginning, the idea was: she stops then I stops. She decides, so let's go.
Second, writing a novel, finally. After three short stories, about 50 poems/lyrics and multiple aborted novels spread over a time scale of about 17 years, let's make this a resolution.
Third, be myself. In fact this is an everday resolution. Rather difficult!
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:14 pm
by alx5962
1 - try to be less pessimistic
2 - try to be less pessimistic
3 - try to remember 1 & 2
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 12:33 am
by sound world
I like yours.Alex,I'll go with that!!
And it's great to hear that you'll be figuring more hereabouts,RobB!
Spook,I gave up smoking almost exactly five years ago and it's the best thing I ever did.Try reading Allen Carr's book 'The easy way to stop smoking' which helped me,a really hardened longtime smoker,a great deal.
My resolutions-
1) To give my partner a really brilliant significant birthday year
2) To find some means of paying for it
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:06 am
by ~Michael
Hello everyone!
I haven't been around for a couple months, but I've been catching up on past messages today. It's good to read all of you again. Basically I have been focusing on my masters degree as well as music (writing about it and playing it.)
New Year's Resolution: To be more efficient with my time.
Now to revive some old threads!
~Michael (aka rain19c)
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:22 pm
by ruth1998
To tone my body again. Therefore, join a gym.
i start searching today.
desk jobs suck.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:28 pm
by RobB
Spookrijder wrote:First, and yes, stop smoking.
Spook,
I hope the following will give you encouragement. Good luck to you and everyone else who is attempting to give up smoking this new year. 
Time Stopped > Benefits
20 minutes > Blood pressure and pulse return to normal. Circulation improves, especially to hands and feet.
8 hours > The oxygen level in your blood increases to a normal level. Chances of heart attack start to fall.
24 hours > Carbon monoxide leaves the body. The lungs start to clear out mucus and debris.
48 hours > Nicotine is no longer found in the body Sense of taste and smell improve.
72 hours > Breathing becomes easier. Energy levels increase.
2 - 12 weeks > Circulation improves throughout the body. Walking and exercising becomes easier.
3 - 9 months > Breathing problems, coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing improve. Lung efficiency increased by five to ten per cent.
5 years > Risk of having a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker.
10 years > Risk of lung cancer falls to around half that of a smoker. Risk of a heart attack falls to about the same as someone who has never smoked.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:28 am
by blue
I've stopped smoking for various periods of time over the years - once for almost nine years straight - but the demon weed always gets the better of me eventually. Last January I gave up again, lasted till August. So I gave up again yesterday, but I've relinquished any hope of ever being able to beat it permanently. The best I can do is go for as long as I can each time.
My main resolution for this year is to leave home properly.
My husband has been remarkably patient thus far, but I think if I don't move ALL my stuff into his place soon, and quit spending so much time in my old home, he'll be giving me my marching orders.
Other resolutions - to get myself more organised in my studying (hah!), and stop wasting time with things that aren't important any more, whether it be people, ideas, or habits. Tough one.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:23 pm
by vero
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To enjoy.
All my best for 2006 to all of you.
V
