Funny Coincidence!

You might have noticed the title of my blog is Menthol & Alcohol. A small part of me is a chain smoker. Just today I made a pact with a co-worker of mine to quit smoking. The crazy thing about this is that I enjoy smoking, hence why I light one up as often as possible. So why am I quitting you might ask? I'm absolutely tired of the way people react to me enjoying one of the few things in my life that make me happy. The aroma that comes from my clothes is not the cologne that I wear or the new pomegranate and green tea body wash recently procured on clearance at Target. I also however, worry about my health. I am an extremely obese individual who has battled with an unhealthy BMI for my entire life. With a few changes in my lifestyle I have been able to drop some weight and now fit into a pair of pants I havent been able to wear for over a year now. I just see quitting my smoking habit as one more step in a complete life altering improvement. It will be very nice to not have to quickly puff down a tube of poison filled tobacco, with a delicious taste and burn, on my breaks from work. No more huddling outside in the cold while people look at me like I have lost my marbles.

Many unsuccessful attempts have left me less that confident in my ability to "kick the habit." However I feel like this time I have the positive energy of the universe in my favor. My addiction to fast food is gone, and my sleep cycles are back to a semi-normal balance, except for mild insomnia. The other times I have attempted to quit my body was under extra stress from school and lack of sleep. It's about time I find the strength to better my life, so that I can someday own that beautiful house on the beach of which I dream. Wish me luck, send me your positive energy and intentions, and pray for any poor fuck that might cross me during my first week of an ex-smoker. Sunday is the day that my lungs and body will thank me.