Well I have been off the cigs for 4 weeks. I have been using the Chantix, and for me, I am doing OK. But man sometimes I really get the urge, but have been toughing it out so far. The last time I tried, I had been off of cigarettes for 12 weeks, and started smoking again, so I really want to...

Just talked to DD. She is a full-time student at the local community college. She is there on a full scholarship, but she may lose the scholarship next year, because of financial problems with the scholarship program our state has, they announced they will only be able to continue the highest...

my friend called me this morning crying her mom had hurt her feelings don't even remember what over. (they have a very bad relationship) 4 over 30 years it has been this way... I told her she was 45 years old and did not need a mom who was going to treat her this way.. She said I know you are...

My husband is not supportive of this decision at all. I have 3 kids at home and we can easily afford for me to stay home with them. Does anyone here have a problem with an unsupportive spouse? How do you deal with it? We are a christian family and I made the decision with a lot of prayer and...

It wasn't pretty, but he's been smoke free for four days now. We had a MASSIVE argument the other night and well, that came out of it. He's been craving salt BIG time, but we're already seeing the benefits in our chequebooks. He was spending $25 every two or three days. Since he quit, he's...

So many of you know I have been trying to quit smoking for a while, I can make it a day even two sometimes then I always cave. I know I can quit I did it for ten years. But I can't seem to make it over the hump. Any ideas? What have you done to make it over the hump? I don't want to give up...

I quit for a the new year. I have tried to quit once before in 2008 with those patches, I was successful for about 3 months until a big trigger happened. DBF smokes as well and we stopped buying "our" brand and started rolling them so its only $15 or so a month but I decided to quit for health...

Had to leave work and run to the bank today and had an overwhelming urge to run in Goodwill right quick! Here is what I found: 2 pots of fake geraniums that look real- 80 cents each Large black ceramic vase with dark red rosebuds- $2 Vintage retro light green salt shaker-80 cents Metal gray road...

I have told my boss that when I have given my last lesson (I teach English at Elementary school) on Dec. 15th, I want no more assignmenmts till after Spring break. I am a little torn in this because the one thing that I will miss is the contact with the kids and the 2 schools where I am teaching...

I quit My job and opened a childcare I have wanted to do this for many years. I have been open only a month and only have room for 1 more child. I am so happy and less stressed. It is great I am alos making more money than I did while working. I am also able to go back to school (taking on line...

Gee I'm getting disgusted. We had saved up to do doors and windows. Had already did the contract so we were committed when murphy stopped by over and over. We already knew my car needed new tires and a muffler but since these are not emergency's we were saving for them. No need to tap the ef...

So today is day #2 of my no smoking journey, and I have to say it's not so bad. I've tried to quit before and it always seemed like such a struggle, but this time, with a better attitude and incentives, I feel like I can really do it this time. I feel wonderful, and I smell wonderful, and my...

I belong to the butts out group . I`ve been quit smoking for three week . It has been an easy journey this time. I just stay busy ,if I get bored I start doing something else. I did mine cold turkey. I can`t take meds to help cause of my stomach. My way was free any way. any body want to quit...

And not because I don't like it, either. I love being on the program. I know it is helping us. But 2 paychecks ago, his company "screwed up" and gave him too much money, and then 1 paycheck ago, they "fixed" it by giving him less. Shouldn't have messed me up month-wise, as everything worked...

5 years or so ago I took this course > http://www.johncummuta.com/Products/DFPL_Basic.htm at a local Community College. It is the same principal, snowball your debts. I paid off our van and CC debt in 2 years. So fast forward 5 years and here I am, not in as bad as shape I was then, I had...

My son casually tells me a bit ago that there was water around the freezer so I frantically run down and check and everything is thawing! It sounds like it is running but it isn't cooling. I was able to get most of the meat up to the other freezer but there is a ton of eggos, bagels and other...

Hi folks...I quit my job, my DH is still going to school but it looks like he may have a job in his near future, he has an aptitude test to take for national grid,to see if they call him back.I quit my waitressing job because I have been struggling with different illnesses and an injury,and now...

Hi everyone, I'm new and just looking for some advice, support..something. I've been on maternity leave for almost a year from work and while I've been gone there has been a lot of stuff happening at my office, including one of my coworkers leaving. I found out the other day that when I go back...

i put in my 2 week notice this week. i work with an autistic man, 1:1 in a very small 1 bedroom apartment 8 hours a day. he is so verbally abusive it is un real. he is also a controll freak and has made me sit in the dark for hours and tells me i can't go to the bathroom. it is not so much the...

Anyone here quit their job to go back to school full time? What kind of bumps did you experience along the way? Where you single, married, kids? :coffee: