Craven and Bi-Polar Bear have inspired OCCOM BILL to finally

It was a particularly trying day yesterday. Apparently I was the only one in my department who turned up for work (whatever!) and I got inundated with calls. My particular peeve was people complaining about a closing document not reading word-for-word what they wanted. I explained, line by line, what everything meant in plain english and why it was done this way. For this ONE document, 25 (read: TWENTY FIVE) different people all called me whining about it - I need it this way, that way, upside down, on its arse, back-to-front, etc., etc. I must have changed it over a dozen times trying to make everyone happy, and guess what? It was spot-on the very first time - I eventually had to revert to the original copy I had done at 9:30am in the morning. I spent 7 hours out of my workday wasted on this project and I wanted to beat all of them with a thorn-bush by the time the deal closed.

They're all quiet today! I expect boxes of chocolates to be delivered at any moment now.

Oh and I was paged while I was eating lunch (had ignored the phone because my gob was full), when I was in the bathroom, and when I was fielding two other calls on the same matter. When I suggested a conference call with ALL parties to discuss and finalize the document I was told "don't be silly, that's not necessary". Exasperated I insisted, which is how we finally managed to get out of here yesterday with an unexploded head.

ask and u shall receive...

Thank you Region!!!

Day 23...no worries no problems!

jer, here ya go

they gave me a great deal if i bought 'em in bulk...

Headline: World Chocolate Shortage Traced to A2K Nonsmokers

Thanks fer tha chocolates

Interesting day Heeven... Love your emoticons, too.

Wow, if you're on 23 Jer, that puts me at 53... pretty official if you ask you ask me. We rock!

Jespah, for the record, I haven't done any chocolate... but the grocer store scale says my ice cream binge added the predicted 5 pounds. No worries... they'll be gone by next week.

>>> Hanging streamers for my own personal pity party <<<


Long time non smoker falls off bandwagon.... My headline for today.

Of course I am going to spend time validating my bandwagon slip... dont we all? My aunt died in a head on accident July 5th. 3 days before my b-day. I made it through that ok. No smokes. Beer... yeah buddy... but no smokes. I went into a dumpy depression and would often spend time crying on my husband professing to kill the people who killed my aunt Wanda in her car. ( jeezzee... I am too comfortable on this forum to admit things like that but any-who ) I began over the few days after a crappy family hating funeral accumilitaing hatred to the other people in the accident and coming up with ways to justify my hatred.. ie: they were drunk, sleeping, too young to drive, speeding etc.
THAT got shot out of the water last night when i was finally able to get my hands on the police report of the accident. My aunt fell asleep at the wheel. Talk about a world rocking experience. I automatically starting eating my words. The person who killed my aunt is dead. Pretty F..ked feeling lemme tell ya. My stress was through the roof and what did I do? Went to the gas station, bought my ever famous 5 dollar a pack cigarettes and smoked like a train for 2 hours. Squished the rest of them, soaked them in water, threw them out and puked from the nicotiene overdose. >sigh<
So, I figured i would vent that crappy day here where i KNOW i am not alone in the bandwagon placement :wink: and get on with my life.

So... here we go DAY 1 for me. ughh.. once an addict always an addict right?

shewolfnm, it sounds like you could use this

Community hug time:

((((((((((Shewolf))))))))))

That story sucked. Falling off the bandwagon was understandable and I give you mad props for climbing back on so soon!

Go Shewolf!

shewolf,

I'm very sorry to hear about your aunt...and everything that you went through.

Good job on isolating the cigs to one incident. And all the best in counting the days...

...joins the group hug (((((((((((((((shewolf)))))))))))))))))...

So sorry for your loss Shewolf. Your reason for a slip is much more justifiable than any I ever had for many, many slips. But way to go to turn it around. And one gold star for Day 1

And here I thought MY day was bad - sorry shewolf - my condolences on your loss.

Aw, my condolences, shewolf.

Thank you very much for that. It makes me feel alot better knowing that 1) I am not alone.. even in the enormous anonimity of the internet ;-) and 2) Im really not crazy for how I feel. Yeah I had some really shi..ty thoughts about the other family in the accident.. but understandably so. It was a horrible shock. Mostly because I had seen my aunt but 2 weeks earlier in the grocery store and I only talked to her for a second promising to call her soon... of course, i never did. So guilt was just flooding out of me. but it is ok now. I think I have made my peace.. as much as possible.

Oh yeah...... I am main-lining that chocolate!!! I have an I-V hook up right now filled with melted Ghiradelli chocolate.

YUUUUUM!!! hehe

day - 2

Oh yeah.. one more thing. In case anyone is reading this thread and THINKING about quitting and wondering how some of us are successful and some arent.. I think you just have to find a good life validating reason.
I jumped back on the band-wagon because , as I have posted before, I cant justify speeding up my death by smoking when my daughter needs me. I think it is selfish to kill yourself voluntarily when you have children. Espically when, all you have to do is quit and you will be there much longer in the big scheme of things. At least.. by your own choice.

( I hope tht helped someone :-) )

Day 24...

...still going...