Quitter

I've decided to quit smoking. Yes, again. Stop laughing. This time around, I decided to use the patch. I decided that if I could break the habit of doing, then I'd have a better chance of getting rid of the nicotine addiction. One step at a time, right?

Anyway, last night I put on the first patch. Tonight as I got ready for my shower, I removed that patch. The skin underneath is covered in a rash. I have a little square rash right on the back of my shoulder. This made me think that I shouldn't put another patch on. I read the label, and it said that you should stop using the patch if the rash doesn't go away within 4 days. Now, it didn't mention anywhere on the box the fact that you'd probably get a rash. It mentioned headaches and vivid dreams, but no rash. So, I googled it. Turns out the rash is entirely common and will go way within a day. Seems like that's an important bit of information that just wasn't given to me at the appropriate time. Good thing it's sweater weather.

But the patch seems to work. I haven't really wanted a cigarette all day. Until now. You see, this is the time of the night when both kids are in bed, but I'm still awake. This is usually when I waste time smoking. But tonight, I have to waste time other ways. This probably means I'll be blogging a lot more. You will all be treated with the random shit that goes through my mind while I'm cleaning and playing board games with the kids. Like tonight, when I spent a good bit of time wondering exactly why kids can't hear curse words. Interesting, no? At least when I finally go insane, you'll all have seen it coming. (Shut up. I am not already insane.)