...since I stopped smoking:
1)I never have any change in my pockets.
2)I never go to the cash machine.
3)I never see Mr Patel.
4)I've started saying "I don't smoke" rather than "I've stopped smoking". When did this happen?
5)I don't see my neighbours anymore.
6)I clock-watch less.
7)Both my hands now look the same [one was a slightly different colour].
9)Smokers are very negatively opinionated on my efforts to stop smoking, whereas;
10)None smokers are quite positively opinionated / supportive. Which is nice.
11)I'm less fidgety. Still quite impatient though.
12)My workmates forget to invite me along on their fag breaks. Yes, I know I don't smoke, but I still get bored and like to get away from my desk from time to time.
13)I'm going off mayonnaise.
14)I can taste the difference between a good pint of Guinness, and a not quite as good pint.
15)Other people claim they are going to stop smoking when I mention I've stopped, although when asked "when", they can't answer.
16)I'm drinking more cups of coffee at work than usual.
17)I can smell smoke on people or trails of smoke really strongly.
18)More women smoke than men. I could be imagining this.
19)I have an annoying tickly cough, particularly on a morning.
20)I bite my fingernails less.
So there we go. On Monday it will have been three full weeks without a cigarette, no cheating or lying or anything, not so much as a drag. I've been a good boy, I'm quite proud of myself, and am clearly owed some form of reward. Might go for a pint tonight, since by the time Monday arrives, I will have saved £94.50
Scary isn't it!
