Last week, I set out to write about how easy it’s been to quit smoking, and how easy a time both myself and The Girl have seemed to have of it.  I took a couple of days, like I always do, to turn the post over in my head a little bit, and to get my thoughts on the subject collected. And then I took a couple more days, like I always do, putting it off, because I didn’t have time to write.

 And then a funny thing happened. After having to stay past midnight at my office, and spending the night critically thinking much later than I’m normally used to, and filling my body with fatty foods, and sugary soda, I had a huge craving for a cigarette on my ride home. It was gone as quickly as it came, and of course I was fine, but it served as a reminder to me that for some people, and The Girl and I are included in this list, the battle with smoking is never really over.

 My last scheduled day of using the patch is Sunday, and after that she and I are on our own. For that reason, even though our fight with this will continue on, this will probably be my last post on the subject. Ironically, my one disappointment in writing this series of posts is that I haven’t had more of a difficult time. Aside from my first post on the topic, there hasn’t been anything of note to discuss. As appreciative as I am of the comments of support from friends and family, I really hoped to have more insight to share into the matter, with the hopes that someone else trying to quit smoking may be able to glean some bit of helpful advice from my experiences.

I suppose though, that such a catch-22 is inherent in the entire process. Someone who has just quit smoking for the first time probably doesn’t have enough insight into what made their effort successful, so as to help others, and someone who has quit smoking multiple times probably isn’t giving out the best advice. With that said, I consider this topic having run it’s course, for now.

 On to bigger and better things.