January 1, 2000 8:11pm

I am still on vacation, but I thought I would stop in to say Happy New Year and Century! As you probably noticed on the index page, my quit-meter has been restarted. I had to restart it again after my trip to NYC--fell flat on my face when my boyfriend bought a pack of cigs, and I just couldn't stop. ( I know, I know--excuses, excuses!) One cigarette turned into 3 packs. So I started over on the 27th, and have been doing well since then. I did smoke last nite, however. I knew if I didn't then I would constantly be torturing myself with the idea that since I didn't have one last cigarette for the century, I would have to smoke to "make up" for it. Of course, one cigarette turned into a pack. But I am not going to let that stop my quit. I am still a quitter! Of course now I am practically back at day one in terms of cravings. But they will pass, they always do. So now I am working on day 5. I have also been reading all of your messages in my guestbook, and they are appreciated!! I wish I had the time to write each and everyone of you a message, because you are all invaluable to me. Thank you! As it states, I won't be writing much until after the 15th, so until then--stay Smoke-Free!