I’ve been smoke free for five years now. I used the laser acupuncture method and it worked. I can be around smokers and cigarettes and not have problems.

Here’s my post from five years ago:

Smoke Free?

I hope so. I went today to have a cold laser treatment for stopping smoking. I haven’t had a cigarette since about 1:45 this afternoon, just before my 2:00 appointment. It is now 8:00 pm, so I’ve gone over 6 hours and I’m doing okay so far.

The treatment was cold laser accupuncture/pressure at various points in both my ears, 3 points on my head, both sides of my nose, several spots on my hands and on my knees.

The stimulations are supposed to jump start the organs so they will start to detoxify. I need to drink a lot of water, which will be good for me and should help the oral fixation part of stopping smoking…

I am still craving cigarettes, but not as often as yesterday (when I was actually following through on the desire to smoke) and the craving seems to be going away rather quickly when the craving is not met.

I’ll keep you posted on my progress.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

It’s 11:11 (CDT) on the 111^th day of the 11^th year of the century.

Snow this morning!

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Three purple crocii coming up through the detritus autumn left behind. Yay Spring! \o/

Amazingly enough March came in like a lamb here in the greater Chicago-Milwaukee metroplex and it’s going out like a lamb too.

It’s a little warmer today than it was on March 1st, 50°F vs 45°F but the same sunny skies. There’s a little more green around, the trees are starting to bud, and I saw some Robins earlier this week.

Inside the Milwaukee Art Museum yesterday:

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There weren’t a lot of people there on a Tuesday so we were able to get photos without other people in them, except this one. The Little Guy got himself in this one.

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Geraldine Ferraro has died of complications from blood cancer, a cancer she’d been fighting for twelve years.

She was 75 years old.

Our prayers go out to her, her family, and friends.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!

Corned beef** simmering on the stove. A beautiful day it’s 65°F

** Corned beef and Cabbage is an American-Irish tradition, not an Irish-Irish tradition, but ’tis a tradition nonetheless.

Good discussion.

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On a related note, we received a notice last week about a shortened day for school on Monday for a “necessary amendment” to the school schedule. My husband called the school district today to find out what the “necessary amendment” is. Turns out it’s for a union meeting. Our children have to lose part of their school day, interrupting their education, so the union can meet with teachers and staff. Apparently this is one of the many little work rules in the union contract with the school district. He has more here.

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