December 7th, 2009 is my goal to quit smoking. I'm not sure if I'm psyching myself up like I should.

There are so many reasons for quitting. The one that stands out the most is health. I wake up every morning coughing up crap. I've got a slew of reasons. Dry air from the baseboard heating. Dust. Allergies. All of those are poor excuses; and lies.

Of course, at $8.00 a pack; that's incentive enough. I simply can't afford to smoke and put food on the table. The choice is obvious. But I'm an addict and slave to nicotine and I can easily forego a nice steak for a pack of smokes.

So the journey starts Monday...