The beginning of the end.....

Hi everyone and Happy New Year!  I AM GOING TO QUIT after 31 years.  My official date to start is 4th January as that is when I go back to work because I think it will be too hard to try to do this while I am at home.  I know this is going to be hard, especially since my husband also smokes and currently has no desire to give them up - I am hoping once he sees that I can do it then he will also give it a good try.  We have a daughter also who is constantly telling us to stop smoking and I am always lecturing her about how bad it is and how I want to stop but it is so addictive that I cant.  I am trying all I can to encourage her not to follow our footsteps on this one nor to bow to peer pressure and take up this horrible addiction, and I know in doing this that I am being a bit of a hypocrite.  I also know that the best way to teach children is to lead by example.  I have lost family members to smoking disease and don't want to let my child see this happen to me as well - I have made it no secret that those relatives died as a direct result of smoking in an attempt to maybe scare her out of taking up the habit.   I will be logging in regularly to follow other's attempts and hopefully get support to help myself.  Good luck to all and all the best for 2012 as a smoke free start to the rest of your healthy life.