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January 31, 2008

Gettin’ dusty ’round here, eh?

Anyone still look here?

I have been chasing clients all around Indochina for the past 2 months. Had some great tours, and some hard ones. A good Christmas and better New Years. I have worked every day in January except for one, and will work every day in Feb except 2. Busy season.. but busy is good. Less time to think about how difficult it is to wake up in a different city every couple days!

Seventy something days ago, I turned 30. On that day, I quit smoking. I used the patch for a couple weeks and the gum for a couple weeks after that and now I don’t use anything. I thought the hardest part would craving a cigarette while drinking, but actually I have found that my trigger is stress. At least once every other day, I have an almost irresitable craving, due to stress created by the clients mentioned above. Ugh.

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6 Responses to “Cue cobwebs”

greg Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 11:30 am
i still check every morning! and i’m relieved to see a post from you.

i was getting worried…

great to hear from you — keep up the quitting!
Starr Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 11:45 pm
good to hear from you! congratulations on quitting, that is awesome. and happy belated 30th!! greg and i are moving to nyc if he hadn’t told you. hope all is well!
Warren Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Yes Rob… we were all trying to tour asia and leave our desks vicariously through your site. We haven’t heard from you in months and now that we have all started smoking, you quit. Glad you are alive and less cancerous.
Brian Says:
February 11th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Yes, one of my daily rituals to avoid doing actual work is checking here.

Congrats on not smoking. Tomisa quit sometime last fall and besides her turning evil our life has improved dramatically. I dont wake up coughing, my eyes don’t hurt as much, the house is cleaner and doesn’t smell. And I think the dogs can breathe easier. Oh, and I think it might be good for her too. Shes been keeping up on our hikes alot easier now.
Missed Your Updates Says:
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 am
Thank for your update I missed them
mom Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Love ya, missed seeing updates. I look alot, but don’t leave messages. 68 days till vacation!!!
Love MOM XOXOXO

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