typealice

30 Mar, 2009

Plans on Hold

Posted by: typealice In: Family|Gillian

Today was my first day of work! I went in for three hours in the afternoon and helped stock shelves and fill internet orders and I had a good time. It went by surprisingly quickly and I didn’t miss Ash. Ask me again on Wednesday, which is my first full day of work, if I’ve missed him and I’m sure my answer will be yes.

There are too many things going on in our lives right now and I feel like… mostly like a need a cigarette. That’s one thing about smoking that I miss- that I used to really be able to chill out and feel slightly better after sucking one of those things back. I quit for good in 2005, and I still think about smoking almost every day. I used to love smoking, gross as it may be, it was one of my favorite things in life at the time (and had been since I was 17).

I’ve changed my mind again on the old baby making thing. Clive and I were already taking a break from TTC because we wanted to avoid a Christmas baby, and now I feel like this just isn’t the right time to keep trying (too many things going on right now), and so when I go to the doctor tomorrow to get Ash’s infected finger looked at (I think he has a splinter wedged in there, and it’s been bad for well over a week now with no sign of recovery), I’m going to ask for a prescription for the mini pill and an IUD… I may just stick with the mini pill for now though.

When stress is this high, I just shut down.

10 Responses to "Plans on Hold"

1 | Caitlin

March 30th, 2009 at 5:17 pm

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Get a nicotine inhaler. I recommend them to anyone who still smokes but wants to quit. It might work for someone who has quit smoking but wants to smoke? If you even went through one a week, I’d be surprised.

And yeah, yeah, yeah, obviously it’s not ideal, but if it keeps you from starting on cigarettes again…

2 | typealice

March 30th, 2009 at 5:18 pm

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Oh, there’s no way I’d start smoking again, especially not while nursing. It’s just my first instinct for some reason! :)

3 | Jen

March 31st, 2009 at 11:13 am

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I have a theory about why some still long for a smoke. As you know, I quit 5.5 years ago, and have never wanted a smoke since. BUT I think that people long for the cigarette because despite the chemicals you inhale, a cigarette makes you breathe deeply and slowly and hold your breath for a second and then exhale big. It automatically creates good breathing techniques.

4 | Danielle 2.0

March 31st, 2009 at 1:47 pm

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I’m excited for you that you enjoyed work and didn’t miss Ash!

Speaking of whichm I’m positive I saw Ash and Clive on the street last Saturday, it was mindblowing to me. Because although we live in the same city I don’t know you, so it was weird for my real life and my internet life to crash together. haha

5 | typealice

April 1st, 2009 at 6:17 pm

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@Danielle 2.0: You probably did! Clive took Ash over to Dartmouth while I had some alone time on Saturday. He walked across the bridge with him mostly on his shoulders and they went to one of Clive’s friend’s houses.

6 | typealice

April 1st, 2009 at 6:18 pm

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@Jen: I TOTALLY agree with you about the breathing thing. That’s what I always believed too.

7 | Stephanie

April 2nd, 2009 at 11:20 am

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Random question.. Do you talk to Monica Beyer? IAM: Orinda?

8 | Ashley

April 2nd, 2009 at 11:30 am

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I miss smoking too. I mean, I HATE smoking, I will never smoke again. But goddamn, yesterday was a three tantrum day for Bob (he hardly ever has them but he pulled THREE of them yesterday, godhelpme) and all I wanted was cigarettes!

Sweet, sweet, delicious deadly cigarettes….

9 | typealice

April 2nd, 2009 at 4:22 pm

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Stephanie: We did talk while I was on IAM, but not since.

Ashley: Ouch, tantrums!

10 | Charley

April 3rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm

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I haven’t smoked in 5 years now but some days alll I want is a Camel Light, mostly it repluses me but just occasionally mm mmm. I think that’s quite normal.

Hope you’re enjoying your new job, I saw your tweet about sore feet. I remember that all too well and it’s the thing I really don’t miss about retail.

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I'm Gillian, a world-traveller turned natural parent. I believe in primal parenting; breastfeeding, baby wearing, cosleeping, cloth diapering, elimination communication, vegetarianism and all things natural. I have very strong parenting views. There's nothing better in my life than my days with my kid. Also: sushi and sweet white wine, skinny jeans and black tshirts, torrents and sugar.

My sustainable accessories company Pip Robins keeps me busy in the evenings.