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Today I reach a milestone away from the violin.
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gkeese
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Quitting smoking is tough.  The worst part is, I still crave a cig!  Every stinking day, i smell someone smoking and I instantly want one.  Now it is all about the willpower!  But I keep my Werthers Original and LifeSavers stocked up at all times.  Those little hard candies really helped me.  But everyone is different.  And the money i am saving is what is going into my Violin hobby.  So win-win for me!

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Naska! This is what you said in your 'new year resolutions':


I also planning to learn double stops at last; buy a new violin (i like CVN 700 and Cremona "Don't know the model"); and maybe quit smokingduncecap

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Suresh is our social director here. I love it. Keep up the great work Suresh.

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I stopped smoking when I got pregnant and created a law that everyone stepping inside my place had to go smoke outside on the balcony! I was a big smoker, like sometimes lighting one when the other was not finished? lol. Just yesterday I was feeling like having a cig even after over 10 years! I think the cravings, even uncommon, never truly go away!red_cursing I wonder if it's because I stopped smoking and had a kid that I grew from normal to overweight LOL. I mean I was probably moving more with a kid to take care of then before so it makes no sense!

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I was going to ask how the violin has impacted your habits when I remembered something  pretty funny.

I believe it was Artoro Rubinstein, pianist, who hated practicing so much that he often opened a fresh box of chocolates at the start of a session.  However, I do not remember a "fat" photo of him !

Now the violin certainly prevents smoking or eating but will we "crave" violin if we ever went "cold turkey" ?

Giving up smoking is certainly worthwhile no matter what.

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suresh said
Naska! This is what you said in your 'new year resolutions':


I also planning to learn double stops at last; buy a new violin (i like CVN 700 and Cremona "Don't know the model"); and maybe quit smokingduncecap

cow-fingerscrossed

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Yep! I remember =) Well ... about the violin i'm pretty sure devil

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