my cigarette, my love...

for years now i have been a smoker...i had my first cigarette at the age of 12, on the front porch of a friends house in the middle of the night....i started buying them by the pack at the age of 16...by the time i was 18 i was smoking around a pack a day. when i was 19 i started bartending and my habit got up to around 2 packs a day. about a year ago, maybe a bit later i started trying to quit....i have managed to get my addiction under control for the most part, i went from a little over 1 pack a day to one pack a week, one pack a month, to not even buying them. but i still was able to smoke at my parents house, so every weekend on sundays when i am there for dinner i still have been having anywhere from 1 - 4 (or more....), but tonight, (sunday!) i did something i have not done in a long time, i didn't smoke at all....i realize it isn't a huge accomplishment, but for me it really is....after smoking full time for over 10 years i finally feel like i might be able to be free of my addiction....
for the past year i have been trying to be healthier, i am quickly approaching 30....and i figured it was time to start taking better care of my body, so i try every day to do some form of cardio and a few months ago i started doing yoga every day....i try to eat only food that is good for me and i definitely don't eat fast food. i don't really drink very much so that has never been a concern for me, but the cigarettes were still a part of my life, and now i am really hoping that i am going to be able to overcome this...one day at a time...