Smoke Stop

Day 7 - 1.30pm

THE paper has gone to bed and I've just finished updating the company website. I haven't used the inhalator once, so far, today.

I'll be leaving the office shortly and returning to Dorset - for my 4pm SmokeStop appointment at the doctor's.

Later, I'm attending a planning committee meeting and showing my new Axe Valley reporter, Angela Brennan, around the patch.

Cravings for cigarettes last just seconds. I'm thinking about cigarettes less and less - unlike the first three days of my efforts, when I could have lit up for the slightest reason. I'm surprised I didn't reach for one when I discovered my first grey hair last Friday. I just yanked it from my head by the root - gone!

All I've got to do now is stay positive and remain determined.