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OK, so I used to be a smoker....before my brain developed and I realized I was killing myself. I quit, I started, I quit, I started. get the picture? Anyone who smokes or used to gets it. It's an evil I LOVED. It was MY time, MY solitude. MY break from chaos and I miss it. However, I do not miss the way I smelled, my teeth yellowing, the ick I tasted in the morning. So, when I came across this picture of Marilyn and Jimmy (oh, I love that bad boy!) smoking on the top of this building I was taken back to that time. You know it, it's that breaking point in the day where nothing is right and you RUN as fast as you can. My go to was outside to have that little break from crazy. "Treasure the Moment" was a good sentiment here for me and I did every time I lit up. On the flip side of this addiction I now know how wretched smoking was for me and those around me. The real eye opener for me was watching my bio father die slowly from drinking and smoking. There is nothing in this world more awful than watching someone die after years of smoking. There is nothing worse than the smell of their lungs dissolving in ICU. There is nothing worse than hearing their last gasp for air as they die and leave us behind to miss them everyday. Vivid and painful are those memories, but they changed my love for smoking into a ball and chain that I fought to be rid of for a very long time. I can happily say I won the battle, gained a few pounds and miss the "moment" frequently. With that said, I will never go back to it even if I slowly lose my sanity along the way (insert cackle here). This lovely set of scrap goodness is from our "Karma" kit at Scraps of Darkness and is just so lovely, join us, we would love to see you there! Hugs and magical wishes to all!
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Great stote and awesome picture, love your design there
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Love these two!!! your layout is outstanding!!! awesome work!!!!!!
Back in the 80's when I was discoing, I had the pill box hats, fingerless gloves and a gold plated cigerette holder for my Alpines....hahaha I thought I was Coco Chanel!!!!!!Darling,I loved it, and gave up soon after...now im so anti smoking its funny!
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I love dark blue what You choose here. I'm so happy for You win with smoking :) My mom smokes but she stop too :)
Great page!
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Smoking or not, that is an awesome photo!! This is so pretty!!
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Love this gorgeous, honest look at something you loved and hated at the same time~ What a photo and your distressing and punching look phenomenal!
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Gorgeous! And congrats on quitting, glad you did, before its too late.
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LOVe this! great photo....great layout!!!! I used to smoke and know EXACTLY what you mean...8 1/2 years ago for me! :) and good for you for quitting!
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Amazing photo,journalling & LO!!!!
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Oh Jenny I can so relate!!! It has been my battle for a long time! Love all your hard work in this lo and really shows my sweet friend!
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Excellent symbolic piece for you to express yourself. fave
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Wow!! Love the colors/design and congrats for kicking the habit!! ~ Blessings
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Lovely background.
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oh wow -love the journaling you did and the image and the meaing.
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this is awesome :)
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Beautiful LO with such an awesome photo - love how you used it to document conquering your addiction - I remember how hard it was to give up smoking too ~
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Such a great subject to scrap about! This is an amazing lay-out!
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Beautiful work Jenny, I love the story behind that awesome photo too. I need to stop too, congrats to you!!
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outstandingly beautiful! Love the colors, the pprs, esp the blue bg,the design, flowrs and the photo is AMazing! Good for you not smoking.
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Beautiful work Jenny!!! Love the circle, and the rich blues are such a compliment to the photograph!! Your story is so heartwrenching, you said it so truthfully and beautifully. Although I have never had this addiction, thank goodness, I feel for all who have or are battling to quit. You won't lose your sanity....you can tear up paper every time the urge hits and have plenty of scraps for scrapping, although that would be rather difficult to do while you were working!
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