The deep freeze seems to be over for the moment, so it's nice to go out without feeling like I'm in upstate NY. My shrink's putting me back on Chantix so I'll try quitting smoking again. I just hope it sticks, and doesn't cause worse nightmares than I already have.

The last time I tried making changes a year ago I was in constant pain and exhausted. Getting healthy is supposed to pay some rewards back, and the lack of any tangible progress in how I felt was a major reason I relapsed. So I'll try again. I'm not dead yet, and maybe I can keep it that way.