Coping

A lot has changed since Little Man and I moved to the Netherlands. We're both doing so much better. We're both happier. I'm slowly healing and I'm able to face the pain rather than trying to run from it. I'm still working on myself and I know that some things take time. I'm working on one thing at a time.*

When I lived in England I used to vape quite a lot, but when we moved to the Netherlands, I discovered that buying vape liquids and pods were extremely difficult to do. The Dutch laws don't allow for online purchase, and require buyers to get their vaping products from specialist stores. Oudewater appears to be too small a town to require such a store. I think the nearest is in Utrecht. Vaping doesn't seem to be as popular here as it is in the United Kingdom. So I decided to make the switch to heated tobacco. I bought an IQOS ILUMA back in January; the sticks are pretty easy to come by and are cheaper than a packet of cigarettes. I'm slowly cutting down on the amount I'm using. Before you ask, I'm very careful to make sure that Little Man doesn't see me smoking.


*I haven't had an alcoholic drink for 177 days (at the time this photo was taken) and I have no intention of ever drinking anything with alcohol in it again.