How do you reward yourself?
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I used to reward myself with food, but a wise person here states very clearly that food isn't a treat, we aren't dogs. Ad libbing a but, but you forgive me, right?
Now when I feel like a reward, I'll buy myself a new nail polish, or body wash, etc.
I'm trying really hard to get away from superficial appearance modification, but I still occasionally like sparkly fingernails.5 -
I love to cook. So, I usually get a new low carb/keto cookbook! I just bought one that only has fat bomb recipes. It's awesome
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I will reward myself by buying new clothes next year.3
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I don't really formally reward myself. I impulse buy clothes every now and then. I get iced coffees almost daily....
Spa treatments are like a nightmare to me. I hate being touched by strangers so I don't want manis, pedis, massages, etc. I do manage to get my eyebrows done and my hair cut and highlighted.3 -
I reward myself with fun experiences: symphony tickets, travel, day trips to wherever, shopping at yarn or book stores . . . time to spin yarn, knit, or reading in the afternoon with a cuppa.2
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samanthaluangphixay wrote: »My rewards are new clothing or a fun experience. I pay myself a dollar every time I exercise and I have a good amount in my jar right now for a nice new pair of shoes ☺️
OMG I LOVE this idea! I sort of just buy stuff as needed, but I think that's a cool concept. Keeps my budget in better shape, too!
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I don't reward myself specifically.
We travel already, just because we love it and are fortunate enough to be able to take a few little trips here and there. As for "stuff" - I don't really want/need too much to be honest, so I can never think of a fitting reward. I like mani/pedi - but I don't LOVE it, so it's kinda meh for me. I love massages, but I just let the hubs take care of that for me
I'm open to ideas, though! Maybe some nicer workout clothes...I always hate to buy those because they're expensive and I just sweat in them. 0 -
I have kids...there are no such things as rewards for Mom. Although, I do ask Rowdy to take me on a date about once a month and he's always very obliging I don't think of that as a reward but as a mental health night and a build the love even more than it already is night. 7
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RowdysLady wrote: »I have kids...there are no such things as rewards for Mom. Although, I do ask Rowdy to take me on a date about once a month and he's always very obliging I don't think of that as a reward but as a mental health night and a build the love even more than it already is night.
This is sweet.3 -
@SuperCarLori - if he was half as sappy as I we'd be drowning in syrup and wading in sugar around here. He's gruff and quiet and rarely says anything sappy so it all balances out. However - there isn't a thing he does during his day that isn't for me or this family so he can be as quiet as he wants. I see and feel how much he loves us in every action he takes. Me? I'm sappy and rarely shut up about him...clearly...10
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Buying video games...that I never have time to play, because I'm always either working, at the gym, asleep, or spending time with the little woman. Between my Steam account and my PS Vita, I probably have about seven years worth of games, at my current rate of play.
That sounds like my addiction/reward. Steam, GOG.com, EA. I must have 200 games waiting to be played.
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I love to cook. So, I usually get a new low carb/keto cookbook! I just bought one that only has fat bomb recipes. It's awesome
@Billyin4c ooooo....if you find any that do not require coconut anything, would you pass them on? All the recipes I have found so far have coconut oil or coconut milk in them and I can't have it.
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RowdysLady wrote: »@SuperCarLori - if he was half as sappy as I we'd be drowning in syrup and wading in sugar around here. He's gruff and quiet and rarely says anything sappy so it all balances out. However - there isn't a thing he does during his day that isn't for me or this family so he can be as quiet as he wants. I see and feel how much he loves us in every action he takes. Me? I'm sappy and rarely shut up about him...clearly...
This makes my heart so happy. I have a wonderful man, too.2 -
I love mani/pedis, especially since the way I do them myself imitates a 3 year old. Now massages, that is going way to far for my comfort zone.0
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Buying video games...that I never have time to play, because I'm always either working, at the gym, asleep, or spending time with the little woman. Between my Steam account and my PS Vita, I probably have about seven years worth of games, at my current rate of play.
That sounds like my addiction/reward. Steam, GOG.com, EA. I must have 200 games waiting to be played.
I blame their sales model. Those -80% off deals are hard to ignore.1 -
New jeans! A year ago, they were size 22. Currently in size 16, and hoping to buy some 14s (not plus size anymore!) for myself for Christmas.9
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I pull out a picture of my former fat self, shake my head, look in the mirror, smile and treat myself to a cup of decaf or a caffeine free diet pepsi.5
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Every time someone mentions pedicures, I am reminded of something that happened when I was a teenager living in So-Cal. A friend of my cousin's wife had terribly funky *kitten* feet. Living in LA county didn't exactly help this.
So, said wife and her friend decide to get a pedicure done at the mall one day. They get my cousin's wife seated and start working on her. However, as soon as they pulled of one of her friend's shoes, the little Asian ladies reeled back, looking like they were going to vomit, and started yelling things at each other in (what I believed to be) Korean. After a few seconds of this, one of them, while holding her composure as best she could, told the girl "foot no good. This foot no good here. You go home, wash foot very hard, then come back".
That was close to 20 years ago now, and they still rag on her about it.
Seriously, how foul must one's foot be to gross out a person who does that *kitten* every day?
Hahaha! Omg! I'm dying reading that story.... Wait....
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Date nite!!! Dinner and a movie!1
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