Forgot to post my own answer to the question I asked yesterday. Lol. If someone gave me $1,000 and told me that I absolutely had to spend it on myself, what would I do. I I couldnt spend it on my son. Not family or friends. Not bills. After giving it some thought, here is what I would do: 1. Update my wardrobe. I have not really bought any new clothes since I was pregnant in 2010. Id probably spend about $300 on that -- mostly at the thrift store if I can find someone to come with me who has fashion sense and an eye for great deals. I have an eye for deals, but no fashion sense. Lol 2. Get a deep tissue massage because my back is always hurting. I guess that would be about $50. I dont know. Ive never been to a spa. 3. Buy a karaoke machine. My son and I would both have fun with . Im guessing that could run me upwards of $100 4. Add to our library. You can never have too many books. I would go crazy at used book sales with $100. CRAZY I tell ya! lol 5. The rest I would use to invest in my business. That would be $450 spent with the long-term goal of helping me to support my family. I saw this question posted on another page and it was surprisingly difficult to answer. My first instinct would be to spend it on my son. Or put it in my bank account in case I need it. It was hard for me to think about spending that much money on just myself. I mean...thats selfish, right? But then I started thinking -- why shouldnt I treat myself? Is it a sin to take care of yourself as well as others? I think that something that women (especially moms) have a tendency to do is to always put others first. Sometimes to the point of neglect. My son has more clothes than he needs. I have given away clothes that he never even got a chance to wear. But Ive been wearing the same ill-fitting clothes since 2010. Would it be wrong for me to update my wardrobe a bit? So I decided to look at the question like this: if I had an EXTRA $1000 and had to spend it on myself, what would I do? This helped to eliminate the guilt I felt at spending that much money on myself and helped me to focus on my own wants and needs for once. It was a pretty enlightening little exercise for me. As you can see, though I couldnt help doing something for my son as well. Lol. Books and music make our world go round. :D
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 15:21:33 +0000
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