Round 2 Self Give- Harder than I thought it would be

I decided to do a self give round because the winter weather always gets me in a funk and I thought it would help me get through January in a better state of mind. My first gift was to buy a planner for myself. It is put out by a company in St.Louis called Daysteps and it's a combo planner, journal and health and fitness tracker. I love this gift! I'm a chronic procrastinator and so far this is really helping me stay focused. I would love to say 2010 was the year I got my act together. My 2nd gift to myself was to purge my bedroom of all old magazines and catalogs and all miscellaneous junk. I have pack rat tendencies (but not a scary hoarder) and it felt so good to go to sleep with a super clean bedroom.

The third day was hard for me to come up with a "real" gift. I started feeling selfish! I had a vacation day scheduled from work to regroup after the holidays and I guess that is my gift. Day 4, I had to take my son to the dentist before he goes back to college and I commented on a restaurant that I like that's right near the dentist. My son said lets go. Seize the moment! Last thing I need after the holidays is another meal out but it felt great to spend time with my son before he leaves for school. Day 5, I was leaving to go out for dinner with my husband and it's sooo cold here. I bought a beautiful wool scarf for a gift exchange for the holidays but then the exchange was canceled. I've been meaning to return it but in flash I grabbed the scarf and put it on. I love my new warm scarf!

Today is day 6 and after neurosing all week about it I made an appointment to get a manicure this afternoon. I'm a nurse and my hands always look horrendous but I have a really hard time spending money on something that I consider a luxury. So I'm looking forward to my gift of "non-raggedy" hands.

It really is much easier for me to give to others but I suppose I deserve to treat myself once in a while. It feels great if you let yourself enjoy it and give up the guilt.