That and a couple of reds. Nuff said.

I just had my much-needed pampering in the form of a foot spa. It took me a week to actually find time to do it. Coincidentally, I just read a Huffington article on how women find it hard to do things for themselves (in the middle of their busy lives) without feeling guilty of being self-indulgent, and how women should start “putting themselves on the list”. It is somewhat comforting to know that I’m not alone in this dilemma after all.

I find it ironic that I could easily render overtime hours to finish a report but can’t find time to show up for a dermatologist’s appointment, or easily give in to hubby’s random requests even if it means canceling my planned body massage. Just like the author of the article, try as I might, I sometimes just could not put my “me duties” at the same priority levels a work report or a “wifey duty” would have. It’s just not easy..

Success, as they say has sweet rewards, but it also comes with a price. I may not be sporting a perfectly groomed hair at work everyday. I may show up at parties not having a good polished set of nails. I may even need to re-take that level 1 French language class because I de-prioritized it back when I was trying to win my employer a deal. But, I know one thing, I am a work in progress. And I will continually strive to put myself back on the list.

I am experiencing yet again bouts of craving. I can’t exactly remember how it was triggered (although I could conveniently put the blame on my friend who just arrived from Paris ), but I am starting to feel the strong urge to scratch the itch. The picture on the right is a dead giveaway of my exact emotion right now, and if hubby sees this, I’m sure he’d freak out!

It was only recently when I took the vows of thriftiness. After realizing that I somehow would  need to employ practicality in my life at some point (yes, I’m a late bloomer in that aspect of life), I took the following simple vows:

• I vow to remember what my priorities are.
• I vow to buy only when necessary.
• And I vow not to do impulse  buying.

With the rate of things now, it looks like my subconscious self also took a separate vow — to break these three vows eventually. Ha! Bags, shoes, clothes, travels and even a new car have been occupying my mind lately, as if my work is not enough to keep me distracted. Sigh. I guess I just need to reinforce to myself the very reason why I took those three vows, that is to be able to retire young. So if in case you see me toting a new Chloe or find out that I am out for a vacation trip, I probably just got lucky with a windfall. That… or my EQ just bailed out on me big time.