A few months ago, I had a little cancer scare. I had to get a breast biopsy, which turned out clean and clear, but between learning that I had to have this procedure, getting it scheduled, having it, and getting results, I made some plans. The first plan was to quit smoking. I'd invited cancer into my life long enough, and it was time to close the door. The second plan was to reward myself if A) I did not have cancer, and B) I succeeded in stopping smoking. The reward would be an iPhone.
I do not have cancer. I have stopped smoking (100 days, coming up!). I have met my goals and have not yet rewarded myself. I'm a little annoyed that I haven't treated my case of Techno-Envy, and haven't come through on taking care of myself with this reward. However, for Valentine's Day, my Amazing Boyfriend gifted me with my very own iPad2. I get probably daily use out of it, and am very happy with my toy. This may in part be why I haven't yet rewarded myself--he kind of already did it for me. When I looked to see when I had bought my current phone, it had been less than a year. As such, my internal saver (who takes up a good portion of my internal personalities) is not ready to let go of another $100-400 (upfront cost only) to meet a need that's mostly already been met. Why pay to fix something that's not really broken any more?
I think at present, I will wait until it has been a year since the purchase of my last phone. Conveniently, that is my birthday month, so I will have even more valid reasons to treat myself than I do now. In the meantime, I need to find some small way to reward my recent accomplishments. Otherwise, I'll be less likely to accomplish future goals if I fear I'm going to welch on the deal. The big question is HOW to reward myself? I've already had a beach vacation.... I already have a pretty decent digital SLR camera and some nifty tech-gizmo accessories to go with it... I'm already planning a cruise with my daughters... I'm already taking classes with more planned... Experiences are pretty well covered, as is stuff, and self-improvement--what's left in the reward department? It doesn't even HAVE to include spending money, but one really awesome thing is that there's money available to be spent (pretty much for the first time in my adult life).
Could it be I've reached a point of satisfaction in my life that I don't really NEED a reward?
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