Three Things You Do to Reward Yourself
Posted on August 08th, 2008 in Simple Living
photo credit: Anders Ljungberg
Most people who embrace simplicity agree that it’s its own reward. Still, I enjoy setting goals and rewarding myself. Whether it’s for a project completed, a hard day completed, or a financial goal, a reward is a great way of marking successes. So today, I’d like to know how you reward yourself.
I had to think about these for awhile, because I tend to find reasons to put off rewards. Once it’s within my grasp, I usually don’t need it as badly as I thought I did. Still, these are my favorites:
- Pepsi (It’s awful for me, so I try to savor them deeply and rarely)
- A bath
- An agenda-free day spent watching movies
What about you? What nice things do you do for yourself? Or should we reach for goals without attaching rewards? Drop into the comments and let me know!
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August 8th, 2008
I agree- rewards are treats and why should we not treat ourselves?!
My three are:
1. A bag of wine gums
2. A bag of jelly babies
3. A bag of either wine gums or jelly babies
… in any order I fancy!
August 8th, 2008
Let me think….
- Dinner out
- A whole day spent doing only what I want to do
- Dessert
August 8th, 2008
1.Chocolate
2.Chocolate… or…
3.Chocolate!
French chocolate of course! (Poulain 70 % cocoa )
Thank you for your Blog!
August 8th, 2008
I definitely reward myself after accomplishing something very important.
My three would be:
1) a back massage
2) Swiss Miss chocolate drink
3) a chance to lie down all day and sleep
August 8th, 2008
I will admit, Pepsi is one of my favorite awards as well.
1. Pepsi
2. Chocolate, oh how I love Chocolate.
3. I nice bath in our Garden Tub, rare occasion since it uses so much water.
August 8th, 2008
1. sushi!
2. glass of wine
3. (this is going to sound weird) scrub the house and live somewhere lovely
August 8th, 2008
1. Wine
2. Running
3. Eating brite crawlers while reading people magazine on a lazy sunday
August 8th, 2008
1. A bath
2. A movie
3. An afternoon nap on the couch with a blankie
August 8th, 2008
1. A glass of wine while I read a design mag
2. A long midnight walk
3. A trinket from Etsy
August 8th, 2008
I don’t have any set rewards for meeting my goals. Usually, joy of shouting and sharing with loved ones about meeting my goal is a reward by itself. The excitement, enthusiasm, feeling of achievement … nothing beats that.
Anytime I feel like treating myself, cuddling up and reading a light romance novel works wonders.
August 8th, 2008
Rich, dark chocolate with a strong espresso. So good and I stay awake and alert for HOURS.
August 8th, 2008
1. A good piece of chocolate
2. A shopping trip for gourmet ingredients or craft supplies
3. A nap
August 8th, 2008
I’ll go with the day off thing, too. Nothing like guilt free sitting around doing nothing.
August 8th, 2008
My rewards are: treating myself to a massage or facial, an afternoon watching the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter DVDs, and a rich, decadent, chocolate brownie.
August 8th, 2008
1. Buying very high grade tea that I wouldn’t and can’t do all the time.
2. Going out to a nice restaurant.
3. Cookies.
August 8th, 2008
1. Dark chocolate
2. Reading tabloids
3. Movie
August 8th, 2008
Rewards…
1. Dark chocolate
2. Spotted Cow (the beverage)
3. An extra hour of sleep in the morning
August 9th, 2008
1. Time for myself.
2. A massage.
3. Chocolates.
August 9th, 2008
1. Relax & unwind in silence or by having the TV blathering away (until I’m totally numb or fall asleep, whichever comes first).
2. Lunch or dinner out (casual) with a beer or two.
3. Ice cream (neapolitan) with maple syrup, strawberries, and a cup of coffee. There’s always room for ice cream!
August 9th, 2008
Rewards are wonderful! My favorite are nice bubble baths, naps and movies!
August 9th, 2008
Oh I totally give myself permission to reward. We just finished flipping a house and after certain milestones we would stop and reward.
My personal favorite rewards
Not leaving the house. Not for anything. Just one day.
Watch movies (comedies) while wearing comfy clothing & relaxing on the couch.
Crawl in bed (or on the couch) and read a beach read book. No redeeming qualities.
My rewards are all “lazy” but that’s OK. I get a lot of rest & rejuvenation from these rewards.
August 11th, 2008
I’m fortunate that these days I really enjoy my work, so I don’t find myself making those little deals in my head as much (work for such-and-such time and then do such-and-such enjoyable thing), but it used to be reading for me.
Work for 30 minutes and I’d allow myself to read a good book for 15 minutes (or an hour and 15 minutes… it was something like that
August 12th, 2008
1. A new DVD, ’cause I can’t get out much and I love the movies. I’m trying to replace all my old videotaped movies with DVDs. Man, some stuff is hard to find, especially down here in Australia!
2. A new CD. I’ve got a great car stereo system, with an in-dash six-stacker CD, so when I do get out, I like to make my car into a mini-concert hall. Blues to Beethoven, rock ‘n’ roll, country, soundtracks, r and b, jazz … bring it on.
3. A new book. I love reading and I love buying books. Mostly, though, I take stuff out of the Library, because of the cost of books in Australia ($27 to $45 is not uncommon for a new release paperback, if you can believe it!). A great treat is to buy a book that I can read over and over again; I often try to find an old favourite at the Library, but they change their stock frequently. Who would believe that the vet books by James Herriot wouldn’t be available in any Library in a city of over a million people?
August 12th, 2008
Sigh. Now I want all of these! I love the creative ideas, and I’m very glad to see that so many readers have simple pleasures they love.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far! Keep ‘em coming!
September 2nd, 2008
Wow… Good post. I just asked my husband what he does and he says: 1. Sushi, 2. Game time with his brother, 3. Haagendaz. Neither of us could think of something for me. We just realized that I don’t reward myself. =(!!!!
September 2nd, 2008
Oh, the sushi… Such a great reward. We don’t eat it very often so that when we do, we can really splurge.
But my big question: none? Nothing? I think it’s time for you to have a little splurge!
September 8th, 2008
i treat my self with
1) A chilled Beer
2) Movie with School friends
3)Dinner with my wife
September 8th, 2008
Sunil: Chilled beer–I love that one. And what a cool husband for considering dinner with your wife a treat!
May 7th, 2009
I will go to GOZO. Our sister island. I live in Malta.
2 A BATH with lighted candles
3 buy expensive perfume(i buy cheap perfume usually) so it has to be one that costs a litte more.
but i love being home alone and sleep
May 30th, 2009
1. Go to Borders Bookstores and just walk around looking at books.
2. Get malt drinks like Malta.
3. Contact a friend
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