Here is my list of forbidden joys. When I look at it now, it seems pretty silly that I deny myself these things, but it takes a long time to shift your brain from "You can't have things and you can't afford them" to "I can create anything I want in my life."
Forbidden Joys
- dying my hair blue
- taking two weeks off to travel California
- buying fun new clothes
- taking singing lessons
- taking Sundays off
- buying a macro lens
- taking more frequent hikes
- taking a painting class
- doing a photography tour in Napa Valley
- getting regular massages
I also found several voice teachers who are within a mile of me and a massage therapist's office within a mile of me. I figured out a way to take Sundays off (I have worked on the weekends since I can remember, but now that just has to change). Now Sundays will be my hiking day. Now that I know how much macro lenses cost, I'm going to save up (I was afraid to look before, with good reason: $450+!).
I'm going to make a trip to Goodwill and see what fun clothes I can find. We're lucky -- we have two stores close to my house. And I know the local adult arts education center offers painting classes, so I'm going to research that and see how it fits into my schedule. New classes start in April.
That takes care of the majority of my list...and I took two weeks off last year, so who says I can't do it again this year?
1 comment:
What a great idea...I am going to make a list too...I'm curious to see what comes up.
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