OK, here goes. Trying to justify a mani/pedi for myself It would cost total, $30!! But it's hard for me to treat myself due to my joblessness. However, I have been really, really down and haven't treated myself in over a year. I dye my own hair, hardly cut it and usually do my own nails.
I do feel that this little treat would perk me up and relax me. And I do have freelance prospects that I'm meeting with tomorrow.
Thoughts?
Nope wouldn't become a habit. Deprivation, however, is!!! A pampered mama, now and then, makes a better mama!
@Krista Ouch! I DO NOT IMPULSE BUY!!!
You do deserve a treat. Everyone does every now and again!
Why not get one tomorrow after you meet these potential prospects? That way it might make you feel even better.
I look at life from the opposite direction....not "do I deserve this?"
but, "if I didn't do this, how would it help my family?".
$30 is almost 1/3 of a $100 bill. $30 is more than 1/2 of a $50 bill. ......
I always look for the greater good! I use, reuse, & then scrounge again.
& we've taught our sons to indulge....as needed....at zero cost. Meet with a girlfriend & do each other's nails. Or take an hour to yourself tonight & do them on your own. The time for $$indulgence comes after the job. :)
Why do you need our "permission" for your mani/pedi? If it is something you want to spend your money on, then just do it! Personally, I would be more upset by others judging my post than if I just went and did it. What business is it of these other moms where you spend your money?
If it is something you feel you would like to do for yourself, just do it already!! :-)
I'd challenge myself to find a way to get the $30 either by cutting the costs of regular shopping trips or earn it babysitting. Or I'd cut the cost by going to a beauty school. Whatever you decide I hope you find little ways to not feel so down.
Sorry, but you should really hold off on this until you have something to celebrate. I work full time and make really good money... dye my own hair, do my own nails and get it cut twice a year. Getting a mani/pedi as a treat for myself would simply not happen because $30 is not exactly a $5 cup of coffee. It's a pizza and rented movie for the family, lunch date with my husband... etc.
I don't see where a mani/pedi will actually make you feel better. The part that will make you feel better is the chemical "rush" that comes from an impulse spend. You'll crash from it within a day and be right back where you started.
You treat yourself when you have the financial stability to do so. That's just not the case right now.
I'm in a similar spot and in the grand scheme of things, $30 is not much. I say do it, you'll feel great as you meet with clients tomorrow. That being said, $30 here and $30 there starts to add up, so I guess I'm saying as long as its not a habit and you have the $30.....go do it, relax and get energized!
Good Lord, just do it! You DESERVE pampering sometimes! I feel you on not wanting to put the money out when you are jobless. I get that way too sometimes. BUT, every once in a while, you really do need to say what the heck! Sometimes one hour of pampering can mean a lot of happy days ahead! I know when my toes look purdy(I know wrong spelling) I feel good, and the time my feet are soaking and legs getting rubbed, ect, I feel nice and relaxed and sometimes that is all it takes to recharge! GO FOR IT!
Go for it! You will feel good and that will carry over into all else therefore good things will happen.
Krist-I don't see where dying your own hair would make YOU feel better-it wouldn't for me. Its a subjective thing. What makes one of us feel good will not do it for another.
Go for it. I love mani/pedis! I haven't done that in a long time. HMMMM, I need to call the lady who does mine. She will come to my house! Yay!!!
sweetie
a mani/pedi (time to yourself, for yourself) is needed once in a while. treat yourself.
YES!! Sometimes a little pampering is just the ticket.
What about just getting one? Do your own mani and have them do the pedi since I think that is more enjoyable!!
Also - not sure what your hubby does but I assume money is tight because you posted this. Why not come up with an amount per month you can each splurge on? Maybe it's only $20 each month...it's whatever you can manage (if it's $5, it's $5.) Then you can save your money for a few months and not feel bad about spending $30 on yourself. Or you could buy yourself a cup of coffee or McDonalds once a month and not feel guilty.
You deserve something for yourself even if you are jobless! However, if your hubby is jobless, too, I'd say to skip these both and have him give you a good foot rub and paint them himself! LOL
if it helps you to not feel bad.. i didnt work for the last 4ish months of my pregnancy (we moved.. i was looking for jobs in my field but nothing promising, just a few temp offers but when they realized how far along i was they said never mind) now our daughters almost 8 weeks so im a sahm now... my fiance orderd me 120$ football jersey and a little one for our daughter as a birthday present.. 2 days later i went to kmart to get him white tshirts and undies and ended up coming home with sneakers socks and a blanket for me.. i got him pjs so he wouldnt think i just shopped for myself... today i had to go buy diaper pail refil bags.. ended up buying a hat (it was a packers hat i couldnt help myself)
usually im always the one bitching about saving our money but every now and then u have to let loose a little and enjoy it - while i was pregnant i literally bought nothing.. ever.. even while i was working i never spent any of my money .. my fiance isnt like that if he think hes needs new jeans or workboots or whatever he buys it.. last night he decided at 930 he wantd ice cream.. we had ice cream but it wasnt the kind he wantd so he went and bought some... the way i look at it, is its not just his money, its our money... technically im not working but im taking care of our baby all day so i kind of do have a job... if he can spend money on a spur of the moment thing than if once in a blue moon i want to buy something, i buy it
i'd rather have a masage for half an hr. since doing my own nails works for me and dying my own hair however I do get cuts once a month but I don't spend tons of money on it I love it short and found a group of ladies who cut it perfectly everytime @ Great clips plus I get coupons that makes me a happy mama.There are other treats that would satisfy me than soemthing that will wear off as soon as my hands hit the water doing dishes chaning diapers washing kids so to me that is a waste of moeny.but if you wnat go for it
