Did you give yourself a treat today?
By bounce58
@bounce58 (17385)
Canada
March 30, 2010 5:18pm CST
For the past few days, including last week, I’ve been dealing with a couple of major issues at work. I’ve been coming in early, staying late, and sometimes barely have time for lunch. Well today, I’ve come to a breaking point, for an hour or so after a working-lunch, I couldn’t do anything. I was just so overwhelmed that I think my mind quit, and just refused to work.
I had to do something to get going again. So, I went to a vending machine, and got myself a large chocolate chunk cookie. After this myLot break, I will be at it again. Will try and keep the you-know-what from hitting the fan here at work.
So, have you given yourself a treat today? Do you think you deserve one?
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25 responses
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
31 Mar 10
Hey bounce! I just responded to someone elses discussion about
"guilty pleasures"! I have been having a chocolate craving now
for a few days and haven't acted on it and since I'm gaining
weight anyway without eating cookies, cakes or candies I may
as well just give in to my craving! So, I decided tonight I
will have a chocolate chip cookie too after my dinner! So,
there you go! I am looking forward to my cookie too, even if
it isn't a chucky one! I hope you enjoyed yours too!
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@arystine (1273)
• Philippines
31 Mar 10
Hi bounce. I have given myself a treat, not today but yesterday (payday). I bought myself some of the things that I've been meaning to buy for quite some time. And treated myself and a friend to dinner of oil and garlic with hungarian sausage (pasta). :-) Guess am making you hungry again? I have to admit you made me hungry coz I looove chunky chocolate chip cookies.
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
1 Apr 10
Speaking of Hungarian sausage...
I used to work with a Hungarian here in the office. He was just like me in terms of work attitude so we hit off! Often we would sneak out during boring days at work and we would have our big breakfast in a small restaurant where we work. It would be french toast, sausages, to eggs-over-easy, and coffee. All for just $5!
...there, I made you hungry too!
Unfortunately, he got laid off last year, due to the recession.
Unfortunately, he got laid off last year, due to the recession.
@Flirtykumquat (927)
• United States
30 Mar 10
Sometimes I feel the same and I usually treat myself to a nice resturant on Fridays or something. I think it is nice to treat yourself sometimes because you are working for yourself after all..
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@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
31 Mar 10
I hadn't until I read this post, now I am eating a girlscout cookie you reminded me I had in the cupboard. I did deserve it I think, the boys playedtheir first baseball game today so I spent 4 hours in a chair watching the double header, if that didn't earn it for me, getting these grass stains out of his uniform before Thursdays game should clinch it for me. If Edmonton manages to tie this up I might eat several more!!
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
1 Apr 10
I think we also have some girl scout cookies in the cupboard too! But not the mint ones. I may just have some later too!
[i]I think the wings mentally checked out when it was 4-zip. Great that they still had it in them to win it, high stick and all!
I'm scoreboard watching. Because if nothing changes, it looks like your wings and my canucks might face up in the first round. Scary thought for me![/i]
@cloud31 (5809)
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31 Mar 10
I always give my self a treat, whenever i feel like I'm over loaded of works and task to accomplish then I would take a break going in a nearest starbucks coffee and order a big cup of cappucino and a big turkey sandwich and sit there in a couple of hours while surfing the web giving myself a treat in a break can help me able to concentrate way back to my track to finish all my activities at work
@maikeruk (405)
• Germany
3 May 10
not at all is a psychological treatment called positive response "something" it doesnt mean that I give me one just for the day i have to accomplish something but the thing is that i divide project as small as possible to not be overwhelm by the immensity of a big work.
when I dont accomplish something i just give thanks to my self for what I was able to do, re-plan and work on it until i get what I want for that project/activity.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
31 Mar 10
I can't have a cookie this week. It isn't Kosher for Passover. But I did treat myself to donuts last Thursday. My first bus got me in time for a second. I said what the hell so I went to the shopping center that has a Shoppers Supermarket that makes the biggest donuts. I bought two.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
2 Apr 10
Don't kill me but I think 40 wholes is equal to two full , and maybe three whole donuts.I have two supermarkets where I get donuts . At the Giant I get a cinnamon swirl. At Shoppers, my favorite is vanilla topped. But I have found a raspberry filled that is sinful! It id huge. I Tried, Underline tried, to eat two. It was a meal! so when I crave one, I get Only one.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
31 Mar 10
i have had a rough week too, just busy at work and we are having money issues and dont have very many clothes to work in and i visited a thrift store near by where i work and found a shirt, a jacket and a shirt plus a pair of shorts for my daughter and only paid $11- for the lot!
@much2say (56122)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Mar 10
I give myself a treat everyday - hee hee - and it's not that I deserve one or not - I'm just get hungry out of my mind and the hunger radar finds the junky stuff - ha ha! My work is being a stay-at-home mom . . . so I can be near food at home . . . or I'll pack stuff when we're on the go. Today's treat was some Easter candy!! We went on a lunchdate with Daddy . . . one of his coworkers gave my daughter an Easter basket with a bunch if miniature chocolates. She let me have a Mr. Goodbar and Krackel . . . two lovely morsels !! We are going to put together Easter goodie bags later this afternoon . . . I might treat myself again 
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!! We are going to put together Easter goodie bags later this afternoon . . . I might treat myself again !! 
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
3 May 10
Hello p3ks626.
This is more than a week late, but I hope that before the end of the day when you responded to this discussion, you did give yourself a treat. Hopefully it were chocolates, or ice cream. Or even better, chocolate ice cream!
Thanks for dropping by.
@drshav (205)
• Philippines
3 Apr 10
When i feel that im so stressed out with everything that is happening around me i give myself a treat. Theres two ways how i treat myself one is to go shopping and the other is to go to starbucks have my fave frapuccino. Do I deserve one? definitely i can say i deserve it, after the long days of working, being pressured at work, having a stressful day and not getting enough sleep. I always believe that i needed to give myself a break.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
31 Mar 10
I have been worrying a lot lately that's why i have decided to give myself a simple treat. i bought a purple blouse yesterday and got it for a very affordable price... apart from the blouse, i also bought some snacks like chicken burger from Mcdonalds. I am not allowed to eat unhealthy foods often because I am diabetic...
@canesfan1964 (544)
• United States
31 Mar 10
I think everyone should give themselves a treat everyday. We all deserve it! :) You hang in there. Remember, it is just work..... It's important but not worth stressing over.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
3 Apr 10
I would like to give myself a treat everyday, but I'm afraid that it would lose its meaning if I get it regularly. Not to mention that it isn't too good to the thing that I am trying to reduce in the first place.
There's just days like these that a treat is really necessary.
Thanks M.
There's just days like these that a treat is really necessary.
Thanks M.
@BrandiLenee (17)
• United States
31 Mar 10
Does taking a shower count? Staying home with a two year old who doesn't nap makes anything but a short shower near impossible. I used to complain that the last bubble bath I had was 8 yrs ago before my oldest was born. Now, I'd love a shower I could linger in until the water ran cold:)
@artofbizniz (43)
• Philippines
31 Mar 10
Not yet, I haven't treat myself today. Unless I earn 1$ today here in myLot and I think I will not have a treat to myself today nor tomorrow. Because for me earning here in myLot will be a great treat for myself. How about treat myself a 10$ earning just today. That's more than a treatment.
