Rewarding yourself....what do you do?

[Bessie]

Hi all

I am trying to get out of the trap of 'rewarding' myself with alcohol. Do any of you recognise this MO and, if so, what are your rewards to yourself for a good day or treats at the end of a bad day. So far all I can think of are long hot baths, ice creams and good books but I know that there must be more good ways of feeling good about yourself without a glass of something alcoholic being poured. Can I pick your brains please?
:thanks:
Bessie

[The Londoner]

Rewarding yourself....what do you do?

Hi Bessie
Don't forget aromatherapy oils! for the bath and for massage-it really pays to visit somewhere like Neal's Yard or a good health shop, the range is vast, there's something for every mood and circumstance and you can have a good sniff and a little dab, try out the testers, before you buy. I always walk outa those places feeling blissful! Using absolut aroma range at the mo-relaxation and daybreak are fab also ylang ylang and old faves Lavender and geranium-actually you have just made me think-must go get some oils suitable for spicing up and brightening up these dank dark days!

Anna x

[wonderworld]

Rewarding yourself....what do you do?

mmmmm...Londoner I'm drooling!

Bessie -
pedicures, facials, a trashy (or not) magazine, playing with my animals, a stupid funny or romantic movie, a 'pick-me-up' decor-wise to my home, buying a nice dinner already prepared and bringing it home so i don't have to cook, a nice journal to write in.........

luv wonder xx

[beatle]

Rewarding yourself....what do you do?

For me, it is a good book, and/or movie, definitely. And Wonder's suggestion for a nice dinner prepared---mmm, that I could go for, if only, if only...

A long walk is nice, too, weather permitting (which it almost never is around here).

[Saint Jude]

Rewarding yourself....what do you do?

Play guitar & sing (torture the dogs & neighbors ..LOL!)

Go hang out on the beach or river bar & blow wonder bubbles, watch em float up or downstream...(if it's not warm enough to kayak )

visit my Grandma

Hang out in the back yard & read in the sun...(weather permitting)

walk on the beach

Make phone calls to friends in Colorado... or Washington...Alaska...

Watch the travel channel ... comedy central too!:H

treasure hunt @ thrift stores!

plant flowers

pick berries

Sometimes I just sit @ the mouth of the river & watch the waves coming in, wish that water was warmer...& there were no sharks, or huge sea lions... Although I have gotten in and surfed there in the summer a couple of times.