Doing well until tonight
Hi everyone,
I've been doing pretty well, keeping up a good routine and staying busy. Howevr, today after talking to a friend who wants to go to the casino this weekend, I find myself very tempted . . .that's why I came to journal. I haven't been there now for over 3 months... as the time goes by and the $$ build up, the temptation is also building. I wish it wasn't . . .I know I have to control this instead of giving into it. Tomorrow I'm doing a pedicurer/manicure in the morning and the afternoon will be the test. I'm hoping my friend will agree to go shopping and to the flower fields... we'll see.
I think I can overcome it - - - my plan is to plan activities to take up the time . . . have to wash the car, house organization, unfortunately all boring stuff. :] but I will feel better when they are done.
Take care and send positive vibes so that I stay in control. I only have myself to answer to - I know all of the answers . . I'm just having some weak moments.
I've been doing pretty well, keeping up a good routine and staying busy. Howevr, today after talking to a friend who wants to go to the casino this weekend, I find myself very tempted . . .that's why I came to journal. I haven't been there now for over 3 months... as the time goes by and the $$ build up, the temptation is also building. I wish it wasn't . . .I know I have to control this instead of giving into it. Tomorrow I'm doing a pedicurer/manicure in the morning and the afternoon will be the test. I'm hoping my friend will agree to go shopping and to the flower fields... we'll see.
I think I can overcome it - - - my plan is to plan activities to take up the time . . . have to wash the car, house organization, unfortunately all boring stuff. :] but I will feel better when they are done.
Take care and send positive vibes so that I stay in control. I only have myself to answer to - I know all of the answers . . I'm just having some weak moments.
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Ok, lets see. You can mail me some of the money if you don\'t have any appreciation for the hard earned money you save. I can use it, I promise I won\'t gamble with it. I will buy another 88 dllr bike for a kid in Nicaragua, or go to a homeless shelter and ask if I can buy groceries for them to help out, or I can always help out my dtr who will soon have her medical bills probably more than I can imagine, or gee, I don\'t know, but you just seem to want to throw it away in two hours so I thought I could help you out. If you don\'t have bills to pay, couldn\'t you buy a cd or put it where it would earn you interest have to stay put? You could pay your tv bill a year in advance or insurance companies let you pay a year in advance too. Ok ran out of ideas. good luck. hugs barb
Thanks, Barb! You sure set me straight... turned out I didn\'t go and don\'t plan to. I mentally walked through the scenario several different times in my head then proceeded to get busy in my house. I know there are plenty of good causes and places to put the $$; I might as well burn them if I put them in the machines again... I\'m glad I got through the temptation. When you boil things down to be so simple, it makes me wonder why I complicate things mentally so much. I will find a place for the $$, like you suggested a cd - I just have to get them out of the house!!! I kept the money around I think because I was proud of saving it, but have to now act on something different.
Thank you and again, I am so happy that your daughter is recovering well. I wish you and her the best,
Thanks for all your help,
SG
Glad to hear that you were able to overcome the urge and do something that was good for you. You are so strong and committed --- I am proud of you and look to your for inspiration!!!