Today I helped E and one other person clean the gym location which is closing tomorrow. It took the three of us 6 hours.
I ate about 10 a.m. and got there a little before noon. By the time I was leaving (about 6) I was *starving* and thinking about all the fast food places I could get something to eat. I couldn't actually go *in* anywhere, because I was a royal mess thanks to 3 hours of cleaning blinds and dusting out lockers + powerwashing 6 shower stalls.
But, you notice I said today was a no spender? I fought those thoughts of stopping with thinking about what I had at home that I could make quickly. I came up with a sweet potato, leftover cornbread muffin, and a veggie patty with cheese. Then of course today is an S day, so I wanted to have some chocolate. I realized I already had some chocolate at home, so there was no need to stop somewhere and pick any up.
Yay! So I made it home without falling into the trap of saying that I deserved a treat (fast food) because of how hard I worked today.
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While dusting out the lockers, I found a dime and three pennies. When I asked E if it was "finders keepers" he gave me a dime he'd found earlier.
So, for children's offering this coming Sabbath, I have $.23 already!
No Spending, Found Money
November 30th, 2009 at 01:41 am