call it an impulsive move: i broke my lenten promise without even realising it until seconds later. and it was for the silliest thing. something that i usually DON"T even buy. arrgghhh... guess what it was? drumm roolllllll......
A box of Magnum ice cream on promotion! Comes with a free ice bag! Plus five sticks of solero ice-sticks too! For just $20.
My eyes must have glazed over the moment the ice cream sales woman flashed me a picture of a Magnum. Perhaps it was the past two days of "abstinence" that just got me silly. But there i was, without a moment's hesitation, i went "yes yes yes, i'll get it" and then realised, oops i did it.... and it was just way too pai-seh to tell the woman i didn't want it anymore. So there. Yup. $20 bucks spent and wasted on fattening and unhealthy MAGNUMs no less....
so that means $20 will now be pledged to a charity - i haven't decided yet. it's silly really. not the pledging - but the buy. so impulsive, so irrational. so dumb dumb cos this morning i was going to buy a bag from Bloom - run by Diana based in Siem Reap - and then told her i was on this no-shopping thingie and then tonight i splurge on bl***dy ice-creams! Arggh....
but boy, these 2 days have been quite challenging and interesting in more ways than i expected. First, there were all those 20% discount vouchers for TopShop and Karen Millen passed around the office - they expire before my 40 days so i had to pass them up. Then, i chanced across the cutest key chains at a mall going for $2.90 but i managed to walk away. This morning, i walked past Starbucks and was so tempted to have that warm blueberry skinny muffin.... aw.... nope, i gritted my teeth and plodded on. I have bought some Old Chang Kee fishballs though - but for subsistence really cos i was so hungry going home. And then, the MacAddict texted me this morning that a cheaper version of the imac is now on sale! What shall i do???? Chewing my fingernails already. Aw........ and the IT show's next week......
Gosh.. i never guessed that i was so addicted till now.
i totally understand. magnum tastes good.. this reminds me to go to my neighborhood shop to buy almond magnum!
ReplyDeletewhy not donate to breastfeeding mother support group? i think it's been underfunded lately
hi rani, yup, that's a good idea to donate to BFMSG. will keep that in mind! thanks again! when you're back in sg again, magnums on me! ;-P
ReplyDeleteBy sharing the $20 Magnum (boy, must have looked great!) with some friends, u can classify this spending as 'For-friends' budget which is essential for friendship maintenance.
ReplyDeleteThis means that your 'For-meself' budget is unaffected, for now, & should help u feel better. ;)
unfortunately.... the magnums aren't shared! two already eaten by me, and two by my folks ;-) never mind, done the deed, so will do the "time" :-) anyways, the $ donated will be for a good cause
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