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May. 19th, 2010 05:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kittydesade[Poll #1566543]
So, apparently the problem with being me and deciding that for my birthday I'm going to splurge is that I have absolutely no idea what I want to splurge on. Seriously. I am not a material person. I went splurging on things over the holidayish I just took, mostly on meals out but also on pretty blouses (which, I now have no need of pretty blouses ever more thank you) and eye makeup, but now that I've done that I find myself going to my bank account, eyeing it, being all "Okay, yeah, I have enough money here to splurge on something." And then being all, "well, what do I want to splurge on?"
Um. Hmm.
Seriously, there's very little that I can think of that I do want. I mean, foundation would be nice, and I probably need some more eyeliner since mine is a year or so old, ish. I think. I don't remember when I opened the second one but the first one is definitely a year old. And I could probably use some more lip color because I'm pretty sure I've had those three since college. But the thing is, I actually use it now. Still. Seriously. And it works, and I can't bring myself to go, yeah, I should buy new.
DVDs, I'm sure I have a list of, well, I can think of at least one DVD set that I wouldn't mind getting, which is The Shield, but other than that all of the movies on my wish list are kind of, eh. Comics, same. I want the Hellblazers, but other than that, meh. Books... I need to organize the damned bookshelves first. Which may be a task for the rest of the week/weekend (particularly while the boy is away and I can get cleaning done without him being underfoot. >.>) But I wouldn't mind owning a pretty complete collection of Terry Pratchett. But the want isn't strong enough to drive me to get any/all of it, even when I'm splurging with birthday money. Maybe especially then. It's like, now that I've given myself permission, I have zero interest.
So, yes. Tell me what I should splurge on for my birthday. Alternatively, suggest things I should do for my birthday that do not involve splurging on buying things! I already have the hot bath with candles and such thing lined up, that's on, but any other ideas are welcome. If you're going to suggest something fairly generic like books or DVDs, please do specify in comments, because otherwise I'll be sitting here going "... well, what kind of books/DVDs/etc do I want. Huh." and we'll be back here all over again. Or, again, failing that, suggest something that does not involve splurging that I should do for my birthday!
... And then the Elf Lord handed me a card. Aww!
Oog. I am looking forward to having a few days of resting after travelling so much and as semi-awkward as it sounds, a few days of resting without the boy. Seriously, there is a time to keep me up at night, and when I am trying to readjust my sleep schedule to normal after having been up for about twenty hours straight on 4 hours of sleep? That's not it. And don't then get pissy at me because you're tired and I'm tired and I didn't wake you or nap when you think I should have. I thought you needed the sleep, and I made the decision to stay up and go to bed early to reset. I'm a responsible adult and you don't need to try and get me to do things your way because you think it's better. (Seriously, I almost killed him last night.) Resting will be good. And then he'll be back from the 1535235th wedding this month and we can both settle back down.
There is one more big thing I want to do, which is to get my driver's license over the summer. Which will first involve me hitting up the social security office when the boy gets back to get my stupid social security card (seriously, they want you to use these for everything and carry them around always and yet they make them out of paper?) and then going and getting my learner's so I can legally practice. I haven't driven in a couple of years and I probably could use the practice. And then taking the stupid test. And then... something. We'll still only have one actually working car, but I'll at least have my license? I should also go for an eye exam since my last one was about two or three years ago and I should probably get my eyes re-checked and a new pair of glasses. Not until I get my license, though. I need to actually get in the habit of wearing them so that they don't become the next $250 paperweight.
So, I'm thirty. For some reason in my head this means I'm actually a grown-up. No, I don't know why. It's kind of nice, though. Apart from that, I feel no different. I'm happy with who I am, and who I'm working on being. It's definitely a good place to be.
So, apparently the problem with being me and deciding that for my birthday I'm going to splurge is that I have absolutely no idea what I want to splurge on. Seriously. I am not a material person. I went splurging on things over the holidayish I just took, mostly on meals out but also on pretty blouses (which, I now have no need of pretty blouses ever more thank you) and eye makeup, but now that I've done that I find myself going to my bank account, eyeing it, being all "Okay, yeah, I have enough money here to splurge on something." And then being all, "well, what do I want to splurge on?"
Um. Hmm.
Seriously, there's very little that I can think of that I do want. I mean, foundation would be nice, and I probably need some more eyeliner since mine is a year or so old, ish. I think. I don't remember when I opened the second one but the first one is definitely a year old. And I could probably use some more lip color because I'm pretty sure I've had those three since college. But the thing is, I actually use it now. Still. Seriously. And it works, and I can't bring myself to go, yeah, I should buy new.
DVDs, I'm sure I have a list of, well, I can think of at least one DVD set that I wouldn't mind getting, which is The Shield, but other than that all of the movies on my wish list are kind of, eh. Comics, same. I want the Hellblazers, but other than that, meh. Books... I need to organize the damned bookshelves first. Which may be a task for the rest of the week/weekend (particularly while the boy is away and I can get cleaning done without him being underfoot. >.>) But I wouldn't mind owning a pretty complete collection of Terry Pratchett. But the want isn't strong enough to drive me to get any/all of it, even when I'm splurging with birthday money. Maybe especially then. It's like, now that I've given myself permission, I have zero interest.
So, yes. Tell me what I should splurge on for my birthday. Alternatively, suggest things I should do for my birthday that do not involve splurging on buying things! I already have the hot bath with candles and such thing lined up, that's on, but any other ideas are welcome. If you're going to suggest something fairly generic like books or DVDs, please do specify in comments, because otherwise I'll be sitting here going "... well, what kind of books/DVDs/etc do I want. Huh." and we'll be back here all over again. Or, again, failing that, suggest something that does not involve splurging that I should do for my birthday!
... And then the Elf Lord handed me a card. Aww!
Oog. I am looking forward to having a few days of resting after travelling so much and as semi-awkward as it sounds, a few days of resting without the boy. Seriously, there is a time to keep me up at night, and when I am trying to readjust my sleep schedule to normal after having been up for about twenty hours straight on 4 hours of sleep? That's not it. And don't then get pissy at me because you're tired and I'm tired and I didn't wake you or nap when you think I should have. I thought you needed the sleep, and I made the decision to stay up and go to bed early to reset. I'm a responsible adult and you don't need to try and get me to do things your way because you think it's better. (Seriously, I almost killed him last night.) Resting will be good. And then he'll be back from the 1535235th wedding this month and we can both settle back down.
There is one more big thing I want to do, which is to get my driver's license over the summer. Which will first involve me hitting up the social security office when the boy gets back to get my stupid social security card (seriously, they want you to use these for everything and carry them around always and yet they make them out of paper?) and then going and getting my learner's so I can legally practice. I haven't driven in a couple of years and I probably could use the practice. And then taking the stupid test. And then... something. We'll still only have one actually working car, but I'll at least have my license? I should also go for an eye exam since my last one was about two or three years ago and I should probably get my eyes re-checked and a new pair of glasses. Not until I get my license, though. I need to actually get in the habit of wearing them so that they don't become the next $250 paperweight.
So, I'm thirty. For some reason in my head this means I'm actually a grown-up. No, I don't know why. It's kind of nice, though. Apart from that, I feel no different. I'm happy with who I am, and who I'm working on being. It's definitely a good place to be.