With the money I made on E-Bay, I have purchased two things for myself. One is a tooth-whitening kit from CVS. I signed up for UPromise and the CVS care card while I was at it. I've been meaning to do that for months... but I digress. Today is the third day of using the tooth whitening strips. I see a slight difference; we'll see how I look at the end of the week. I got a cute new haircut today. What a difference!

Now, I know that this month's goal has nothing to do with saving money (althought the change DOES go into my bank, if that counts.) I put my appearance on the low end of my priorities, and that's not a good habit. I interact with customers and sales reps every day, and it's not a good feeling to be embarassed about my hair or smile. An added benefit is that healthful eating is cheaper!


Here is another way I have decided to take care of myself; I'm asking Nick to take more responsibility for himself. He's my youngest, but just turned 10. I usually pack his lunch every morning and get his morning snack and water bottle ready as well (his school has healthy snack time every day). Starting last week, he does this himself the night before and puts it in the fridge. I'm not a morning person and it's wonderful to not have to deal with this! He's doing homework more independently, and ran his bath, washed body and hair, drained the tub, cleaned up and got ready for bed. Nick does just fine on his own. It was ME that was doing the hovering and helping. I need to realize that he's just not a little kid anymore {sigh} but can handle this easily on his own.

Hmm... what else can I find to sell? What should I do next to help my appearance? Stay tuned!