new things

So today i did something i never normally do....

I treated myself to a haircut!!!

yup, i woke up this morning (earlier than usual cos i was NOT gonna give my bad-habits the chance to make me delay breakfast and lunch and so on) and just as i was thinking i should get in the shower, i looked at my hair and thought...

"man, i could really use a trim"

Ive been saying i need to get my haircut for about a month now, but im always too busy/stressed/nervous about it going wrong... basically any excuse out there! But today i just thought. im gonna go do it! I didnt have any plans cos my friends birthday do was postponed cos she is sick, and nothing else was going on... i was kindof at a loss for what to do (especially since i NEED structure to my days off) I remembered that there was an email sent round our school, offering staff a special introductory offer at this salon in town.... it sounded too good to be true, so i hadnt really thought any more about it. but TODAY, i thought i might aswell just check it out! and im glad i did :-)

I rang up and they had a spare appt late morning, so i had my breakfast got dressed and headed in! I had to wait a while cos they had to sort out the voucher and stuff, but it was worth it. They werent the most amazing of salons... but the cut was good and it was cheap so im happy!!! i didnt do anything major with it, just a tidy-up trim and some more layers put in. But its exactly what i needed and it put me in a good mood for the day!!! Its weird, cos im always blabbering on about how i want to be spontaneous again and just DO things... well this time, i did! i would normally plan a haircut like a month in advance, but not today. i just flew by the seat of my pants and it felt good! it felt like the old me... not this scared, indecisive, anxious person i am now....

So, lesson to self: 

learn to look after yourself.... 

cos doesnt everyone deserve a little pampering now and again!?!

I dont have my camera on me at the mo, but ill be back tomo with a pic and a rundown on how the rest of the weekend has gone. Im feeling pretty positive at the mo. I didnt do my usual long abs-pilates routine today. i did a light stretch and then instead of walking miles and miles, i just walked to the hairdressers (running late as per usual!) and then strolled home along the river in the sunshine.

Perfect!!! and i didnt even feel TOO guilty (the feelings were still there, im not gonna lie... so i distracted myself with a trip to the supermarket, haha :p)

What do you do to treat yourself?? Next on my list is... a massage! my shoulders are killing me after a long summer term.... roll on school holidays, ahhh, not long now!