Hi Friends! How’s it going? What have you done for yourself lately?

I typed that second question 8 times. I deleted it 7 times. I kept deleting it because I was like, how do I have the nerve, the audacity, the gumption, to ask my beloved readers a question that I can barely answer for myself? And I think that’s enough of a good reason to ask the question. 

What have you done lately that is solely for yourself? Not your spouse, children, other family. Not for work. Not for your friends. Not because it is a chore or your side-gig. Not because it is necessarily productive or useful. What have YOU done for YOU? Beyond buying yourself something (passive) or cooking yourself something (we all need to eat at some point).

I can’t really, legitimately answer this question. The closest I have is that I watched Dreamgirls with Nicole. But even so, one of my 2020 goals (lol yes I still have those in mind because I’m a freak) was to teach Nicole about 5 musicals. Now, true, it’s not a necessity. And it is partially for me because half the references I make every day are from musicals and I want Nicole to “get” them. But, it’s a thing for us. All the things I’m thinking about that are for “me” are also for someone else, aside from the things that are solely for someone else.