Reward systems...

I got told off the other day by a friend at work for using cigarettes as a reward system. I'm an intermittent smoker - sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I try to make them meaningful, and the example in question was having a fag after each seminar I gave over the summer (each one was 100+ people, and I hate public speaking).

So then I wondered what I could actually use as a reward system, and should I indeed have one at all? At this stage in my life, I definitely need little carrots on the end of all the miscellaneous sticks. For me, it used to be food, but that's just as unhealthy psychologically as tobacco in my opinion (and probably physically - I've only just made any serious inroad on repairing my waistline :p). I'm just flat out not interested in clothes and appearance twiddling, and things like books and reading are too essential to be doled out as treats.

Hmm.

Just cos everyone else is doing it :p

( 12 days of bloody Christmas quiz )

Had a good day - went for a neat walk (maybe some pics later) and dropped pressies and cards off at Grandad's.

Oh yeah...

Did two healthy things today: cut out some caffeine and went running. yes, that's right - running. Or limping rather pathetically around the block. I'm working up to my big New Year's contemplation by testing a few ideas.

Also cooked a damn fine tea - stuffed aubergines, roast sweet potato and cabbage.

Off to eat...