Warning –  non-couponing post up ahead.  I spent most of  yesterday doing “me time” stuff:  mani/pedi, haircut, etc.  Stuff that most women put off because they’re so busy doing things for the family that they forget to put themselves first and foremost.   When you’re on a plane and they read the announcements, they tell you to put  your own oxygen mask on before you put on your child’s.  While it’s possible the airlines have a deep-seated hatred of children, I think it more likely that an unconscious parent can’t provide help to anyone!

The whole point of extreme couponing and stockpiling is to allow us to not only feed and provide for ourselves and families (and do it well), but to free up some change to take care of ourselves.  If you can’t afford a mani/pedi, go for the mani.  If you don’t like/want a mani, go for a lunch or dinner out with friends (but use a coupon or restaurant.com certificate, for Christ’s sake).  No money at all?  Take an hour to just wander a mall or department store, sip a coffee at a cafe, check out the new books and magazines at your library, well you get the idea.

You are the most important person in your life – if you were to fall apart, how would your family cope?  Make sense now?