Bad habits

I have some bad habits... and I'm working really really hard to break them. One is chewing gum. I have decided that I am not going to chew gum anymore and I haven't had any gum for far over a week! This is a big deal for me, as I was chewing at least a pack of gum every day. I realized that I was just chewing too much, that it was expensive and that I was wasting time and money. So I stopped. And I feel good about it. Not chewing gum is saving me quite a bit of money for other things that I want. Good bye gum!

The second bad habit I have is using too much artificial sweetener... I use SO much sweetener and as a result my tolerance for sweet things has gone up and now nothing is sweet enough! I go through WAY too much sweeteners. I need to cut back. I am trying to use less and less in my coffee and tea to wean myself off, but it's really hard. Things just don't taste good without sweetener. I could switch to real sugar I guess but that's bad for your teeth. I am working on this habit.

The third habit that I have is picking at my face obsessively. I look in the mirror and just pick apart my complexion completely, and it is a really nasty habit! I end up making my face bleed and it's ugly and I find myself wanting to pick at my face all the time. It's gotten a bit out of control and I am trying to stop. I stopped biting my nails a few months ago so I think I can break this habit too. I just really need to be nicer to my face. I always think my face is ugly, but that's in my head. My face is fine the way it is. I need to stop picking.

I am currently looking for a recipe for a mug cake to challenge myself for snack tonight! When I find a recipe I will share and post pictures :)