on my birthday, we went to the tree room restaurant in sundance. it was pretty fancy, and the food, service, and the atmosphere was really nice.
but for some reason i didn’t enjoy it as much as i thought i would. i felt a little guilty to be honest. i still feel guilty and i wish i could take the time back. i mean, i loved spending time with my husband and he was cracking jokes left and right and making me laugh the whole time and i had a great time with him, but i felt a little guilty we were spending so much money on food! okay, it wasn’t like a ridiculous price or anything but i couldn’t help but think as we were eating and paying, we could feed at least 20 people with the money we just spent…1 in 7 kids in utah go hungry… kids just like adi and ana… i’ve been looking into volunteering and am particularly interested in homeless shelters or the utah food bank, and i wanted to go volunteer on my b-day instead but it wasn’t very well planned on my part so we ended up going with our original plan.
anyway, i don’t think we’ll be going out to over-the-top fancy restaurants anytime soon. the tree room was somewhat reasonable i thought, but i’m talking about the fancy, fancy places that are over $100 per person. hopefully never. unless someone else is paying for it hahaha. i always tell my husband how i want to help the poor when i make lots of money, and one day my husband said to me, “you always say you’ll help the poor once you become really rich, but then you spend all this money on clothes. why don’t you help the poor now instead of buying clothes? you can start now by donating a little, instead of waiting until later.” ouch. he was so right. i can start now. what makes me think i can donate large sums of money later when i can’t donate a little now? so that is my new year’s resolution which i wish to carry throughout every year of my life. to help/donate now. instead of buying/spending money on things that i don’t need. to think next time i want to waste my money like on clothes which i have plenty, “how many children can i feed with this money i’m about to spend on ?” and hopefully it’ll change my mind. i know it won’t happen every time and i have a looooong way to go since i can be a pretty materialistic person at times, but hopefully i’ll get better as time goes by. and i have my wonderful husband to remind me if i get side-tracked. 🙂
Talitha says
such a great post! This is why I will never be able to cancel my monthly donation to the WSPA (animal charity). It's not that much for me, I don't notice it missing from my account, but I still feel better knowing I am trying to help.
I hope it works out for you!
Talitha xx
Jodi Ann says
Happy belated birthday!! This post was so good. I love what you said about helping now, rather than waiting until you're more wealthy. That really hit home for me because I've always said, "when I have more money…when I have more time…" Thanks for the reminder!
Ash says
Thanks for the post! I need to remember that I can start making a difference now too. I also have shared the "when I start making a ton of money" mentality. Although I fully understand the point of this post, I do have to say your birthday dress is beyond fabulous!
yuni.k says
You look absolutely stunning! That dress is so amazing, where did you get it?
Shopping for clothes is definitely a fun activity but you look amazing in anything!
kanaboke says
this post really got me thinking! Send a 'Thank You' along to your husband..it really is true what he said about not waiting til we have more, but helping in whatever way we can NOW. Loved this post! And I agree, YOUR DRESS IS GORGEOUS and So Are YOU!!
Sarah says
Thank you so.much, you ladies are too kind. The dress is from asos.com.
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