Post-book rewards

[ksmith]

Question for the house--how do you reward yourself after you've completed a book/major work? If you're not a writer, any major work-related project would count.

A friend on another list asked how I planned to reward myself for wrapping up this puppy. Book-related rewards didn't count--the joy of having finished it, of seeing it on the shelves, etc. It had to be a non-book itself related reward.

I'm guessing that the vacuum cleaner I bought yesterday doesn't count.

I do have a history of end-of-book rewards to self. Sometimes it's jewelry--a Laurie Edison piece, usually. Sometimes, it's a new computer, and while I do see a MacBook in my future, I don't want to get it while I still have warranty time on the iBook.

I am actually considering upgrading the iBook RAM and installing an Airport card so I can use wireless internet when I travel. I could even install wireless in my house, but that's still at the *let's think about it* stage.

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[thecurlyboy.livejournal.com]

Since major projects for me usually include not seeing or having fun with my wife and friends, my reward for myself is almost always the same. I take myself and my wife (and sometimes my close friends) out to spend time doing *something* (usually a night on the town in NYC, but it can be anything). Dinner, dancing, theater, jazz, comedy club, going to a ski resort, whatever it happens to include, so long as it's out, having fun with people I love and have knowingly abused/ignored during the project.

It's never something tangible, it's always an experience of some sort. Tangible gifts that I need, I buy when I can afford 'em (RAM upgrades, for example). Tangible gifts that I want, I leave for people to buy me for my birthday/christmas (I can be a hard person to shop for).