Do for yourself, people tell me. Treat yourself well. Indulge every once in a while.
I have tried to take this advice most of my adult life, but never could really muster what I needed to splurge on myself. Oh, I love spending money. I love buying things. But I love buying things for other people. I will gladly throw down a hundred dollars on something for one of my kids or my husband, but spending that kind of money on myself always seemed a little…