Like a Truck Driver

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Location: Car/Work/Car/Home/Car/Nicolette's/Home
Task # 10 - For Each Time I Swear, in a 24 hr Period, Put a Dollar in the "Swear Jar"

Due to record breaking lack of snow, it seemed improbable that I would be able to complete the snowboarding task. So I decided to swap it.

My mother is constantly telling me that I swear like a truck driver so I thought, "Hey, why don't I use a task to try to curb the bad habbit a bit?"

Originally I decided that I would keep track of each time I swore during the day, trying to remain conscious enough to avoid it, and for each time I slipped I would have to put a dollar into my savings account. A win win.

Then my mom suggested that I donate the money instead. It would be an extra motivator to have to give up the money altogether rather than putting it in my savings. And the bonus of that is the chance to kill two birds with one stone: task # 28 Make a Charitable donation. So I gave it a go.

Road rage is an issue of mine, so naturally I found myself swearing at the semi taking its dear sweet time turning onto Manheim. That was 1. Then at lunch I swore while venting to Lauren about something from earlier in the week, and after realizing I dropped the F-bomb I blurted "Damn" at my failier and "Damn!" for doing it again. Then We both burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Lunch wasn't the only occurance. My swearing multiplied when I was driving home, when I was telling a story to Nicolette, while I watched the hockey game. All in all I tallied 32 expletives, and that was what I caught... I decided to round it off to a solid $35, to compensate any I may have missed.  But you will hear more about the recipient of my fines in that blog.

I realized that all too easy I let the four letter words fly, it's reflexive, almost natural. It really is a terrible habbit, that in order to break myself of, will take a LOT of concentration. Wish me Luck!@&*%