If you give a mouse a cookie...

Lately I've felt like I'm trapped in the children's book "If you give a mouse a cookie...".

(For those of you not familiar, it goes something like this: if you give a mouse a cookie... he will ask you for a glass of milk. if you give him a glass of milk... he'll ask for a straw. if you give him a straw... he'll need a napkin. And on... and on... and on...)

It seems like I just can't catch up! If i had to write my own version of this book, it would go something like this:

If Manda gets a new job...

If Manda gets a new job, her schedule will change
And if her schedule changes, she won't have time for a work out
If she doesn't have time to work out, she won't feel like it's worth it to eat healthy food
And if she isn't eating healthy food, she won't have as much energy
If she doesn't have any energy, she won't be able to stay up late
And if she can't stay up late, she won't get to see her hubby when he gets home from work
And if she doesn't get to see her hubby, she'll miss him.

If Manda gets a new job, she'll need new pants.
And if she gets new pants, she'll need new shoes
And if she gets new shoes, she'll need a new sweater to match
If she gets a new sweater, she'll need a new shirt to go under it
If she gets a new shirt, she'll another new pair of pants to match
If she gets another new pair of pants, she'll need new another new pair of shoes...

But Manda also knows that

Once Manda got a new job, she was much happier
And because she's much happier, she won't worry as much about how she looks
And because she's not as worried about her looks, she'll feel more confident
And because she's feeling more confident, she'll be a better employee
And because she's a better employee, she'll be proud of herself
And because she's proud of herself, she'll want to share that with her husband
And because she wants to share with her husband, she'll make time to hang out with him
And because she makes time to hang out with him, she'll have a happier hubby
And because she has a happier hubby, he'll let her spend money on pants, shoes, sweaters, and shirts.