On impulse sweets buying

Today I decided to leave the office during lunch, 'cause that's a good thing to do. From somewhere the thought came that I could buy something sweet. A donut, perhaps. A custard tart, perchance. These kind of thoughts sometimes come to me after lunch, on the way home, and occasionally on a saturday morning if I'm fetching the newspaper. I'd say I indulge my sweet tooth in this fashion - impromptu sweets purchase - once every week or three.

The problem is, it sometimes backfires.
Sometimes, there are negative consequences. These can range from poor quality food, to ruining my appetite, to guilt at sugar and fat intake. This will inevitably be accompanied by rueing the lost money (proportionate to cost of sweet) and tired realisation that, as the Crash Test Dummies sang, "You've Done it Once Again".

So today I was faced with a foreign environment - Haymerket / lower CBD and mere seconds to make my decision. I bought a chocolate eclair from an Asian bakery, at the expense of a custard tart. Something told me to try the eclair. Well, I tried it alright. And it was 99% cream! The pastry was passable, the chocolate pleasantly sweet. But it was practically a cream balloon, rather than a cream sandwich.

I am doing better, I tell myself. I don't make the same mistakes I used to. But just when you think you're getting out, they pull you back in. I can do better. I will do better. I did better! I mean, I will do better.