After another challenging week (much like last week which you can read about here) I believe I deserve to be over indulging in the things that bring me pleasure.
But they are called guilty pleasures for a reason and that is usually because:
A. If your pleasure is a drink or a type of food then they’re probably not that good for you and you are probably having way too much of it;
B. If it’s television then it is probably super trashy; or
C. You probably don’t want people to know you’re into it.
I can answer yes to all of the above where my guilty pleasures are concerned.
GUILTY PLEASURE #1
This is me at the moment. I don’t give a rats ass that I shouldn’t be having more than 3 cups of coffee per day, desperate times call for desperate measures! Why I am more exhausted looking after the kids at home than I am getting up at the crack of dawn for work I don’t know but until I have done this I am a total zombie. A very grumpy zombie. The guilt part of this lies in the quantity *cough* 6 *cough* and the amount I am spending on treating myself to real coffee! Nothing quite the same as that barista made foamy deliciousness that is a bought flat white.
GUILTY PLEASURE #2
Ok, so I wasn’t going to watch this. After watching Kaitlyn’s season of The Bachelorette and losing interest towards the end, I thought I’d give this a miss. Oh how glad I am that I didn’t! This shit is so entertaining! It has drama, excitement, passion and did I mention drama?! I love this! This is my Monday and Tuesday nap time pleasure while the little one sleeps and the big boy is at kindy. If you want to escape your life you must indulge in this. Accompanied by coffee and chocolate of course!
GUILTY PLEASURE #3
I prefer the frozen type but whatever, beggars can’t be choosers! I never drank cocktails in my late teens and early twenties when I was out on the town every weekend (cheap wine was my tipple of choice in those days!) but now that I am only drinking for pleasure (ha, should have remembered that last Friday!) then I will order the drink I discovered and fell in love with at a Mexican restaurant several years ago. With extra salt. Nom!
GUILTY PLEASURE #4
Not only do I love their music but I have always had the biggest crush ever on Jon Bon Jovi. I mean, look at him?! Him and Keanu Reeves, particularly in Speed. It would be a tough choice between the two!
GUILTY PLEASURE #5
Yes, I’m covering my face in shame. I am a HUGE reality TV fan. It does not stop at The Bachelor in Paradise. Oh no, uh uh. I am also obsessed with The Voice Australia at the moment (and we are behind you Aussies so no spoilers!) and I’m making my way through the last US version on YouTube. On top of that I am also a huge fan of America’s Next Top Model and I’ve been known to dabble in watching a few too many episodes of 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom as well as American Idol and I used to love The Apprentice. Um, and yeah, I’m kinda hooked on the worst dating show in the history of mankind, Take Me Out. Yep. Anything I can watch that requires no brain cells whatsoever is totally my cup of tea!
GUILTY PLEASURE #6
Ahhhh, ending on a refreshing alcoholic note (again!) I totally went off wine last year (unless it’s sparkling but drinking a bottle by myself is never a good plan!) and my husband received a box of Corona’s for Christmas and why were we not drinking these before?! They have become a staple in our household in summer. A couple of these on the deck every some nights are my ultimate guilty pleasure. Corona’s make me a happy girl.
Do you watch any reality TV? Who is your celebrity crush? What is your alcoholic beverage of choice?
Coffee is a necessity not a guilty pleasure! And Hell Yes to the coronas!
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I know, I agree wholeheartedly! And as for Corona’s, they are soooo refreshing especially with the lemon!
Reality TV is my guilty pleasure too. But you’ll have to lean in close to hear what it is … because I’ll only ever admit to it in a whisper voice behind my hand …. and all watching is done in the bedroom with the door closed …. it’s ….
KUWTK and I Am Cait.
There. I said it.
Oh, and the drink is Killawarra Dusk sparkling wine for drinks.
Celeb crush changes a lot, but yeah, Jon Bon Jovi is up there!
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Oh yay, I’m not alone on the Jon Bon Jovi crush! Haha, I can see why you were whispering on the KUWTK! Lots of flak going around for that one right now! 😉
Don’t feel guilty about coffee- think of it as a supplement. It makes up for the sleep we miss out on as mums! It’s practically medicinal!
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Totally medicinal!
Coffee isn’t a guilty pleasure – it’s a necessity…
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I agree Lydia 🙂 Pity the good stuff is so expensive!
I’m a 5-6 coffee a day kinda gal too! On days where I’ve actually had a full night’s sleep (about once a fortnight! ) I can cut down to 2-3. Otherwise, it’s the only thing that keeps me going:(
Oh yay Rebecca, glad it’s not just me! If you had no coffee would you get headaches? I get the worst withdrawals!
I have no idea. The situation has never come up 😉
Haha, you’re lucky! When I went into hospital recently for my endo op I nearly died from the headaches! I thought my head was about to explode and I actually lost my mind and couldn’t even function! So bad!
Haidee recently posted…My Top 6 Guilty Pleasures
Well we meet again with our similarities Haidee! Okay, I must admit I don’t do the Bachelor or Bachelorette………but alcohol, yes. And Bon Jovi, yes, yes, yes.
Oh, and of course coffee. But that is a given with any parent.
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Oh but Kelly, if you were to give The Bachelor in Paradise a go you would so love it! Humour me and drink some alcoholic beverages and watch a couple of episodes ok, call it a social experiment!
Coffee is just a natural part of my morning, sad but true.
Next would be a tie between reality TV and chocolate 🙂
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I’m feeling really happy that I am not the only reality TV lover over here! What are your programmes of choice?
We would get on really well. Must start day with a couple of coffees… Love a fresh salad… Finish with a wine.. And why not I say
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Well aside from the salad …. unless it is pumpkin, spinach, bacon and feta! Yum!
I declared to myself at the age of 14 that if I could pash Jon Bon Jovi and then die, it would be worth it. And also with you on early Keanu Reeves, Point Break was the one for me. Also with you on The Voice, Coronas, Margaritas and coffee… although not quite as many, that’s impressive!
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Oh yes, Point Break too! So hot! And I LOVED Patrick Swayze in that and Dirty Dancing. I like me some buff boys 😉
I don’t do trashy TV (or not very often) but I don’t mind a tipple, or two (that could be beer, wine (trying to go easy) or champagne. And you sometimes have to have cheese with such drinks don’t you?
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Oh yes, I love cheese! Brie and crackers and some sparkling wine! Yum!
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Americas Next Top Model is one of mine as well….and Diet Dr Pepper which is impossible to find where we live so I have to settle for Regular Dr Pepper if I can find it.
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I don’t think I’ve ever tried Dr Pepper! What does that taste like?
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Every girl needs her guilty pleasures in this life! I can particularly relate to the coffee one! 😉
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Don’t we all 🙂
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I had to consciously stop watching reality TV this year as it was sucking me dry. However we’ll see whether I can withstand the lure of Beauty & the Geek – my guiltiest of trashy TV pleasures!!!!
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Now that is one I have never watched. You have to pick and choose, there are so many on these days.
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If you love Bachelor in Paradise (and generally crap TV and reality shows in general) then do yourself a favour and join the ‘Craptastic TV Club’ facebook group started by Pip (Meet me at Mikes) last week….hilarious!!
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I have totally sent a request to join, thanks! Vouch for me 😉
As you know, I’m right there with you on your The Voice obsession! Chocolate was my guilty obsession. Now it’s Coke. One can a day. I used to limit myself to two cans a week, but when you drop an entire block of chocolate per day out of your diet, you have to get your caffeine hit from SOMEWHERE. Right?! x
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My husband is addicted to coke too, and Red Bull. I’m so disappointed in The Voice now though! It started off so well and now it’s just got boring.
Haha! You are the reality TV Queen!!! Unfortunately, I don’t get to watch as much reality TV as much as I like. I’m not into The Bachelor or the renovation shows like The Block but I sat and watched an hour of I am Cait over at my parents’ Foxtel last night and I’m hooked! I hate the Kardashians but at the same, love watching them! There! There’s my guilty pleasure!
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I’ve never been into Kardashians, that’s one I have managed to avoid an addiction to 🙂