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Guilty pleasures.
Today I'm going to fess up to some of mine. Do you dare to join me?
Here they are, in no particular
order--My Guilty Pleasures:
• Nutella on a spoon
I've been known to eat an entire jar this way. I confess that I hide it behind the flour canister in the back of the pantry, where the kids can't reach it and my husband never looks.
• "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
I confess: I still love this song--and, unfortunately for those around me, I still sing it.
• Tater Tots
The person who invented Tater Tots is a genius. I confess that I sometimes make them "for the kids" and then eat ninety percent of them myself.
• The Real World
I used to watch this show religiously. I don't care for the newer seasons, but I confess that I love the "vintage" shows, especially the one set in Boston, and I still watch it online.
• America's Next Top Model
This show has gotten trashier and trashier since it began in 2003, but I can't help myself: I confess that it's still one of my must-see shows. (And it totally counts as character research, right?)
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I know: they're great for us, but they're so calorie-rich that they probably shouldn't be eaten multiple times a week. Like I do. Often. I confess. *sigh*
• chocolate
If my non-virtual friends are any indication, this one is probably on a lot of your lists. Right now my guilty pleasure is homemade chocolate pudding with a ton of Cool Whip on top. This must be eaten in secret, of course. I tell the kids that Mommy has some work to do and then I take my bowl into the computer room and close the door. I confess that I don't want to share!
• Gossip Girl
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• TMZ
I don't go to this celebrity gossip site often, but I confess that sometimes when I'm bored or can't seem to write, I'll check out a few of the stories. (For research, of course...)
So there you have them: a few of my guilty pleasures. Care to share some of yours?
Some PC games and cakes. Not a good combination when you're already overweight.
ReplyDeleteNutella in front of the computer is pretty bad, too. ;)
DeleteTater tots and chocolate are on my list. My song though is "Getting Jiggy With It" by Will Smith.
ReplyDeleteI confess: I love that song, too! :)
DeleteWay, way, way too much coffee
ReplyDeleteMotown hits
Disney movies
Disney shows (on Disney channel)
Middle grade books
Randomly giving gifts
Fried chicken tenders
Nice list! Do you have any recommendations for good middle-grade books? I have an idea that I think will fit into that category, but I haven't read any of those books for years.
DeleteAnything by Jennifer Holm, Kimberly Willis Holt, Deborah Wiles, Ruth White, Lois Lowry, ...just to name a few.
DeleteAlso some recent reads: May Be by Caroline Starr Rose and The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Thanks! This helps a lot.
DeleteFrench Vanilla International Coffee
ReplyDeleteSurvivor and Big Brother--still.
Chocolate, of course, and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.
Buying up supplies--for art, crafts, or writing. I even "window shop" online for fun since they came out with wish lists.
Playing solitaire and other games online when I should be doing something constructive.
Ahhhh! Guilty pleasures. ;)
Now I want cookie dough ice cream! ;)
Deleteomgosh, dana, i'm putting a link of my kids doing ice ice--- ---and i have been craving nutella lately--even though i remember i used to hate it--maybe it's all the ads for it now haha--
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgC7n5Mg8o0
LOL The video is great! Love it!
Deletehaha i had to come back to see if you had watched--glad you liked it!!
DeleteIt made my morning!
DeleteHi Dana! I was just catching up on your fun posts! The kittens, the bucket list, celebrities, and now, guilty pleasures--what a blast... hmmm, I think your blog just about qualifies! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for making me smile.
You're sweet. Thanks, Cheryl. :)
DeleteFun post! What a great way to get to know you. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the Nutella with a spoon. Yum! It's also good in rice krispie treats!
I've never tried that--but I will now! ;)
DeleteRight now my guilty pleasure is a little (imported) raspberry preserves with yoghurt. It's simple lol... but you can't get fruit flavoured yoghurt here and so to me it tastes really special!
ReplyDeleteLoved going through your list :)
That sounds delicious!
DeleteGreat post! I taught my son to sing Ice Ice Baby. I'm a choco-holic too. I also eat way too many cookies. I can't buy chocolate chip cookies because they're my favorite and they'd be gone within a few days!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had your kind of willpower. :)
DeleteWith the exception of ANTM, which I've never gotten into, I share all of these. Have you ever tried avocado popsicles? They look disgusting but are really tasty.
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of them, but I'm sure I'd like them. :)
DeleteHave you ever tried Nutella in ice-cream?
ReplyDeleteNo, but it sounds delicious!
DeleteI do the same thing occasionally with Nutella or Nutkao, but mainly because it helps me drink water.
ReplyDeleteJust before reading this, I had a spoonful of chocolate icing for the same reason. One more spoonful will finish the tub. :-)
I need your willpower. I also eat frosting right out of the container, but I can never, ever stop at a spoonful. :)
DeleteI love nutella! I've never eaten it on a spoon, though. I have eaten frosting on a spoon. I do that everytime I frost a cake! (I just looked at the comment above mine. I see I'm not alone :))
ReplyDeleteFrosting on a spoon: one of my favorite things! :)
DeleteI love nutella but I don't buy it OR I do eat the whole jar! :) Chocolate is another one for me and I think wasting time might be up there since I seem to have been doing that all morning! :) I also love driving to wherever, but now with high gas prices I don't do that quite as often. great post!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sharon. :)
DeleteI'm also careful with how often I buy Nutella. I have to be!
Have a great day.
Oh love the list of the guilty pleasures! My biggest is Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey Ice Cream :)
ReplyDeleteYum!
DeleteNutella with a spoon... I might have to try that now. I do like putting it on rolls, yum.
ReplyDeleteGuilty Pleasures:
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (terrible show, I just keep watching it over and over)
Chocolate
Scooby-Doo fruit snacks
AND I totally love tatter tots too! Yummy!
I watched part of the first season of that show. I agree--the acting is horrible--but somehow the story kept drawing me in.
DeleteYour tater tot story reminds me of myself when my girls were babies. I'd open up a little jar of Gerbers plums and eat most of it myself. But back to tots, there's a local restaurant that makes its own tater tots from scratch and wraps them in bacon. Heaven on a plate.
ReplyDeleteSome baby is pretty good! I always liked the apricots. :)
DeleteI need to go to that restaurant!
chocolate and wine & bachelorette =)
ReplyDeleteDivine! :)
DeleteDana, do you ever watch TMZ on TV?! It's crazy but it's so much fun. I have Ralph watching it, too. Nutella, peanut butter and now Biscoff creamy and crunchy....WITH A SPOON!! The Biscoff is the best though, I can't even buy it. I've gotten the peanut butter under control, but the Biscoff...If you haven't tried it...it is incredible!
ReplyDeleteI've seen that show a few times. You're right: it's crazy!
DeleteI saw the Biscoff in the store the other day. It looked so good, but I knew if I brought it home, I would be in trouble. ;)
I'm pretty sure nutella tastes best straight from the spoon! Now you'll have to excuse my ignorance, but what's a tater tot?
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I don't think I have guilty pleasures. I just have things I like and am too lazy to care about whether they're perceived as being cool or not. Like still loving lego ;)
Tater tots are cylindrical, crispy, deep-fried grated potatoes. (I linked to their Wikipedia page up above if you want to see a picture.) Just thinking about them makes me drool. LOL
DeleteI think Legos are great! My kids play with them--and so do I. :)
Chocolate, YA novels, and Criminal Minds. I'm addicted to that show. My husband gave season 2-4 for Christmas, and I'm almost finished season 4. :(
ReplyDelete:( It's just like reading a really great book: you don't want it to end. I felt the same way about the TV show Felicity.
DeleteThe Twilight books and movies are one of my biggest guilty pleasures. I am normally not into that kind of thing at all, but I love them. My mom looked at me like I'd announced I go around kicking puppies or something else truly awful when she found out! And Nacho Cheese Doritos. :-)
ReplyDeleteLOL about your mom's reaction!
DeleteNacho Cheese Doritos! I haven't had them in ages, but I think I need some right now. :)
Way too big sugary drinks from Sonic on a hot, hot day when I'm tired and sweaty.
ReplyDeleteHoarders. Noone in my family can stand to even be in the room when it's on. I'm fascinated. For some reason.
Yay for sugar! (That's my motto. LOL)
DeleteI've watched a few episodes of Hoarders. I think it's fascinating in that car-wreck kind of way.
Yikes! I am so out of it... I don't even know what Nutella is! I'm thinking it's like peanut butter?
ReplyDeleteGuilty pleasures; NAPS on the weekend, a glass of red wine with dinner (even if dinner is scrambled eggs and toast), a hot bath early in the morning, The Good Wife on Netflix
It's similar to peanut butter. It's a spread made of chocolate and hazelnut.
DeleteLove your list!
I do that with Nutella. Except I don't even leave it in the kitchen. Straight to my office. Love avocados and of course chocolate. Now you have me thinking about tater tots.
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking about them, too.
DeleteI broke down and bought an avocado today. It means more time of the treadmill, but it's worth it. :)
I love how you hide your "stash" with the Nutella so no one can find it; I do the same with chocolate when I'm eating it (got to keep it out of the house though :)
ReplyDeleteAll great guilty pleasures you have; definitely mine is chocolate and watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians when I'm at the gym and it is on the TV there. Sure makes the time on the elliptical go by faster :)
betty
I wish I could watch shows while I'm exercising, but our treadmill is in the basement, where there's no TV. I usually read instead, but that gets a little tricky when I really start moving. LOL
Delete...ice, ice, baby ;)
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes, haven't heard that one in years!
El
It's definitely an earworm!
DeleteBig big big yes to avocados and America's Next Top Model.
ReplyDeleteCan we add Grey's Anatomy on Netflix to this list? When I get in a slump and need to veg out, it's always Grey's Anatomy. Oh and Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia. mmmm
Yay! Another ANTM fan. :)
DeleteWould you believe I've never seen Grey's Anatomy? (I know, I know...) ;)
And now I want ice cream. LOL
Nutella on a spoon! Definitely! Spread on a tortilla and rolled up, too. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI've never had it on a tortilla. Sounds delicious!
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