Lex and Learn

One of the newer blogs in my nightly must-read list is Breakfast at Toast and earlier this week I adored her “guilty pleasures” post as inspired by vmac + cheese and things that sparkle. So, here’s my attempt. Enjoy!

1.) The snooze button on my alarm. I use it no less than three times most mornings, and I set my alarm early enough to fit in as many “snoozes” as possible.

2.) Putting on pajamas as soon as I get home from work, no matter how early that time may be. For example, if I head home after a 2 p.m. meeting to work from home the rest of the day, I am in pajamas within moments of walking through the door, even if I have to get redressed later.

3.) Sweets. Chocolate, ice cream, cookies — it doesn’t really matter. I have to finish lunch and dinner with a “sweet treat” no matter how full I am.

4.) Home-alone eating habits. When Mike is gone, I have the weirdest eating habits and I absolutely LOVE it. Dinner usually consists of the following in a three or four hour window: wine, string cheese, some hummus, a few chips, more string cheese and wine, sweet treats.

5.) Social media. Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Yelp — I crave and need them all. Mike, our friends and even my family poke fun at how obsessed I am with being online but I don’t care. I wish I needed less sleep so that I could blog (and read blogs) more!

6.) Shopping. Not online, because I hate the return process, but real, old-fashioned pounding the pavement at the mall and going in and out of all the stores. I love shoes and handbags. I don’t think I’ll ever have enough “fun” jewelry or accessories like scarves. BORN. TO. SHOP.

7.) Wine. Mainly reds, but crisp cold whites have grown on me given the Colorado summer heat. I dream about having a wine cellar one day, or even having the time/money to take a wine course to teach me more about what I love so much.

8.) Bad television. Yep, I am part of the reason the Housewives, Kardashians and The Situation continue to get paid. There is something about horrific reality television that let’s me escape and “turn off” after even the most demanding day. Some people read novels while others clean and tackle personal to-do lists. I choose Housewives…which is one of the reasons I am hoping we decide to cancel our cable this fall.

9.) Paying full price for things. I love a good deal, but I hate deal-hunting, shopping around and digging through sale racks. I like to grab what I want quickly and don’t have much patience once my mind is set on a purchase. I probably throw away a lot of money each year thanks to my inability to bargain hunt. I wish I inherited my mom’s coupon and sale shopping habits.

10.) Cuddling with Kona in bed. He sheds and is 85 lbs. I complain that there is hair everywhere, yet each morning when he stares at me with those puppy eyes, I cannot resist a few minutes with him while I hit the snooze button.

 I’m dying to hear…what are YOUR guilty pleasures?