Guilty Pleasures

Let's face it, we all have guilty pleasures.

That's right. No intro. I'm just going to dive right in.

I just spent the last 2 hours at a casino spending some hard earned money! (I know I'm saying it like I blew a few bills.. but I only spent $30.. irrelevant!). The fact of the matter remains that I gambled, and I actually enjoyed it.

So this got me thinking. There must be many other things in the world we all secretly enjoy doing, but we never admit to it.

Why? Mayhaps because we're afraid we'll be judged. Know what I say? Who cares!

If there are things you enjoy doing, you should just do them without giving a hoot what the world thinks. Not that I'm endorsing addictions here, but let me take the first step and share some of my own guilty pleasures with y'all.

Gambling

Not going to lie, it is freakishly easy to get carried away at a casino. I always stay within my limits, but boy does that slot machine music keep playing in my head for a few hours after I've left.

Bubble wrap!

I think there is nothing more amazing in the world than being able to pop the bubbles on a sheet of bubble wrap. When I was younger, the Moms used to chase me around the house, hit me with a few choice words and even the occasional shoe for popping bubbles from bubble wrap.

Red Velvet Goodies

Cookies? Yes. Cake? Yes. Macaroons? Yes, yes and yes. Regardless of what diet I ever go on, when it comes to "red velvet stuff", I will shamelessly pick it up and gobble it down. Who ever heard of s sane person passing up an opportunity to have a red velvet cheesecake cupcake?!

Disobedience

I think there is a sort of thrill associated with not listening to someone in a position of authority. Whether it is a supervisor at work, a parent, a friend, a partner or even a stranger, defying an order and secretly doing things your own way gives you a satisfaction that just cannot be paralleled. If you haven't done so, I strongly suggest you try it. Start of small. Wear mismatched socks to work.

Solo Concerts

Whether it's jumping around your room in your bathrobe, finding a moment alone at work to do a little jig, or pretending you're performing for a crowd of a million that's hiding behind your shower curtain, eeeeverybody enjoys those moments when they pretend to be a famous rock star.

Childhood Loves

And last, but not least, I will proudly confess to this: everything I loved doing in my childhood, I enjoy it just as much, if not more, today. Reading Harry Potter still makes me feel like I'm 12. Listening to Westlife still makes me smile, cry and marry that entire boy band at the same time. I still think Tom & Jerry is the greatest cartoon to have ever been made. I still wish I had a hot Uncle Jesse. And I still have a crush on Tino from The Weekenders *blushes*. You can judge.

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So there you have it! These are some secret pleasures I'm guilty of.

What are yours? Until next week...

Hasta la-buh bye!