Kate Takes 5's listography this week is all about guilty pleasures. You know, the things you love but are slightly embarrassed to admit. Ok, deep breath, here is my list:
1. Melting chocolate in the microwave and eating it with a spoon
Yeah, I really do sometimes do this. My sister and I used to do it when we were kids, I still do, I bet she does too. Add a cup of tea or a glass of red wine - bliss.
2. And on the topic, anything containing melted cheese
I adore cheese, but it is so much better melted. For parties I make this thing where I basically cook a brie in the oven so it is melted on the inside. I recently saw an episode of "Cheese Slices" (it is a travel show about cheese - I kid you not) where they cut a massive wheel of cheese in half, then had a special gadget that melted the cut side which they scrapped it off onto bread to eat, then they put it back under the element, remelted it, etc. S and I turned to each other and unanimously agreed we needed that device.
3. Pop Music
If I'm asked what kind of music I like I will talk about jazz, 60's rock, opera, etc. But you know, I really love a bit of pop every now and then. It is even better if it is from the 80's. Kylie, George Michael, the Bangles, boy bands, god help me, I will even sing along to the Spice Girls.
4. Shoes
I refuse to count my shoes for fear that it will incriminate me. Lets just put it this way, I have to do a seasonal rotation as they won't all fit in the cupboard and the special going out shoes are in a whole other storage space. And now I've decided I want to wear flats more, so I guess I will have to buy a whole lot of new ones!
5. Long Hot Showers
I don't feel quite so guilty about this one as we are having reasonable rainfall at the moment, but particularly when the drought was bad I felt guilty about using so much water. But I love a long shower, not only does it wake me up, it relaxes me and definitely improves my mood - just ask the colleagues who had to put up with me the other day when the temperature hit -8 overnight and my hot water pipe froze so I couldn't have my wake up shower.
So what are your guilty pleasures?
Great list,Lisa!
ReplyDeleteI love hot showers too. They aren't just a pleasure, they're essential for life.
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With you on showers.... OH always gets upset by how long I spend it there.. and cannot function if I haven't had a shower!
ReplyDeleteFab list!
Love it! And I couldn't help laughing because I read #1 and thought "I'm exactly the same, and I also love melting cheese in the microwave and eating it with my fingers"... then I read #2 :P
ReplyDeleteI also don't feel ready in the morning without a shower, but I can't have long ones. I feel so guilty!
It seems I've hit a common thread with long, hot showers! Hannah, I must admit, most of the time my mornings don't allow for longs ones, so I only feel guilty on the weekend. Which I solve by eating melted cheese on toast.
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you on the first two. If I didn't finish the melted chocolate I would stick it in the fridge to eat later. And the quickest melted cheese fix I get is sticking a tortilla covered in cheese under the grill for 1minute - instant gooey cheese wrapped up nicely.
ReplyDeleteOh that tortilla idea sounds delicious CC11! I think I might have to give it a go.
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