Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Listography: 5 guilty pleasures

Only 5!? Oh ok then.

1. Crisps. I sometimes stop on my way home and buy a big packet all for me. Then I have to take the rubbish out before collecting DD from Kindergarten - she'd want to know who had eaten all those crisps without giving her any, for sure.

2. Candy Crush, Papa Pear, and Farm Heroes. I've limited myself to three computer game sagas as I can see it being about as dangerous as taking drugs. The fact that I can limit myself to just the three suggests I still have some control, no? You need more than one on the go as, if you play via facebook, they make you take rests when you run out of lives. It takes 2 1/2 hours to get a full quota of 5 lives back and I do try not to bother my friends with requests too much - only if I'm desperate. (Tip - if you change the date on your computer to a day ahead, your lives replenish and then you can change it back. Clever eh?)

3. Going to bed at 7pm. I do it about once a week. DD gets into my bed with me. She reads to me from her reading books and then I read to her. Then she snuggles up to me while I read my book. DD's better than a hot water bottle or an electric blanket. She falls asleep fairly quickly and I read until I feel sleepy myself. I'm usually asleep by 9pm.

4. A bottle of wine. All by myself. All for me. Ok, it does take me four days to drink it as I'll only have one glass of an evening. I may not have a car to drive but you have to be sober when you're the responsible adult in the house. And actually, one glass is enough. Gone are the days when I could drink 2 or 3 glasses of wine and still stink thraight.

5. Escape To The Country. My mum tapes them and saves them up for me. We usually only go to England once a year so that's 52 episodes over a two week holiday. No problem! What are the nights for when Grandma gets up to make breakfast for your 5 year old? I seriously need to re-examine my lifestyle, maybe I need to be looking for a cottage to renovate in Warwickshire or Herefordshire (both cheaper than Gloustershire don't you know). But how do you choose your shire? So much countryside and only one life.

So there you have it, my 5 guilty pleasures. The linky is with Anya this week (Older Single Mum). Go and have a nosy at everyone else's secret indulgences.

17 comments:

  1. I'd love to say I share all of them, but only the 7pm bedtime appeals although I certainly wouldn't want my kids in with me!

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    1. I wouldn't like it in the summer but it's nice and cosy atm. I agree though that 3 kids would be too much in the one bed with you.

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  2. Thank you for linking up! Really interesting insights into your soul here! Love the early night one best and think just once a week doing that can really save sanity :)

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    1. I notice that the next day goes far more smoothly after a good night's sleep. However, I couldn't do it more than once a week as there's too much that needs doing in the evenings.

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  3. Ooh, we are quite alike! Crisps, candy crush, wine (I can stink very thraight after 2/3 glasses though!) and although I don't go to bed that early I do go BACK to bed at 8am when the boy is safely on the bus!
    Thanks for the great tip.... I usually go straight from laptop to phone. So much time gets spent crushing candy, blitzing jewels....

    xx Jazzy

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    1. I was so tempted to start blitzing jewels as well but I don't dare - it could take over my life! I am actually amazed by how many games there are on offer. It's quite scary in fact.

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  4. I am definitely with you on the crisps one. I have to steer clear of the savoury snack aisle in the super market because paprika crisps always jump into my basket... I cannot cannot cannot watch escape to the country though because all those gormless people buying up houses that should actually be for me (in my dreams) drive me nuts!! :D

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  5. LOL - yes my house has been and gone a number of times. By the time I get round to living the dream I'll be too old to manage the stairs!

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  6. Not a wine lover, definitely agree with the rest though! I love my early night too x

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    1. I'd give up the wine for more early nights. Not so much being in bed earlier but free evenings without grading, cooking, etc, to do.

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  7. I love your list!!
    I'm def with you on Candy Crush ;-) but I have Bubble Witch and Jelly Splash as my other 2 - totally agree, they are too addictive to have loads, heehee!

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  8. I love your list!
    I'm def with you on the Candy Crush addiction, but my other 2 are Jelly Splash and Bubble Witch, heehee!

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    1. I tried bubble witch but rejected it. I think it depends on your hardware. It may be more fun with a mouse than a touch pad.

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    2. And DD plays jelly splash on my phone - It's just a matter of time until I get sucked in I suppose. :)

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  9. I love the 7pm bedtime one! I mentioned games like Candy Crush too - I'll bet those appear on a few people's lists.

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