Guilty Pleasures

There's so much hustle and bustle in everyday life, getting from here to there and making it on time (or no more than 15 minutes late in my case) that sometimes we forget to just take a breath and enjoy something. There are certain things in life that make the bad things seem not so bad even if just for a minute or two because realistically sometimes that's absolutely all you need is a minute of quiet. 

Disclaimer*** Obviously I'm not into hard drugs, or soft ones if there is such a thing (I felt like after saying hard drugs I needed to follow with soft ones to even it out), illegal activities or anything along those lines, those are definitely not the type of guilty pleasures I'm referring to. ***

It's just sometimes I think, this is a hard day, I'm stressed and dang it I deserve 12 of the walmart sugar cookies with the frosting that melts in my mouth! And guess what, not even for a minute do I feel guilty about it because for that 30 seconds nothing mattered except me and those calories. 

Of course, I have more guilty pleasures than just sugar cookies. I actually have several I can think of off hand, and I feel like if something brings you happiness then maybe it shouldn't be hidden. So, if in case you've ever sat down at breakfast or lunch, whichever, and thought "hmmm I wonder what Aubree's guilty pleasures are?", well this is the blog post for you my friend. 

 

1. Sister Wives 

This show, how I love this show. It's trash, I know it's trash and guess what, I.do.not.care. I anxiously await what the wives are up to week to week. I love knowing the inner workings of such a different approach at life. When I have 30 minutes at home with the kids content and one of these episodes recorded I'm in my own little moment of paradise, no matter what's weighing on my mind.

2. Creme brûlée 

If a restaraunt has this dessert, it's getting ordered. No matter how many calories I've consumed that day already, I'm eating this. (I'd also like to make a side note and say I really do not count calories lol). Also, even if my meal sucked royally and the creme brûlée was amazing, then nothing else mattered. 

3. Coffee with a good friend. 

Sometimes all I need in life is to call Tyler Pavlic and say, meet me at Standpipe. Even if it's just fifteen minutes of conversation and a Standpipe blended with no coffee, no whip, that's all I need. 

4. Serial Killer novels 

Of course, one of my guilty pleasures would be reading....but I have a sick fascination with a good serial killer book. The bloodier, gorier, and more sadistic the better. Tess Gerritsen is amazing at what she does, and anytime she drops a new book you can bet I'm buying it. 

5. Singing loudly in my car. 

Sometimes that's all I need is to just song very loudly in my car. Maybe I don't know all the words, and maybe that doesn't even matter! I think Lindsay Russell and I really could sign with a recording company if they could hear us in the car together. Maybe not, but it doesn't matter because it's something I can do and just relieve stress! 

So, for some a guilty pleasure is not a cookie, maybe it's a glass of wine with someone you love, or a night all by yourself where you randomly decide to get a tattoo, or it could just be a night at the lake just listening to the sound of the crickets...whatever it is, if it's something that lessens the stress of this life for a brief moment then enjoy the heck out of it, own it and don't regret it.