When You Just Can't Say No When Maybe You Should

Face it we all have guilty pleasures that we know we shouldn’t like but like a moth to a flame we cannot resist the urge to indulge them. I like many have several myself some of these of my own making whilst others I can “thank” others for. The first pleasure for my sins that I can’t resist is thanks to one Kate Laffort. Who in an act of kindness of more likely sneaky underhandness brought about the first guilty pleasure that I will share with you.

1. Trashy Romance Novels

My dalliance with romance novels started with the previously mentioned Kate Laffort lending me several books that she “thought I might enjoy” when I was embarking on a trip to Australia. There were several books but unbeknown to me at the bottom of the pile was a novel by Amy Jenkins or the like. It had the usual kind of plot girl accidentally meet world famous actor, world famous actor and girl hit if off, girl and actor fall in love, girl then thinks actor is having an affair and doesn’t really love her, girls finds out actor really does love her and they live happily ever after.

It was utter tosh and I loved every damn word of the thing. I was a usual guy who read Andy McNabb novels and science fiction. Now I read all the romance novels I can get my hands on. I knew it had gone to far when I ended up watching Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants and actually cried at the end. I am tragic I know. Check the link below for a bit of fun. It is just something I found on the net.

Use your picture to make a romace novel cover.

2. Iron Chef and Iron Chef America

I am not sure if you all know about these TV programmes. Originally dreamt up in Japan and then recreated in America this TV show involves two chefs battling it out with each other to cook the best dishes. There are up to four Iron Chefs and one challenger per show gets to take on one of the iron chefs. The contest is to see who can create the best dishes (minimum of four) using a secret ingredient that neither knows about before the show.

The Japanese dubbed version is absolutely great television and the chefs are unbelievable and it is just a wonderful way to spend an hour of your life when you know you should be out exercising, doing housework or socialising.

3. Scrabble

I am sure there are more people out there that care to admit it love scrabble but can’t admit it because it is considered by many seriously uncool. I can think of nothing better than on a lovely Sunday summers day sitting in the garden playing scrabble with your friends over a Gin and tonic or two, talking rubbish and getting a little drunk. Come on, shout it out and be proud and say I love scrabble.

4. Waffles covered in melted chocolate

Pretty self explanatory very unhealthy but quite frankly too delicious to deny yourself; whatever mood I find myself in a good waffle covered in chocolate only lifts my mood and makes me even happier.

5. Keeley Hazzel

She maybe two-thirds my age but my god she in the best of British as you get older I am over 30 now you start to get your daily treats from anywhere you can get them and I know a lot of guys my age will happen upon a picture of good old Keeley in the papers (and quite frankly she is everywhere) and may take a few seconds to peruse the two wonderful delights that Keeley has to offer the world. Thank you God for delivering us Keeley

We all have guilty pleasures and most of us like to keep them a secret as we are afraid of what other people may think. I reckon we should all embrace these pleasures and be proud of them. Life is too short and we should all have fun.