This week’s Listicles topic comes from Miss Marina Star. I think she feels sorry for me because for a long time she’s been my only follower on Instagram. Whenever I post a photo a message comes back: “Miss Marina Star likes your photo!” which means: “Miss Marina Star feels sorry for you, you big Loser! Get your sorry self some followers!”
Anyway, her topic is 10 guilty pleasures (and she wants us to be honest – shit).
My 10 Guilty Pleasures
Note: Almost every one of mine has to do with eating. Don’t judge me.
- Ben.
- Jerry.
- Watching Downton Abbey on Netflix with Ben and Jerry.
- Reading while eating. Reading ethnic novels while eating ethnic foods – even better.
I love to go out to lunch alone and sit in a corner at Whole Foods eating chicken tikka masala while also devouring a novel, uninterrupted. PS: In case you’re interested two excellent novels that pair well with chicken tikka masala are What Is The What by Dave Eggers, and The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. If you’re just going to sit in Whole Foods with a chocolate mousse and a coffee, then read The House On Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, which you can read in one dessert. - Eating Cheezits in bed while blogging late at night. It’s a disgusting and unforgivable habit I know, but I also know that I’m not alone – certain other mom-bloggers are just as despicable:
- Gossiping. I come from a long line of Lithuanian women who love to converse, and who were black-belt Ninja gossipers. Gossiping is hard-wired into my DNA. My mother loved to gossip, my sister loved it, my grandmother loved it, my great-aunt, and so on. And all of us understood that as soon as you left the room you’d be discussed, your life dissected, and your character defects passed around and ridiculed like dirty underpants. We considered it an art-form. Gossip gets a bad rap nowadays but I heart it. I really do.
- Blasting loud 80s music on XM radio in the minivan after I drop the kids off at school. I’m not proud of it. Once I got caught listening to Tarzan Boy by Baltimora by one of my children’s gym teachers who happened to be in the car beside me. Out of all the songs a person could get caught nodding their head to, this is one of the lowest – it’s right down there with Falco’s Der Kommissar.
- Listening to NPR (Bob Edwards or Teri Gross – I can’t bring myself to listen to Diane Rheme), and BBC News Outlook’s ”extraordinary personal stories.” If I could do that while eating Cheezits, oh my.
- Hugging, kissing, and snuggling with my children – breathing them in. I once read the following (idiotic) advice in a parenting book: “Be careful to love your children…but don’t make the mistake of falling in love with them.” My first thought after reading that was: “Are you kidding me? It’s too late! I’ve fallen head over heels for them already and there’s no turning back!” So sue me! I’ve fallen in love with my children, and I really think if a parent isn’t in love with their kids there’s something wrong.
- Cranking ABBA and dancing around like a dork (I’m not a good dancer, by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, I dance just like Tarzan Boy in that Baltimora video. I never moved on from the 80s.)
Linking up with Stasha at Northwest Mommy.
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Hahahahaha!! Our boob Cheezits Twittersation made it onto your blog!!!
I danced to Abba too. When I was EIGHT.
Twitter: AlisonSWLee
Yeah Alison you’re famous! PS: ABBA comment was BRUTAL! But necessary! (-:
That whole twitter – cheezits time line was hilarious and awesome! I agree with you about that parenting advice you read, how do you NOT fall in love with your kids? Great list! Keep jamming to the 80′s music – lol!
Twitter: mommy_padawan
Will do Anna! (-:
I was going to say ABBA was top of the pops when I was born but I just know Megan will leave a comment saying ABBA who?! I remember seeing how of the booby snack twitter comvo and it all makes sense now. Love this one!
Twitter: NorthWestMommy
I’m so glad to be of assistance Stasha! (-:
Oh, how this list made me laugh! I love gossip too…in Spanish we call it “chisme” and I love how my mom occasionally texts me, “I have chisme for you BIG TIME!” Love The House on Mango Street, too! Sandra Cisneros spoke to one of my college classes, I’ll never forget.
Twitter: theaumsmama
WTF – Don’t fall in love with your children?? I’m pretty sure anyone who hasn’t is a sociopath! I’m guessing that’s a book that hit the bottom f the trash can! Love the cheez-it conversation. My husband won’t let me eat in bed. He’s mean like that.
Thanks for the book recs! I was just going to get a new book today!
Twitter: S_Supermommy
That book was tossed into the trash a long time ago. (-:
Reading while eating lunch alone is one of my absolute favorite guilty pleasures!
Twitter: euregirlsandboy
We just got addicted to Downton Abbey – started watching on Netflix from the beginning. I do love me some NPR, too!
Twitter: normalmomally
Downton Abbey makes me feel so very uncivilized when I eat now – I don’t “dress” for dinner – !
I’ve been thinking of having a date with Ben and Jerry soon myself. And now you’ve made me want Cheezits too. You’re guilty pleasures don’t sound bad at all to me!
Twitter: chicktuition
I can’t wait to read yours. (-:
I love that Tarzan Boy song – transports me directly back to a bar I worked at then, big hair, big shoulder pads, and horribly bad dancing. Awesome!
Twitter: SJM_CookiesMom
Totally!
I come from a long line of gossipers too. My Dad always said you have to go to all the family events…to defend yourself:)
Twitter: Twinisms
And I love you even more now Ado!!! Although too many years working daycare ruined cheezits for me I have found crumbs of rits crackers and cheese in my bed lol. Oh you just reminded me as well when we get to our new house we’ll be able to do our Mama Mia night’s again!!! Wanna join????
Feeling is mutual!! (-:
LOVED them all but really loved Ben, Jerry and Abba! Awesome! And eating cheezits out your bra? Priceless.
Twitter: tsonoda
Priceless and pathetic! (-:
I love the eating ethnic foods and reading ethnic books! I love just sitting and reading too! I used to listen to NPR when I had a longer commute to work. Not real something you often admit too! Lol
Twitter: Utrend
My 10 Guilty Pleasures http://t.co/THK4ZyG3 | @adothemamalog
Thanks Teri!
I am SO guilty of eating cheezits in bed and blogging at night too!! And when music is playing, you can almost always guarantee its the best of the 80′s. That’s my favorite pandora station!
Twitter: batcrapcrazy
At least you’re not eating Cheezits while dancing, Ducky! (-:
I love your list too! The first two had me laughing out loud. And the gossiping. That’s a strong trait among the Chinese too
Twitter: cyu888
Is it really? I had no idea. (-:
Hubby and I used to go to this 80′s night club almost every Friday night. I love, love, love dancing to 80′s music… unfortunately, it closed. I miss it. And I’m glad you think it’s ok to gossip… I like doing that too.
Twitter: bocafrau
mwahahahahahaha… let’s all go on twitter and gossip about cheesy boobs whilst listening to npr and ’80′s era beastie boys in the background.
also, how do you NOT fall in love with your children? insanity.
Twitter: smushyfacebaby
Hahahahaha!
I’m all for loud ’30s music! And Ben & Jerry.
Twitter: JenAnnHall
Abba music has special magic that makes all dancing look good. At least that is what I tell myself.
I would eat the booby cheeze-its.
Twitter: fromtracie
Soul sistah!
ROFL, I’m sure if I thought about it I could come up with a worse song than Tarzan Boy but …
I eat everything in bed, a co worker was bitching her husband had spilled chicken wings and stained the sheets, I could only laugh and assure her he wasn’t the only one.
Here’s to dancing like we did in the 80′s
I may be crumby but I draw the line at chicken wings in the bed.
Haha!! I’ve been known to crank ABBA from time to time. And your twitter conversation made me crack up!
Also, I love that you gave Ben and Jerry their own number…they totally deserve it
Ben and Jerry are like twins whose mom always dresses them the same. I felt that for this post, they needed their own separate identities. (-:
I know a certain blogger who sometimes, while her husband is away, will eat dinner in bed. Bring the whole plate upstairs and eat. She also can’t bring herself to listen to Diane Rheme.
Twitter: michellelongo
I cannot believe I missed the booby Cheezit talk. Do you know how often I have to clean out my keyboard due to cheezit consumption while blogging? !? Your whole list was great! Ellen
Twitter: SensibleMoms
oh so glad someone else (aka you) love ‘em too.
But I’m way worse than you are – at least you’re not emptying out your bra.
I don’t get around the blogs as frequently lately… BUT… I saw your picture of Phish Food on your FB page, and I dropped everything to read your post. We have a great deal in common, Ado. I could see us sitting and talking a long time about various things while eating Phish Food… our own pints, of course.
Tarzan Boy?! Oh my gosh! Awesome!!
Twitter: lenore_diane
That’s so funny Lenore. When I do go for the Ben and Jerry’s (usually ahem, once a month) my husband knows not to even bother because I’m going to eat the whole dang pint. (-:
Cheese Its so rock over Cheese Nips. And I’m hook on the Monteray Jack and Parmesan ones. Ugh. Too much so. I buy them for the kids, and then. And I am major ABBA nerd. Probably more so now than when I was young in 70s.
Twitter: southmainmuse
And do you eat the Cheezits WHILST dancing to ABBA? (-:
@HouseTalkN You are sort of featured in my Listicles post today. Ok, a small Cheezit mention but still – you’re famous: http://t.co/er2FCoDt
My 10 Guilty Pleasures http://t.co/Xm6UGrUJ
Thanks for the RT (-:
OK. I don’t really have anything amazing to say except this made. me. laugh. (And spit out my cheezits at the same time)
Twitter: kateonthegomomma.net
Well GOOD, Kate! Good that you spit out some o’ them Cheezits – too many Cheezits make you retain water, didn’t your mama tell you that? (-: Glad to be of help…
Gossip! I lurve lurve gossip. I think of it as a bonding experience, frankly, between me & whomever I’m talking to…I like to think that I don’t say anything in a gossip fest that I wouldn’t say in person but probably that’s not *entirely* true. As for cheezits? Food of the gods. It’s like cheese-and-crackers in one swell foop.
Twitter: mannahattamamma
Eating cheezits in bed doesn’t sound disgusting. I found it exciting and fun. I can’t imagine you guys eating your cheezits boobies. That was quite funny anyways.
It’s 12:13am. You have made me want Cheeze-It’s.
Twitter: minister_mama
That Twitter conversation cracked. me. up.
And I could have done my entire list about eating, too.
Ha ha ha Love the cheezit addiction!!!
But you don’t want to spend the night in our house with all the Cheezit crumblies in the beds!
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