I pulled this post back out from last Summer to Link-UP with the ladies of Girl Chat
It's still summertime, which means it's way too hot and laid back to do anything ambitious or worthy. So why not indulge in your guilty pleasures? You deserve them! I always say it really doesn't take much to make me happy.
It's still summertime, which means it's way too hot and laid back to do anything ambitious or worthy. So why not indulge in your guilty pleasures? You deserve them! I always say it really doesn't take much to make me happy.
Now, I will start by saying that this is a rough day. As
we speak, we are moving our oldest into his apartment at IU. There's going to
be lots of setting up today and trips by mom to the store and then as Mr. Nine
and I travel home tonight, probably a few tears running down my cheeks. The
second one is moving into his frat house at Purdue this week too! I pray this
week is not as hard as this time last year when they went off for first time!
My College Boys
So, clearly with a little of the blues because of the
kids going back, mama really needs those guilty pleasures more than ever! Why
is it most of them revolve around food? Lol.
Ice Cream for Supper ~ Kids, I have done this five times
this year, five times! When I know I'm serving the fam leftovers or no one's
going to be home but me, Bam, swing by The Chief (the best and most famous ice
cream shop in Indiana) and my day is made! I always get the same thing, one
scoop of lemon on a sugar cone, and I always have exact change: $3.35 well spent! Last week the girl remembered my order, lol.
Deep Fried and Butter ~ my affinity for deep-fried Fair
food runs deep! It is the only week of the year that I usually even eat
deep-fried! And it is definitely a guilty pleasure! Can you believe we never
even got out to the Fair this year. And mama is not getting grease all over the
kitchen, lol. Guess I'll settle for deep fried cheese curds from our favorite
brewery! Oh and loads of butter on the cream of the crop: corn on the cob.....lip smacking good I tell ya!!
I love you cheese curds
I keep showing this picture because I love that stinking' corn dog stand sooo much!
Fancy Flip Flops ~ Usually it's boots I splurge on but I
felt it was time for more than $3 old navy or target flip flop so I splurged on
the Tory Burch Miller's and LOVE THEM!! Have a feeling mama will need a couple
more pairs next Summer. Yep, Love them so much getting another pair Summer 2018!
Get your own splurge HERE
Online Shopping (Hello #NSale, Loft...MUST
SHOP) ~ well, the #Nsale wasn't a big thriller for me this summer but the
back-to-school sales have me quite enticed! I guess though you could say the
majority of online shopping I've been doing is to furnish a college apartment
for a boy! And of course the ever fun home Decor for the new house! Online
stopping and getting those packages on my front porch makes me giddy!
And this Graphic
Champagne Campaign!! I VOTE YES!!
I am dying to get thisTop from The Loft
And this Tasseled Cover-UP
Reading Magazines ~ I never read magazines in the winter
but summer...bring on the People and all things Good Housekeeping, Home Decor
related, etc. Fun, in the Sun, reads.
Sitting out in the Sun ~ second to floating in a
pool, this is my 2nd favorite summer thing to do. I know nothing productive is
happening, but it clears my mind so I can be productive.
Binging T.V. Series ~ How much do I love the fact that we can now binge and not wait til next week!! In there Summer , the TV viewing is slim pickin's but with Apple TV, Netflix, Hulu, DVR, etc...I am one happy girl. What made me Most happy this Summer: Watching 84 episodes, all 7 seasons of "Shameless." This show is crude and crazy and I loved every minutes of it and felt like the Gallagher's were family! I miss it but we just finished Godless and so excited for the second season of Ozark.
I hide food ~ and I am not ashamed to admit it!! I learned my lesson a few years back when the boys would eat all my favorite treats. I like to spread them out and not eat all at once, so I have a mama snack cabinet that remains undisturbed from "boy" hands and the stash of Chips Ahoy thins, Good Thins White Cheddar crackers, Goldfish, etc is intact. Well, except for the caramel M&M's.....can't stop.....
I hide food ~ and I am not ashamed to admit it!! I learned my lesson a few years back when the boys would eat all my favorite treats. I like to spread them out and not eat all at once, so I have a mama snack cabinet that remains undisturbed from "boy" hands and the stash of Chips Ahoy thins, Good Thins White Cheddar crackers, Goldfish, etc is intact. Well, except for the caramel M&M's.....can't stop.....
How do you treat yourself?
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