Alright, Urban Housewives. It’s time to fess up. We all have a little extra free time now and then – it may not come around often, but it does. And when it does, we’re not always motivated enough to do that home renovation we’ve been meaning to do or break out the crafts. Sometimes, we just want to kick back, relax and indulge in some of our secret guilty pleasures. You know what yours are – and I’m not telling some of mine! But a couple staples of the urban housewife’s guilty pleasures include playing games like bingo, watching reality television and indulging in a manicure and pedicure. We take a look at these guilty pleasure and why it’s ok to give into them every now and again.
Watching Reality TV Shows
Most people these days, especially moms and wives, watch reality TV shows to pass their time. They normally like these TV shows for various reasons as some like them due to their own desire to live vicariously through the people in such a show, while others may like them for their favorite celebrities taking part in these shows. But most of these reality TV shows have nothing to provide you fruitful which may provide you some material benefit. Watching realty TV shows is one of the real guilty pleasures that you can indulge in alone, but is also super fun to do with a friend. I know I should be catching up on the news or reading, but give me reality TV any afternoon.
Playing Bingo and Other Games
People, including moms, who are interested in playing bingo as a good time pass normally use it as their guilty pleasure as it can be played online even while staying at home. The reason playing bingo at home is a guilty pleasure is that you may enjoy playing it to pass your time, but a lot of people feel like the game is a bit silly. Not necessarily so! Getting a chance to have some alone time, hop on the laptop and indulge in a little bingo or other games can be surprisingly cathartic. Or you could head to your local community center and play with others.
Giving Yourself a Mani-Pedi
So the last and probably best guilty pleasure on our list is giving yourself an at-home manicure and/or pedicure. The mani/pedi combo is the ultimate female indulgence. I’ve never been able to get my husband to understand why this is such a private, zen moment for me. And while I’d hit the salon weekly for some cuticle care if I could afford it and had the time, I really don’t. Enter the at-home mani/pedi. I know I should be editing those photos I took the other day, but I really just want to paint my nails and relax. The photos will be there tomorrow!