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Mommy Indulgence #1 - My "Me Time" Favorites


We have all heard the phrase that mom's get "no days off".  This is true, very true.  So what do I do when I do get these rare days off?  Ok wait, unless I am in a totally different city and state from my girls, I do not get any days off!  It's more like a few hours to myself, and I better enjoy them because as soon as I'm back home it's time to clock back in.  I'll be revealing my most favorite things to do during "me time" in a series of posts, subscribe to the blog to follow along.

Simple outings to my favorite store, Target, rejuvenate me like I've been to the spa.  Going up and down the household cleaning product aisles is like Christmas in (insert current Month here)!  No matter what I go to Target for, I always end up in the household cleaning product section before going to get what  I've gone for.  The smell of cleanliness and items lined perfectly on the shelves helps to curb my desire for the same in my home.  It takes everything in me to not purchase any of the items, especially if I already have more than enough products to use at home.

After browsing the household section, I'll grab what I've gone for and go to other stores like TJ Maxx and Home Goods.  We've recently moved into a new house and I'm longing to decorate every room since this is the first place that feels like home.  I'll look at all of home decor on clearance and see if there is anything that I can purchase and justify purchasing once I get home.  I most often just browse around for ideas and leave the store headed to grab an indulgent drink or meal.

Today's outing consisted of me having to grab groceries at the end of my outing.  So since I knew that I would be going to the grocery store, I skipped the indulgent meal and decided to see if there was anything at Aldi that appeased me.  As I finished up the shopping list, I looked at cheesecake, cookies and sushi.  I didn't get the cheesecake because there were 2 slices and I didn't want to share.  I didn't get the cookies because they're amazing and I've got them way too often.  These cookies are the Benton's Caramel Coconut Fudge Cookies, very much like the Girl Scout Caramel Delites and I would only end up eating the whole package before the end of the night.  The sushi?  There was no fresh sushi being made in the store so that would be a bad idea.  As I accepted the fact that I wouldn't be getting an indulgent treat this trip, I passed by a bag of popcorn.  My favorite popcorn.  Caramel and cheese flavored popcorn.  And of course it was reasonably priced since this was Aldi, so I grabbed it and paid for my groceries.  To make sure that I could eat it on the drive home, I held onto the bag as I took my cart back and opened it as soon as I left the store! 


 I enjoyed most of the bag before getting home and was greeted by my girls once in the driveway.  It was then that I knew the rest of my indulgent treat would be going to them and that I had just clocked in.

What do you do during your "me time"?  Let me know on Instagram and tag me with the hashtag #mommysworldab










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