I was just scrubbing the pee off of my bathroom floor (seriously, boys, just because you CAN stand up to pee, doesn’t mean that you SHOULD or that you are GOOD AT IT) and I started thinking about my favorite things that I don’t want to want. Like Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs. Those damn eggs will be the death of me, but dang it, I just can’t stop them.
I have a lot of favorites that I love to hate and it got me thinking, what are some of your biggest weaknesses?
As far as food goes, I have quite a few. Reese’s Eggs, obviously. A new chocolate chip cookie recipe that I wish I would lose because really, you shouldn’t eat cookies every day of your life, not when you are trying to lose weight. Hot corn dip. Taco Bell. Sonic coke. Sweet tea. The list goes on and on, but those are at the top.
I have a definite weakness for camera lenses, but I’m too poor to do much about it. I own four lenses and have a list of others I would love to have. I’d also like a new camera. Serious weakness for all things photography related.
My biggest weakness though? The one that I just can’t say no to? Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. I know! They are so expensive, full of harsh chemicals, and not at all environmentally friendly, but damn it, they make me happy. I always tell myself that I won’t buy anymore, but then I break. Those things are so convenient! And they smell nice! And did I mention they make cleaning up boy pee really easy?
What do you find impossible to say no to?
(Clorox didn’t send me any free wipes or pay me to write about their product. I just felt the need to confess my addiction to the internet. Acknowledging that you have a problem is the first step, after all.)
Trenches of Mommyhood says:
Weaknesses:
Coke Zero
M&Ms
Doritos
shopping at TJMaxx and Marshalls
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April 28th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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April 28th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
MamaBug says:
Um.
When I was pregnant for the very last time (oh, please God)I became absolutely addicted to DQ Blizzards. Then I found out how many calories are in them. OM**G! Over 1000!! And does that stop me from eating one, ever??!?! Oh, no. I had to eat one while watching Biggest Loser. Oh, the irony…and the calories. Oh, lord, the flippin’ calories!!
I laugh at your little peanut butter eggs. Ha!
April 28th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Parkingathome says:
Del taco chicken soft tacos…and arby’s mozzarella sticks. Oh yum.
We’ve recently had to break ourselves of the clorox wipes habit at home ourselves. It’s a hard one, you always have to have rags and 409 around. One thing that helped, though, was making “disposable” rags out of old ratty t-shirts so if something was just HORRIBLE we could clean and toss it.
I feel your pain on the reese’s eggs. And christmas trees, people never mention reese’s christmas trees.
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April 28th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Jill (CDJ) says:
I have so many weaknesses. There is not enough room in your comments for them all.
Taco Bell — ditto for me
McDonald’s french fries
McDonald’s Diet Coke
Candy on a display in the middle of a store — yes please, I’ll take two!
Endcap deals at Target — those red clearance stickers call my name!
Children’s books
Books in general (you should see the size of my “to read” pile)
Shopping early for Christmas presents
Catalogs
See?!?!
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April 28th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Joel says:
Oh, by far my biggest weakness is an Icee and a bag of nacho doritos. It’s the thing I always craved for an afternoon snack when I was in school and still, on a hot summer day I can hardly contain myself.
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April 28th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Mrs Soup says:
~Mmmmm, Taco Bell.
~Purses. Omg purses. I don’t have the $$ for expensive ones, but that’s probably good, since I love them so much. My favorite thing it to find a hawt purse on sale. My absolute favorite is a brown leathery looking one, found for $4 at Ross on clearance. I’ve gotten SO many compliments on it.
~Sugary candy. I cannot stop at just a few, I end up eating a whole bag/box/container. This is really bad when buying the huge 2 lb bags of M&Ms.
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April 28th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Aliceson says:
Altoids smalls, they are sugar free but really strong. Mmm!
My cleaning weakness is Mr. Clean magic eraser. I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t even being touching something that can remove SHARPIE from the walls, but it works!
Alicesons last blog post..Fun Photos
April 28th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Suzi says:
Paper towels, man. Makes no sense, I know, when I spray an earth-friendly, green, chemical free cleaner and wipe it up with a nice, white, bleached paper towel. And I do it multiple times every day. Bad.
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April 28th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Cherie says:
I also am addicted to Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs. In fact, I have a whole bag sitting on my desk right now. Sadly, they are sitting in the bag and not my stomach because my fetus is making me throw up EVERYTHING I PREAKING EAT and chocolate is among the worst things to throw up, I’ve found.
I’m also addicted to Clorox wipes for cleaning the bathroom. Way easy.
However, my biggest addiction is books. I have 569 at the moment, and I know the exact number because I am OCD and have them all listed in an Excel file.
April 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Zephra says:
Oh Thank God. I thought I was the only one with a weakness for those wipes. I have been saying no though. When I go shopping, I pick them up and talk to them, telling them how much I miss them but no! they are too expensive.
I also have a weakness for Taco Bell Pepsi, Sonic rootbeer with cherry, and Those chocolate truffle ball things that come in a little red bag. I can make myself sick eating those. Oh yeah, chocolate donuts chilled in the fridge. I bite off a corner and dip them in milk. The milk soaks in and they are so yummy that way.
God I have a lot of issues.
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April 28th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Nan says:
*I* have no weaknesses at all, which is why one day I will RULE THE WORLD with my chocolate fudge recipe. MWAHAHAHAHAAAAA!
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April 28th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Shannon says:
DIET COKE, DIET COKE, DIET COKE. And pretty much anything chocolate. And ketchup chips, which I know you don’t have down here in the states but that’s only because you are still in the dark ages when it comes to chip flavours! I also have a weakness for books (children’s particularly and adults generally) and cheap note cards at Target as well as magnetic pads of paper (I use them for grocery lists). Target had a tonne of these in the past 6 months and I bought so many it’ll take me years to use them. But I can NEVER find them when I need them so I stocked up. My husband would say I have a weakness for buying my kids clothes. But if having your children clothed instead of running around naked is weak, I don’t want to be strong. He seriously just has no idea how many clothes a person generally requires per season, particularly if that person is getting bigger every season. NO IDEA.
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April 28th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Cheryl says:
It might be wrong but I will not give up the wipes! So handy.
and Excel for books is a Really good idea.
April 28th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Cameron says:
Clorox Wipes….that’s your addiction? Why can’t you be addicted to something cool, like lesbian orgies or fetish pornos?
I gotta admit though, I’m just as lame. I’m addicted to sunflower seeds and carrots at the moment. Sure, I eat really ‘bad for me’ shit, but carrots I must have…makes the day go by.
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April 28th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
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April 28th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Amy says:
I am a lover of the Clorox wipes too. For boy pee, there just ain’t nothing better. I don’t understand who in the hell told the first man that it was ok to pee standing up. I mean, sure you CAN, but you can’t do it well, so for the love of God please stop.
As for food, give me a Pepsi and some peanut butter M&M’s and I am in heaven.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:49 am
Ashlie- Mommycosm says:
Clorox wipes do it for me, too. Must be the parent of a boy thing.
I also am addicted to bottle cap candies. My husband keeps bringing them home and I keep eating them. SO bad. At least chocolate has some nutritional value. Bottle caps? Not so much.
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April 29th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Jackie says:
I’m with you on the wipes. Every time I go to BJs I tell myself that I will NOT buy them. They always magically appear in my cart though.
April 29th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Amber says:
Woah, your list of things that you don’t want to want is basically like my list. I love sweet tea and can’t get enough of Sonic’s diet cherry coke. I love how they actually put a cherry shot in. This thrills me to no end.
I have some of those wipes on my counter now. I figure since I have a Hybrid now that it’s okay. And I do have some of those cloth shopping bags too. I just need to remember to actually take them with me when I shop.
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April 29th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Ashley says:
Omygod, I too have the love for the Clorox wipes. I buy them in bulk 4-packs at Sam’s Club ONCE A MONTH! I don’t think I could live without them, and in fact our bathroom is so small, I don’t even use a mop on the floor. I just sit there and wipe it all down with my sweet-lemony wipes. Ok, I have a problem.
April 29th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Devil's Daughter-in-Law says:
I have a serious weakness for soda and BBQ sauce. And trashing my mother-in-law.
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April 29th, 2009 at 8:35 am
anna see says:
let’s see— ice cream every night, taco bell, costco oatmeal cookies and home magazines.
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April 29th, 2009 at 11:30 am
ashley says:
Clorox Wipes are the absolute best. And there is truly no substitute. Not Lysol. Not even those stupid-ass generic storebrand kind. Yay Clorox Wipes!
April 29th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Heather, Queen of Shake Shake says:
I have no weaknesses! I am perfect! Except for Reese’s Pieces. And cake. And dark chocolate. And wine. And vodka. And nachos. And pizza. And hamburgers. But that’s it, I swear!
Anyone who wants to hate on Clorox wipes should have to clean up my ALL BOY bathroom with their toothbrush. Seriously.
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April 29th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Michelle says:
stale marshmallow peeps, jelly beans, chocolate, (basically any candy)
chips and salsa at a restaurant
getting my carpets cleaned–husband only lets me do it every 6 months
I am sure there are tons more that I can not think of at this time!
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April 29th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
David King says:
Mine’s video games (you already knew that) and movies and ANYTHING AT TARGET
I went today and found this thing that you put on your dash, and it’s sticky, but doesn’t have adhesive??? But your phone and ipod stick to it so you don’t have to lay them around, it’s brillllliant
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April 30th, 2009 at 4:17 am
baseballmom says:
haha. many. BOOKS, Diet Coke, Snapple White Tea Nectarine, SoBe blackberry and grape water, brownies, Pirate’s Booty, chili dogs, bugles, and I do love the clorox wipes. They sent me some free ones and ten free coupons too…they are PERFECT for cleaning the bathroom, and the trailer when we go camping…I even wash the trailer floor with them on my feet!
April 30th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
baseballmom says:
i forgot lattes
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April 30th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Maggie C. says:
I am as addicted to LYSOL SPRAY as you are to clorox wipes. If someone has as much as a sniffle I get out my spray and walk around with it all night until every surface and airborne germ is annihilated! It never helps though – we all end up sick in the end so I don’t know why I do any of it!
As far as food weakness – I eat EXTREMELY healthy however there is one thing I can’t seem to give up – CHICK FIL-A HANDSPUN CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKES! Best Milkshake ever and I don’t even have to leave my car to get one!
April 30th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
pgoodness says:
Indeed those Wipes are the best for boy (and man) pee!
Also, currently I am addicted to english muffins with butter and peanut butter, Simply Lemonade, always Coke, always those PB eggs (am thankful they aren’t out anymore!!), and sunglasses. And iPhone apps. And cheesy noodles. And…ok, I have issues.
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May 1st, 2009 at 7:13 am
Monica says:
Here Here Clorox wipes rock! I also am a sucker for pine sol, I like the smell. Weird I know.
Another weakness, Hershey bars. Tons of them, I keep them at work in my desk drawer so my kids do not get to them. Bad mom I know. But they are bad for their teeth and my teeth are already shot.
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May 2nd, 2009 at 9:24 am
patois says:
Here’s hoping Clorox breaks down and sends you a box or two.
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May 2nd, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Jen says:
I am totally with you on the disenfectant wipes. I feel guilty buying them, but I can’t give them up! My son tends to pee on the wall …
Also, weakness = chocolate after the kids go to bed. T minus 30 minutes…
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May 2nd, 2009 at 5:56 pm
thatgirlblogs says:
I carry a container of those wipes under my arm everywhere I go. I love them. Also, what about Mr.Clean Erasers? That shit will erase every dirty thought you ever had.
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Leslie says:
Diet Coke. Orbit gum. US Weekly. You.
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May 3rd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
ali says:
there is not enough room to discuss my weaknesses in one little comment
(hmm…perhaps a post in the near future…)
i DO love the hell out of those wipes too. LOVE LOVE LOVE.
and cookie dough. i freakin’ love that stuff.
May 4th, 2009 at 11:57 am
WM says:
Diet freakin coke. I wish I weren’t so addicted.
And buying shit. That’s probably the suckiest of it all. I love to spend money.
Of course that’s kind of curtailed by the fact that I don’t have much. But you know…
May 4th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
leigh says:
So funny. When I first read this post, I didn’t think much about your obsession with the Clorox wipes. But I’ve been on a cleaning binge today and every time I’ve pulled one out I’ve thought of YOU! hahaha
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May 8th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
jerseygirl89 says:
Easier to answer is what I’m not weak for: drugs, fish and fashion. Anything else, like food, TV, books and Clorox Wipes gets me every time.
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May 10th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Elizabeth says:
Aaaah! All those comments cracked me up! I was just googling if wiping my feet with Clorox Wipes would irritate my feet lol. Now i’m here, my weakness is definitely Diet Coke, Starbucks iced cinnamon dolce latte (with soy milk, yes i’m that specific) and justjared.com
July 20th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Lisa says:
Just reading back in your blog,,,,
I am totally with you except I think mine are mr clean wipes… I think? But wow… It is amazing how happy I become instantly when I start pulling the tightly wound clothes out of that plastic dispenser canister thing… LOL>
August 29th, 2009 at 8:29 pm