Indulgence

According to Wictionary:

 indulge: verb

1. To take pleasure in. 
2. To satisfy the wishes of; to give in to. 

So this is what came to mind when I was picking up Sahil from montessori today.  I had just gotten up from a mid-morning nap. That's right people you read it correctly. While you all were attending/heading up high powered meetings/seeing patients/cleaning house/grocery shopping/saving the world/planning tonight's dinner/etc. I was snoozing it up next to my cuddly little monkey Nikhil... I NEVER do that anymore!  Who has time these days? And in the morning no less?!? What is wrong with me? Do I have no shame? i do-- No guilt? yup, that too-- No remorse? actually no,  because it felt sooooo good!  And to be fair, this is what enticed me to take a nap in the first place:

I mean he looked so comfy and cozy that all I wanted to do was crawl up next to him and sleep for a few minutes... ok that was a lie because I set my alarm for a full hour later, giving me just enough time to wake up and pick Sahil up on time.

So I got to thinking how sleeping til almost noon and napping when I could to used to be a totally guiltless pleasure.  These days, as a "grown-up," it's an indulgence for me-- as is taking a long shower without little hands knocking on your door.  I thought about the things that I used to indulge in and how that list has changed over the years, here are a few examples:

Before: Going out for a decadent meal.
Now:  Watching a Top Chef marathon.

Before: Reading a book from cover to cover in 3 days.
Now: Being able to finish one blog entry in the course of a day.

Before: Traveling the world.
Now: Traveling the world by way of the Backyardigans. (disclaimer: do not, I repeat DO NOT click on this link unless you are prepared to sing the song all day long........"Yoooooooouuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr  back-yard friends, the Backyardigans.....toooooogeeeeeether we're the Backyardigans.....")

Before: Buying a great pair of shoes.
Now: Finding a great deal on diapers. (ok this isn't a real "indulgence" but it does give me pleasure knowing how much I saved :) )

Before: A night of dinner and dancing with my friends.
Now: An hour long phone conversation with a good friend.

Before: Ghirardelli Chocolate brownies.
Now: Who am I kidding? It's still Ghirardelli Chocolate brownies.

Hope you take time to indulge in something fabulous soon!