Life is full of guilty pleasures and each one of us has our personal naughty niceties. But there are some that we all have in common. Here are the top ten guilty pleasures that we would all rather not enjoy.

1. Ice Cream

   It has neither the sophistication of chocolate nor the quick treat value of a candy. You have to eat it with a spoon which means commitment to the act and we all know it is really meant to be enjoyed by a three year with pigtails. Never the less, that TV marathon just wouldn’t be the same without it. Ben and Jerry might be able to suggest that it is all harmless fun, and Haagen-Daz might try and make it a class act, but ice cream is not big and it’s not clever, but it is a naughty splurge that we cannot resist.

2. Vegging Out on the Sofa

   We all do it, but it doesn’t sit well with our active, fun loving image. We are quick to deny that we love a session of motionless brainless reality TV, but secretly even the Queen can be found snacking, gawping and snoozing on the sofa. It’s a modern day treat that wasn’t afforded to our ancestors, and with the rise of health conscious neuroticism it may not last much longer, so go on, veg away.

3. 80’s Music

   George Michael, big hair, skin tight jeans, yes it was a very different era way back then, but we have to admit that those classic tunes can still send us rushing to the dance floor. Who can resist the electro beats of “Let”s Hear It For the Boys’ or “Pump Up The Jam”? We wouldn’t want it to be played at our party, and we don’t keep it on our i-pod, but we have to admit, all that bad taste and boogie had a certain ring to it that keeps us tapping our feet. Gold…

4. Lazy Mornings in Bed

   Alarms just aren’t part of our biology. All that ringing and beeping at all hours of the night just doesn’t float our boat. So when the time comes for a good old fashioned lie in, there is no doubt that most of us grab it with both eyes. When the clock hits double figures we know that a full blown lie in has been achieved. It makes us feel at once deliciously lazy and horribly guilty. And we will do it all again next week.

5. Skipping the Gym

   Ah, yes, as it that lie in wasn’t guilt enough, knowing that you should be pounding the treadmill while you snatch a few hours of leisure time instead is a wonderfully guilty pleasure.

6. Pulling a Sicky

   Day time TV, a trip to the beach, catching up with old friends. What ever you do on your stolen day off it feels ten times as good as it would on a Saturday. Be sure to watch your step though, it doesn’t look good when you are found bounding around town rather than nursing a deathly flu.

7. Laughing At Your Boss’s New Hairdo

   Why do we love to hate our boss? It’s an in built mechanism that we just can’t fight. So when he walks in sporting the newest Hitler style bowl cut that his Mum might have given him, we just can’t resist grinning and longing for lunch time to come around so we can let rip.

8. Facebook Stalking

   It’s a great way to catch up with people we haven’t seen for years and make contact with people we would like to see more of. Yes, yes, but it is also a great way to stalk that odd girl from school who everyone thought would end up as a psychopath, or that dorky guy from physics who rumour has it is now a stud-muffin extraordinaire. Looking through holiday photos of people you barely know might be socially unacceptable but in the privacy of our own homes, well, it’s just a little peek.

9. Going Straight to Dessert

   Well, the main course just fills you up, seriously reducing your dessert stuffing potential.

10. Gossip Mags

    We really don’t condone the media mayhem that hounds troubled start like Britney Spears and we feel terrible that the intimate details of Hollywood stars love lives are splashed across front pages for entertainment but did someone say that Paris Hilton was seen out with a hunky new starlet? Tell me more.

There are plenty of guilty pleasures out there. Feel free to add some of your favourites.