Not-so-guilty-pleasures...

So this morning as I was doing my hair and makeup (trying not to look messy as a 5-year-old whispered to me this morning that I should try really hard!) I realized that today was a Taylor Swift kind of day! I wanted to jam out in the bathroom to the candy-sweet and sometimes bitter words of a pop-star who isn't afraid to sing anything that's on her mind!

Some of you may be shaking your heads at this declaration... to you I say #sorrynotsorry ... I mean, really, why should I be sorry for LOVING something so fundamentally girly?! I AM A FEMALE! If you question this, please refer to the pink polka-dot pants I'm wearing today!

I love being a girl and in honor of that, Taylor Swift, and all the things I do that someone told me I should be ashamed of here's my list of things I'm no longer going to be guilty about, so take that and put it up your skirt!

1. Taylor Swift 2007-present day! I love all 4 of her CD's and I am not ashamed that I know practically ALL the words to every song, excluding he 3rd CD which came out while I was a missionary... But I'm pretty close!

2. Diet Coke... but I think the poem I wrote to the beautiful brown liquid kind-of proves that... But I'm really not ashamed of how much I freaking love that stuff... the thousands of straw wrappers that litter my car floor are also a testament to that.

3. The fact that I need to clean my car out really badly! Here's the deal guys,  I am the primary user of that car, and it's not like it smells bad, so just because I have a hard time paying $0.75 to vacuum it out for 2-minutes doesn't make me any less of a girl or any less awesome!

4. My love of Gilmore Girls... some may have said I'm "obsessed" just because I own all 7-seasons, but I prefer to say I'm a normal fan who happens to want to watch the show at her leisure... I mean it's not like I know the birthday of every character, or anything like that...

5. My use of #hashtags... it's mostly nostalgic for my sister... she and I used to have hashtag conversations... #truestory #theyarejustsorediculoustheyvegoneallthewaybacktoawesome

6. My undying love of the cartoons and tv shows I grew up with... I'm not going to go out of my way to watch them, maybe with the exception of So Weird... i just really want to watch a freaking episode of that stupid show but i can't find one ANYWHERE?! wtfrakk disney channel?!!!

7. My love for Mr. Darcy... Colin Firth, Matthew McFadyen, or just reading the book... I LOVE THAT MAN!!!

8. My love of the music of Hilary Duff, Selena Gomez, the early works of Brittney and Christina, Mandy Moore, Disney Movies, N*Sync, 98 Degrees, Destiny's Child, A-Teens, etc... The 90's were a good decade to grow up in...

9. My lists... it's my only form of organization...

10. The fact that sometimes I look at someone and think... "I'm prettier than her"... It may seem terrible but sometimes I just have to, and I'm no longer going to be ashamed of it!

This list is dedicated to Kelly Pilling, who finds value in my knowledge of the celebrity men Taylor Swift's songs are based on, will drink Diet Coke with me all day, gave me the BBC Pride and Prejudice for my High School Graduation, and took me to see Frozen... I'm so glad I found a Soul Sister with such amazing kids, and who let be a part of her family for the last 10-years... I'm a lucky girl!