Chocolate

I keep a list on my phone of things that I want to write blog posts about and one those, rather cryptically, says ‘Chocolate’. I tend to add to that list when I’m in my breaks at work, I just jot down a note of a title or idea for something I could use for the blog. Unfortunately, sometimes I don’t jot down quite as much information as I should. Obviously at the time that I added it to my list, there was some reason why I wanted to write a blog post about chocolate, but now it’s come to it, I can’t really remember what it was I was planning to say.

Do you have one particular treat that you turn to all the time? Happy? Sad? Need to celebrate?

Mine is chocolate. I go through phases with chocolate; sometimes I just don’t fancy it at all, other times I just can’t stop craving the stuff. Of course the best times of year for chocolate are Christmas and Easter, and though I get less of the stuff now than when I was younger, I’m very good at drawing it out and making it last a little while.

I’m often tempted by the vending machine at work. Each week or so a lovely gentleman comes to restock it, and he’s very good at taking requests or bringing in special edition chocolate bars. It’s obviously not good for my waistline, but I do enjoy sampling the Chocolate Orange bars, special Orange Kit Kats and other funky sounding treats.

I’m not a complete chocoholic, despite what my giant hot chocolate mug and the t-shirt I pinched from Mr Click would have you believe, but it is one of my favourite treats. It’s good for a pick me up when I’m feeling a bit tired mid-afternoon at work. When faced with a menu in a fancy restaurant, I know I’ll like any pudding with the word ‘chocolate’ in it. And there’s nothing quite like a big mug of hot chocolate after a cold winter walk with Tara.

What’s your favourite treat?