Things that are better in your head than real life!

[Donthugmeimscared]

All day i have been really craving a pizza. You know that sort of craving where you can almost taste it. So I decided to treat the kids and me to one. It was such a let down the taste in my head was so much better than what it actually tasted like.

Does this happen to anyone else?

I always look at the cosy glow coming from pub windows and wish that I could go in for tea. The ambience is never the same inside though, and often the food is disappointing.

craft or baking with small children - never like I imagine it!

Sorry the pizza wasn't as expected/hoped!

Arts and crafts with the kids.

In my head we will all sit nicely being creative. In reality they make an absolute mess and it's torture. I tried to paint with them at the weekend. Toddler threw a tantrum, got paint in her eye, screamed for an hour and still has black paint residue around her eye that she wont let me near.

Any type of interesting sex.

Instant coffee. Don't know why I bother, it's never good.

Cocktails. Love the idea, but they're massively overrated.

Proper snogging!

Fish and chips.
The weekend, always more stressful than in my head

I'm with you on doing craft or coming with children. Can i add to that pumpkin carving tried to do some yesterday with my 13, 10 and 8 yr old who all somehow turned into miserable toddlers because they weren't going right and he/she had the tool the other wanted.

Bubble baths with wine and candles.

The wine goes lukewarm to quickly and I end up tidal-waving and extinguishing the candle, leaving me to dodge hot wax whilst I try to clamber out in the dark and find the light switch whilst avoiding going arse over tit.

Cooking not coming bloody phone

Chinese takeaway. Never tastes as good as imagined and gives me a raging thirst for hours after.

Holidays with children
Days out with children
anything with my dd children

Men

Holidays !

Decorating Christmas trees

Going for a walk

Doing a roast dinner.....always up with me yelling at the end getting frustrated when I'm dishing up.

Movie nights in....popcorn, icecream...cuddles...ends up us trying to decide on a film for 90 mins and then just sticking with what's on TV

Balayage
Just looks like growing out sun in

Cupcakes. They taste “American” in my imagination - somehow lighter and more fabulous and fun - but in reality taste exactly like the fairy cakes I can knock out at home.

Most chocolate these days, I blame palm oil

Christmas
The Brits since about 2009...

Stollen. In my mind lovely and light and moist and marzipanny in reality mostly dry amd not enough marzipan.

Baths!

I always imaging them to be all luxurious but actually in a normal sized tub they are just not that comfy- always a foot or knee sticking out and either too hot or too cold for most of the time. Showers are much better, especially when washing hair.

Going to bed early to snuggle up and watch a film.

I get too hot. It's uncomfortable sitting up/laying down. I don't want my bra off if I'm still up and about, but I don't want it on if I'm going to bed. DH invariably falls asleep. I can't lay on my side and still watch it. If I drink wine reclined I get heartburn. It's just all rubbish really.