Favorite Things Friday: Chocolate

What woman doesn't have chocolate on her list of favorite things?  Such a creature may exist but I've never encountered one.  Most women know the secret: Chocolate can cure almost anything.

Have a bad day at work?  Chocolate can make it better. 
Have a great day at work?  Chocolate can help you celebrate. 
Feel stressed to the core?  Chocolate can relieve the tension. 
In need of a little afternoon pick-me-up?  Have some chocolate. 
Are you feeling sad and lonely?  Curl up on the couch with a box of assorted chocolates and watch your favorite sappy chick flick. 
Mad at your guy for (insert annoying man behavior here)?  Chocolate can reduce argument length by up to 50% when used regularly.  Individual results may vary.
That magical time of the month?  Gimme the damn chocolate and nobody gets hurt.

It's an unrealistic fantasy to be able to survive solely on chocolate but it would be fun to try.  I can't be the only one who has that daydream.  Besides, if you normally ate nothing but chocolate, what would you eat for comfort in the situations above?  As healthy as it may be, no amount of carrot sticks will get me through PMS... unless perhaps I have a sling shot and can shoot them at people at random.  That would help a bit.

Over-indulging on chocolate regularly is surely a health no-no, but rewarding yourself with the sweet stuff once in a while is a well deserved treat.  And almost every major holiday brings chocolate temptations in one form or another so who can resist?  

Anyway, my chocolate of choice... Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  When I'm faced with a dire chocolate craving it's the only thing that brings satisfaction.  It's my escape when I need it, my reward when I deserve it, and it keeps me from smacking some poor soul about once a month.

I've been enjoying these "favorite things" posts, but I think this will be the last for a few weeks.  I'd like to find a few different themes to make me think and maybe cycle them every month or so.  I've been kicking around a few ideas for next Friday but haven't settled on one...and I'm kidding myself if I think I'll do so before next Friday around ten p.m.