Have you experienced luxury today? If you haven’t, I hope that, by the time you’ve finished reading this post, you’ll be inspired to do so!

I love giving myself luxurious experiences. They  just make life all the richer.

For more about this favourite topic of mine, see part I and part II in this series.

In those blogs you’ll see my philosophies on luxury – I believe that, while you don’t need luxuries to purely exist, they definitely allow us to appreciate a full experience of life here on Earth. I also believe that living well shouldn’t be considered a luxury.

And what about becoming blasé about luxuries, if we ‘overdo’ them? Well, I believe that we can choose to focus on and fully appreciate those things that could be considered luxuries (after all, the term ‘luxury’ is relative, and unique to each person), but we can also choose to leave spaces, to go ‘without luxuries’ for a little while and then find it easy to appreciate them when we allow them back into our lives.

I like doing a bit of both. Consciously noting and appreciating ‘everyday’ luxuries, and then allowing myself to experience ‘contrast’ by deliberately not having a few luxuries, and then allowing them back in. Back and forth, the flow of life.

For example, the Cath Kidston tissues in the above photo were a little gift from my four-year-old cousin. They seemed too pretty to use for just nose blowing, so I used them when I was putting on my make-up, to wipe make-up from my hands before washing them under the tap. Such a pretty way to start the day, and I was able to get a few uses out of each tissue, which extended the luxury!

The ‘old me’ would have been paralysed, not wanting to use and fully appreciate these gorgeous tissues because once they were used up they’d be ‘gone’ – but I now know that this is a lack mentality! Life really is too short not to use and really appreciate beautiful things.  And remember the good old Law of Attraction? What you focus on, you bring about…

I thought I’d share a few of experiences or ‘things’ that I consider to be luxuries. My Things I Love list includes a lot of luxuries, but below is a list of a few luxury-specific goodies. I hope they inspire you.

• Hot showers (not great for the skin, but I do love them – I always make sure to rehydrate afterwards with a glass of water, and moisturise with coconut oil)
• Having my daughters sit on my lap for a cuddle and really appreciating that they’re still small enough to do that.
• Breathing in the aroma of my daughters’ freshly washed and dried hair.
• Going out to dinner and a movie with my husband.
• Aromatic baths by candlelight
• My Burleigh Calico plates (see, I really do use them!)
• Baci chocolates
• Sleeping in and then waking naturally
• Time out for a walk on my own, listening to inspirational audios on my MP3 player
• Full-body massages by a myotherapist
• Having someone else make dinner (thanks, darling)
• A whole day with nothing planned (who knows what adventures await?)
• Breakfast in bed
• Five-star hotels (check out Vicky Archer’s description of luxurious French hotels)
• Damask tablecloths and napkins

So, tell me. What do YOU consider to be a luxury? Even taking time out of your day to read enjoyable blogs can be considered a luxury! I do hope you’ve enjoyed this three-part series, and that it’s inspired you to create (and really appreciate) luxury in your life.

Big, luxurious blessings to you…