The word luxury can conjure up images of grandeur, of impossible dreams, of wealth, and maybe a little self indulgence?

And yet it’s also a lovely feeling to treat ourselves. To give ourselves a small piece of something that feels like luxury to us. To add an element of luxury into our day to day to lift our energy.

Especially if we spend a lot of our time and energy working, delivering, supporting others.

For me, as someone who works from home, and who grew up as a Paperchase devotee in the 80’s, this is luxury for me.

It’s also how I spend every Monday morning - thanks to inspiration from fellow coach Catriona Horey.

A morning walk in the fresh air with a podcast.

Time in a relaxed environment away from home. My local coffee shop has the perfect balance of peaceful communal energy.

A delicious coffee and water with mint and lemon in it. I love a hot drink and a lovely mug.

Beautiful stationery. A notebook that puts a smile on my face, the pens I really like to write with (always in black), my own stickers.

And the option of reading a really good book if I choose as the icing on the cake (most recently Modern Lovers by Emma Straub).

It’s money - and time - I could save. And yet these small investments matter.

They top up my energy bucket, and mean I can come back to my other roles in life restored and refreshed.

They are incremental upgrades that remind me that I am investing in what supports me.

What’s one thing that feels like luxury to you?

And how could you add a piece of it into your everyday life?

Wishing you all a great week,