10 items that make me feel luxurious

[Guest guest]

I liked Lee's suggestion from a book to write down 10 items (under $20) that

make you feel luxurious.

Many of us talk about BFL giving us more confidence and learning to like

bodies again. So...maybe feeling luxurious is a way to stay on track? 12

weeks, 10 small rewards where the rewards make you feel good? Of course,

that's $200, but maybe I don't get a reward every week.

Anyhow, here's my list of (at least) 10 items (under $20) that make me feel

luxurious and don't involve eating:

- Pedicure

- A hot wax manicure

- A bubble bath, with candles and wine.

- A Sunday at the barn (our usual day off) to ride bareback, groom, and just

play with my horse--with no training agenda. Just fun.

- An entire day with uninterrupted hours to read good fiction. The only

demands on me are to change chairs or get up to get some water.

- Sitting at a coffee house reading or writing with no particular place to

go.

- Doing a beauty treatment--deep conditioning my hair, at-home facial, etc.

- Having tea with my lady friends--although that usually costs more than $20

and includes food--but on a free day it would be ok.

- Hot tubs. Preferably with friends.

- Working really hard all day, and then at the end of the day, knowing I've

accomplished <whatever> and can spend the evening relaxing. Something like

painting a room, finishing some software, finishing a choreography, etc.

The key is: finishing it.

Hmmm...it amuses me that most of my inexpensive pleasures involve quiet time

alone. Maybe I need to learn something from this?

I also found it really hard to think of things that didn't involve consuming

something--either by buying myself presents or eating.

Fun exercise. Highly recommend it.

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[Guest guest]

Good point. I know that a lot of us have been rewarded with food in

the past. It can be a problem if it is too frequent. I like your

list.

ANdyman

> I liked Lee's suggestion from a book to write down 10 items (under

$20) that

> make you feel luxurious.

>

> Many of us talk about BFL giving us more confidence and learning to

like

> bodies again. So...maybe feeling luxurious is a way to stay on

track? 12

> weeks, 10 small rewards where the rewards make you feel good? Of

course,

> that's $200, but maybe I don't get a reward every week.

>

> Anyhow, here's my list of (at least) 10 items (under $20) that make

me feel

> luxurious and don't involve eating:

>

> - Pedicure

> - A hot wax manicure

> - A bubble bath, with candles and wine.

> - A Sunday at the barn (our usual day off) to ride bareback, groom,

and just

> play with my horse--with no training agenda. Just fun.

> - An entire day with uninterrupted hours to read good fiction. The

only

> demands on me are to change chairs or get up to get some water.

> - Sitting at a coffee house reading or writing with no particular

place to

> go.

> - Doing a beauty treatment--deep conditioning my hair, at-home

facial, etc.

> - Having tea with my lady friends--although that usually costs more

than $20

> and includes food--but on a free day it would be ok.

> - Hot tubs. Preferably with friends.

> - Working really hard all day, and then at the end of the day,

knowing I've

> accomplished <whatever> and can spend the evening relaxing.

Something like

> painting a room, finishing some software, finishing a choreography,

etc.

> The key is: finishing it.

>

>

> Hmmm...it amuses me that most of my inexpensive pleasures involve

quiet time

> alone. Maybe I need to learn something from this?

>

> I also found it really hard to think of things that didn't involve

consuming

> something--either by buying myself presents or eating.

>

> Fun exercise. Highly recommend it.

>

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