What little luxuries do you buy/do/have that make you happy?

[GandolfBold]

Just thinking about the little things that cheer me up and that make me smile.

Radox bubble bath
Hayu membership because I love my reality TV
Exercise class which is the highlight of my week.

Definitely flowers most weeks. Nice tea like Twinings

The odd make up item

Nice hand wash and shower gels

My subscription to online Spanish lessons and news programme.

Watching movies on tablet wearing headphones.

Gym

Fresh flowers

Sunshine

LCN nails fortnightly - the best acrylics on the market
Monthly massage
Monthly facial
Eyebrows done
Hair cut & coloured 6 weekly
My weekly cleaner
Fresh flowers when I think about it - only cheapies but they cheer you up
Reed diffusers from Aldi
Lovely holidays.

Sod it. I work hard !!!

Emma Bridgewater mugs.

Monmouth coffee.

Liz Earle shampoo/conditioner - smells amazing.

Yes to PP re Neom Organics, although it is a bit spendy for me so I only get it on offer from TK Maxx.

St Eval candles are just gorgeous and affordable too. They are made in Cornwall so I'm hoping to watch them being made when I'm on holiday there soon. I tend to pick them up in posh interior shops and also TK Maxx again from time to time. Bay and Rosemary is my favourite.

The best hour of my week is on Sunday afternoon when I disappear upstairs with a glass of wine and the Sunday Times to do (some of ) the crossword and the Where Was I? puzzle. I hate it when it's too easy, I like it when it is tricky to work out.

Fresh flowers weekly
Breakfast in a cafe by myself listening to a podcast/reading once a week after i drop kids at school/prescool

Once a month, after payday, I do a treat food shop. I sometimes go to the local posh farm shop, sometimes to a farmers market, sometimes to M&S or Waitrose. I buy whatever the hell I want without looking at the price.

Bird seed and gin

Visiting my Chiropractor is the highlight of my week, went with a bad back, bad backs now sorted but I love the feeling so carry on going.

Flowers, usually just get the cheap ones from the supermarket, I love freesias especially.
Nice body lotion, can be Molton Brown or Superdrug, just has to smell nice.

Visiting tea shops for coffee and cake. We spend on average £60-120 a month for the 2 of us we probably go too often

Good skincare.
Good dark chocolate.
Fresh fruit (so I'm not tempted to pig out on big bars of milk chocolate).
Lovely salad ingredients - seeds, herbs, fresh veg from the farm shop.
A workout as often as I feel well enough.
A guilt free day in bed whenever I really can't cope with the pain.
Nice herbal tea - I especially like chamomile & limeflower.
Lovely scented soaps. I keep them in my clothes drawers so they make my clothes smell all lovely too.
Beautiful soft natural (or bamboo) yarn to knit with. And beautiful patterns to keep me from going crazy when I'm stuck indoors but well enough to be out of bed.

Cheap magazines like take a break

Cosy socks/pajamas/blankets from primark

Dairy milk/chocolate buttons

Hand cream

On Fridays I buy "fun" lunch rather than bring in my own soup/sandwich

Once a week we get a takeaway

Scent boosters for the washing machine when I'm feeling flush

Pens! Nice pens. I also have a fountain pen my father gave me when I graduated from uni. I write letters and cards regularly to friends and family and daily in my journal so I enjoy my own pens.

Bamboo or alpaca wool to knit with, gorgeous!

Fresh flowers
getting a blow dry
nice gin/wine
scented candles
neals yard and epsom salts in a lovely bath

and a pedicure...

Gel nails every 2 weeks
Hair done every 6 weeks
Fresh flowers every week
Every week or fortnight I visit the local charity shops with a tenner on me. I spend the tenner on whatever takes my fancy (usually something for the house) and I come home feeling like I have done a mega splurge (except it’s still on a budget) 👍🏻

My Thai boxing class- love it
My simple facial scrub
Getting my eyelas extensions
Books

Forgot
Flowers make me extremely happy

Have my nails done once a month. Also have a horse on part loan. Being around her makes me happy and calm and also keeps me fit!

@mamakoukla, can you post a link to your thread please?

Really subscription so I can read all the magazines I want on my iPad for £7.99 a month - love the cooking and recipe ones

Sanctuary bath products - love the soothing smell

Lovely baths with said products, candles and the fairy lights I have up in my bathroom, so soothing

Massage every fortnight

Daily meditation

Good coffee

Also Readly - love that I can try a magazine on a whim without having to spend £4.50 on it.

Audible audiobook once a month.

Flowers in the living room and kitchen.

Ooh you’ve reminded me squirrel I love audible too, and podcasts as well. Make the house work way more fun!

@speakout yours is my favourite!

My treats are:
Blustery walks on the beach with my shoes off no matter the season
Reading a new book in a hot bubbly bath
Watching telly with a 'fancy' cup of tea
Discovering a new place