Living luxuriously is something that can be done on a daily basis. Adding a few simple touches here and there can drastically change your outlook on life. This applies to your sleep, eating, relationships, career and attitude. It is a shift, as silly as some may believe I challenge you to up your game whether you are single, married, divorced, single parent, married with children etc.
First things first, don’t add any additional stress to your life, the purpose of living luxuriously is to incorporate mini upgrades until you reach the level of luxury you want. Here are a few ideas to get you started but I warn you, it is addictive.
Pick an area of your life you wish had a little more pizzazz. Let’s start with your sleeping, not your bedroom your sleep. Splurge and buy high thread count sheets. This small change will be beyond worth it. You will be happy to fall asleep and possibly go a little early. You can’t lose with more of and quality sleep. Usually this means you awake feeling refreshed. See the small change big result? We aren’t changing the world overnight which is why I didn’t say redo your bedroom.
Use this same approach for your office. Even if you hate your job, commute, boss etc. When you are in the grocery store buy yourself fresh flowers and put them on your desk. Did you solve your challenges at your temporary place of employment? No, but the flowers will make you smile at work more than you would without them. Smiling lifts your mood, hence your attitude changes. By the way, I say temporary employment, because you can change your job in most cases. Keep that in mind as well as you pursue living luxuriously.
One last example is eating, or rather how you eat. Most people see cooking and cleaning as a chore and/or a necessary evil. They are tired from the job, commute and kids and simply want to get through it. The reason most people go out to eat is to be treated to great food, ambience and a change of pace. Ask yourself how you can create a little of that restaurant feel at home for yourself. Perhaps cloth napkins, after all you have to wash clothes anyway, also using real plates. I know, I hear a collective outcry of more dishes to wash, but again, you have to load the dishwasher or wash dishes anyway. It will change how you feel about eating and what you or you and your family are worth. Ask yourself if you are worth a real plate?
By now you should get the gist of moving into a luxurious lifestyle slowly. You will learn your own style and what makes you feel luxurious. Living luxuriously can only be defined by you really. Your luxurious lifestyle shouldn’t be a cookie cutter lifestyle of what someone else has created, nor about a life filled with brand names. It is moving toward with mini changes, the life you want that will make you feel happiest most often.