Everyday luxuries
By Amy
@artemis432 (7474)
Abernathy, Texas
January 22, 2008 1:19am CST
There are certain things I consider 'everday luxuries'. This doesn't mean, to me, luxurious things that some people have on a daily basis, Rides in Ferraris, mansions etc...but ordinary everyday things you consider luxuries.
Here are a few of mine:
Hot showers
Hot baths (so my skin gets red all over - yes I know not great for dry skin)
Long naps
Day dreaming
Dark chocolate - like dove during that time of month
Kisses
This is only a partial list - what's yours?
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7 responses
@mzz663 (2772)
• United States
22 Jan 08
sleeping in, cuddling up in a warm blanket, watching my favorite movie or reading a good book with a cup of hot cocoa, dozing off and no one worried about waking me up, and having the option of dozing back off if I want to after I wake up.
That would be a luxury to me, I rarely get a day off, when i do if I don't have alot of things I need to do, my kids have things they want to do. I can get to the part of the warm blankie,all the way to the dozing off part but when I get to that point, there is always someone that really thinks I need to be awake for some reason....
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
22 Jan 08
I haven't gone back to work yet, but feel for you. Today I was able to nap for three hours while my husband watched the baby - although I've done this a few times with a migraine - if my husband is home - this is the first time I can remember in a long time doing this just for the luxury of it. My baby didn't scream his head off as he usually would do - until he screamed himself to sleep!
Your other luxuries I can easily add to my list!
@mzz663 (2772)
• United States
25 Jan 08
Ohhh.....I remember those days when a nap or sometimes ever a shower was a luxury.
My middle son would constantly want held or he would cry. I would sing to him, read, anything to settle him down so he would at least nap. Seemed like the only time he went to sleep was when my daughter was waking up.
My older two kids were 18 months apart and it seemed like they wanted to play and stay awake when they were 2 and 3 and that only seemed to happen when I was tired and irritable.
I thought that when they got older things would get better, but it seems like they always want me awake for one reason or another.
My youngest is going on 13, the older two are 19 and 18 and all three of them will find a reason to wake me up if I try to nap. Funny thing? my daughter has her own place and calls me in the middle of the night to let me know she can't sleep, her baby is keeping her up, what can she do or can I go to her place to put the baby to sleep.
(she lives about five minutes away and has no one to help with baby when she gets tired and frustrated)
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
26 Jan 08
I don't have anyone to help either - my husband works nights and sleeps until a bit before leaving for work.
Wow you are an angel (hence your avatar) with the stories your relate about your kids!
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
22 Jan 08
I like enough food in my fridge too!
Hey can you send me the link in a pm to your scrap booking page - again!
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
20 Apr 08
I think having my familes by side is a luxury already yea . they share my pain and good time together yea.
@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
22 Jan 08
I have a bunch of luxuries. Our everyday luxeries, really are luxurious to people in other parts of the world. We take a lot of luxuries for granted.
Being able to stay home with my baby.
cell phone
my fluffy pillows
my favorite pajama pants
my comfy bed
my laptop
the internet
Dunkin Doughnuts coffee
Chai Tea Lattes from Starbucks
Tato-nut doughnuts
There are many many more!
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
22 Jan 08
Oh yeah how could I forget the first! I'll add fluffy pillows - and my husband's laptoop (I have a pc)!
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
24 Apr 08
mine would be my laptop, hot shower, pizza, dvd collection, chocolates and cakes lol
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
29 Jan 08
What a neat discussion! I'll have to agree with all of yours except I prefer milk chocolate but any chocolate will do. Sleeping in on a freezing cold morning, you know, just rolling over and snuggling up some more into the covers. Spending a quiet, peaceful evening by myself on the recliner covered up watching some meaningless chick flick or a good mystery or horror film. Getting a foot massage from my husband, which doesn't happen often these days since I'm here with my mother most of the time. So it really IS a luxury when it occurs!
Annie
