C'mon confess.What sinful luxury do you hold on to?

[me&thegals]

And good shoes are a must if you have bad feet, like I do. I wish I could get away with cheapo shoes but I am limping by the end of the day if I try.

I don't think I have bad feet, but I have high arches and need excellent arch supports. Otherwise I am in pain at the end of the day... Used to go barefoot ALL the time--no more for me.

 

[hikerchick]

I have plantar fasciitis and I have the same problem.

I call my feet bad. You can call yours particular.

 

[Wifezilla]

Otherwise, good food! Dark chocolate

Chocolate isn't a luxury, it is a HEALTH FOOD!

(So is cheese! )

 

[me&thegals]

Oh, ok. I have fussy feet Actually, I think I'm just getting old!!

Dark chocolate absolutely IS a health food!! Cheese might be stretching it a bit

 

[freemotion]

Pets!!! And their care. I keep saying when these "go," I'm not replacing them. Just got another dog.

I am familiar with that syndrome.

I had two dogs in April.

One died.

Now I have 7.

What kind of pets do you have?

I have two senior cats (rescues) that I spend hours and hours making food for, and a middle-aged poodle (incognito as a terrier, and still a good hunter of rodents!) who is my first dog and I love him to pieces, and now a rescued poodle mix. Once the ground freezes, we have a....er.....house chicken (darn that cityboy dh! )


BTW, cheese is not a luxury, it is a very nutritious food, especially raw cheese from grass-fed animals!

 

[patandchickens]

Honestly I do not have a clear idea of how to distinguish luxuries and necessities, in a way that would allow a relevant answer to the question. I mean, to me the only REAL necessities are calorically-and-nutritionally adequate food supply, potable water, shoes and clothes sufficient to protect from injury and make me warm enough not to walk around all the time feeling cold, a roof over my head (heated in the winter), and that sort of basic survival kind of thing.

Frankly, I think living in a well-built house not shared with anyone else is a luxury; a separate bedroom for each person is a luxury; reasonable likelihood that my children and I will live out at least a large fraction of our potential lifespan is a luxury; access to antibiotics and xrays and such is a luxury; COMPUTER ACCESS is a luxury... you get the idea.

If one wants to define those things as normal expectations, which I think is WRONG, then fine, my biggest luxuries are a reliable supply of good dark chocolate, the occasional chinese takeout or pizza joint meal, and keeping 4 cats and 3 retired horses.

That is only luxury by pretty luxurious-already standards, though, IMHO.


Pat

 

[hikerchick]

Honestly I do not have a clear idea of how to distinguish luxuries and necessities, in a way that would allow a relevant answer to the question. I mean, to me the only REAL necessities are calorically-and-nutritionally adequate food supply, potable water, shoes and clothes sufficient to protect from injury and make me warm enough not to walk around all the time feeling cold, a roof over my head (heated in the winter), and that sort of basic survival kind of thing.

Frankly, I think living in a well-built house not shared with anyone else is a luxury; a separate bedroom for each person is a luxury; reasonable likelihood that my children and I will live out at least a large fraction of our potential lifespan is a luxury; access to antibiotics and xrays and such is a luxury; COMPUTER ACCESS is a luxury... you get the idea.

If one wants to define those things as normal expectations, which I think is WRONG, then fine, my biggest luxuries are a reliable supply of good dark chocolate, the occasional chinese takeout or pizza joint meal, and keeping 4 cats and 3 retired horses.

That is only luxury by pretty luxurious-already standards, though, IMHO.


Pat

YOu are right, living in the free world is quite a luxury in itself. I guess a better word would have been "indulgence". Living in a house with running water is a luxury; buying an energy drink is an indulgence.

 

[Wildsky]

My internet service and cell phone I think are my biggest "indulgences"
I do have a nice sewing machine and overlocker (purchased 4 years ago with money we made selling our condo)

I do spoil my kids, although they share a bedroom, they have lots of toys, puzzles and books. (they will get their own rooms soon - but with two bedrooms upstairs and two down I didn't want to leave the two of them upstairs alone till they're older so we (dh and I) have one upstairs and they have one)

I hardly have any clothing, three pairs of jeans and a handfull of t-shirts is what I mostly wear, I have one pair of hiking shoes, and a pair of Muck boots, I wear slippers in the house.

 

[hikerchick]

Muck boots are kind of a necessity at my house; unless I want to change my pants every time I go outside.

 

[Wildsky]

Muck boots are kind of a necessity at my house; unless I want to change my pants every time I go outside.

Yeah but I used to wear an old pair of rubber rain type boots, and those worked, they didn't keep my feet warm or protected in any way unless I wore wool socks and then they made the boots too tight :/
So I "could" do without my Muck boots, but really who wants to?

My son got my old boots, they're a little big on him so putting them on with nice thick socks will work better.