LIFESTYLE
There’s something about the way everything feels when you’re on holiday. Mornings feel more luxurious. Even the simplest of meals taste better. You pay attention to the details, to the morning sunlight, the texture of a bathrobe, the softness of the bed linens. Even the ordinary becomes sensory: walking barefoot on cool tiles, pulling a linen robe off a hook, noticing the way your skin feels after sun and saltwater. And then, just like that, you’re back home.
Suitcase unpacked, inbox full. The spell breaks.
But here’s the truth: it wasn’t the resort. It was you. And you can bring that version of yourself home, if you know where to look for her.
Start With a Feeling
Most of us don’t need more stuff. We need more small intentional moments. The robe you wore every morning on holiday? That wasn’t about the robe, it was about how it made you move slower, linger longer, sit after a shower rather than rush into another task. So recreate the feeling. What in your home lets you slow down, savour, stay soft?
Maybe it’s a thick luxurious bathrobe. Maybe it’s making real juice for your mornings. Maybe it’s lighting incense before bed. Find one thing, and do it daily, just like you would on holiday.
Curate Your Surroundings (a little)
You don’t need a villa in the south of France (although we'd never say no to it). You need one beautiful glass you love using. One playlist that plays softly while you cook. A clean bathroom stocked with the kind of shampoo that smells expensive. A good thick towel, warm from a towel warmer. These are the things that holiday memories are made of, and they cost less than another weekend escape.
Make your space feel like somewhere worth lingering. Even if it’s just the corner of your living room that catches the sunset light.
Eat Like You're Still Away
No, not room service every night. But you can bring back the joy of breakfast rituals, long lunches, and the pleasure of plating something with care. Set the table with cutlery and a linen napkin. Serve yoghurt in a bowl, instead of eating it out of the tub. Use the expensive olive oil you brought back from your trip. Add lemon to your water. Not because you have to. Because it makes the ordinary feel deliberate.
Give Yourself Permission to Rest
Holidays give us the one thing we rarely allow ourselves in real life: permission. To rest, to nap, to read, to do nothing. You don’t have to earn it with exhaustion. You can schedule an afternoon off and actually take it. You can leave your phone in the other room. You can say no.
And that is the true luxury, not the flight, not the five-star check-in. It’s the choice to move through your life with softness. To live like you’ve already arrived.