When traveling I truly enjoy the part of preparing. The getting ready part.
I’m going to Stockholm the day after tomorrow. To work. I leave Monday at lunchtime and stay until Thursday afternoon.
This morning I brought out my suitcase. Indulged in a delightful time collecting favorite items to bring along.
My favorite lipstick. The one that holds special meaning.
Those special skirts and blouses. Freshly washed and ironed. Three pairs of waist belts. To choose from. One in white. One in light blue. One in gold. I enjoy pretty accessories. I enjoy the details in life. I love that what I prepare for me has a deeper meaning. Everything I do is with sacred intent.
I brought out my beautiful knee high vintage boots from the 70s. And my gloves. Polished them. Not that they needed it. They are in top notch shape. But I enjoy giving my things that extra shine. Wrapped the boots in a beautiful plastic bag from one of my earlier travels way back in time. I collect pretty vintage paper and plastic bags from long gone eras.
I packed my vintage 1930s style golden wrist watch. My golden necklace with my name on it. High end perfumes and lotions. A perfume I enjoy is Chanels Cristalle Eau Verte. It’s sophisticated. Citrusy. Light. Cool, crisp and understated. Sparkling and deliciously cooling. It is one of the very few Chanel I enjoy. Reminds me I must get myself a bottle of the recently launched 2023 version. I tried it on at Illum department store last time I visited Copenhagen.
This scent is exquisite. Ethereal. Like a ray of crystal clear light. In a high end way. So me.
I like feeling cared for. Pampered and nurtured. Feeling special. Extraordinary. Turning an occasion into a special one.
I love the luxurious feeling of staying in a hotel.
Staying in a hotel has that certain flair. Of travels, exotic locations and newness in the air. Of applying that special perfume. Applying that lip stick. Feeling eager and excited to explore. What the sky looks like. What is served for breakfast. The details. Making the world magical. All dewy and new. Sacred.
I like the feeling of being on vacation even if it’s work. The feeling well slept, well kept and adorable. Feeling comfortable and cared for while exploring the new. The help yourself to happiness and sprinkle it with mirth.
Of having an old school telegram or a note with a dinner invitation waiting in the lobby. Not that I have someone in my life. I’m free and single. As a true old fashioned romantic I enjoy traveling in style. A grand life in a grand world. A magical life in a magical world. A friendly world filled with kindness and wellbeing. That makes you smile from deep within.
I put sacred intent into all I do.
Always.
Climb aboard a butterfly
An’ take off on the breeze
Let your worries flutter by
An’ do the things you please
In a land where dollar bills
Are fallin’ off the trees
On a dreamer’s holiday
Every day for breakfast
There’s a dish of scrambled stars
An’ for lunchin’ you’ll be munchin’
Rainbow candy bars
You’ll be livin’ a la mode
On Jupiter and Mars
On a dreamer’s holiday
Make it a long vacation
Time, there is plenty of
You need no reservation
Just bring along the one you love
Help yourself to happiness
An’ sprinkle it with mirth
Close your eyes an’ concentrate
An’ dream for all you’re worth
You will feel terrific
When you get back down to earth
From a dreamer’s holiday
What a great read. Inspiring indeed. Thanks for sharing.