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Honeysuckleberries Tue 31-May-22 22:13:27

If money, space or property design was no problem what luxury would you treat yourself to.
I think mine would be a 20 metre swimming pool full of lovely warm water. Oh and a hunky pool man to keep it clean!
What selfish indulgence would you have?

nannyof4 Sat 04-Jun-22 16:20:33

I would love to buy a holiday home on a camp site in a nice area,and like people watching.One thing is the Caravan would be a lot easier to keep clean and tidy.Oh isn't keen on this idea,but he doesn't help in the house anyway

Sarahwildlife Sat 04-Jun-22 16:36:31

Housekeeper - weekly, Cook - 3 times a week, limitless airline tickets to hike every mountain peak in the world.

oodles Sat 04-Jun-22 17:22:01

once I'd eradicated world hunger and kept some worthy charities going for some years.....
Staff, gardener, housekeeper, cleaner, chauffeur with a nice electric car, someone to look after the animals and my children's animals if needed, a little pied a terre back home. Some glorious holidays all over the UK and around the world with help with planning and exploring so I got the best experience possible. While I'd rather not use private medicine I have some niggly complaints that I'd love to have investigated until sorted if that is possible. I'd love eto get to go to lots of exhibitions and concerts and some lovely original artwork would be wonderful too
A farm for one child and whatever the other wanted similarly
Think I've been watching too much about the queen's life recently lol

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 04-Jun-22 17:31:09

I don’t think you’d have a penny to your name after you’d eradicated world hunger!

Modompodom Sat 04-Jun-22 17:32:31

A cleaner and a cook, and definitely an extra pair of hands to help me declutter.

Musicgirl Sat 04-Jun-22 17:59:34

A Steinway grand piano and a room big enough to put it in.

suzikyoo Sat 04-Jun-22 18:22:35

Charleygirl5, you took the words right out of my mouth - oh the bliss of a Chauffeur outside the door 24/7 !!!

Treetops05 Sat 04-Jun-22 18:32:15

A library that automatically had certain genres of books delivered

Supergranuation Sat 04-Jun-22 18:45:30

I would spend more time in Australia with my DD, pay-off all my children's mortgages, have clean sheets every day, oh and also pour Zoflora in my toilet cistern every day!

HowVeryDareYou Sat 04-Jun-22 18:46:08

I'd have a bigger house, with a few acres of land, and I'd have an animal shelter - cats, dogs, donkeys, birds - and the staff to car for them. I'd also have a cook, cleaner and someone to do the laundry.

Catterygirl Sat 04-Jun-22 18:56:16

A chauffeur would be nice for my husband. He’s a chauffeur. I would enjoy a world cruise.

Secondwind Sat 04-Jun-22 19:24:52

A guaranteed parking space!

Daftbag1 Sat 04-Jun-22 19:31:14

New eyes! I've got bilateral cataracts and awaiting surgery but it's a looooong waiting list. We moved area so I'm back at the bottom. Deep sigh!

Usernametaken Sat 04-Jun-22 19:35:12

A large detached house overlooking the ocean, with a hot tub, heated swimming pool, stables and lots of dogs.
And room for lots of expensive cars. We can only dream ?

imaround Sat 04-Jun-22 19:40:17

Enough land for a small farm with a big garden, (more) chickens, goats and someone to help me with it.

Skydancer Sat 04-Jun-22 20:30:31

Amazing how many of us would like a swimming pool. That’d be my first choice too. Followed by chef and chauffeur. Bliss!

Amalegra Sat 04-Jun-22 21:54:21

A comfortable house large enough for me, my (hypothetical) pair of English bull terriers (love them!) and lots of Christmas trees at Christmas (love those too!). Well paid and cared for staff essential of course! And grounds in which each of my three children could have their own establishments, near but far enough away for us all to be private!

ourjude Sat 04-Jun-22 22:36:20

Ooh, where to start...

If I exclude all the charities I'd support/start including the 'small' donation to the NHS so they can employ/retain enough staff and do away with waiting lists, the properties I'd buy to rent out to DSS/with children/pets etc (the amount of people I know who are working F/T in child care etc who can't get a property as they still have to claim housing benefit (and have pets and children) is ridiculous) then...

A country house with a very, very large garden so I can grow all my veggies and fruit while still having enough space for several dogs to run around.

Rainwater tanks supplying water to the loos and washing machine. Solar roof (not just a few panels), small wind turbines on the roof. Ground/air source heat pumps that are waaay more efficient than are available at the moment.

An en suite with bath AND separate shower. A lift going between floors - and big enough for the housekeeper/PA to transport a clothes rail of finished laundry up to the bedrooms.

A large pantry, a scullery for all my baking bits and bobs and to keep all the vases etc in, a mud room with doggy shower, a full size indoor (heated) pool, a gym to help keep me fit and a sauna and a steam room to help with all those aches and pains. Not forgetting a huge library for all the books I keep acquiring...

Fields beside the house to keep the horses including the ones I'd like to get... I might have had to give up riding but I haven't given up my love for horses!

The money to have a live-in (in the staff quarters, naturally...) chauffeur/gardener and housekeeper/PA.

And that's all I can think of off the top of my head, lol

Oh, how wonderful life will be when I win the lottery with the ticket I never buy grin

Urmstongran Sat 04-Jun-22 22:52:22

I’d have a private doctor on speed dial,

Jannicans Sat 04-Jun-22 23:43:35

Care for animals and education for people who mistreat them and food and education for children who miss out on the basic necessities. And a handyman wouldn't go astray as well.

Duvetdiva Sun 05-Jun-22 00:00:52

Rooms… a fitness room…a swimming pool room…a pool table room…a cinema room…a sewing room…an art studio…a model railway room…a hubby hobby room…a library/jigsaw room…am I being greedy?

purpleXena Sun 05-Jun-22 02:46:51

I would like a modern spacious home on one level with a cleaner/ dog walker. Then I could have a rescue dog.
If I had good health I could walk a dog myself and do the cleaning so perhaps just good health and a good home.

nanna8 Sun 05-Jun-22 08:29:06

You know what ? Swimming pools are more trouble than they’re worth! I would fill ours in if we had the money. Apart from that I would get the garden sorted, have a gardener and have the whole lot re designed.

brownbunny17 Sun 05-Jun-22 10:22:15

Germanshepherdsmum. Me too ! Have enough animals already, so Retirement accomadation is definatly a NO NO

Lizzytut Sun 05-Jun-22 10:31:15

I'm with you on this one ☺️