Step into a softer season of stories, rituals, recipes and everyday luxuries.
Step into a softer season of stories, rituals, recipes and everyday luxuries.
The newest stories, recipes and seasonal discoveries that have recently found their place inside Essy's Essentials.
The Money EditNew
A calm, jargon-free account of what I needed to understand before I opened an investment account - risk, buffers, time and costs, not hot tips.
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The Money EditNew
A calmer way to save: how separate savings pots help me prepare for emergencies, holidays, repairs and fun - without making money management joyless.
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The Money EditNew
What is an emergency fund really for? A calm guide to financial buffers, unexpected expenses, savings targets and why there is no single magic number.
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A sun-washed village where time slows down and every corner holds a story. This season’s edition follows quiet mornings, golden-hour rituals and a handful of recipes worth lingering over.
Enter SummerWelcome
Essy's Essentials is a cosy editorial world for seasonal living at home. I'm Esther, and here you'll find stories, simple recipes, thoughtful rituals and everyday luxuries to help you savour each season - beautifully, and at your own pace.
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A Note from Esther
Thank you for being here, and for letting me be a small part of your everyday. Every story, recipe and ritual on this site starts the same way - at my own table, tried and lived-in before it is ever shared.
Esther
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A warm, practical e-book about the gentle systems, seasonal rhythms and intelligent support that make everyday life feel calmer behind the scenes.
The Essy Cabinet
Essy Gathering: The Cortelume Terrace Supper
An intimate summer hosting experience inspired by golden light, harbour views, slow food and stories shared around the table.
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€12,99The Cortelume Postcard Mystery
A seaside mystery experience with clues, postcards and a story hidden in plain sight.
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A Postcard from Cortelume
A small printable keepsake from the summer village: warm paper, lemon branches, a little harbour view and space for a note to someone who would understand.
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Quiet Corners of Cortelume
Step into three quiet corners of Cortelume with a refined four-page A4 printable made for slow, creative moments at home.
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Summer Recipe Cards
All eight Cortelume recipes, in one printable bundle - the same recipe-card format as each individual card, collected together for saving, printing and returning to later.
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€12,99Cortelume Paint & Pour
A printable creative gathering: four Cortelume art sheets, a named colour palette and a soft hosting guide for a slow afternoon of painting, pouring and lingering.
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€14,00The Cortelume Summer Reset
A premium seasonal workbook for golden rituals, sunlit rooms and softer summer days.
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Curated printables for every season and home
Postcards, recipe cards and keepsakes to download and keep.
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A beautiful season is not only made of recipes, books, candles and places to visit. It is also shaped by the quiet systems behind it: the plans you make, the money you set aside, the lists that bring calm and the tools that create more room for what matters. Discover seasonal savings, Sunday Life Admin, AI prompts and practical tools for a more thoughtfully organised life.
Sunday Life Admin
A quiet weekly ritual for bringing the coming week gently back into focus.
SaveSeasonal Savings
Thoughtful tools for making room for travels, experiences and beautiful things worth waiting for.
SimplifyAI & Digital Tools
Practical ways to use AI and Microsoft 365 to organise everyday life.
Seasonal editorial concepts, original photography and thoughtful brand stories.
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