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Gardening February at Le Papillon, 2024 – The Simply Luxurious Life®
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A British-inspired Fireplace Snug, Remodeled & Cozy – The Simply Luxurious Life®
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The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style: 370: Savoring the Many Benefits of Being Single at Heart, my talk with author Dr. Bella DePaulo on Apple Podcasts
"My mission in putting the single at heart on the map is to rewrite what it means to be single. Single life, to those of us who are single at heart, is a joyful place, a place to learn and grow. It is a big-hearted, expansive, meaningful life full of possibilities . . . intimacy, to us, is personal; in that domain as in all others, we follow our hearts rather than the cultural rulebooks.
362: The Fundamental Ingredient in a Well-Lived (and long) Life: Honor What Makes Your Heart Sing, 13 life lessons from Dr. Gladys McGarey – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “I still have yet to discover a secret ingredient that has been proven to ensure a long and healthy life—well, not one you can put into a blender, anyway. But I can help you discover the secrets of true health and happiness . . .
How to Find Love: Be Love Instead of Look for Love, as taught by Jay Shetty – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “We think love has to be obtained, earned, achieved, and received. We look for it in the form of attention and compliments, and people acknowledging us. But actually the greatest way to experience love is to give it.” —Jay Shetty, author of 8 Rules of Love: How to Find it, Keep it, and Let it Go A simple formula to love is to be it and it appears.
359: Author and Philosopher Alexandra Stoddard on Living Well, Sharing Her Wisdom of 81 years – The Simply Luxurious Life®
Wednesday June 7, 2023 You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. Author and philosopher of contemporary living, Alexandra Stoddard has published 28 books since she began in 1974. Continuing to be a source of wisdom, inspiration and sharing through how she lives that curiosity and forever being a student of life elevates our lives regardless of age, she joins me in a special episode to talk about her life’s work.
358: Anna Murphy Talks About Finding Your Way to the Best You Yet as Each Year Passes in her New Book, Destination Fabulous – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. The book I wanted and needed to read. Repeatedly, indirectly and directly women and the entire society at large are told that aging is bad, and it is especially an unwelcoming reality for women, but is this true?
357: The Gift of Being HSP, author Jenn Granneman talks about her New Book Sensitive – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is a fairly new identifier to describe anyone who is highly responsive to their environment. This high responsiveness can appear in a variety of ways and different arenas of our lives – physically, emotionally, in relationships, simply going about our days and interacting with the world around us.
356: What I’ve Learned So Far in French Class, Part Cinq – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “N’ayez pas peur.” And the formal lessons continue into the wilderness and beauty of the French language. Or should I say langue française.
355: Talking Paris, Flowers and Elevating the Everyday with Sandra Sigman about her new book French Blooms – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. It all began with 18 months in Paris as a young woman more than 30 years ago. Inspired by her time volunteering during the day at a Parisian floral boutique while she figure skated in the evenings, Sandra Sigman’s life journey and approach to floral arrangements was forever changed, and thus began the unfolding of a dream.
354: How to Find Your Financial Freedom: The Importance of Understanding, Writing and LIVING Your Love Story with Money – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “To have a good relationship with money, you must know who you are and what your purpose is in this world.” —Kate Northrup, Money: A Love Story Find your purpose, exercise your courage and you are on your way to financial freedom. Simple AND true. Not easy, but definitely doable.
Gardening in March at Le Papillon, 2023 – The Simply Luxurious Life®
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353: A Stress-Reducing Year-Round Schedule for House Cleaning and Maintenance for a Small Household – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. A tidy sanctuary creates mental space to find calm more readily.
352: How to Experience more Aha Moments in Your Life – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “It’s not a matter of luck or magic. This is simply how your brain works. So take a break every now and then, and let your brain do what it does best.”—Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller, authors of Mind Your Mindset: The science that shows success starts with your thinking One of the Beatles most (of many) famous songs came to Paul McCartney simply upon waking up in the morning.
350: The Skill of Presence and Why It is at the Core of True Contentment – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “Presence is power.” What if I told you that the solution to your quandaries about life, love, work, finding calm, anything of value and importance already resided within you?
13 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . (January 2023) – The Simply Luxurious Life®
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349: What I Have Learned in French Class, So Far . . . , Partie Quatre – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “On ne comprend jamais tout à fait une langue avant d’en comprendre au moins deux.” It took 43 years for me to finally learn the French alphabet, and when I say learn I mean how to properly pronounce each letter, even after taking French classes in college and then again taking French 102 and 103 back in 2016 at our local community college.
348: The Paradox of Manifesting the Life You Have Envisioned – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “The greatest gift that manifesting can offer us is not to help us attract things for us to possess but to help us unleash the most empowered, authentic, self-loving, and truly magnificent version of ourselves that there is.” —Roxie Nafousi How we live, how we think, what we think determines the destiny of our lives, and all three are thankfully within our control.
347: How to Savor Christmas at Home, Alone, Simply Luxuriously – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. The holiday of Christmas is a festive time that arrives a mere one week before the new year begins. The arrival of Christmas stirs up nostalgia for some, angst for others, seasonal stress for most of us and a stream of quiet hope for perhaps nearly all of us that a Christmas miracle will occur.
346: Parisian by Design and the Gifts of trusting the Stirrings of Your Heart, my conversation with David Jimenez – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. Those who know David Jimenez and his life journey often take a sigh of adoration followed by a smile and comment, “He is living the dream”. And indeed to us Francophiles, he is indeed. Having called Paris home for the past six years, American interior designer living in Paris David Jimenez partnered with Diane Dorrans Saeks to bring to readers Parisian by Design: Interiors by David Jimenez.
345: 13 Simple Ideas for Adding Luxury to Your Home, Part Deux – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. The concept of luxury at its core is what brings you comfort. A space, piece or item that brings ease, calm and perhaps a sigh of letting go and being able to fully relax and savor the present moment. In 2013 I shared a list full of ideas exemplifying what true luxury is; the items on that list are worth exploring as we become more in tune withwhat luxurious living is.
344: The Importance of Investing in Key Décor Items and What Items Are Worth Investing In – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “I am sure there are [trends], but I don’t really like them because I think trends come and go very rapidly.” —Nina Campbell Creating a sanctuary takes time. But it need not take the same amount of time each time you set up a new home.
343: How Setting Healthy Boundaries Contributes to True Contentment – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “Creating healthy boundaries is how you ensure that you’re happy and well in your relationships and in life.” —Nedra Glover Tawwab, Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself To have boundaries that are respected is to give your life and your days peace of mind.
18 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . – The Simply Luxurious Life®
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340: What If Today Is Going to Be the Best Day of Your Life? How to Let Such a Day Unfold – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “The best day in your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. It is an amazing journey, and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.” —Anonymous We wake up each day, often in our own bed, in the home that is ours whether directly or indirectly, and our mind too begins to wake up as well.
339: The Paradox of True Contentment – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “The paradox of [contentment] is that it doesn’t matter about our situation of life as meditation gives us freedom in the mind, but [when we cultivate contentment] we want to try to create an environment that is good for our body and mind.” —Andy Puddicombe, Headspace Welcome to the premiere of the 9th season of The Simple Sophisticate podcast.
14 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . (August 2022) – The Simply Luxurious Life®
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8 Saturday Ponderings . . . (August 2022) – The Simply Luxurious Life®
Categories Select Category A Cuppa Moments Beauty Bend, Sweet Bend Book Reviews British Inspired Contentment Decor Entertaining Femininity French Inspired Garden Health Le Papillon (TSLL’s House) Lifestyle Mindfulness Money Petit Plaisirs Petite Post Podcast Recipes Relationships Seasonal Inspiration Shannon’s Journey Signature Style Style Inspiration The English Classroom This and That Travel Uncategorized Vodcast
336: How to Live a Life that Nourishes Your Brain, Thereby Elevating the Quality of Your Entire Life – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. “In the same way that a car that is well-maintained will last longer and be more reliable, you cannot hope to get the lasting high performance you want from your brain if it is not properly cared for and protected.” —Kimberley Wilson, author of How to Build a Healthy Brain: Practical steps to mental health and well-being Psychology, Sociology and Neurology.
335: How to Savor Staying Home During the Summer Holiday, 17 Ideas – The Simply Luxurious Life®
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a Member and view posts without restrictions. Of all summers, the summer of 2022 understandably beckons us to travel, explore and leave our homes and the towns and cities we have been staying close to for nearly three years due to the pandemic.
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The Power of Living Deeply in the Present and How to Do It Effectively for a Stronger Well-Being
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. “Presence allows us to lead our lives from a place of love, not be driven by the bait of fear. Truly embodied presence is a quality most humans are drawn toward.” —Cory Muscara, author of Stop Missing Your Life A frequent refrain expressed as wisdom to heed for a more content and happy life is ‘be present’.
This & That: January 7, 2022
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Outfit of January: A Warm, Chic Silhouette
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. January arrives and we want to look great and feel good in our clothes, but we also (at least in the far Northern Hemisphere locales) want to be warm as we go about our days. I say, keep it simple.
Hacks, on HBO Max: petit plaisir #320
You have 5 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. Winning the Emmy for Outstanding Acting in a Comedy Series this past September, Jean Smart stars as Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedy who is currently struggling to retain the prestige and respect from earlier years.
320: What If . . . This Was the Year It All Came Together? Are You Ready?
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. “You were brave and it paid off.” I am starting with where you will be at the end of 2022 because it is absolutely possible. Yes, it is. Let me first acknowledge where you might find your mind when you first read the title of today’s post/episode followed by the quote. Doubtful, skeptical, it is wishful and empty thinking you present Shannon.
SKIMS Bouclé Knit Robe: petit plaisir #320
You have 5 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. Finding a robe to wear in the morning during winter months when the house is still warming up that is both cozy and stylish is not easy to find. As Bend winters dependably offer chilly temperatures, I have been unsuccessful in finding a robe that offers both . . . until now.
Happy New Year! And Looking to 2022 on TSLL
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. The toast I made last evening as 2021 wound down happened at about 9pm, and it didn’t involve alcohol (although I have nothing against a coupe of Champagne), but rather a good hot cuppa, a simple chocolate truffle and me in my pajamas relaxing after a day on the coast having walked my and Norman’s legs off. It was blissful and just as I needed.
A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon - January 2022
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Top French and British Inspired Posts of 2021
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. At the core of TSLL is a love for both the French and British culture, and as the redesign for TSLL comes together, I am paying particular attention to making sure the site is far more user-friendly when it comes to finding both themed content, old and new.
The Top 5 Recipes of 2021
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. The kitchen continues to be one of my favorite places in my home, and being able to welcome a few more items from my own garden into the recipes, it has been a treat to watch each seed sprout grow into their full maturation or the blossom on the tree eventually turn into a round, plumb stone fruit to savor.
The Top 5 Décor Posts of 2021
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. Taking the time to gradually, yet intentionally settle into a house, making it even more than a home, a sanctuary, as TSLL readers know has grabbed my focus for the past year. Well, actually two. And while the decorating and cozying in will be an ongoing, joy of a process, the bones of the house, the customizations are nearly done as the final room, the primary bathroom has rounded the corner.
Top 5 Lifestyle & Motivational Posts, 2021
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. Everyday life offers many discoveries and ahas as we move through the waking hours. From the pleasant scents wafting from the kitchen, a beautiful sunrise as we begin our day to the time taken to sit and simply be amazed at being alive. Much pondering has taken place this past year.
The Top 7 Podcast Episodes of 2021
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. The Simple Sophisticate podcast released 22 episodes in 2021 with content ranging from inviting simplicity into your everydays to discovering the purpose of our lives.
Celebrate 12 Years of TSLL: 12 Discoveries I Carry Forward
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. “Because what else are we going to do? Say no? Say no to an opportunity that may be slightly out of our comfort zone? Quiet our voice because we are worried it is not perfect? I believe great people do things before they are ready.”— Amy Poehler, Yes Please In 2009 TSLL began a journey into the unknown of blogging.
This & That: December 24, 2021
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Thoughts on Winter Solstice: A Time for Renewal, A Time of ‘Great Beauty’ Waiting to Be Found
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. Celebrated by the Mayan culture as a symbol of renewal, the winter solstice arrives today in the northern hemisphere, and we are surrounded by the most literal darkness we will know throughout the rotation of an entire year. What, I wonder, will each of us use this time of inner looking to gift ourselves with? I ask this question for many reasons.
The Fundamental Skills to Live a Life of True Contentment: podcast bundle #5
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. As 2021 wraps up, and as I was producing the most recent episode which went live today – episode #319: How to Trust, How to Be Trustworthy and How Understanding Both Will Transform Your Entire Life – the culmination of a bundle of episodes focused on strengthening how we engage with the world while holding our space in the world with integrity and sincerity concluded.
This & That: December 17, 2021
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. Two films, both with ties to France, and the return of a much-talked about series since it debuted last year. Winter wardrobe finds, many on great discount.
The Warmth & Style of Knit Dresses
You have 4 free post views remaining this month. Become a subscriber and view posts without restrictions. Knitwear. Specifically knit dresses. Cozy comfort paired with flattering style, a knit dress that falls to the right length for your stature, designed with a neckline to add the signature look you are seeking is a capsule item to have in your fall and winter wardrobe.
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