The Simply Luxurious Life® https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com Cultivating True Contentment: The art of living a life of quality over quantity Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:02:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-favicon-01-01-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Simply Luxurious Life® https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com 32 32 117039829 noLifestyle,self,help,French,living,Francophile,simple,living,inspirational,culture,style,fashion,current,events,newsIntelligent living paired with signature styleThe Simple SophisticateShannon Ablesinfo@thesimplyluxuriouslife.comShannon Ables Outfits of the Month (6): Summer Sale Shopping! https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/summersaleshoppingoutfits/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/summersaleshoppingoutfits/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=206366 Summer is just about here, and not that I am rushing it, but we can save now and have a new summer item or two arrive just in time for June 21st and beyond! From Net-a-Porter and The Outnet and even Boden, the sales are plentiful. I have pulled together six outfits of summer style […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/summersaleshoppingoutfits/feed/ 0 206366 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Part Six: The Benefits of a 12-month Approach — How to Build a Wardrobe to Love and Live in Every Day https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobep6/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobep6/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=206317 A wardrobe we love consists of items we actually love to wear, and if we have set the intention to curate a wardrobe we will want to wear and feel good in, and know our pieces will last both stylistically and functionally, then we need to buy well. And this costs money. And as we […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/wardrobep6/feed/ 1 206317 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) The Quiet Alchemy of Time: A Reminder of the Difference a Day Can Make https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/thedifferenceadaycanmake/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/thedifferenceadaycanmake/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=206277 The day that will not end. Full of minor frustrations that feel personal (to our irrational mind). The conflicts and obstacles that arise or can’t seem to be resolved by us alone. Solutions impossible to find, or so they seem. Nothing seems to be working for us. But you persevere. You keep working, keep seeking […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/thedifferenceadaycanmake/feed/ 6 206277 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Un Moment de Méditation: No. 23 — Acceptance Is Where We Begin https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment23/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=205806 ~I invite you to listen to the audio version shared above, where a guided meditation is provided that follows what is shared below in the text. Making a pot of tea. The water coming from the tap is just that water. It’s neither tea nor any other liquid. Just water. H20. Similarly in life, we […]

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]]> 205806 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) This & That: June 5, 2026 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttjun526/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttjun526/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=206185 Oodles of books this week on a wonderfully vast collection of topics – primetime (midlife awesomeness, that is), Elizabeth II’s wardrobe, unrequited love and art, a trip to Italy, designing your next life chapter, decorating the home you live in now even if it won’t be yours forever, and that is just a few of […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/ttjun526/feed/ 8 206185 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Marianne, One of a Kind, tv series — petit plaisir #427 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/pp427/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/pp427/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=206157 A smart, unorthodox and compassionate lead. That is what Marianne Vauban is in the French dramedy, Marianne (or Marianne, One of a Kind for English viewers). Set in Marseille, France, Marianne (Marilou Berry) is a judge, a judge who leads with her heart for those in her life and those involved in the cases she […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/pp427/feed/ 0 206157 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) 427: 15 Life Investments — 10 Daily Choices, 5 Big Moves https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast427/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast427/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=206031 The bad habits you didn’t pick up. The good habits that you did. The thoughts you chose to hold on to and explore further and the ones you let go. The priorities we set and the long-term dreams we said yes to and gradually stepped toward. Both the simple everyday choices paired with the foundational […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast427/feed/ 2 206031 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, June 2026 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/acuppamomentsjune2026/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/acuppamomentsjune2026/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=206090 If you're already a Member, please log in. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password Thank You... . . . for your interest and curiosity to explore further this particular post on TSLL. Unfortunately, you do not have access to view this page. One of two things has occurred: You are either a TSLL […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/acuppamomentsjune2026/feed/ 55 206090 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) The Simplest Way to Experience Peace in Our Days https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/peaceeverydayhow/ https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/peaceeverydayhow/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=206106 «Pour être heureux, il faut ignorer deux choses: la vie des autres et l’avis des autres.» “To be happy, you must ignore two things: the life of others and the opinion of others.” The commercial world thrives on competition, comparison, anything that involves demonstrating what is enough and what is not, and in so doing, […]

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]]> https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/peaceeverydayhow/feed/ 6 206106 info@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com (Shannon Ables) Un Moment de Méditation: No. 22 — Why It Isn’t Working . . . Yet https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment22/ Sun, 31 May 2026 21:03:08 +0000 https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/?p=205802 ~I invite you to listen to the audio version shared above, where a guided meditation is provided that follows what is shared below in the text. Take your hand and pull it into a tight fist. Make sure that your fingers are tightly curled in and nothing can slip through your grasp. How does that […]

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