Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style.

I'm your host, Shannon Ables.

And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a

cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to the simple sophisticated. As many of you already know, during April I take this

month off as pre-planned to focus on my students as we are preparing for our AP exams.

And through everything that the world is going through, our students are still taking

their exams.

So we are remotely teaching and working our way through that process

until our test in May. But I wanted to bring to you an episode during this time

that I thought many listeners would enjoy and as it was

and is the fifth highest downloaded episode of all time on the simple

sophisticated I thought this is definitely one people may even want to

listen to again. We're talking about Hugo, the phenomenon of

Hugo and living simply luxuriously. So much of those two concepts do overlap as many

readers have brought to my attention and as I have recognized as I've read a handful of books on the subject of Hoga which is spelled as many of you know

H Y G G G E. Now that was episode 148. So is shared about three years ago here on the podcast, but I do think you'll enjoy it.

It'll help you cultivate an even more welcoming and cozy environment in your home, a place where we are spending far more time in than we may have expected or even wanted.

Now before I begin the episode, I just want to let you know that every Monday when there is not a new podcast episode such as today

there will always be a brand new Monday motivational post and there is one today on the

blog. In fact I'm sharing with readers 11 things you have control over right now. If you want to dive into

those and see what those are be sure to stop by the blog and with that let's get

to episode 148 the the Hugo phenomenon and living simply luxuriously.

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