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The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

161: Ask Shannon Episode

The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

Shannon Ables

Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2017

⏱️ 78 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #161
~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate: iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio
In the first annual "Ask Shannon" episode of the podcast, listeners and readers have sent in their questions. With an episode full of the answers, this extra full episode (75 minutes) will address the topics of eating well, traveling to Paris: where to say and what to do, adhering and refreshing your signature style, my personal strength training routine, how to get your "mojo" back after life has thrown you an unexpected twist and this is just a taste. Readers and listeners from around the globe asked away, and upon tuning in you will hear my detailed and personal answers. Below you will find all of the show notes and details mentioned in the episode, as well as this week's Petit Plaisir.

SHOW NOTES:

Food & Wine: Skincare Routine: Style/Clothing: Fitness/Strength:   Paris Recommendations:
  • Ma Vie À Paris by Astier de Villatte, as a Petit Plaisir in episode #134 of the podcast (see below)
    • Order online here
    • Order from Nicole Michelle Decor (based here in Bend) who will ship to your U.S. address
      • phone:541.306.3000
  . . . More Paris recommendations:   Blog/Writing: ~TSLL Planner Pages (three different sizes and the planner you see below) ~TSLL Notepads for all of the lists I make ~the image below as discussed regarding the second book's arrival (click to read the post)   Happiness: ~The Difference Between Pleasure and Joy ~38 Invaluable Lessons About Attaining Happiness, episode #131 ~The How of Happiness   Thank you for everyone who emailed me with questions. I wish I could have answered them all. Until the next Ask Shannon, be sure to keep emailing me your questions and perhaps your question will be answered in an upcoming episode. Stay tuned! New Ask Shannon Episodes: ~January 2018, episode #191 (What to Pack for Paris, the Classic Tote and more!) ~On Monday June 25, 2018, the annual Ask Shannon will go live, episode #214

Petit Plaisir:

~Ariel Pocock, second album Living in Twilight (released June 9, 2017) ~Song clips heard on the episode of the podcast: https://youtu.be/4ikop85KJ00   ~View more episodes of The Simple Sophisticate podcast here ~If you enjoyed the podcast, leave a review here, and your comments may be shared in an upcoming episode. Download the Episode Download the Episode

Transcript

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0:00.0

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Equal Opportunity lender and MLS Number 504 708. Welcome to the Simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style.

0:45.4

I'm your host, Shannon Ables.

0:47.9

And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting

0:52.3

down with a hot cup of tea or a

0:54.3

cafe ole. Thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to the one hundred and sixty first episode of the simple

1:17.3

Sophisticate in the first episode that is entirely dedicated to ask Shannon questions and my answers.

1:25.9

So many of you sent in your questions. There were a lot of repeat questions,

1:30.0

which meant that I needed clearly to satiate your curiosity on these topics.

1:35.0

But what I loved about it was that these questions were varied.

1:39.0

So today we're going to dive right in and we have questions on food, on beauty, on France, on style, on living, on work, and on happiness.

1:50.0

But before I dive into all of the questions, I do have a petit pleasure that if you are a fan of Diana

1:58.0

Carl or Stacy Kent, you're going to thoroughly appreciate a new voice in a similar genre that plays with the classic songs

2:08.8

you may know in love in her own unique way.

2:11.5

I was tickled to find her and I think you may be as well. So stay tuned

2:15.4

as I will discuss and share a bit of her music at the end of today's episode for this week's

2:20.0

Putsi Plaisier. But now let's get to the questions and I have been organizing them and pondering them for a while now and here we go and we're going to begin with food. The first question comes from Dublin, Ireland.

2:36.7

Amir writes, I would like to know how you manage your fresh food and wine on a weekly

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