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 and today we're going to be talking about

remaining authentic to yourself and finding the courage to do that because we know at times it can be very

difficult and other times it may be more simple but it's all a matter of what is being

authentic what does that mean we hear it a lot what does it

actually entail and we're going to get into that in today's episode now today is

an archive post from season one as you may know we're just wrapping up British Week on the

simply luxurious life blog. We had 16 post three giveaways. It was quite the week and I just

want to thank everyone who stopped by left a comment

got engaged entered the giveaway said hello shared some ideas and inspirations and

I want to encourage everyone to stop by the post I posted on Sunday I shared all five of the

five of the giveaway winners because we have three for the magazine

one for the fine china tea cup and saucer set from Roy Kirkham

as well as the Fortnum and Mason hamper giveaway and all of the winners are shared there

If you see your name email me and I will get everything shipped to you and in route as soon as possible. If I don't hear from the winners

by Saturday June 1st I will place the names back into the drawing and pick a new

winner so do be sure to stop by that post and I'll provide links to that on today's show

notes. Part of the reason I'm having an archive post today is quite frankly

I'm tired and I wanted to reboot and so I'm spending all of today on Monday getting back into the

gear of our regular schedule and next Monday, June 3rd and the entire month of June will be brand new episodes of the simple

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