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 Sophisticate Podcast and as I mentioned last week in

episode 188 we take a week off every single year and it is the last week of the year here at the

podcast.

However, the one thing we do every year is have a roundup of the top episodes from the

current year, so this one being 2017. And I just wanted to give a

mention as to what some of those episodes were just in case you wanted to check them out because maybe

either you didn't listen to them yet or maybe you wanted to listen to them again. This year there

were 14 episodes that made it into the top list out of 53 and they really do range the gamut of topics.

We have topics on contentment.

We have a couple on the French culture,

one including Sharon Santoni,

as well as eating well and finding your classic style, not only with your clothing, but in your life.

And of course there's one about Julia Child that made the cut and the first annual Ask Shannon episode was the

absolute top episode however I don't rank them in order according to the top

episodes I put them in chronological order from the beginning of the year, which means

the top episode that began the year, which was welcoming the quality in 2017, one month at a time, made the cut and it is the first one on the list.

Now within that episode and post you'll find a link to another post for each month of the year.

And they really cover all different arenas of your life,

but there are little things such as mastering the use of credit

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