Some weeks ask oodles of seemingly unsolvable questions and other weeks answer some, if not all, and even questions you didn't know you had. 

What I was reminded of this week was the importance and good fortunate of working and being surrounded with talented, kind and curious individuals. From the staff I have the good fortunate to work with where I teach, to the team behind TSLL website that makes it hum and run as smooth as I probably will never fully understand (view the post from the archives - 1 year ago below to learn more), to the community I thank every day I am lucky enough to call home. 

While, yes, we as individuals are indeed the hub of the success and most importantly, contentment we seek, it is the community we cultivate and partake in that elevates the quality of our lives to a level we cannot do on our own. 

Yesterday on the blog, a project I have been working on for the past few months was finally shared with readers. You may remember a survey which asked questions of readers regarding a potential ad-free blog reading experience? Well, after pouring over the results, listening to what you wanted and would prefer, the option (two options, in fact) are now available (don't worry, you can continue to enjoy as it is without changing or doing a thing if you prefer). 

While I break all of the details down (including videos of how to sign-up and what the blog will look like without the ads) in this post, I wanted to share the limited time opportunity to subscribe to the monthly ad-free experience for only $5/month. Now through Tuesday November 7th, you are guaranteed to only and forever pay $5. After November 7th, the price for the monthly subscription will return to the regular rate of $6.99. And the best part, and why I chose the option I did, is how user-friendly the subscription process is for you, the readers who kindly share their time when they chose to stop by TSLL. 

Now if you are interested in the ad-free experience, but only want to make one payment a year, the yearly option will save you 15% - $69.99. And the good part is, once you log in with your self-created password, so long as you are accessing the site on the same device, you will continue to be logged in and not need to re-enter each time you stop by. Simply click TSLL on your favorites and begin reading ad-free ideas for living a simply luxurious life. 

Of course, I cannot talk about the new addition to TSLL without talking about Inslee, the illustration behind all of the images you see associated with TSLL brand. When it came to deciding on a fair price, I wanted to equate it to a simple, yet luxurious experience, which is what I hope reading TSLL blog is each time you visit. And so, as you will see in the post, the decision for the price and the new illustration Inslee created exclusively for the blog was inspired by an image captured in my home. 

And now to the weekend and the perusing of the weekly newsletter. A couple of style posts this week inspired by two well-known (one lesser known than the other, but nonetheless worth knowing) French brand names, the wrap up of the Relationship series "Choosing a Partner" and an American home whose interiors were inspired by Provence. I am sensing more than just a bit of a French predilection, non? ;)

Have a beautiful weekend, and thank you for subscribing to TSLL's weekly newsletter. 

Until next week, I'll see you on the blog.​​​​​​