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Friday and a need for a breath has a arrived if you have been at work this week or kept yourself to task in any capacity or endeavor. Whether you have had the opportunity to travel or simply take time off from the regular work schedule this summer, taking a break, changing up your schedule and slowing down a bit is a necessity for living well.
I too have found myself a bit tired as of late, but I am thankful that it is in being involved with projects I love. I hope that is the same for you - being involved in work that fulfills you, work that you wake up excited to immerse yourself in and an
everyday routine you thoroughly enjoy. If you aren't at this point yet in your life, rest assured, it is absolutely possible.
But even when we love what we have the opportunity to do, even when we love the life we are building and the daily routines we have curated to elevate the everyday, changing up the routine, taking the foot off the gas pedal so to speak, is a good idea as well. I often find that no matter how much I enjoy my getaways, if I have done the work to create an everyday life that is well-structured, balanced and fulfilling, I sincerely look forward to returning to
it and appreciate it even more.
So today, before September arrives and schedules pick back up again, make sure you take a long breath, change your days up for a while in some way even if only you know of the change, even in seemingly small ways. Because even with small changes, great appreciation can be experienced.
This week on TSLL blog it has been French Week and including today's This & That post there have been 16 posts (including two new podcast episodes). Certainly, if you are a Francophile, TSLL is the place to be online, and I do so hope you are enjoying it. There will be four more posts - one more today, two more on Satuday and a round-up on Sunday. And while the regular blog postings will continue on their weekly schedule, the podcast will be taking
two weeks off before the brand new season (season 6!) kicks off with a new episode on Monday September 2nd. The taping of the entire second season of The Simply Luxurious Kitchen has concluded, and I am now putting the final producing touches on the episodes to bring the first to you on Saturday September 7th (there are 8 episodes which will run each Saturday in September and October).
Two Important Things to Share Before I Wrap Up: (1) I promised an exclusive giveaway for TSLL Weekly Newsletter subscribers (be sure to check out the other four giveaways that have so far been posted, below). For one lucky weekly subscriber, they will receive a Rowen & Wren Palm Leaf Woven Basket (small or large - the winner's choice) as well as printed issue of Sharon
Santoni's most recent issue of My French Country Home (the Provence special edition). See below the two different sizes of the basket and the cover of the magazine that will be included. To enter, simply reply to this email witih your preference of basket and your mailing/shipping address should you be the winner. The winner will be announced on Sunday August 18th on the blog's final post of French Week, and I will
ship it out Monday so that it all arrives as swiftly as possible. Thank you very much for choosing to subscribe to TSLL's newsletter. I know you have an abundance of options when it comes to your time and email subscriptions, so your interest and time are appreciated very much.
(2) For a limited time (through Sunday August 18th - the end of French Week), both of TSLL books, signed copies, are 25% off. No promo code is needed: simply go to TSLL's book shop, click on which book you want (or both!), and place your order (if you would like to add a personalized note, you can do so by simply leaving the text for inscription in the Notes section).
And now to the weekly newsletter! There is quite a bit to peruse through, and I do hope you enjoy. Have a wonderful weekend, and until next Friday, I will see you on the blog.
