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June 24, 2015
Summer’s Online Book Club Pick
Just announced on our Tranquilosophy Summer Seasonal Podcast, it’s time to share our summer online book club pick far and wide . . .
I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make
the Most of Their Time by Laura Vanderkam
Some of you may recognize her as a regular time management guru from three former Tranquility du Jour podcasts and a frequent contributor to outlets such as Fast Company and USA Today. She’s a married mom to four kids and clearly leads an active life, so her advice comes from experience and studies.
After tidying this winter {with help from winter’s book club pick} and spring cleaning our habits last season, my hope is that this this book will help us find more meaning among the many to-dos.
May summertime sprinkle moments of respite from the heaviness of doing. Remember, we’re human beings and the way we spend our time is ultimately how we live our lives. I hope you’ll read along. Bisous. x
Savvy Sources:
Previous online book club picks
Previous Tranquility du Jour podcasts with Laura: What Most Successful People Do at Work, 168 Hours, and What Most Successful People Do On the WeekendsAuthor interview on Refinery 29
Laura’s website
Fortune article: How to be seen at work without working around the clock
More online articles
Order the book
Find moi reading with you on Goodreads, too
Reminder: To participate in our online book club, share thoughts, challenges, and insights about our chosen read in the comments section below.
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June 23, 2015
Giveaway: Choose TranquiliT’s Fall Colors
Happy, happy summer! That means it’s time to choose a few new fall colors to complement the current offering {see below}.
Above are the top 10 Pantone colors for fall. Which ones above do you love and want to see added to our color mix?
Share your top one to three choices in the comments section below by Thursday, June 26 at 5pmET and enter to win a versatile all-in-one wrap dress. One lucky voter will be randomly chosen and announced on Friday morning!
Thank you for helping choose TranquiliT‘s fall palette. Bisous. x
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June 22, 2015
Tranquility du Jour #340: Simply Luxurious Life
Bonjour. Welcome to the 340th edition of Tranquility du Jour with Shannon Ables. Be inspired by the simply luxurious life—a dash of style, minimalism, and mindfulness.
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour # 340: Simply Luxurious Life
Featured Guest: Shannon Ables is the founder and editor of the internationally enjoyed lifestyle blog The Simply Luxurious Life which inspired her first book Choosing The Simply Luxurious Life: A Modern Woman’s Guide. As a contributor to House Beautiful, JNSQ, Laura U Mag and Docica, Shannon has also worked with Buick to launch their first compact luxury vehicle – Encore in keeping with the spirit of all things simply luxurious.
When she’s not writing, traveling or exploring new ways to live simply luxuriously, she teaches high school English and social sciences where she lives in Oregon with her two spaniels. Listeners can also tune in to her weekly podcast The Simple Sophisticate each Monday morning.
Savvy Sources:
Website: shannonables.com
Facebook: facebook.com/thesimplyluxuriouslifeblog
Twitter: twitter.com/simplyluxurious
Pinterest: pinterest.com/simplyluxurious/
Instagram: instagram.com/thesimplyluxuriouslife
Shannon’s first time on Tranquility du Jour in 2011
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June 21, 2015
Happy Summer Solstice = Seasonal Podcast
image courtesy of spring seasonal podcast artist
Wishing you a tranquil start to summer. Think lavender lemonade, fresh fruit salads, and relaxing poolside under an umbrella.
You’re invited to *tomorrow’s* complimentary live Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast Monday, June 22nd at 3pm ET.
Gather your journal, cuppa tea, and colorful markers for this sacred hour just for you. We’ll explore my top eight tips for finding tranquility this summer {and beyond}!
To join from anywhere around the globe, dial 712.432.3066 and enter conference code 229226 a few minutes before 3pm ET {use this handy time zone converter}.
More information and FAQs on the Seasonal Podcast page. Bisous. x
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June 19, 2015
Week in Review
Final practice in Paris
Final sidewalk cafe in Paris
Final farmers’ market jaunt in Paris
Notre Dame at night
More farmers’ market color
My sip tea pic for 52 Weeks of Tranquility
Week in Review
Savored last night in Paris with old friend
Packed suitcase {sigh}
Flew home from Paris
Stalked rescue pugs online
Took a yummy yoga class
Met with beautiful clients
Biked 9 miles via commute
Released second TranquiliT Capsule Wardrobe video
Shipped books
Send retreat wrap up email to retreaters
Missed retreaters
Signed up for the Animal Rights National Conference and Lobby Day
Prepped for Monday’s Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast
Received generous Louis pics from photographer Lara Blair
Missed Louis like crazy
Met with therapist
Read An Extraordinary Theory of Objects
Adjusted to Eastern time zone
Had business strategic planning session with Tim
Prepped for podcast interview of Shannon Ables
Set date for Writing in the Woods fall retreat
Penned Week 24 of 52 Weeks of Tranquility
Mourned Charleston
Soaked in the tub daily
Consumed green juice daily
Penned thank you notes
Announced list for Penning in Paris 2016
Settled back into DC living
Weekend Wish List
Productive studio Directors’ meeting
Take yummy yoga
Indie film date night with Tim
Brunch with girlfriend
Volunteer at hospice
Tea date with girlfriend
Read
Write
Et toi? What’s on your weekend wish list? Bisous. x
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June 18, 2015
Tranquilosophy: Sip Tea
Week 24: Sip Tea
Green tea with rose petals and mint. Black tea with marigold and cornflower. White tea with violet petals. The options are endless.
I’ve just returned home after hosting the Penning in Paris retreat where I hit Angelina’s, Ladurée, and many sidewalk cafés for a yummy cup of exotic tea blends.
This image captures my final pot of le thé vert à la menthe {mint green tea} consumed before heading to the airport yesterday. I savored it slowly, paying special attention to the hints of flavor resting on my tongue before sliding down my throat.
To sip tea can be a mindfulness practice. Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hahn teaches, “Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world revolves—slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.”
Connect to your breath. Create an intention for the day, for the moment, or for the time it takes to consume your cup of tea. Heat the water. Listen to it boil. Choose your pleasure: grassy, fruity, flowery, blooming. Pour the water over your tea and listen to it hit the bottom of the cup.
Let it steep for two to five minutes depending on the type of tea. Smell the aroma of your chosen infusion. Feel the warm cup in your hands. Observe the steam rising. Taste the tea in your mouth. Swish it around. Note the flavors. Then let it slide down your throat.
You don’t need any fancy equipment—simply a mug, hot water, tea. And time. Time to be present and to tune in to your senses.
If you’re more of a coffee person, no problem, the same process applies. Rather than gulping it down en route to your next meeting, feel the warmth on your skin, take in the aromas, and savor its time in your mouth.
This week create a ritual out of a favorite libation. Take time making it. Put it in a fancy mug. Sit down with the beverage and sip it like a fine wine. Connect to your breath and notice what comes up as you slow down.
Share your experience this week in our Facebook group. Snap a photo of your cuppa tea and share it using #52weekstranquility.
Watch for Week 25 of 52 Weeks of Tranquility here next week or have it delivered to your inbox.
Thank you for being here with us. Bisous. x
52 Weeks of Tranquility
This complimentary program is designed to help us stay motivated and engaged in 2015. Each week I’ll send inspiration to your inbox via Love Notes.
Joining later in the year? No worries, read previous weeks here.
To find support and community, join the private Facebook group and use hashtag #52weekstranquility to create additional online connections.
Connect live by calling in to seasonal Tranquilosophy podcasts. Next one happening Monday, June 22. Can’t join us live? Recordings are available.
May we savor deep moments of tranquility.
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June 17, 2015
Penning in Paris 2016
Ooh la la, I want you to be the first to know about Penning in Paris: A Writer’s Retreat in 2016!
Let me know if you’re interested and:
I’ll reveal next year’s dates to you 48 hours before the rest of the world.
You’ll have first opportunity to join me in the City of Light next year.
Picture yourself writing in sidewalk cafés where Hemingway and de Beauvoir wrote, sharing your literary dreams, and deepening your commitment to a writing project . . . in Paris.
During this five-day retreat you’ll learn writing tools, tips to find your voice, how to create powerful openings, ways to structure your prose, the path to publication, and more.
The adventure includes yoga and writing in Luxembourg Garden, a luxurious afternoon tea at Ladurée, jaunts to English bookstores, a cruise on the Seine, meditation in the Paris’ oldest church, and time in the Tuileries.
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June 15, 2015
Looks for TranquiliT’s Capsule Wardrobe
TranquiliT’s 10 staples are the backbone of a creative, comfy, and chic wardrobe. Six of these pieces were my entire wardrobe for 10 days of yoga, writing in sidewalk cafes, teaching in the gardens, bookstore browsing, and fancy nights out in Paris. Our last video introduced the 10-piece capsule wardrobe and this one showcases multiple […]
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June 13, 2015
Week in Review
Rose-infused patisserie at Laduree Musee d’Orsay Taking in my favorite Bonnard Luxembourg Garden Writing time at Les Des Magots Tim teaching on social media for writers in the Tuileries The ladies were fans of violette and rose petal ice cream Tea for moi, wine for Tim Nougat spotted at the farmers’ market Week in Review […]
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June 12, 2015
Tranquilosophy: Fleurs
Week 23: Fleurs Picking up peonies was a top priority upon arrival to Paris, so we hit the Montparnasse farmers’ market first thing Saturday morning. Cherries, strawberries, croissants, olives, lettuce, olive baguette, avocados, cherry tomatoes, and, of course, peonies. We now had the Paris living necessities in hand. “I must have flowers, always, and always,” […]
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