Shannon Ables's Blog, page 69
April 2, 2023
The Road to Personal Freedom: Self-Discipline (and how to strengthen this skill)
“More self-discipline, more freedom.” The connotation attached to the word ‘discipline’ is often negative. To discipline a student who has misbehaved with suspension or to discipline a child for behaving badly and therefore revoking privileges, so when we have been conditioned to view a particular word with a negative slant, it can take time and […]
March 31, 2023
A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, April 2023
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March 30, 2023
This & That: March 31, 2023
The last day of March, and still the month brings quite the punch of awesome finds. From sleuthing in Paris with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, to the story of Air Jordans and Nike, a favorite savvy nun returns for a second season for Anglophiles, a sale at a homewares brand full of classic and […]
March 28, 2023
12 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . (March 2023)
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March 26, 2023
Gardening in March at Le Papillon, 2023
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March 23, 2023
This & That: March 24, 2023
Three fantastic new films debut today in theaters, a new series reviving a British classic, books on a wide array of topics – listening more than we talk, eating more consciously for ourselves and the planet’s well-being, the science and art of longevity, a book for bibliophiles and a new find for Anglophiles who love […]
March 21, 2023
Mastering Quintessential French Effortless Style
In the recent Fall 2023 runway collections in Paris, Nicolas Ghesquière, the head creative designer of Louis Vuitton wrote in his show notes, “What is French style?” And answered the question skillfully by revealing through clothes that it is more than just the vestments we adorn ourselves with. No, it is not endless Breton stripes […]
March 19, 2023
The Art of Simplifying Our Days
The battery of my favorite go-to vacuum cleaner gave up the ghost recently after five years of dependable service to keeping my home tidy and debris-free. Initially the tracking information stated that the battery would take 10 days to arrive, so I resigned myself to sweeping and using a dustpan, something I do regularly outside […]
March 16, 2023
This & That: March 17, 2023
Brimming full of books about how to thrive, yet avoid the burn-out that is errantly assumed must happen, a British series returns for its final season, a new series begins about a much-known (or do we really) French queen, a French mystery series I absolutely enjoyed, especially because of its cast, reasons for gardeners to […]
March 15, 2023
12 March Ponderings . . .
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