Are you dreaming of a peaceful and stress free Christmas this year?

The holiday season should be filled with joy, laughter and unforgettable moments with loved ones, not stress and overwhelm.

Imagine enjoying a beautifully decorated home, delicious meals, thoughtful gifts, and quality time with your family, all while keeping your sanity intact. It's not a dream — it's about to become your reality.

From getting intentional to getting organized, I’m going to help get it together before the Holiday season so you can enjoy a stress free Christmas.

IN THIS EPISODE ASHLEY DISCUSS:

• How to have a stress free Christmas

• The seven steps to getting everything together before the Holidays

• The Stress Free Christmas Bundle happening between 10/16/23 - 10/20/23

• The Getting It Together Before the Holidays mini course

   

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The Stress Free Christmas Bundle

• The Getting it Together Before the Holidays Mini Course

• The Always Elegant Living Membership

• The Always Elegant Living Principles

• Reviews are everything on iTunes. Would you please take a moment and leave a review HERE.

These 14 Always Elegant Living Principles are the building blocks to create a life full of ease and elegance.

From shifting your self image to eliminating the excess, effortlessly organizing and refining your habits, these principles will have you transforming everything so you can live life beautifully.

Make sure to download the FREE 14 AEL Principles printout so you can refer to it anytime you need a quick reminder.

• How the 14 Always Elegant Living Principles can transform your entire life.

• Goes over all 14 Always Elegant Living Principles.

• Share how the 14 Always Elegant Living Principles fit into the Always Elegant Living Method

• The Always Elegant Living Membership.

   

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The Always Elegant Living Membership

• The Always Elegant Living Principles

• Reviews are everything on iTunes. Would you please take a moment and leave a review HERE.

Living life as an elegant woman means something different to everyone.

What I define as elegant may not necessarily be what you define as elegant and that’s okay.

While we each have our own style, it’s important that we cultivate these 10 things to create a life full of ease and elegance.

To learn more about The Always Elegant Living Membership visit:

www.walwayselegantliving.com/join

When it comes to adding more to your home, add it in a way that makes your home more of something great, such as more elegant.

In this episode, Ashley shares 10 easy ways to make your home more elegant. These ways go beyond just purchasing more items for your space. They're about creating enjoyable moments with more elegance so you can live life well. 

When you're looking for solutions to problem areas in your home and life there a million and one different ways to get the same result. That's because there's more than one way to solve your problem.

I've found that most people don't really have an issue finding a solution to the problem because usually the solution is simple. Instead, we actually have a hard time implementing the action needed to get to the solution. This is where over complication comes in and things start to snowball.

But there's an easier way. And that's what today's episode is all about.

Have you ever thought about the energy required to maintain your home?

I know we've all thought I'm too tired to get the dishes done tonight. I just don't have enough energy to clean the bathrooms today or to wash the floors or to (fill in the blank).

But have you really ever though about the amount of effort your home actually requires from you?

In this episode, I'm sharing a few problems when it comes to the energy required in maintaining my home and what I did about it.

When it comes to the "Minimalism" are you left feeling blah? I know I was when I first started to implement minimalism into my home. As a busy mom of 3, implementing a minimalist home just didn't work. I finally found the balance between less stuff and home created with enjoyment in mind by redefining minimalism on my own terms. 

Your home is likely your' most expensive monthly cost, yet do you even love it? Let's have an honest chat about your home and how it's serving you. In this episode we'll dive into the processes of creating an intentional home with ease and elegance.

After a much needed break during the month of December, I'm back. I spent the past month resting and reflecting and with that I'm so exciting to share what this year has in store for Always Elegant Living. Always Elegant Living is going to be re-focusing on home in a bigger and more intentional way. If 2020 taught us that home matters more than ever then 2021's  focus is on how to actually create a home that's full of ease and elegance. 

When it comes to the Holiday season there are a few tactical tips I use year after year to really elevate the overall elegance factor. In today's bonus episode, I'll be discussing a few easy ways that you can add a little more elegance to your Holidays the easy way.

In this episode, Ashley discusses what it actually looks like to get grateful and savor the season. She also talk about easy ways we can express gratitude, slow down and savor the season we're in.

Letting go of perfectionism can open your life up to so many amazing opportunities. By letting go, you can gain clarity and focus on what actually matters, what has to be done by you and what you can delegate. Letting go of perfectionism allows you to live life with ease and elegance.

Decorating for the Holidays can often feel overwhelming and like the last thing you want to do. In this episode, Ashley shares her best tips when it comes to decorating your home for the Holidays. What to do, what not to do and how to decorate your home with ease and elegance during the Holiday season.

When it comes to creating a life full of ease and elegance, it’s imperative that you take action based on your foundation.

But why does your foundation matter so much?

In this episode, I’ll be discussing 5 reasons to build an elegant life on a solid foundation so that you can experience results much faster.

1.  You gain clarity. You get to decide what matters most to you and when you have clarity you can focus on what's important and decisions become easier.
2. You can define your essentials. These are your non-negotiables. The things, actions and beliefs that will help you transform your life.
3. You can confidently set audacious goals. When you set an audacious goal it requires you up-level your thoughts and show-up different.
4. You can take strategic action. Taking action is great. But taking “strategic” action is even better. Strategic action allows you to reach your audacious goals directly without feeling stuck on the hamster wheel of life.
5. You can refine your habits. Refined habits will help you reach your goals much faster.

A solid foundation will help you quickly transform your home, life and style based on what matters most to you.

If you’re ready to create a solid foundation then join me in the Always Elegant Living Membership. During the month of August I will be teaching you how to create your foundation, answer your most burning questions and help you implement a plan to reach your audacious goals.

You can learn more about the membership HERE:

https://www.alwayselegantliving.com/join

I get it. You're a busy woman. You have a million other things to do and sometimes the Holidays just come on like a freight train at full speed. But it doesn't have to be that way this year. You can eliminate the overwhelm and chaos by creating a Holiday season full of ease and enjoyment.

Meal planning doesn't have to be hard. In this episode, you'll discover how to get dinner time to work around your life instead of having to stop your life to figure out dinner.

There's always so much happening in our lives. Most of us are living very busy, very full lifestyles and a lot of times it can feel like it's just too much. Knowing what to focus on, what has to get done and what you can let go is a skill that anyone can learn. In today's episode, I'm diving into how we can start focusing on what's actually important to you when everything feels equally important.

Self care doesn't have to be expensive, lavish or even something you have to leave the house to experience. It's about intentionally carving our the time through out your day for YOURSELF. That's self care. It's using those pauses in your day for yourself so you can restore your energy and go out and live life well.

Helping women create space, time and energy for what really matters is what Always Elegant Living is all about. That way we can follow our dreams, accomplish our goals and live life on purpose and with intention. But in order to go out in the world and achieve our ambitions we first need to start by building the foundation. And that starts at home. In this episode, Ashley discusses how an easily managed home ties in with living a life of ease and elegance.

Life used to be crazy, busy, tiring, overwhelming and chaotic. Even though I was trying to implement new routines and systems so my home could be managed easier things just weren't working. 

Real change didn't happen until I started shifting my mindset. And after I started practicing these 6 mindset shifts things got easier. My home felt lighter and I felt more in control. 

Overwhelm is a choice. Chaos is a choice. But ease and peace are also a choice. You can choose to not be overwhelmed by your home. In this episode, Ashley talks about how to identify the overwhelm, create an action plan and get to work. 

Every home needs systems. Systems keep things running smoothly and ensure that important task get done. In this episode, Ashley discusses 3 essential home systems that all home needs to run efficiently. When these systems are functioning well, then you're freeing up your time and space and that is living a life of elegance.

These 3 systems are pulled from the "7 Essential Home Systems Starter Guide" that you can download for free HERE.

Living a life of elegance is an art form that takes time and practice. You have to work on your person development, mindset and style. Living a life of elegance means defining who you want to be and doing what it takes to show up as her. In this episode, you'll learn easy ways to start living a life of elegance and how a few adjustments can make a huge impact.

Simplicity is the build block upon which is elegance is built. Building a life based on simplicity allows you to focus on the areas that matter most and add your unique style to everything you touch. From house furnishings, to wardrobe choices, to how you present yourself to the world, elegance matters.

Are you ready to create a life full of ease and elegance?

Then this episode is for you.

The Always Elegant Living Method is the exact step by step plan I use every time I want to make my home, life or style easier and more beautiful.

This episode will walk you through the simple, 4-step process and how you can apply the AEL Method to each area of your life.

If you’re ready to decide what matters most, shift your self image, take strategic action and establish rhythms that’ll help you become the women you’ve always wanted to be, then make sure to tune in.

And if you need more support or want to dive deeper into the AEL Method, then the Always Elegant Living Membership is the perfect place to start.

You can learn more about what the AEL Membership has to offer here:

https://www.alwayselegantliving.com/join

Systems are the answer to eliminating the everyday chaos. In this episode, learn what makes a good systems as well as the many benefits of implementing mindful systems throughout your home.  

When it comes to decluttering, things can start to feel overwhelming quickly. Where do I start? How do I know what to get rid of? What if I can’t decide? To eliminate the overwhelm, I’m answering the most commonly asked questions about decluttering so you can start creating a home that feels easy and elegant.

In today's episode I share 10 things that I've done that have changed my life. I hope you gain some valuable insight into what actions I've taken and the impact they have created for myself and my life.

Stop over complicating decisions. In today's episode I'll discuss how it gets to be easy! Somewhere along the way we decided that if it's not hard then we're not doing it right. And that's just not true. Decisions should be easy. Decide it gets to be easy and figure out a solution that supports your decision. 

Everything I mention in this episode can be found HERE: alwayselegantliving.com/shownotes/005 

Organizing your home with intention can be so life giving. It saves you time and creates ease when you know where everything is. But setting up your home with intention is so much more than just organizing your stuff. It’s about decluttering and making sure that each room and space is used in a way that makes sense for you and your family. In this episode you’ll learn exactly how to set-up your home in an intuitive way that’ll make life easier.

All the unnecessary day to day chaos can be completely eliminated by creating systems in your home. Systems are basically just a series of steps done in a particular order. The right systems will get you to where you want to be as efficiently as possible. But how do you know what systems will work for you? And how do you even make a system? Discover the Always Elegant Living Method to creating systems in your home that put you back in control. This 4 step method is simple, straightforward and sure to get you taking the next right step in eliminating the daily chaos so you can start living a life of ease.

Everything mentioned in this episode can be found HERE: alwayselegantliving.com/shownotes/003

I’m all about ease and elegance and the best way I know how to achieve that in my home is through essentialism. In this episode I’m explaining what essentialism is and how you can begin embracing it throughout your home. I’ll also be discussing essential home systems and why all of this matters. Everything I mention in this episode can be found HERE: alwayselegantliving.com/shownotes/002

This podcast is about putting the control back in your home and life. It's about moving past the "Hot Mess" and finally feeling like you have your *ish together.

In this episode you’ll find practical solutions and easy to implement ideas that you can take action on right now. Not tomorrow or next Monday or next year. But right now.

I’m going to help you with the mindset and strategy so you can begin creating a life of ease and elegance. Because we all know it’s not about finding the time to do what matters most to you… but it’s about making it. And I’m here to help you do that by starting with moving past the whole "Hot Mess" mindset.

Everything I talk about in this episode can be found here: http://alwayselegantliving.com/shownotes/001

When it comes to making simple daily decisions in our household, my husband and I run everything through the "too" filter.

From what time to eat dinner, to date night plans and more, the "too" rule has helped us maintain a life full of ease.

In this episode, I break down exactly what the "too" rule is and how you can apply it to your own life to make everyday decisions.

I also mention that something new will be announced in next week's episode so stay tuned for more updates.

Have you ever not taken action on something because you feel that if you can’t do it perfectly then why even bother?

All or nothing thinking can keep us stuck where we are, hold us back or even stop us from starting.

And that’s exactly what we’re talking about on today’s episode.

Kate House from Live by Design will be sharing 3 practical ways we can move past the all or nothing thinking and help find the courage to take imperfect action.

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Goals with Soul Summit - Hosted May 1-4, 2023 via Private Podcast Feed

https://mskatehouse.com/goalswithsoulsummit

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Free Training: How to Easily Manage Your Home without Constant Tasks Consuming your Life

https://www.alwayselegantliving.com/free

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Connect with Kate House:

The Live by Design Co Website: https://mskatehouse.com/

IG: @mskatehouse

FB Group: https://mskatehouse.com/community

As I was organizing my life this past week I realized that there are 3 essentials tools I use over and over again.

These 3 tools allow me to brain dump everything on my mind and organize my thoughts in a way that not only is practical but also keeps tasks and due dates top of mind.

I’ve used these 3 essential tools for years now and today I’m sharing my process of how I organize my life.

Free Training:

How to easily manage your home without constant tasks consuming your life

“Evolving with the Seasons” is one of my favorite Always Elegant Living Principles. Whether we talking about evolving with the seasons of life or evolving with the actual season, I’m a huge believer that we need to always be evolving.

Im today’s episode, I’ll be discussing how to transition your home from Winter to Spring so your environment can reflect the season that is upon us.

If you want to learn more about easily managing your home tasks such as the laundry and dishes, make sure to check out my FREE Training HERE.

www.alwayselegantliving.com

Minimalism and simplicity are two words that get thrown around a lot when you are trying to declutter and easily manage your home.

In this episode, I’m breaking down how I use minimalism and simplicity throughout my home without being a minimalist or living a small life.

To see how I’m able to easily manage my home in 15 minutes a day without constant tasks consuming my life make sure to check out this FREE training.

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FREE TRAINING:

How to easily manage your home in 15 minutes a day without constant tasks consuming your life FREE training.

www.alwayselegantlving.com/free

Join Ashley in this pep style episode where she discusses the power of adding a little more elegance to your environment.

From adding, scents, sounds and life, Ashley has got you covered.

And don’t forget to check out www.alwasyelegantliving.com/join to learn more about the monthly Always Elegant Living Membership

Richard Branson said, “Fun is one of the most important - and underrated - ingredients in any successful venture. If you're not having fun, then it's probably time to call it quits and try something else.”

In this episode, I’m going to discuss how to incorporate more fun into your everyday life.

From making movement more fun to transforming weekly habits into experiences and traditions I’m going to share how I’ve incorporated more fun into everything I do.

Learn More at:

www.alwayselegantliving.com

We are almost at the end of January and I want to ask you...

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"How are your New Year's resolutions working out?"

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I'm asking because, this is typically the time when New Years resolutions fizzle out and old habits kick back in.

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And it's not your fault.

If you've been trying to create a change in your life but are starting to feel like your white knuckling it, there's one thing you can do that'll help you create the results you want.

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You can start working on your self-image.

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When you want to create lasting results in your life, the best place to start is with how you think about yourself.

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Everything that surrounds you is most likely a reflection of your self image.

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How you see yourself determines the choices that you make. So the choices that you make determine the surroundings that you find yourself in.

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You've created what is around you right now by the choices that you’ve made, based on the beliefs that you have but your environment is also reflecting back those beliefs about yourself.

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So when you feel like your white knuckling the actions needed to create the result that you want, think about the women you need to become.

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Ask yourself:

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"Who do I need to become to loose the weight?"

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"Who do I need to become to have a home that's clutter free and organized?"

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"Who do I need to become to ....?"

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When you start think about your goals in terms of who you need to become, then you can start to embody that future version of your self now. And when you embody your future self now, then you can begin to take strategic action that aligns with how you feel and who you're becoming.

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Versus trying to take action based on old thoughts. It will always feel like an uphill battle.

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This is the number one mistake I see women making when they are trying to create change in their life.

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And if you want to learn more about how to shift your self image so you can create an elegant life you love, then I invite you to join me as a founding student inside Always Elegant Living.

www.alwayselegantliving.com

Creating an elegant life you love doesn't have to be so complicated. In this episode, I’m diving into the 4 simple steps needed to create an elegant life you love so you can stop feeling so overwhelmed by life and start enjoying it.

Mentioned in the Episode:

• What Always Elegant Living means.
• The 4 simple steps to creating an elegant life you love.
• Announcement about the new Always Elegant Living signature program.

To become a foundational student please visit:

https://always-elegant-living.mykajabi.com/offers/QAzdTqNM/checkout

or you can learn more at: www.alwayselegantliving.com

Today I’ll be sharing the 5 mindsets that elegant women embody and how they can change your life.

When you begin to embody these mindsets your life will begin to transform from the inside out.

I’ll also be sharing what I’ve been working on behind the scenes at Always Elegant Living.

Do you want to be more productive and efficient when it comes to tackling your to do list?

Happy Thanksgiving week.

Today's episode is a quick pep talk style episode. I'm going to be sharing about what I'm prioritizing this holiday season and how you can set the intent and your priority as well.

Do you ever wonder what habits could change your home?