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This is a step-by-step guide on how to refresh your home for spring time. It includes a few house keeping tips, decorating ideas and how to bring the overall feeling of spring into your home.

I'm sure by now you've heard of "The Home Edit." But have you heard of "The Home Audit?" What exactly is a home audit? Why is it important? And how do you tackle it? These are all the things I'll be diving into during this episode.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.