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Happy Tuesday Friend,

First of all, I just want to say THANK YOU for all the kind emails and DMs I received last week after our big announcement about sunsetting the Living Well Spending Less brand. It’s definitely been an emotional process, but I’m so grateful for the encouragement and understanding. It has truly meant the world to me, and to my entire team!

So from the bottom of my heart—thank you.

But of course life marches on, and this week my husband and I “celebrated” our 18th wedding anniversary. This was the recap from our couple-friends group chat this morning:

We didn’t exchange cards or gifts. We didn’t go out for dinner.

But honestly, we didn’t need any of that. 

Not because the spark is gone—far from it—but because I think we show our love to each other in a million different ways, without actually needing a date on the calendar to remind us.

Last week Monday, for example, I had a pretty bad day. 

That was the day we made our big announcement about LWSL, so I was already anxious and emotional because I had barely slept the night before, and then pretty much everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

The website broke. Our email system freaked out and sent multiples of the wrong emails to everyone on our list. My Instagram account got put on lockdown. And so on.

It was basically the day from hell. 

And by 6pm I was ready to crawl in a hole and never come out.

Chuck left me alone in my office most of the day to deal with all the crises, but when I finally emerged, I found that he had gone to the store and bought all of the ingredients for my favorite drink, and then figured out how to make it so it would be waiting for me when I finally finished working.

And if that isn’t love, I don’t know what is.

The Dalai Lama once said, “Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.” Along those same lines, Maya Angelou once said, "I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

In other words? Sometimes love is just being there, with a hug or a kind word or a drink in hand, without expecting anything in return.

And so, my challenge for you this week is to love your people well. Whether it’s your spouse or your kids or a friend who could use a little encouragement, just be there. It’s often the smallest kindness, not the big gestures, that make all the difference.

Live with purpose, friend, and have an amazing week!

xoxo, Ruth

This week’s podcast episode…

What’s cooking in my kitchen…

Here are the recipes I shared this past week:

The latest from my Instagram…

One of my goals this year is to be more consistent on social media, so I’ve committed to sharing at least one post a day on Instagram. If you’re there, I’d love to connect with you—find me at @RuthSoukup

What’s Happening Around RSO…

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