Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit! Happy October, Friend!

Welcome to October at Chez Sweetpea! 🍂

This month, we're embracing cozy candles, comfort cooking, and a little bit of everyday luxury.

And before you start thinking you need to buy something, redecorate your house, or completely overhaul your routine, let me tell you something.

The most luxurious thing you can have is a home you actually enjoy living in.

✨ One where you light the good candles on a Tuesday.
✨ Where dinner is something you look forward to making.
✨ Where you can invite a friend over without apologizing for the state of your house.

I want us to spend October making the ordinary feel extraordinary.

Not by doing MORE, but by being intentional with what we're already doing.

This month, we're cooking, gathering, and living well.

Here's what we're exploring together:

🕯️ Quiet luxury homemaking. Creating little moments of beauty and comfort with what we already own.

🍲 Comfort cooking. The kind of Southern food that makes people close their eyes after the first bite and ask for the recipe before they've finished eating. (these pinto beans and these collards are on the menu every week now, y'all!)

🍷 Magical dinner parties. Candlelit evenings, easy menus, and the reminder that having people over doesn't require a special occasion.

🏡 Fall nesting rituals. Finding those little weekly rhythms that make our homes feel welcoming without spending our entire weekends cleaning them.

❤️ Emotional hosting. Remembering that how people feel in our homes matters infinitely more than how our homes look. I shared a video about how we still need each other over on Youtube!

And we're starting with ourselves.

Because if there's one thing I want you to remember this month, it's that you deserve the same care and hospitality you so generously give everyone else.

Host yourself first, Friend. 🥰

🍝 Make yourself a beautiful dinner.
🍽️ Set the table.
🕯️ Light the candle.
🍹 Pour your favorite drink into the pretty glass.

You don't need company to make an evening special.

🎁 A Little Prepsgiving Note

Today's also the official kickoff of PREPSGIVING!

I'm spending October getting ahead of the holiday season, and I'd love for you to join me.

Prepsgiving is a FREE 31-day email challenge filled with little daily tasks, kitchen prep, home projects, and holiday planning to help us create more breathing room for November and December.

And here's the best part: You can join anytime!

Whether you start today or halfway through October, you'll begin with Day 1 and work through all 31 days at your own pace.

Tap over and join me for 31 days of little tasks and challenges that will make your future self VERY happy.

​[JOIN THE FREE PREPSGIVING CHALLENGE →]​

The daily challenges arrive through a separate email series, so make sure you sign up if you'd like to participate!

One little luxury for this week

Before the weekend, I'd love for you to make yourself one really lovely dinner.

It doesn't have to be fancy. It doesn't even have to be homemade.

But I want you to sit at your table, light a candle, put your phone down, and enjoy it.

No saving the good stuff for company.

Here's to comfort food, candlelight, and soft decadence.

Love,
Ashley

P.S. What's one little thing that makes your home feel luxurious to YOU? Hit reply and tell me. I'd love to hear it!