The Art of Living
So Freaking French
I’m not your typical French woman …
mainly because I wasn’t born French – I’m French by choice.
I’ve spent years learning to “be more French”. What does that mean?
French women have a self-awareness that is neither obsessive nor neglected. There is an element of bringing elegance and “completeness” into everything they do, from dressing to entertaining. Beauty is as much a component of life as air and water. It represents a joie de vivre (joy of living) and a casual honesty and confidence about yourself. And it just makes life sweeter.
I hope you’ll come along with me as we become more French.
Lessons in the Art of Living
Lifestyle
A Perpetual State of Honeymoon
Forgive me if I sound sexist – I’m not; or if I don’t sound feminist enough – I am. But I also love romance and keeping the sparks going in a relationship, and I’m pretty darn good at it. Case in point, I was at lunch with some of my girlfriends. My husband and I had...
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Should Women Over 50 Wear Red Lipstick?
Should women over 50 wear red lipstick? There’s a short answer and a longer one…
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Midnight in Montmarte
You just don’t know what you’re missing if you keep missing it. I’m recently back from a week in Paris and so excited and inspired to bring more of the French life into my life, and also a little sad because I miss Paris. But mostly I’m trying...
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Keep Calm and Get Organized
I suffer from frequent bouts of Feng Shui. When things get a little disorganized, or if I don’t hear harps play and angels sing when I open a closet or cabinet, it puts a burr in my bliss and makes me feel less Paris, France and more Paris,...
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