Elegance: Beyond Pearls & Lipstick
Prefer to listen? Click below. A woman in our community recently confided in me at a French Kiss Life Tour event. She told me that she was new to the community but was intrigued by my work. However, she felt that she wasn’t elegant, nor did she have any desire to “become elegant”. I asked […]
How to French Kiss Your Thanksgiving
Prefer to listen? Click below. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year, along with Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Fourth of July, and let’s not forget my birthday. As you can see, I’m all for any reason to get all gussied up, connect with friends and family over delicious food and divine wine […]
My passionate journey to re-cultivate this one thing (….and it’s not what you think it is)
Growing up in the Deep South, while we didn’t have much, My parents gave me the precious gift of S P A C E. Space to rock on the front porch and sip sweet tea. Space to build tree houses in the woods. Space to make mistakes and learn. Space to draw and make things. Space to dream and play. Space […]
The 2 "F" Words that Every Woman Should Embrace
Prefer to listen? Click below. I was recently asked, “What are you fiercely committed to?” Without hesitation, I said, “to the feminine and fancy.” This response may cause an eye roll from some, mostly from those who associate femininity with weakness and fancy with superficiality, or those who are just too darn busy or resentful to embrace a more […]
6 Reasons Why An Elegant Woman Rarely Feels Out of Control
Prefer to listen? Click below. The only real elegance is in the mind; If you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it. I’ve never met a woman who doesn’t desire to feel in control of her life.Perhaps you know a woman who is able to remain calm, cool and collected under the most stressful […]
27 Ways to Cultivate a Paris State of Mind
Prefer to listen? Click below. Are you tired of feeling constant worry, overwhelm and living life like a race? For over 10 years, I tried every diet on the market, felt hopelessly inferior to everyone around me, and chronically worried about everything from work to how I was parenting my daughter. So, when I had […]
Liberate Yourself, Starting With Your Closet
Prefer to listen? Click below. On a snowy Friday afternoon last February, I was curled up on my sofa with a heart full of worry and sadness. It finally occurred to me that my daughter, who has been my dearest friend, biggest fan and greatest teacher only had one more year left at home. For […]
12 Things Elegant Women Don’t Do
Prefer to listen? Click below. Elegance. It’s something I’m craving deeply in my life, especially when it seems the world is becoming more vulgar, fast paced and exhausting. Can we just pause for a moment and take a deep breath? Doesn’t that feel nice? That’s where elegance begins. I’ve been intrigued with Elegance since I was 10 years […]
An Easy Way to Cultivate a Beautiful Mind
Prefer to listen? Click below. Meet my girlfriend Laura. She is always so happy. Like ridiculously happy. One day I asked her: “Laura, what is your secret? Tell me all.” I was expecting a very deep and intellectual soul searching answer. However, she responded in one word:“PODCASTS!” Yup.Listening to podcasts was her jam.Her secret sauce.The […]
3 Areas That Deserve Your Daily Attention
Prefer to listen? Click below. Every fall, I take the most fabulous group of ladies to Paris for an indulgent retreat on femininity, style, confidence and luxurious living. The intention: to French Kiss Life with every ounce of our beings. Every woman comes back changed. But, it’s not because we’re sitting around writing out our 5-year vision […]