Frenchie Friday:  The Freedom to Amuse-toi (Have Fun)!

Frenchie Friday: The Freedom to Amuse-toi (Have Fun)!

You only live once. But, if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West If the French have taught me anything,it’s to embrace a life of fun and pleasure.  Like many women, I grew up conditioned to believe that fun was forbidden, wrong and downright dangerous. Looking...
Frenchie Friday:  It's my Birthday + A Gift

Frenchie Friday: It's my Birthday + A Gift

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. William Shakespeare Pop open the Champagne!  Today is my birthday! And, it’s also Frenchie Friday. Trying to figure out how to tie the two together was difficult at first due to my tendency to overthink things. Then, it...
Are You Experiencing Growing Pains?

Are You Experiencing Growing Pains?

If we stay where we are, where we’re stuck, where we’re comfortable and safe, we die there… When nothing new can get in, that’s death. Anne Lamott, Help Thanks Wow: Three Essential Prayers Moments of exponential faith and ecstatic thrills followed by feelings of pure...
Modern Day Icon: Alexandra Franzen

Modern Day Icon: Alexandra Franzen

I’ve cleared my inbox of almost everything, except for today’s modern-day icon, Alexandra Franzen. If I French Kiss Life, this lovely lady French Kisses Words.  Sensuality, brevity and magnetism ooze from her words, a rare feat these days. Whether you’re indecisive or...