Frenchie Friday: It’s my Birthday + A Gift
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. 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 became so obvious. When I really think about why the French lifestyle […]
Frenchie Friday: Want to Peek Into my French State of Mind?
He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.” If you could have been a spy in my head 10 years ago, I’d imagine you’d find […]
Frenchie Friday: 3 Words to Consider as to Why French Women are Slim
People have been trying to demystify the French paradox for years, including me. Really, how do all those people eat cheese, chocolate and baguettes while sipping wine and not be obese? The truth is that there are many factors involved in the slim physiques of French people (ones that I teach in the Slim, Chic […]
Frenchie Friday: 8 Ways to Unleash Your Inner Frenchie
I’ve spend the last eight or so years bringing the essence of French living into my home. More notably, the French femme. Honestly, being a Francophile has created a neurosis, of sort. I cringe when I see poor wine service (especially terrible glasses). My heart breaks when I hear women talking about their non-stop to-do lists or […]
The Power of Lipstick
Mary Anne, a beautiful, vibrant 63 year old woman, was dying of breast cancer. I had the honor of being her nurse and by her side in the intensive care unit, where we’d spend hours talking about life, love, death and lipstick. Yes, lipstick. Mary Anne loved putting color on her lips. When I’d walk […]
The 2013 French Kiss the World Society Playlist
Without music, life would be a mistake. The Luxury of Music I live my life through music. It’s one of my many secrets to French Kissing Life. Before I write, speak, coach, cook, shower, drive or (insert any verb here), I choose the music to create the ambiance I desire. And, from that place, I […]
Learn the Art of Intellectual Foreplay
Words really flattering are not those which we propose but those which escape us unthinkably. Sitting at a dinner party in the South of France many years ago, I was captivated by the conversation. All the topics that I was taught were off limits at any social function — sex, religion an politics – were […]
French Feminine Secret: Work to Live
Prefer to listen? Click below. People who know how to employ themselves always find leisure moments, while those who do nothing are forever in a hurry. I just e-mailed a friend of mine who lives in the South of France, and here is the automated response I received: Bonjour, je suis en vacances du 28/7 au […]
French Feminine Secret: Tend to the Details of Life
Prefer to listen? Click below. Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. When I decided to become an entrepreneur years ago, I was driven by my love of beauty — beautiful thoughts, places, things and people. My […]
French Feminine Secret: Be A Unique Piece of Art
Style is knowing who you are, what to say, and not giving a damn. I love sitting at a Parisian cafe and people watching taking special notes on a French woman’s style. One by one, they walk by, possessing their space with confidence and an ease that says to the world, I am who am I […]