Frenchie Friday: I’ve Discovered the Secret to Everything
Find magic in the little things, and the big things you always expected will start to show up. This morning, while watering my little garden, I realized how completely unnecessary it was. I don’t need tulips. I don’t need to grow my own lettuce. I don’t need beautiful pots and organic soil. Sure, I could be working on creating my next program, doing […]
The Beauty of Tears
Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots. Over the past week, I’ve been living graciously. But, it hasn’t looked the way you’d probably suspect. In fact, it’s felt quite messy beautiful. I’ve cried for three days straight: Puffy eyes. Stuffy nose. Mascara running down my face. Not a pretty sight. Like clockwork, I […]
10 Ways to Live in Paris Every Day
A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life. Around this time of year, my heart longs for Paris. The romance, the joie de vivre, the fashion, the culture and art, the music… Springtime ignites my Parisian heart. But, my heart always aches for the magical prowess and energy that can only […]
6 Ways to Be Your Own Lucky Charm
I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side. Some people seem to have all the luck: Trust funds, lottery winnings, a handsome Prince Charming to sail into the sunset with, and a life that just seems lucky. But others seem to have chosen the shorter […]
Frenchie Friday: Things I Will No Longer Apologize For
If a French woman says, “Je suis désolée (I’m sorry),” you better believe that it’s warranted. I’ve witnessed a French woman walk out in front of a moving taxi and beat the hood of the car as he slammed on the breaks, as if it was the driver’s fault when clearly she wasn’t paying attention. I’ve […]
100 Ways to Have a Love Affair with Life
When it’s over, I want to say: all my lifeI was a bride married to amazement.I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it is over, I don’t want to wonderif I have made of my life something particular, and real.I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened,or full of argument. […]
Frenchie Friday: Are You Possessed?
Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. She was chic, confident, mysterious and slightly haughty. Who was this woman? She was who I followed into the Hermès store on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Wearing a pair of leather pants, a simple white blouse, her hair slightly messy and her makeup […]
Why This is Your Year of Grand Adventures and Wild Freedom
Maybe some women aren’t meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with them. I’ll start tomorrow. I’ll wait until next year. I don’t know what I want. I don’t have enough money. I’m not smart enough. I don’t know how. Why these excuses can feel real, they are complete […]
Frenchie Friday: My Valentine’s Gift To You + 10 Reasons Why Every Woman Must Go to Paris
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. The saying goes: “Spend time with people whose lives you admire.” I love this motto and think that if we follow it, we […]
Overworked? Overwhelmed? Over It ? . . . Try This More Luxurious Approach to Life!
I just spent an hour on the phone with a very dear friend of mine. She is a successful entrepreneur; bright and beautiful; and has a mindset that allows her to be unstoppable. While she could achieve just about anything she put her mind to, there is a lot of resistance in her life because […]