This year's mantra, courtesy of Alice Walker: Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.
Every year, I get more confident in my own skin and in my own decisions. I recognize my patterns...
2014! I'm excited for this year, and I'm pretty happy with how things are: I've got the best people around me, a delightfully cozy home, the opportunity to live in New York City, plenty of frequent flier miles saved up. I already floss regularly and...
Oh, how I love new year's resolutions--and being held accountable for achieving them! As much as I believe that we should be trying to change for the better every day, there's nothing like a brand-new calendar year to offer that extra kick to achieve...
I take new year's resolutions very seriously: I used to tape up my index card of the things I most wanted to change on my mirror, so that I would see it every day. Since I've been traveling, I carry them around with me in my wallet. It's a written...
If I were graduating from college this year (or potentially even high school, I have some thoughts on the real value of a college degree in this day and age): I wouldn't try to immediately get a "real job" in my field. And I don't think I'd try to be...
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Christine Amorose Merrill
C'est Christine is my little slice of the internet to talk travel, lifestyle and twenty- and thirty-something struggles. After stints living in France, Australia and NYC and lots of (often solo!) travel around the world, I currently live in San Diego with my husband, daughter and two pugs.