One thing that I try to do fairly regularly (but without much success): completely disconnect. Although I meditate for 20 minutes every morning with my phone on airplane mode, it's not always a complete escape: there's often a frolicking pug at my...
One of the things that I find really helpful when I'm feeling nervous about something (whether it's big or small) is to ask myself one question: "What's the worst that can happen?"
in traveling and life, we often overestimate the risks or worry...
We’re back from a wonderful honeymoon to the islands of Saint Lucia and Dominica! As David quipped: “So far every day of marriage has felt like a tropical paradise.” Ha! Putting that to the test now that we’ve been reunited with our pug on the eve of...
It's no secret by now that I love to read, and I read often. That said, I'm not much for the reading challenges that seem to be all the rage these days or setting goals around the number of books I want to read. I'd say I average about a book a week,...
Surprise! We slipped away yesterday to get married in front of our parents and our very best friends at the courthouse. Our ceremony was simple and sweet, and we then had a lovely luncheon at Tiny's and popped a bottle of champagne on our balcony at...
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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.