My mom is always telling me to keep my eyes open: for the empty space in a crowded parking lot, when I would complain about the lack of suitors for high school dances, as I stressed about finding a job post-graduation. She's constantly...
I'm a sucker for inspirational quotes. I Google "motivational quotes" (and images of pugs, just to make me laugh) when I'm having a rough day. I write out my favorites in pretty colors on index cards and stick them on my bathroom mirror. For the vast...
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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.