One of the things I love about the end of summer and start of fall is that feeling of new beginnings: it conjures up freshly-sharped pencils and crisp, blank notebooks, a bright backpack and a brand-new pair of shoes. I always loved going back to...
I'm out at the Jersey Shore this week with my boyfriend's family. I've decided that instead of writing blog posts, I'm going to read Boys on the Boat (my current book club choice!), take long walks along the beach just after sunrise, play a round of...
Yesterday on my Facebook page, I posted: Today I taught my first real yoga class: one hour of teaching strangers how to stretch their bodies and calm their mind in exchange for money(!). Last week, I had a meltdown while trying to teach my boyfriend...
Here's the thing: I choose joy about 80% of the time (hey yo 80-20 rule!). The other 20% of the time, I let myself go into a seemingly-endless loop of personal negativity: there's not enough money in the bank, I'm not successful enough in marketing,...
It's been two years since I showed up at Penn Station with a giant suitcase, a dwindling bank account and plenty of big dreams for the big city. I got onto a bus, collected quarters from strangers to pay the fare and then realized I was on a downtown...
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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.