Something I tell myself every time I move: there is never a good time to move. Never! It's always going to be disruptive, annoying and expensive--and you will always pack something and then immediately realize you need it. That said, this does seem...
The big news of this week: we closed on our first house! If it feels like it happened really fast...it kind of did. Our lease ended in mid-July, and although we were able to go to month-to-month, we knew that we wanted to start putting our dollars...
I've been really leaning into my nerdy tendencies at home this week: my grand evening plans have mostly consisted of a) watching Jeopardy b) playing the daily Jeopardy skill on Alexa and c) playing a solo game of Bananagrams. I know, VERY...
The news of this week: #DogMomTheBook is (almost) out! The back story on this little project: about a year ago, I got an email from a fellow Chico State alumna who is now an author and editor in New York City. She and her team had been chatting about...
We spent this week in Jackson Hole with my husband's extended family, and holy moly, I had no idea Wyoming was so stunning! We stayed in Teton Village with his aunt and uncle who live here year-round (and are dedicated skiers, hikers and rock...
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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.