One of the things that I believe strongly is that things that are more expensive aren't necessarily better. One of the things that I've been trying to do recently is rejigger my beauty routine to include products that work, regardless of the price or...
One of the best pieces of advice I got from a late professor was to stop putting age limits on things. We often grow up with numbers in mind for certain achievements: engaged by 25, VP by 29, married by 30, five kids by 36, first book published by...
A year ago today (!), we slipped away to the courthouse to make it official. Four years to the day that we met (via OKCupid! in a dive bar!), David and I got married in front of our best friends and closest family. It was simple and sweet and...
It is somewhat ironic that I am writing this a bit hungover: after a month of abstaining from alcohol and sugar, an open AND a DIY ice cream sandwich station at a wedding got the best of me last night. As much fun as we had, waking up with a headache...
A reader asked about my approach to saving and spending money, and I thought it might be a fun thing to dig into a little more deeply. My overall approach to money: save so that I can splurge. No surprises here: I’m super routine- and cost-driven in...
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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.