When I worked full-time while still regularly travel blogging, I always felt caught in the middle of two worlds. I didn’t feel like I traveled enough to hold par with the travel bloggers and always felt a bit of envy at the airline miles and new...
When we bought our house, it had great bones and a wonderful open floor plan and so many things that we loved about it--but there were a few aesthetic issues that we were eager to update. The biggest one, by far, was the kitchen: the layout was...
It's been a while since I've done new year's resolutions! I used to be very committed to them, but over the last several years, I tried to focus more on just making the right decision in the moment. Instead of making a resolution to floss more, I...
I've loved reading my whole life, and 2024 was no exception! I completed my goal (for the fourth year in a row!) of 100 books in a year. I read mostly fiction, mostly by female writers, mostly somewhat modern--but I also reread a few of my absolute...
Holy moly 2023 what a year! Although it's been an emotional roller coaster the last few months--our nanny resigning, our nanny coming back, getting laid off--it's been a really good year. It's wild to think that this was our first full year of Jojo!...
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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.