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...
The one silver lining of having *a lot* more time at home is that I have more time to read, watch TV and listen to podcasts--aka consume a lot more content!
I've been loving so much of what I discovered lately, and so--wanted to share a few...
The other day, I was clicking through my phone after finally succumbing to the suggested updates and noticed a couple of features in quick succession: something called "my activity" on Instagram that told me how much time I spent on the app in an...
Ljubljana (pronounced loo-blee-ahn-ya) was everything I hoped for and more: quaint cobblestone streets, 47 bridges, a mixture of baroque and art nouveau architecture, a riverfront lined with weeping willows and pastel-colored buildings.
I only...
Overall, I feel pretty good about how I spent my 20s—although, of course, there are things I wish I had done differently. If nothing else, I am incredibly happy about where I ended up at 30: married to someone who makes me laugh (often...
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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.