"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper." That's one of my favorite quotes when it comes to nutrition (mostly because breakfast is my favorite meal!), but I've realized that it also applies to my full commitment to a...
“I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” –Caskie Stinnet
I have a confession: I actually really, really like routine. I like waking up early. I like gym memberships and steady paychecks and having a house key. I like all...
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...
Although I know I promised not to make this a mommy blog, we're coming up on Jojo's first birthday (tomorrow!) and I wanted to share the products that we absolutely *loved* this first year. I found the act of making a baby registry very overwhelming...
I've lived in this in-between space ever since I started blogging: I've never wanted to be a full-time traveler. I love to travel, but I also very much love being home in my own bed and my own kitchen and my own perfectly calibrated routine. For...
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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.