I was in bed on Friday night when I got a FB notification from a friend who works in a newsroom, asking if we were okay. I looked at the news before responding so I could understand what she was talking about. Of course we were okay. We were home in bed, but my brother-in-law lives in the area, and is… Read More
Copine means ‘girlfriend’ in French, and is pronounced like co-peen. A couple of girlfriends in my town – moms, whose lives are flexible like mine – have instituted a regular get-together over coffee so we can catch up on each others news. We call it café copine. This morning we met at my house over café, and cinnamon coffee cake muffins, sampled on… Read More
Hey you, who lack confidence – you, who are frozen with insecurity. Yes, you! You don’t have to stay this way, you know. This is not the real you. But it’s been so many years, has it? Year after year without changing? Those cringe memories that cause a stab of shame that only grows worse over the years instead of better? Those… Read More
Elaine’s Old School Blogging is back, this time hosted by both Elaine and Andrea. It’s a nod back to the days when bloggers didn’t worry about SEO terms or pinnable images. And they actually followed and commented on each other’s blogs! (gasp). And they answered silly questions just for fun. Sometimes it’s cool to be old-school. Et le voila … voici… Read More
The diary for a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) is a combination planner, journal, and dream-catcher, created by my very good friend Amina. I wanted to showcase it here because I am positive some of you will instinctively be drawn to its logic. I also wanted to share it because Amina is my friend. And I love to see friends succeed. Will you… Read More
Today is la rentrée in France — back to school! I thought our kids were the last ones yet to go, but I see on Facebook that some others started as late as yesterday. The boys stay in elementary school. Gabriel is in CM1, which is the equivalent of 4th grade. William is in CE1, which is the equivalent of 2nd grade…. Read More
