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Why Don’t You . . . Become a Bilingual Woman?
“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” ― Ludwig Wittgenstein I’m en route to the South of France, and all I can think about is my journey through the world of learning a new...
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9 Ways to French-ify Your Life
If the French know how to do anything, it’s how to have a hot love affair with life. (Sure,I’m sure they have other hot affairs too!). You’ll find them leisurely sitting by the ocean having a picnic,...
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A Backpack, $20 and a Lear Jet: Tales of a Weekend Adventure (And How to...
In The French Kiss the World Society, we talk about manifesting our desires . . . a lot! (We also talk about men, lingerie, perfume and Paris . . . all topics are welcomed in our private salon). And,...
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Frenchie Friday: 6 Lessons from Coco Chanel
One cannot think of Paris and fashion and not think of Coco Chanel- an icon who changed the world of fashion (and came up with the idea of “the little black dress”). Chanel redefined womanhood in the...
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12 Ways to Travel Like a Jetsetter
Mention the word ‘jetsetter’and you probably think of someone who jumps on her private jet and takes off to exotic locations around the world on a whim in the pursuit of pleasure. Well, that’s not me...
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Frenchie Friday: 8 Ways to Unleash Your Inner Frenchie
I’ve spend the last eight or so years bringing the essence of French living into my home. More notably, the French femme. Honestly, being a Francophile has created a neurosis, of sort. I cringe...
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Modern Day Icon: Alexandra Franzen
This column is dedicated to featuring modern day iconic women – those women who are living life by their own rules, inspiring others with their presence and passion, owning their own personal style...
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Frenchie Friday: The French vs. American Dream
I just returned from a spectacular 9 days in Paris for the Celebration retreat of the 2013 French Kiss the World Society. One of the women said, “I came home a changed woman.” What is it about...
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Frenchie Friday: 3 Words to Consider as to Why French Women are Slim
People have been trying to demystify the French paradox for years, including me. Really, how do all those people eat cheese, chocolate and baguettes while sipping wine and not be obese? The truth is...
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How to French Kiss Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. It’s focus on family, friends and food (and, let’s not forget football) offers us a chance to stop, reflect and enjoy. Yet, some women still go about...
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Frenchie Friday: My Inner Frenchie Answers Your Holiday Questions
Two years ago, I was in Paris for Christmas. May I add that the energy was so different than the Christmas craze I had left behind in the States. Excitement, elegance and joie de vivre were palpable...
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Frenchie Friday: It’s my Birthday + A Gift
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” ― William Shakespeare Pop open the Champagne! Today is my birthday! And, it’s also Frenchie Friday. Trying to figure out how to tie the two together...
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Frenchie Friday: The Lady Code – Rules of Engagement for Women
“Take someone who doesn’t keep score, who’s not looking to be richer, or afraid of losing, who has not the slightest interest even in his own personality: he’s free.” ― Rumi I do love Paris–with a...
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Wine, Horses and Paris: The Adventure of a Lifetime!
Do you think you can have what you want? It’s an important question to answer, because if you doubt that you can, you never will. Let me share a story with you. Over a decade ago, I remember feeling...
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Frenchie Friday: My Valentine’s Gift To You + 10 Reasons Why Every Woman Must...
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” ― Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast...
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Why This is Your Year of Grand Adventures and Wild Freedom
“Maybe some women aren’t meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with them.” -Carrie Bradshaw I’ll start tomorrow. I’ll wait until next year. I...
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Frenchie Friday: Are You Possessed?
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ― Rumi, The Essential Rumi She was chic, confident, mysterious and slightly haughty. Who was this woman?...
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100 Ways to Have a Love Affair with Life
“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it is over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made of my life...
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10 Ways to Live in Paris Every Day
Share the love! “A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life.” ― Thomas Jefferson Around this time of year, my heart longs for Paris. The romance, the joie de...
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Frenchie Friday: Where is Your Secret Garden?
“And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden As one of my lovely confidants was leaving our retreat in the...
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