I have started watching Call the Midwife. All I want to do is cry and cry. Stories about birth make me so emotional. (No baby here for those curious.)

Today marks day one of my month long diet. I was feeling rather down about myself and decided to splurge one day at the grocery store on Whole Living Magazine. I bought the issue because it featured juice recipes, a favorite of my husband. When I got home and read through, I discovered that the juices were part of an entire diet plan that looked ( Read more... )

1. What are your favorite French novels?
My usual answer is Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Three Musketeers and the Count of Monte Cristo. Those are the novels that got me into French, but two years in an intense French literature program have introduced me to new authors to love. My new literary obsession is autofiction, namely ( Read more... )

I've finally got time to do this right. asoulinbliss has provided me with five questions. If you'd like me to ask you 5 questions, post a lolcat in the comments.

1. What was your favorite thing about living in France? Least favorite thing?
I really love how easy it is to get around Paris. This past summer I went everywhere I could all by foot and public transit ( Read more... )

Do you want to destroy things when you hear your alarm clock in the morning? Does the very sound of the alarm instill you with rage? Perhaps a KittyAlarm(TM) is right for you!

Every morning at 6:30AM you will be awakened by a loud purring sound in your ear coming from a fluff ball on your pillow. If you don't need to be up until 7:00AM, you can "hit ( Read more... )

Despite being depressed and lazy (only briefly looking at my conjugation tables once) for the last month, I still managed to get a 17,2 in the hardest class at the Sorbonne's summer program. I think I have earned the title of Dictée (Dictation) Queen for that one ( Read more... )

 I have a serious chocolate mousse addiction. I absolutely love it.

 There are both pros and cons to living near two Anthropologie stores. Pro: I can hit the sales big time and actually afford Anthropologie. Con: I keep finding good sales. My birthday money is gone, but I have gotten a dress, 3 skirts, 2 shirts and 3 belts for $250. I think I did pretty well.

Now that my exam is over and I have a touch of free time ( Read more... )

 My husband is absolutely adorable. He got his wisdom teeth out on Wednesday and he's in a lot of pain, but he is being a good sport. He's adorable though because he is sitting on the couch covered in blankets claiming that he is in stealth mode. (This is probably more funny if you know Everett ( Read more... )

 Have you ever just wanted to go away, far away somewhere in the wilderness to find nature. All I can think about is mountains, hills, forests and streams. I want to run away and live on a hobby farm with an orchard, a garden and small livestock. I want to make chèvre, grow microgreens, homebrew beer and make amazing food that I grew and made ( Read more... )