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• Both Sides, Now.

  

  Me. Circa 2003. In the throws of dating in my 20s. Having had a mild holiday season, last week we finally got that bone-chilling, stay-at-home, gloom and doom... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Best Self. Rewritten.

  

  I know every new year we say this, but can you believe it's already 2016? How fast it all goes, right? I remember this time last year I felt a bit "off. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Adventures in Baby-raising: Avoid Getting Kicked out of Places.

  

  my new ride. Getting around Paris with a now almost ten-pound baby attached to me has limited my daily jaunts around the city, keeping me at home more than I'd... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• We Are All Paris.

  

  Hi there...if anyone is out there. It has been almost two years since I've posted here and while I'm sure most of the regular readers of this blog have moved... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• and That's a Wrap!

  

  It's been way too long. I know. It's embarrassing at this point. Please believe me when I say I'm not sitting back living the high life because I don't work wit... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer Traditions.

  

  Sizzzzzzzzzle. As much as I adore spring, autumn, and the holidays, I feel like as I'm getting older, perhaps even more crotchety, summer is my favorite season. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• There Goes the Neighorhood.

  

  Here we are in the midst of another fluctuating summer in Paris. One day it is sunny and blazing hot and the next it's hailstorm pelting icy chunks of rain... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Turning the Page.

  

  So that's it, Tuesday was my last day with the little French tots...forever. Can you believe it? A job that was supposed to be temporary stretched out to two... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Un Mariage Juste Parfait!

  

  As many of you know, the reason for heading to New York for a week was officiate our wedding in the States! Getting married a second time around gave us the... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Rudest People in the World.

  

  As many of you know, Aurel and I were back in the States to do a small wedding ceremony for the folks who couldn't make it to France last year. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• (1000) Jours Ensemble.

  

  I know, I know, it's been quiet chez moi for the past few weeks. The truth is that not much has been going on. Even with this gorgeous spring weather we have... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Serge Forever.

  

  My first week in Paris (once the profound jetlag that is coming from the States to Europe wore off), I remember sitting down at my kitchen table at La Motte... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Little Earthquakes.

  

  Illustration source: Melissa M Everyday I hop on the metro to go to work, I can honestly say that I have no idea what the day will bring me. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Revisiting La Motte-picquet.

  

  May 2012 I admit it's been quiet on the blog this year. The reason is that I have been hunkering down on projects, submitting essays, and considering some new... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Quel Chou? Kale Chou!

  

  In my almost five years in Paris, I have learned never to start the day with grand expectations, especially when it comes to finding specific food items. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Valentine's Day from Paris!

  

  Of course I have a heart-shaped umbrella. Why wouldn't I? This was actually a wedding gift from Aurélien's ex-girlfriend whom I had never met, yet surmised... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• a New Version of Me.

  

  During my last trip to New York, I decided to bring back to Paris a stack of my journals from my 20s, providing entertaining morning reads over coffee. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 DIARIES, HAIR & BEAUTY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fighting the Battle of Who Understands Less.

  

  illustration by jim darling. Back in Paris and it feels pretty good. Aside from the stiff neck that has me moving like a robot, and the chilly and wet weather... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Seven Days in New York.

  

  Wow. It's been two weeks since I have posted! In all of Ella Coquine history, this has never happened. What is going on? For those of you who follow me on... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• And Just Like That, It Was 2014.

  

  So here we are: the first Monday of 2014! Are you excited? I kind of am. What will this year bring? Even though the New Year officially started last Wednesday, ... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION