WHO I’M FOLLOWING / ACCOUNTS I LOVE…

Since moving to Paris my schedule has changed dramatically. I now have a lot of ‘down time’ during the day, something which I obviously didn’t have before when working a regular job. Some of this time is spent at my French classes, some of it doing homework and some of it (a lot of it) …

WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT FRIENDSHIP LIVING ABROAD…

Back again with some life lessons this week and something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently. We all know how difficult it is to stay connected with your friends at the best of times but how about when you live in a different country? I remember living in London and struggling to see all …

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS…

My friend came to visit last Sunday and we spent the day exploring Paris by foot, visiting some of my favourite places in the city and discovering some new. Spending the day in the sunshine and showing someone around made me realise just how much I’ve come to love it here and how slowly but …

SKIN DEEP..?

For today’s post I’m going a little off topic. For this week I’m pushing pause on the Paris life updates and talking about something very close to my heart. Skin. To be precise, acne. Towards the end of last year a well-known beauty blogger known as My Pale Skin, real name Em Ford posted this …

AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK…

As I sit here starting to write this I’m on the Eurostar heading back to Paris. I’ve spent two weeks in England for Christmas, the first at my parents in Suffolk and the second in London at my sisters. I had every intention of writing a post whilst home, but the truth is I was …

THE HONEYMOON IS OVER…

When the sparkle of 'new beginnings' starts to fade...

ALL SAINTS…

No, not the band. The two week holiday they have here at the end of October/beginning of November. For those of us from the U.K it’s also known as October half-term, although we only get a week. For these two weeks the kids are off school and for one of them I am off-work too. …

MY FIRST BIRTHDAY ABROAD…

I took a little hiatus last week. It was my birthday and I decided that I would take a break to enjoy the weekend fully with my sister who was coming out to Paris. This was my first time celebrating a birthday abroad and I wanted to make it a memorable one! I’m very lucky …

THREE CLASSES AND SIX HOURS DOWN…

This week I started school. At the age of 27 I became a student once again, although this time  around will be a little different from my university days, no staying out drinking late and then rolling into lectures hungover. I’m going to have to concentrate, really concentrate if I’m going to learn French as …