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25 French Chic Lifestyle Books for Your Inner Parisian Girl

April 4, 2024 by Claire Leave a Comment

french-chic-lifestyle-books-titleIt’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the French chic genre. As a suburban Midwestern stay-at-home mom, I suppose there’s just something about the idea of working on (just) myself and upleveling my life in a feminine way that feels lusciously indulgent.

I might not have the time or money for spa days (or even workdays at home alone), pilates classes, or jetting off to the tropics for a week–but I can find pleasure in the little moments and respect myself in ways that aren’t pricey or time-consuming.… Read More »

Filed Under: Femininity, Lifestyle Tagged With: books, french chic, lifestyle, reading list

Feminine Inspiration This Week: The British Royal Family

February 7, 2024 by Claire Leave a Comment

I’m not a true royal watcher in the sense that I send birthday cards, own memorabilia or aspire to meet them in person. I do follow a couple of royal-related Instagram accounts and of course I love keeping up with the Princess of Wales fashion 🙂 Usually I find royal news to be a pleasant escape from the real world.

Royal news has been heavy lately, however, with the Princess just returning from the hospital after an operation and the King having just been diagnosed with cancer. It hits close to home for me given that I have many friends/relatives who have experienced similar diagnoses over the past few years. … Read More »

Filed Under: Femininity Tagged With: femininity, life lately

Why Having a Muse is Important for Inspiration

February 27, 2023 by Claire Leave a Comment

I’m a self-professed huge fan of Fiona Ferris books. Whilst I eagerly await the release of her next title this year, I want to chat about one of my favorite ideas from her 30 Chic Days series: the concept of a “muse.”

Fiona writes about her Parisian muse, an an alternate self who lives a chic and simple life in Paris. Importantly, Fiona has no plans or desire to move to Paris or copy her muse’s style/life to a “t.” And she knows that her vision of Parisian life isn’t entirely grounded in reality. That is, if she ever did wind up living in Paris, there would be benefits and drawbacks like anywhere in the world; it isn’t a utopia.… Read More »

Filed Under: Femininity Tagged With: femininity, imagination, lifestyle, muse

30 Days of Feminine Inspiration: Day 9

July 11, 2022 by Claire Leave a Comment

Back to this fun series as we did so much decluttering last week that I don’t even want to think about it for the time being. 😛 Today’s feminine inspiration is Valeria Lipovetsky, model/lifestyle guru of YouTube and Instagram.

The inspiring part of Valeria’s life that I want to touch on today isn’t actually what most people follow her for! I’m not particularly interested in luxury fashion, skincare/beauty rituals, the high-end restaurant scene etc. I’m all here for her take on parenting.… Read More »

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30 Days of Feminine Inspiration: Day 8

May 6, 2022 by Claire Leave a Comment

Today’s inspiration is hopefully useful in your spring cleaning! It’s an Instagram account @the.minimal.mom and her YouTube channel.

Something I’ve realized since having kids is that you should schedule big, whole-house decluttering projects sometimes–like we did in the spring, when we loaded up a whole truckload to sell at Half-Price Books & donate at Goodwill. But if you really want to keep your house livable, decluttering is lifestyle, not an occasional hobby.… Read More »

Filed Under: Femininity Tagged With: 30 days of feminine inspiration, decluttering, femininity, lifestyle

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