Author: Camille Taboulot
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How to avoid the mistakes linked to confinement: COVID-19, at home and healthy
Dear reader, As you may have guessed from the title of this blog, I live in France and where I live, the virus has already lead to strong governmental measures. Confinement is one of them. As my boyfriend is a security guard, I tend to spend long hours alone (not really, I can take care…
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An unplanned trip to Lisboa, Portugal: my favorite things to do (not the most touristic ones)
Dear reader, There are the trips we plan a year in advance and we feel like will be “the trip of our life” and there are the trips we did not plan and that end up becoming amazing memories. It is the case of this wonderful trip to Lisboa. I can remember very precisely how…
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The Frenchie Book Club: The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood (Can/U.S. Lit.) + in-depth review and honest thoughts.
Dear reader, As I was writing a review on Goodreads, I thought “why not writing one here?” and here I am. First, I will leave you with my Goodreads review and then, we will cover more thorough topics and dive deeper into the meaning of this amazing dystopian novel that is, according to The New…
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Reasons why you should read books and be proud.
Dear reader, Very often, we stumble across posts and videos, the titles of which look like “How to read more books” or “This is how I read X books a month” but we rarely see people discuss the reasons why they read that many books. I am personally no slow-reader but there is no way…
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How to: an organized life in spite of a crazy schedule.
Dear reader, On the Internet, we can find lots of posts and videos showing us these wonderful morning routines… but can we all really manage to have a “routine”? Maybe not, but we can still have a “routine-like” moment in our day. First, let me give you an insight into my life: I am a…
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Feminism is about having the choice / about “toxic femininity”.
Dear reader We often talk about toxic masculinity in our modern world, which is the traditional cultural masculine norm that can be harmful to both men and women. However, we do not talk much about what I would call “toxic femininity” for the sake of this post which is, according to me, a set of…
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You might not be ready for it and that is fine.
Dear reader, We live in a society in which we are told from morning to night that success belongs to those who go for their dreams before they are ready. I do not agree. I think this statement can be true to some extent, but only according to one definition of the word “ready”. I…
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How to turn your Sundays into the key to a successful week (and life).
Dear reader, This advice comes from a woman who always used to hate Sundays. I am a rather active person so when it comes to relaxing all day… I tend to become a little mad. I work between ten and thirteen hours every Saturday so Sundays should be “rest-days” but I can’t manage to rest…
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Minimalism as a fast way to look elegant.
Dear reader, Today, I want to share with you my own definition of minimalism and the reasons why it exponentially improved both my style and way of life. I started my minimalism journey around three years ago, and here is what I have learnt and gained from it. What minimalism is not, according to me …
The English-speaking Frenchie 