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5 Ways to organize your books on your bookshelf
As i am going to move into my new apartment this month, I thought it could be cool to share with you ideas on how to display your books. This post is dedicated to ways you can actually organize books on a proper bookshelf but if you rent a tiny apartment (around 20 sqm) like…
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ♡ Lewis Carroll (Bilingual version)
It was my first time actually reading this book. As a children’s literature grad student, such a shame, right? But I absolutely wanted to take the time to be ready for it. A tale of language There are thousands of things I would want to say about this book, it would be too long for…
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Romanticizing life to feel happier: a guide to be the “main character” of your life
Before I get into today’s concept, I would like to clarify a point. It is normal to feel down at times – even often – and romanticizing, to me, means looking at how life unfolds without trying to control everything. It is not controlling the little moments but learning to enjoy them and make what…
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I stopped reading for a month & here is what I’ve learnt. No Wrap-up month & reading slump.
The month of June is a no wrap-up month. Do not think it was part of any plan: it was not. As some of you may have understood, my ex boyfriend and I broke up in the course of the month of May. Due to this major life shift, I’ve had to process it all,…
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3 Things Librarians Do Not Do (but you think they do)
I feel like every job has its own kind of stereotypes, and I mine is not an exception to the rule. I am a librarian and I hear the same stereotypes over and over, which leads me to that post. I want to share with you several things that librarians actually do not do in…
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On feeling “late in life” & doing you rather than finishing the typical “Things to do in your 20s” bucket list”.
Sometimes, I just feel like it is important to set quick reminders here. I tend to share very practical tips, but today, I only and simply want to remind you one little tiny thing: you do not have to do what you do not want to do. Okay, that is written, I may stop here.…
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How to combine your internship with your academic work?
We are totally in that time of the year in which lots of students start their internship (me included) and I thought it would be cool to discuss that “how to balance internship and academic work” thing together. Of course, I know there are schools that set you free from whole academic work before the…
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May Wrap up + FULL REVIEWS!♡ Comics, Contemporary fiction & Middle Grades (& NORMAL PEOPLE!!)
Here I am, on the last day of the beautiful month of May, creating my wrap up for you. To be honest, between a tumultuous personal life, the end of my wonderful internship in the library and the start of my new job at the tourist information center, this month did not let me much…
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I launched a blogging Instagram account (& my thoughts on social media)!
Good evening everyone and welcome back to the blog. Tonight, I would simply like to share with you a small news that sounds big to me: I launched an Instagram account for the blog! I am fully aware that usually, it is the other around: people love Instagram and then, they decide to create a…
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![[ARC] Behind The Red Door ♡ Louise Claire Johnson](https://theenglishspeakingfrenchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_3674.jpg?w=1024)
[ARC] Behind The Red Door ♡ Louise Claire Johnson
It took me a little while (around three weeks) to finish this book as I was going though hard times. Nonetheless, I think it was precisely the best time to pick it up as it gave me the life advice I needed the most. Where do I start? Maybe with the core topic: Elizabeth Arden.…
The English-speaking Frenchie 