Today, we’re thrilled to kick off our sixth annual Motherhood Around the World series! Emilie Johnson and her French husband Xavier live with their two daughters in a small village in Provence, surrounded by vineyards. Here are 14 things that have surprised Emilie about parenting in France, including strict teachers and funny expressions…
What are your plans this weekend? Alex and I are going on a date (just us!) tomorrow night, which we haven’t done in ages. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few posts from around the web…
Yes! Love these advertisements.
Winners of National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year competition.
What a pretty summer dress.
To get your kids moving, walk out the door.
Why people are having fewer babies these days. (NYT)
This Scottish bookstore allows people to rent the upstairs apartment — and then run the store! “Once you move in, you’re handed the keys and cash box and the shop is yours to run as you see fit. You can reshelve or redecorate as long as you tend to customers.”
Pajamas for special nights. ;)
Women all over the world looked up at the exact same moment and drew the sky they saw.
Bravo for this wonderful (and necessary) children’s book.
Finally, if you’d like to volunteer to help reunite separated families, you can sign up here.
Plus, two great reader comments:
Says Kim on a 600-square-foot family apartment: “I’ve found that I am much closer to my daughter because of our small home. Because we share a bathroom, I don’t do things behind closed doors, like plucking my eyebrows, shaving or leaving the box of panty liners out. This has prompted many casual discussions between us that has led to great conversations about positive body image and puberty.”
Says Laura on fun finance with Paco: “I set up automatic transfers from my paycheck a few years back and have slowly built up a little nest egg. My bank lets you rename bank accounts, so I renamed my nest egg account ‘Touch me and die.’ Turns out the bank employees can also see my nickname. I’ve gotten quite a few laughs out of them over the years.”
(Photo by 3191 Miles Apart. Brilliant ads and getting kids moving via Swissmiss.)
Ah, wedding planning. These two words are enough to make your head spin (did somebody say checklist?), but designing your celebration can also be a lot of fun. Inspired by Zola, the beloved registry service that now offers free wedding websites, we talked to three beautiful brides — with very different aesthetics — about how they prepped for the big day…
My friends and co-workers can attest that I’ve been RAVING non-stop about a certain show for weeks…
Once a month, finance expert Paco de Leon will be tackling our pressing questions about all things money (with a good dose of wit and wisdom). Here are today’s three topics…
What are you cooking these days? To kick off a month of summer produce, we’re excited to feature a delicious pesto and arugula pizza from Bettina Campolucci Bordi’s Happy Food. Bonus: It can be made gluten free! Here, Bettina shows us how it’s done…
Growing up, we spent almost every summer visiting my grandparents in Cornwall, England, and it was easily the most magical part of our childhoods. (The beaches! The boats! The pirate lore!) Now, as adults, we try to take our own children every couple years, and it makes my heart burst. Here are a few photos from our trip last week…
