Category: life
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This week I am…
…putting my skis away for the season after showing my best friend around Chamonix last week. …sharing this link with friends and bragging about Switzerland’s postcard views. …considering a month without makeup after being inspired by this woman. …seeing the U.S. in a whole new light after perusing these interesting maps. …wondering if I can make…
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I want to go to there…
…Arles, France. What? You say you’ve never heard of it… Still not ringing a bell? How about now? That’s right, Vincent Van Gogh lived in this small city in the south of France for just one year–most of the last year of his life–and produced over 300 paintings and drawings while there. He moved to…
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Stop swiping left or right and go on a date already
Have you tried online dating sites? I haven’t, but I have been known in the past to sign into my friends’ accounts to peruse the digital dating scene. To me, it feels like a game–which is probably why I was never a good candidate for online dating. When I researched online dating trends for this ThriveWire…
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MacGyver this: The manliest man becomes a woman
When I came across this screenwriting contest to relaunch the 80’s TV show MacGyver with a female in the lead, I thought it would make a fun story for ThriveWire. What I discovered is that the producers are hoping to do much more than just make a hit show–they’re hoping to inspire a generation of young women…
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This week I am…
…trying this healthy recipe after my Sunday splurge on Mont La Saléve (see photo above). …using these tips to prep for our houseguest (my best friend arrives in Switzerland today!). …laughing about this brutally honest food magazine cover. …not setting the clock forward, because daylight savings in Europe isn’t for three weeks. …ditching positive thinking for…
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The little things I do not miss about the States…
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post “The little things I miss about the States…” I made a short list of the little things I do not miss about the States. 1. Needing a car to access outdoor recreation. The States boasts some pretty amazing outdoor experiences–from the Appalachian trail to the Pacific coast–but most of these protected lands require…
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The little things I miss about the States…
Real Mexican food. Did I mention I’m from California? Right, so I was basically teething on tacos and pico de gallo. This week I had my first Swiss incarnation of a “burrito” and it included: red beans and rice, chicken, large, circular slices of tomato, whole pieces of lettuce…and do I detect a sweet, Texas…
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Would you buy phone-charging furniture?
Before Switzerland, I never owned any Ikea furniture. I would have to pretend laugh when someone told a joke about “assembling Ikea” or their famous meatballs. Then I moved into the apartment my Swiss landlord furnished and started looking at the bottoms of chairs, glasses and lamps–I realized I live in an Ikea showroom. I…
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Are successful people born with something “extra”?
Were the founders of the world’s biggest companies born with the genetic propensity for success that the rest of us were not, or are they doing something special we have not tried? Former White House fellow and strategic advisor Amy Wilkinson hopes to put that question to rest in her new book The Creator’s Code: The…
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This week I am…
…vowing to keep loving winter after a weekend trip to Gstaad (is the “G” silent or not?). …making this classic Swiss dish for American friends coming through town. …pretending I still live in D.C. by watching this drama (Have you seen the Muppet’s take on it?). …dreaming about staying in this luxury pod hotel next winter. …crossing France…
Paige Langton 