Another @ethanbarber.co-inspired reel, this time o

Another @ethanbarber.co-inspired reel, this time on one of the most charming market streets of the 9th arrondissement ✨
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#glitteringparis #ruedesmartyrs #paris9 #loves_paris #parismonamour #seemyparis #parisjetaime

Happy 8th anniversary, Paris. To commemorate this

Happy 8th anniversary, Paris. To commemorate this milestone, I’ve decided not to share a reel made up of Instagrammable moments or videos already posted on here, because that’s not my real life in Paris. Real life here has consisted in playing in the leaves behind Notre Dame, visiting the Palais Garnier for the first time, celebrating birthdays, drinking wine and having fun with friends, and so much more. And these are the moments I’ll remember, when I’m old and grey and telling stories about my twenties spent in the City of Lights. ✨
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#glitteringparis #8yearsinparis #americanexpat #expatinparis #parisienne #paris #instagramvsreality #parisjetaime

When I first moved to Paris as an au pair, the fam

When I first moved to Paris as an au pair, the family I worked for lived right in the heart of the Marais, close to the Archives Nationales. My first real taste of Paris came from wandering through these streets - stopping for baguettes with the girls at the old Huré (the location is now a @chezmeunier) on rue Rambuteau, taking them to dance class at the Centre de Danse du Marais, wandering through the BHV to kill time until I had to pick them up from school. It’s a neighborhood I never get tired of, and one I’ve never really been far from - even when I lived further south in the 11th, my job moved offices to the rue des Archives, so I was often in the same area. Part of me wonders if the next chapter of my Paris life shouldn’t be in a totally different neighborhood, but then nostalgia tugs at my heart, asking why would I ever go when this part of the city has always felt like home? ✨
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#glitteringparis #parisjetaime #marais #ruedesarchives #parisaesthetic #frenchvibes #parisvibes #parisstyle #parismonamour

When you’re torn between being really ready for

When you’re torn between being really ready for autumn coziness but still not quite ready to put away your picnic basket 🧺
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#glitteringparis #summerinparis #ilesaintlouis #laboheme #frenchvibes #frenchstyle #frenchgirl #americaninparis #emilyinparis #parisjetaime

I’d like for this caption to be about enjoying y

I’d like for this caption to be about enjoying your own company, and having fun wherever you are, but I’m instead choosing to use this as an example of Instagram vs. reality. Sundays can be difficult, especially when you’re single or don’t have a really established friend group. On Sundays, my Instagram Story feed is mostly filled with couples walking around hand in hand, friends having brunch, or throwbacks from the previous night’s festivities. It’s far too easy to fall back into my little self-made solitary black hole and stay curled up in bed until 3pm, at which point I only peel myself out because I realize the grocery store is going to close early tonight and I have no food for the week. So yes, I did take myself out on a little solo date today. And yes, I did enjoy it. But it wasn’t something I did because I was feeling positive, it’s something I did to fight off the intense loneliness that tends to seep in when I’m not keeping myself busy to a level that borders on unhealthy. So if you’re feeling lonely today, know that I do too…
…and most of all know that even in our loneliness, we are not alone. ✨
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#glitteringparis #writersofinstagram #instagramvsreality #parisienne #parisjetaime #solodate #sundaysinparis #parismonamour #mentalhealthawareness

And all of a sudden - « tout d’un coup », as

And all of a sudden - « tout d’un coup », as they say - summer came to an end. Those glorious August days of lounging by the Seine fewer and further between, the streets fuller than you’ve seen them in weeks, the pull of longing in the pit of your stomach when you realize how much earlier the sun is beginning to set. But September, that strange in-between month with cold mornings and hot afternoons, is nearly here, and it doesn’t care if we’re ready yet or not to hit the ground running. And at the same time, isn’t that the kick in the pants we need to get out of our languishing summer mindset? It’s a new year, but instead of changing the calendar, we change our outlook. How fortunate we are to have two moments in the year like this, with a clean slate, and the freedom to begin again. ✨
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🎥 @jamienyq #glitteringparis #vivelarentree #summerinparis #summerinthecity #laseine #momentslikethese #frenchvibes #parisienne #parisstyle #parisvibes #parismonamour #parisjetaime #paris

Two of my friends, who don’t know each other and

Two of my friends, who don’t know each other and thus couldn’t possibly have consulted each other, separately (and about a year apart) bought me the books Why Men Love Bitches and Why Men Marry Bitches.
The title is like a book version of clickbait- they don’t mean being a bitch in the conventional, mean-girl sense. The books are all about setting boundaries, not being afraid to demand what you need, and especially not being afraid to leave if those needs are not being met. Needless to say, if two people who care about me thought to buy me this book, I’m clearly not very good at that.
Setting boundaries, walking away, that’s never been me. I’m open. Soft. Convenient to the point of being a pushover and always terrified to lose someone with whom I feel I have a connection. And while it’s taught me a lot of lessons, I’m not sure how much closer it’s gotten me to anything I really want.
Maybe in my lifelong quest to be liked, I forgot to demand to be respected. And at the end of the day, isn’t that a better way to earn what you want? ✨
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🎥 @leanneansar #glitteringparis #merciparis #parisienne #parisianvibes #parisianstyle #frenchvibes #paris #bookworm #usedbookcafe #marais #mylittleparis #seemyparis #parisjetaime #parismonamour

This summer feels like the end of an era. Which er

This summer feels like the end of an era. Which era, I’m not sure. But I sense a shift. The winds are beginning to change, and I must change with them - but first, a look back on a few beautiful moments captured on my first true love: my camera. 📸
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#glitteringfrance #cotedazurnow #visitsouthoffrance #francefr #postcardsfromtheworld #liveforthestory #voyaged #menton #nice #ilovenice

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