Despite all of the little details, something really could give you the chance to come back to this blog and mine is here.
I think this is my last post before I become a mom! Separating from a blog for a month made me a little nervous to post, but one thing must be done by pre-mommy, right? Since I posted about my “Birthday” from the Narita airport, lot of things have changed. We left our second home in Kochi, moved from Japan, and said “Hello!” to Mongolia. Telmen got a job and I officially hired myself as a “last semester pregnant mom” who has to go to preggo class, prepare the hospital bag and do baby shopping things. You see, there`s only a week left now! Despite all of the little details, something really could give you the chance to come back to this blog and mine is here- How to be Parisian wherever you are: Love, Style and Bad Habits!
To me, the phrase “bad habits” is the main reason I wish to make this book mine. We like to believe women today are too cool, too confident because we have opportunities today—to choose our educations, careers, and spouses. But it is right that just because we can do anything means we feel as if we have to do everything? Are we destined to feel guilty for being imperfect? No, I don’t think so, and I need some proof to mean it. For that, “How to be Parisian wherever you are” would be the smartest answer in the earth. Truly, how many books tell you to own your bad habits? None. So, be prepared to read the funniest quotes of the book and leave your own pretty bad habits that make you “you”!
- Find “your” perfume before you turn thirty. Wear it for the next thirty years.
- If you own only one sweater, make sure it’s cashmere.
- Wear black bra under your white blouse, like two notes on a sheet of music.
- One must live with the opposite sex, not against them. Except when making love.
- Go to the theater; to museums, and to concerts as often as possible: it gives you a healthy glow.
- Make it look easy. Everything you do should seem effortless and graceful.
- Your look should always have one thing left undone- the devil is in the details.
- Always be fuckable: when standing in line at the bakery on a Sunday morning, buying champagne in the middle of the night, or even picking the kids from school. You never know.
- Either go all grey or no gray hair. Salt and pepper is for the table.
- Do not dye your hair, or if you do, only in your original color to highlight it. You keep the color Mother Nature chose for you.
- Fashion rules the world and Parisians rule fashion. Fine, it may not be true. But the world still needs fairy tales!
The Parisienne as Seen by a Parisian Man
- The Parisienne is always late. Unlike you, she has important things to do, she’s a busy woman.
- She’ll never wear makeup on a date. Naturally, her inner beauty needs no artifice. On the other hand, she won’t hesitate to wear lipstick to the bakery on Sunday morning, because what if she runs into someone she knows?
- Watch out if she says your new boyfriend is “so original.” For her, “original” is not a compliment.
- She never crosses the street where she’s supposed to; she claims it’s her rebellious side. People who wait in lines stress her out.
- She doesn’t always say thank you, doesn’t’ always say hi, but will complain about the rudeness of Parisian waiters.
- She’s outspoken and can swear like a sailor. She’s horrified when people politely say “Bon appetite!” Poor taste is worse than poor diplomacy.
- She always wears her sunglasses, even when it rains. But she despises movie stars who hide behind them.
- The Parisienne lets the phone ring. She feigns surprise upon hearing his voice. She asks if she can call him back in five minutes. (She’s in the middle of something.) The thing is, she’s not alone… (Et oui: You should never have kept her waiting.)
- The Parisienne is a bargain hunter, whether at the flea market or on eBay. This is where she finds the perfect item or accessory that she’ll wear for the rest of her life. The signature item is an attitude. It is the gun in your holster that makes you feel well dressed and invincible.
- Parisiennes will have you believe that they are born with perfect skin and delightfully messy hair. That from the cradle onward the exude a scent worthy of Chanel N5. That these “natural” attributes are a heritage that cannot be explained. Fact is, they are all lying.
A Mother with Flaws- Joie De Vivre
Let’s be honest: the Parisienne is a selfish woman. A loving mother, yes but nonetheless incapable of forgetting herself completely. The Parisiene does not stop existing the day she has a child. She does not give up her somewhat adolescent lifestyle, her nights out with friends, her parties, or her mornings-after feeling worse for wear. Indeed, she doesn’t give up anything, because she also embraces her role as a mother. She wants to be there to educate her child, to watch him grow up, to pass on her values, her culture, her philosophy. And what happens in the life of a woman who refuses to give up anything? Disorder-and lots of it.
She doesn’t carry an enormous designer bag. But she might have a newspaper under her arm.
She’s a feminist but watches porn.
She doesn’t believe in God but prays for help whenever she’s in trouble.
She’s aware that her flaws mess with her life. But changing is too much work.
If everything goes wrong you can always book a one-way ticket to Paris!And my conclusion of being imperfect? Be yourself in a very Parisian way
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Photo by : Me
