Yanique Francis, Author at My parisian life

BEST FRENCH KITCHEN: Items we cant live without.

June 10, 2021

Here is a list of French Kitchen items you will find in almost every Parisian apartment or french country home; and ones that you can easily gift yourself wherever you are reading this from! Personally, I can't live without my cheese boards ( I have a ton because I am always making platters, and as soon as the weather gets nice its picnic time!), fleur de sel, a burning candle (I make my own - link here) but options like DIPTYQUE and BULY are sensual classics here that will give a great smell t[...]

JUNE IN PARIS – The Reopening 2021

June 8, 2021

It's officially hot weather time here in Paris! June 2021 is also a pivotal time for us as we go out into a new normal a la francaise. Life out of confinement, amid a new rythm. https://www.instagram.com/p/CP99Yj3nWNd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link So according to CNN's website yesterday, I saw that France along with some other EU countries will reopen the borders to vaccinated travelers and unvaccinated "emergency" travelers will have to take a test. Are you planning on visiting P[...]

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Paris News: Terraces reopen May 19th

May 15, 2021

Paris opens up in less than a week We are getting ready to reopen terraces again on May 19th after almost a year (9 months to be exact!). I saw one of my neighbors while I waiting in line at the pharmacy to buy masks two days ago, he's also the waiter at the bar downstairs. So we got to chatting about the possibility to reopen after such a long time, he took a long sigh and said it's been really rough to not work for so long. The feeling around is excitement and finally some relief to be[...]

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5 French Women Self Care Tips for More Joy

April 21, 2021

Joie de vivre is a very French idea that is personified in the way that we live in France. But you can enjoy a fuller life wherever you are, it’s not limited to only trips to the south of France or a vacation in the french capital. Sure, it's a state of mind that is more cultural here because the work life balance is really important, and we typically don’t work just to live here. I want to share with you some ways that life in France has made me slow down and take my self care up[...]

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6 Paris Weekend Walk Itineraries to try in Confinement

March 24, 2021

Over the past few weeks, we have been in curfew from 6 pm to 6 am here in Paris, even on the weekends. Yes loves, our life of people watching from the terrace is no longer in the swing because you know why. N'est-ce pas? and...since Friday we are now in our 3rd confinement As this season of our lives with Covid seems to drag on and can be particularly draining, I find that taking short walks and enjoying some fresh air is essential to mental clarity and joy. R Yanique Sitting out[...]

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PARIS NEWS: we are in our 3rd confinement!

March 20, 2021

https://www.instagram.com/myparisianlife And just like that on Thursday during one of my classes a student said Mr Castix will talk tonight and "on va voir". My ears peaked up because her tone sounded somber. Sure enough woke up early Friday morning (because at this point it made no sense to me to ruin my night with bad news) to learn that we will be going into our 3rd confinement for Paris and some northern parts of France too. As I write this we will have an extension to 7pm curfew, o[...]