The Messy, Imperfect Blog Post

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Deirdre Maloney

Well, this stinks. With just a few days left in Paris and a blog post coming due, I desperately want to write something inspired…something that beautifully sums up my time in the City of Lights and the lessons that have come along the way. There have been a lot of them, believe me. Not only that, but I’ve got some recent photos to help me express what I’ve...

The Right Thing To Ask When Something Feels Wrong

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Deirdre Maloney

Today’s post begins with a tale regarding a beloved topic: food. Before arriving in Paris there was lots of dreamy anticipation about the pending French cuisine. Those decadent, creamy sauces…those exquisite pastries…that bread… Okay yes, the bread is pretty incredible. But now that I’m here I can say that the rest of it…well…I’m just not that into it. ...

Lessons from the Tortured Artist in Room 5

Posted on June 16, 2014July 22, 2015 by Deirdre Maloney

Recently our French adventure found us renting a car to drive out to the country – a somewhat death-defying notion for anyone whose starting line is in Paris. Really, you never know what you’re going to find. (Actual photo from a random walk on the Left Bank) After delicately escaping the City of Lights, we soon found ourselves in Auvers-sur-Ois...

The Totally Avoidable Way We Mess Things Up

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Deirdre Maloney

So this past week I hit a wall. Literally. Behold... The good news, beside the fact that I’m uninjured and therefore able to write this blog, is that it happened because I was exhausted from our exciting move. To Paris. France. It happened at the tail end of moving day. We’d spent weeks getting ready and were finally in the home stretch, which included...

The Problem with your Problem-Solver

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Deirdre Maloney

I’m writing this while in the midst of an emotional whirlwind. The cause: an impending, temporary move overseas. Anyone who's moved knows that things can get a bit...overwhelming. Needless to say, I’ve needed lots of people to figure lots of things out. Actually, I’ve needed more than people. I’ve needed experts. Here’s just a sample: I needed an expe...