Guest Post: Sweet Drops of Gold

What an honor to be guest posting... thank you sweet AB! I have now lived in Paris for eight and a half years. This city of glamour radiates the best outside the holiday season. Don't get me wrong, the delectable cinnamon season scents and dainty busyness are surely around, but the utmost spirit, the touching Christmas carols and forever strong childhood memory building don't truly happen here. What this metropolises of vogue has taught me though, is something that gives me pleasure all year round, at Noël period as well as any other. In Paris folks take the time to enjoy a cup of steaming hot espresso. They wander the slightly snow powdered streets in clicking heels and purchase a dandy box of mini pastries - mighty macarons - to take as a precious gift to the black and white dressed party host, charmingly battling to open his bottle of champagne.

This then has me pondering. What if this year as Christmas celebrations gently embrace me, I tried savoring every drop of sweetness I gather. Slowly. Appreciatively. What if I took a spoonful of that luscious, moist chocolate cake, closed my golden eye shadow sparkling eyes and asked myself "what is it that really I feel?" I could sit at a busy café and look at by-goers and wonder "how can their personal style inspire me?" I would surely adore listening to an old CD stoked somewhere in the house. I could pop it in and luxuriate on the honeyed nostalgia "why did I like this then and how can it bring me back that joyfulness today, or better yet an extra helping?"

Living the lovely life - here and now - adoring every drop of it. That is my challenge - would you like it to be yours alike this snowy season? If yes, think sweet, think pink, when sipping champagne or having a talk with someone you've loved for long... or just met!




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Thank you, Susu, for this lovely post! I always enjoy following your adventures in Paris;) In addition to having such a knack with words, the lovely Susu is also a talented artist! She does it all with her chic outfits shot in the most beautiful Parisian locations and a collection of illustrations, often published on her blog, Susu Paris Chic.