Click below if you prefer to listen. A few weeks ago, while waiting for a friend to meet me for a cocktail at the bar, I was able to participate in one of my very favorite activities: Eavesdropping. I know it’s a little creepy, but I do it for several reasons. It’s very entertaining It… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. When I was seventeen years old, my dad had won from the insurance company he worked for. So, he packed up our family and we took a road trip to Colorado. During our first day, our gang boarded the resort bus. A man overheard our family talking and… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen Today I’m featuring another “Ask Tonya” post! Wondering what this is all about? Click here. Below is a summary of the Q&A. If you want to listen to the full episode, click the audio player button above. QUESTION: I love your podcast. I devour them on the way… Continue Reading
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Sometimes a different perspective can shift everything in a woman’s life, which is why I’ve always loved advice columns. And, because I receive so many questions each week, I’ve decided to start my own. On this inaugural “Dear Tonya” episode of the French Kiss Life podcast, I’m answering listeners’ questions about passion in relationships, starting… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen On New Year’s Day, I woke up with a 103.2 fever and chills. This could not be happening. This was supposed to be the day of new beginnings, a fresh start, a new year. Instead, it took all the little energy I had to get off the sofa… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen About seven years ago, a friend called me up and said, “Did you see that airfare to Paris is only $400? You should go.” I booked a round-trip ticket to Charles de Gaulle the next day. Of course, I had a lot of resistance around this crazy notion… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. I met up with a friend in New York to catch up over a cocktail at The Plaza. Within the first five minutes of our conversation, she flashed a huge 4 carat canary diamond ring and then I heard the words: “Jason proposed!” She went on to tell… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. I must start out by telling you that I’m not French. And, I never will be. In fact, after many failed attempts at speaking French (along with my constant smiling, which confuses the French) I’m SO grateful for who I am. But, that doesn’t mean that I can’t… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. “You only live once. But, if you do it right, once is enough.” -Mae West If the French (and Italians) have taught me anything, it’s to live life with a passion and fun. But, this kind of life wasn’t been easy for me to embrace. Guilt and fear… Continue Reading
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Click below if you prefer to listen. I’ll always remember it as my “day of humiliation.” It was sometime during my 7th-grade year. Like many young girls, I was insecure and awkward — long legs and lanky, acne, and I hadn’t grown into my teeth yet (big teeth, small face). However, some memories are etched… Continue Reading
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