Welcome to We're Moving to France — Before Retirement!
We’re Kristen & Dale — Welcome to our journey of simplifying life, leaving the U.S., and creating a slower, more intentional way of living and doing business in France. On this channel, you’ll see the real behind-the-scenes of decluttering, downsizing, visa prep, and the courage it takes to build our lives and careers again as we step into the unknown.
My husband is in tech, and will be looking for work in France, or as a private contractor. I am building my new Creative Mindset coaching business from the ground up and will be applying for a Profession Liberale visa so I can keep building it in France. We don't want to wait until retirement to build our new life abroad!
Whether you dream of moving abroad yourself, or you simply want to live with more courage, creativity, and calm—you’ll find inspiration here.
Meanwhile, I hope you're enjoying where you are on the way to where you’re going.
We're Moving to France — Before Retirement!
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We're Moving to France — Before Retirement!
Hi friends! There will not be a livestream today - sorry. Going to vote for some local elections and primaries, then take a walk with my man and my dog - first warm day in awhile at 60 degrees! Happy Valentine's Day! Hope to say hi tomorrow in Jeff and Richard's live!
5 days ago | [YT] | 10
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@BernardTaylor-e9k Just FYI, this evening's video is all because you talked about exploring Montpellier. So I have been, and now it's right up there with Toulouse on the top of my list. I had no idea they had such an extensive public transportation list - or that it is free for residents! And that they are known as a tech hub in France. Maybe a Mediterranean lifestyle isn't such a bad prospect after all. :)
1 week ago | [YT] | 9
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My live will be an hour late today, so will air at 4 p.m. EST and 10 p.m. France time - sorry y'all. I have someone coming at 3 to purchase our dining table and benches, so I've postponed my live for an hour. Hope you can still come!
1 month ago | [YT] | 8
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I'm still editing my Toulouse vs. Lyon video, so will put it up on Sunday since I pre-empted it with my Thursday video. Hope to see you all tomorrow at 3 pm EST, 9 pm France time for the weekly live chat!
1 month ago | [YT] | 6
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Oh my gosh, I totally forgot to go live today! I'm such a goober. We've been packing a bunch of stuff up to take to FL for my daughter at Christmas, and I completely lost the time. I'll try to do better and maybe go live after Jeff and Richard tomorrow. :)
2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 9
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My entire Avignon video has collapsed. Arrrrgh! I'm determined to get it out before midnight tonight, but I hate it when that happens - trying to NOT be on the verge of tears (dang ADHD spiraling).
2 months ago | [YT] | 5
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No Thursday video tomorrow, as it is American Thanksgiving, and my husband and I will be spending a cozy Thursday eating the tidbits I make for our dinner - wishing all who celebrate a happy and healthy holiday with no drama!
2 months ago | [YT] | 8
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New video will be posting later today, and it's all about responding to your comments - yes, you, the viewers who commented on the Supermarkets US vs. France video! Many of your comments were so valuable and helpful that I felt I needed to do a sort of "Corrections to myself" video. There were also a few comments that I wanted to respond to that made me chuckle a bit, and I might address those, too. ;) Here's a photo of a pear tarte tatin I made awhile back, since we're talking about food.
3 months ago | [YT] | 8
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I really hate when I spend over 8 hours putting together a video on a city in France, only to have my editing tool glitch it out of existence. Grrrr. This is the second time. That editor is now uninstalled and I'm back to re-learning Davinci while I put things back together again.
3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 4
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