Minimalist and her grand-children

"Hello Eden, how are you ? Take a cookies and a glass of milk in the kitchen and join me in the living room."

"Fine thank you. My last class was so boring..Hum..Grandma, you know, just the other day, I wondered: what were you like when you were younger and when you were our age ? Your cookies are delicious !"

"Well, When I was seventeen we were in 2017.  

I was in my last high school year and I prepared my degree, like you. 

I remember  the names of the persons who were in my class [and some teachers too. Mrs P.].

It was a very pleasant class with good persons. I liked very much spending time with some of them. We laughed and listened to some music. 

At that time, I remember, I wrote a lot quotes and texts in a notebook. I was trying to write songs and poems too. 

I was not always wise and I didn't still listen to my parents. 

Sometimes,  I made parties with my friends where we drank alcohol. It was so funny ! 

I lived in the countryside with my mom, and my sister but I dreamed all the time about Paris and about fashion.
I wanted to look like the models of magazines and to work in the field of makeup and fashion."

"Have you ever  done stupid things?"

"Oh yes, with a friend we  stole things in a store and one day, we bathed naked in a lake. Oh my god, it was at the same time horrible but so funny !"

"Oh no grandma ! You are completely crazy ! Haha. And after the high school ?"

"When I remember of that, It impossible for me to not laugh... Next, hum.. After my graduation I went to Paris where I began to work in the field of Makeup. It was one of my biggest passions. I started to be a makeup assistant and with the time and the experience, I met charming people who helped me to be a great makeup-artist. 

I made up many models in fashion shows before

 working for the brand Chanel. 

The work was very important for me and it was not always easy but one day, I had an opportunity and thanks to that I was able to create my own brand of cosmetic products. In the meantime, I travelled a lot with my job but also with my own money…"

"Oh yes ?! Where that grandma ?"

"Wait a second, I'll go get the computer to show you the photos of my travels… I remember when I was in New York for the Fashion Week. Here, I was in Sydney with my friends that I met in Paris… Oh yes, it's true I remember of this travel in Costa Rica with my friend Miguel. 

It was very interesting and very funny ! Now, here are the pictures of my first travel in Norway with my job. It was a dream for me !  When I was younger, when I was in high school, I was very interested about the Scandinavian countries so I learnt alone the Norwegian on the internet  and on my cell phone too.

I went a second time in Norway and I lived more than 5 years over there. This country is so pleasant and the landscapes are incredible. If you have the opportunity to go there, go ahead ! 

I also went  to Denmark,  Germany,  Poland and  Sweden. 

After my travels I wanted to turn in France and to have children. It is at this moment there that I adopted your mom and a few years after your aunt.

"But you did not want to have a boyfriend ?"

"Not really, I wanted to live alone and to dedicate myself to my work then to my daughters.. And you know, I had a boyfriend when I  was younger but I think that is not really my cup of tea. "

"And after.. ? "

"After, I continued to make up many celebrities and models in Paris, and my brand began to be more and more famous. It was a dream for me ! When I arrived to retirement, I began to like cooking and made some cakes. 

It began, another passion for me. When I heard about your birth, I was so excited. And now seventeen years after, we are here, together... I'm so proud of you."

"Oh thank you grandma ! It's was very funny and interesting to know more things about you and you life. "