Since I still struggle with French braids, I've decided to move on and try learning something else.
ENTER FISH-TAIL!!
I absolutely LOVE doing a Fish-Tail braid on my hair. It's a great mix of classy and modern. I follow a blog called Missy Sue where she does some amazing simple hair tutorials, as well as great fashion, style, and DIY posts. Recently, she posted a french fish-tail braid. It's uber uber easy and yet it looks like a french braid.
Style of today I found here http://www.missysue.com/2014/12/fishtail-braided-updo
I'll post pictures soon of what my version looks like