So many people ask me what it's really like living here at the foot of the Alps in Piemonte Italy... or rather they ask me how can we live such a simple life, create a place that is far away from our life before Italy... and my answer normally is just do it.

If I were honest I'd say think about it first, and really know what you are trying to achieve and how you will stick to that dream when the distractions of life come along to draw you away.

So for me it is my laptop and all the tech stuff, the photos, the blog, facebook and fb friends, tuning out rather than tuning into the simple life I say I want, well the simple life that my husband says we want.

I'd be quite happy strolling around Florence or Lucca or Sicily, I want to travel and explore while still able to do it freely.

How do we survive, what is our actual story, how much do I really want to share, how do I really feel about living here in Italy, what do I wish we had done differently, why dont I feel a sense of belonging here or community, why have I remained isolated and more isolated as time goes on. What needs to change??

I'll be sharing in the Club

Yes! I want to Join the Club

All things renovating and living the simple life here in Italy

Here are a few personal story ideas (let me know what you'd like to hear about)

  1. keeping a relationship romantic during multiple messy renovations
  2. living in the chaos of renovations,
  3. hosting guests
  4. simple living and how we do it,
  5. the animals, the locals, the food, the lifestyle in a borgata
  6. the seasons
  7. helping people who are coming to look at houses
  8. when everyone speaks italian but me

So tell me would you like to hear some more personal stories?? OR more renovation stories?? OR a mix of both??

One Renovation Thing