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 home that is far away from our life before Italy... and my answer normally is we just decided one day to do it.

Our first reno in Italy was way back in 2005

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.

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So for me it is my laptop and all the tech stuff, my group on Facebook (which I love), the photos, the blog, and online 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, it has been my dream since I was a teenager. I moved to England and backpacked my way around Europe and America in my 20's for two years.

How do we stay sane, renovating together for so many years as a married couple with kids? We've been doing this a long time now, both in Australia & Italy. 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? What needs to change??

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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. Renovating multiple projects and staying sane
  2. Keeping a relationship romantic during multiple messy renovations
  3. Living in the chaos of renovations,
  4. Hosting guests & creating the BnB
  5. Simple living and how we do it
  6. All about the animals, the locals, the food, the lifestyle in a Borgata (hamlet)
  7. Living with the seasons
  8. Helping people who are coming to look at houses
  9. when everyone speaks fluent Italian but me
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So tell me, would you like to hear some more personal stories?? OR more renovation stories?? OR a mix of both??

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