To keep this more positive vibe going I thought I might give you (and myself) a little list of the things that I enjoy about living here and not think about the negative things for a time. I have been walking to the school to collect the kids most afternoons this week and I really must take my camera next week in order to show you some of my fave sights just on my walk to the school!! This place isn't huge and it isn't spectacular but there are little corners of inspiration that I'm sure you will appreciate. Anyway, on with that list!! :
- I love the fact that we are doing something different. Even down to not living in a big city, or a Tuscan picturesque cittá or a place by the sea. This is a small town where there are hardly any foreigners and you would never find a tourist.
- my kids both speak Italian and have been able to experience a whole new culture.
- I live less than an hour from the city of Torino. The architecture is amazing for a start and I need to go and explore more. It is a huge, untapped resource.
- I live less than an hour from the Alps. What more can be said. I love mountains!! I especially like walking in them in the summer but I can also see them from my house and at the moment there are the first signs of snow on the highest peaks. So prrrreeeeettttttyyyy!!
Ok, so that's all I can think of right now, but it's a start isn't it!??! Hopefully I will be able to think of more as I get further out of this horrible rut I have gotten myself into!!
I love that you cried; it's such an important thing to do. i always feel MUCH worse when I can't cry it out. So pleased to hear your hubby is coming up trumps too.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right; sometimes we need to focus on the positive or ask ourselves a simple question "What is good about this moment?"
The area you live in does sound beautiful and it makes such a difference. Just imagine if you lived in some high rise flat in the centre of an industrialised huge, impersonal town. I know focusing on the good doesn't make the black dog lie down dutifully in his basket, but he might at least sit in a corner and clean himself for a while as you think about the good stuff ;)
Ahhh Rae, did I ever mention that I love your writing style before? Well I do, just in case I haven't!! The picture in my head of my black dog laying in his basket cleaning himself is not going to leave me for a while I'm sure.....
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