I have a confession to make: I have a really big cloud of darkness inside of me. Or maybe it's around me. All I know is it's kind of always there.
My Cloud Makes me Feel Blue Sometimes
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An Introvert’s Guide to Living in Italy | Tips for Avoiding Human Interaction
I know it might seem like I'm a social butterfly because I talk to my phone sometimes in my Instagram stories, but in the flesh, I'm a little weird. Not like WEIRD WEIRD, just a little introverted. I've always been this way. I love humanity and I love meeting people, but it needs to be [...]
The Everlasting Pursuit of Italian Citizenship
A few days ago, I asked my friends in my Instagram stories what I should write about. I’ve been having a bit of a creative BLOCK if you will. I got a few requests for my Italian citizenship story so I knew the time had come to share the juicy details.
No More Crying in Sweatpants | Goodbye 2020
I thought I'd focus on the random acts of kindness that made my 2020 just a little bit brighter.
My House in Florence | Home Renovation Update
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve taken the time to sit down and write about how things have been going with my house renovation in Florence.
Going to the Dentist in Italy
I usually have a glass of wine or four before writing on here so if this post is a little tame, it's because my creative juices have been RUDELY BLOCKED BY A ROUND OF ANTIBIOTICS. I, like most, am not a huge fan of the dentist. Having someone drilling, banging and renovating inside of my mouth [...]
BADASS WOMEN IN ITALY | Laura Manganaro
You know when you're on Instagram, and you're in so deep, like really deep, and you don't know how you got there? Yeah, that's what happened when I found Laura Manganaro one night. I had gone through I can't even tell you how many profiles, and scrolling down to like 2016 (DON'T ACT LIKE YOU [...]
So Mary, let’s dance
My cousin Michael died yesterday. He was 38. He married his wife Rebecca less than two years ago. It was a perfect September day in Ontario. On the morning of the wedding, I was jet-lagged after flying in from Italy the night before and was already wide awake at 4 am.
BADASS WOMEN IN ITALY | Agata Aleksandra
While I was having my morning coffee and scrolling, I saw a picture of Agata with her gorgeous dog literally attached to her hip and I was like "WHO IS THIS BADASS WOMAN RUNNING IN THE ITALIAN WOODS WITH HER DOG ATTACHED TO HER HIP AND HOW CAN I GET TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT HER RIGHT NOW?"
Lockdown in Italy: Here’s how my first day back at work went
Yesterday was my first day back at work since lockdown restrictions slowly began lifting here in Italy.
