Blog It Forward…My Personal Inspiration

blogitforward183x258Yay! I am participating in sfgirlbybay’s blog it forward and it’s my turn to share a bit about what inspires my art, craft and musings.  Thank you to tiny-ass apartment for passing the torch to me.

I am originally from Los Angeles, a total SoCal valley girl for the first 20+ years of my life. Long story short, I was ultimately driven by love to quit my soul-draining corporate job and pursue my dreams in a new land.  I moved to the Tuscan hills of Italy, got married to my love and now living my dream.  I design, craft and create art…and really loving my new life! Yup, I know it sounds a bit like those mushy love abroad, cliché life changing movie plots, but it’s really my life and through this blog I share it with all of you!

My experiences in this foreign environment inspires me every single day.  I am constantly learning new things about the history and culture of Italian life. It’s amazingly uplifting to be presented with a different way of thinking and living. Some ideas are refreshing, others can be annoying but overall it’s an eye-opening way of living.  In the end, I choose how I want to live, meshing my new learnings with my existing culture. Everything inspires me… or perhaps I should say, anything can inspire me, because it’s how I decide to interpret what I see and experience.  From the landscape, to cool bikes to crafting with my 4-year old niece to random textures and patterns to the details of nature… all of it…

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You can check out my Flickr stream for more random photos. I hope you enjoyed a little look into my dolce vita! Thanks for stopping by and I now pass the torch onward to two brunettes who will post tomorrow.  Enjoy and be inspired – by anything!

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Posted on February 22, 2010 at 9:23 am | inspiration

38 Responses to “Blog It Forward…My Personal Inspiration”

  1. Carmen says:

    Not cliche at all, Linda, sounds wonderful. You are very very blessed :D

  2. so glad you’re happy! I loved visiting Tuscany a few months ago … I can’t imagine how wonderful it must be to live there
    xo

  3. SonyaMac says:

    Thanks 4 share n…..Love the contrast between the yellow flowers and the intense blu sky.

    • linda says:

      Thanks – that view is literally just a minute away from my home, we pass by it all the time – of course, there are sunflowers only in the summer.

  4. Gretchen says:

    What an amazing adventure! So happy for you that you are living your dream! Inspiring :)

  5. Melissa says:

    How fun to be out there truly living your dream! And probably a lot of other people’s dream too. Ah, Italy!!

  6. Beautiful pictures. How exciting to be living in Italy!

  7. victoria says:

    yay! lovely inspiration! thanks so much for joining in, and sharing! :)

  8. Arcadia says:

    It’s so great to live what you love, you are truly an inspiration!

  9. Kishah says:

    I love Tuscany. Pienza is my family’s favorite vacation spot!
    Beautiful! Wonderful post :)

  10. Simone says:

    Great post! I, like your commentors above, am so jealous of your living in Italy! I know that Italians have been living there for quite a while now (you know, a few thousand years or so!) so that it’s not necessarily as fairytale as it seems, but as a California girl myself, the chance to live in such a fabulous country still seems like a dream! Congrats for making it happen, and for a great Blog It Forward entry!

    • linda says:

      Yes, not totally fairytale…you know how there’s reality to everything. But it’s still pretty darn cool. I think we just have to take the good from everything in our lives, no matter where we live. Thanks for stopping by!

  11. jacqueline says:

    Dearest Linda, i love this post lots and thank you for being such an inspiration! Congratz on following your dream and making it happen! Gorgeous gorgeous photos! Have a lovely merry happy week and love to yoU!

    • linda says:

      Hi Jacqueline – Thank you for your kind comments and so glad to help inspire others. Hope everyone has a fabulous week and remember we can all achieve our dreams…just have to go for it!

  12. Bobbi says:

    you are living my fantasy life! I’ve always wanted to live and make art in Italy or France, walking to the market in the morning to get my bread, stopping at a cafe for coffee. That’s what life’s like, right?:)

    • linda says:

      Oh my…well, I think you can live it too…just takes some creative ways perhaps… Yes, it is very local life here, I’m totally in a small town – everyone knows everyone!

  13. Bine says:

    thank you so much for your little look into your dolce vita… very amazing!
    I love your pictures!
    cheers Bine

  14. Leah says:

    Linda! That bike! I took a photo of it last September! It’s in Siena, no?

    Love this post, so much. It makes me so happy. Brings back wonderful memories and hope for living out dreams in the future. Inspiration indeed.

    • linda says:

      Yes! It’s in the old town of Siena, parked in front of a shop. I always take photos of random stuff like that, it’s so amusing to me. So funny how we took the same picture, it’s like pulling you back into those times, huh? :P Thanks for visiting and so glad you got a flash of that happy memory!

  15. Natalie says:

    I came across you blog via SFgirlbybay’s blog. I love it! How lovely that you live in Italy. Your blog is an inspiration. I will be spending my honeymoon in Italy this August. It is truly a beautiful place where I can only imagine the creative flow is non-stop!

    Ciao, Natalie

    • linda says:

      Hi Natalie – Thanks for visiting. Oh, I’m sure you will have a fabulous honeymoon – congrats btw. There’s so much to do and see here, you’ll definitely be inspired.

  16. wow great photos, love the one with the bike:)

  17. Annette Q says:

    Seriously gorgeous photos Linda!I loved learning a little more about you and what inspires you ;-)

    • linda says:

      So glad you came by for a visit, Annette! It’s fun to share and when summer rolls around I can show more greenery…it’s a bit drab now outside :P

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