Having gone through the big commitment of exchanging lifestyles more than once, I often wonder if crossroads will ever simply stop happening. Life gets interesting when you change things up. Mind you, I did not say easier. I will never say easier. But boring it is not.
Doing this thing that we have done keeps me on my toes. I tend to scare easily. Someone just needs to say boo. I find that one of my biggest challenges is keeping my fighting spirit. My can do attitude. My "I will go down with the ship" tenacity. We are making huge improvements to this property, so that we can provide an even nicer standard for our guests. So that it's not always going to be a work in progress; that the progress actually leads to something finished and good and whole.
Fact is, our guests do love being part of a work in progress. They come back, time and again, and see what we have done, and where things have come to since the last visit. It's been an interesting part of this career choice that I had not planned on -- people being happy, genuinely happy for us as we succeed, little by little, to bring back something which deserved to be brought back.
On the days when it seems like it is all way too much (and there are too many of those days) I must remember one thing. It's one day, one hour at a time. It's remembering who and what is important. It's about being thankful for what is, and trying not to fret about what is coming (well a girl can try, right?). It's about what life's core meaning is and I don't mean bricks and mortar or clay or kiln. And it's about moments that no one ever can take away from me.
Like this one.
5 comments:
Miss you lots. Returning Monday. Hope you are well. A presto amica mia. XO
Your willingness to not take the easy road will give you so many stories that you can share with your guests. Trust me, I'm always looking for someone that has a rich life to share, to teach me something new, and your thrills will be your guests pleasures.
I travel a lot and never forget the great conversations I've had with innkeepers, hoteliers. . .
Meg -- can't wait for you to get home!
Lydia -- your words warmed my heart this cold morning! I love your blog and way of expressing yourself.
It is one hour at a time, and then when you look back you can appreciate all you've done.
Thank you, Diana, for your kind offer. It's really comforting to know that there's someone on the other side of the mountain willing to help. I think my boy is doing better today - we'll just keep the fire alive (it's snowing:() - and ... take one hour at a time! Baci.
Fantastic. With these photos of transformation, it looks so deceptively easy. But you battled hard for these last few weeks to work out like they have! So happy the roof is on before Christmas and that this time around things went much smoother.
Congratulations!
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