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Showing posts with label French Chateau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Chateau. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
UK Connection
I'm so lucky to have great friends who are supporting me in this journey. I had no idea how many connections could be made before I really even get underway. My friend (and lovely work neighbor) Renee was with me when I found out about "Chateaux R Us" and is so inspired by my idea she'll be one of my first guest chefs, my mom is signing up for French lessons and I'm sure has already written a menu for our first guests, and tonight friend MK told me she has some family friends from England who opened a B&B in France! Voila, I've got connections to someone who has undertaken a similar daunting task - can't wait to talk to them!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Am I Crazy?
My chance of winning the lottery? 1 in 176 million. My chance of earning two million dollars in my lifetime - probable, but slow going.
I'm just a middle class, American girl with a dream. But how do I get to that dream with all the roadblocks in my way - like money! This weekend, I was inpired by a chain of events to start a blog on my dream - and my journey to attain it.
This is the first post in what will become my journey. What is the journey you ask - to find myself in a field in Southwest France. To bring together my love of entertaining, an unquenchable desire to travel, a talent for creating beautiful surroundings, food, fashion and fun.
I love my job in marketing, but I know there's more for me out there in that great big world. How can I take myself to the next level?
I've figured it out - leverage my network of contacts and considerable marketing skills to attain my dream - owning a big, beautiful, dilapidated yet magnificent French Chateau.
Some say if you put it out there, the universe will respond. And it already is. With the help of a perfect stranger, I've found my Chateau. In Allier, it has almost 25 acres of land, a couple of out-buildings, including a stable and saddlery- perfect for my animal friends and those I hope to rescue. It has nine bedrooms - also perfect for a modest-sized bed and breakfast. The only challenge? I need money to buy it.
I'm just a middle class, American girl with a dream. But how do I get to that dream with all the roadblocks in my way - like money! This weekend, I was inpired by a chain of events to start a blog on my dream - and my journey to attain it.
This is the first post in what will become my journey. What is the journey you ask - to find myself in a field in Southwest France. To bring together my love of entertaining, an unquenchable desire to travel, a talent for creating beautiful surroundings, food, fashion and fun.
I love my job in marketing, but I know there's more for me out there in that great big world. How can I take myself to the next level?
I've figured it out - leverage my network of contacts and considerable marketing skills to attain my dream - owning a big, beautiful, dilapidated yet magnificent French Chateau.
Some say if you put it out there, the universe will respond. And it already is. With the help of a perfect stranger, I've found my Chateau. In Allier, it has almost 25 acres of land, a couple of out-buildings, including a stable and saddlery- perfect for my animal friends and those I hope to rescue. It has nine bedrooms - also perfect for a modest-sized bed and breakfast. The only challenge? I need money to buy it.
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