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Alopecia Universalis (AU)
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About Me
Hi,
COVID for us was perhaps the ‘last straw’. Harsh realities had to be faced. In essence a midlife crisis, or a complete meltdown with the wine! Our adventure in France had reached a fork in the road.
The first frightening step was taken in July 2021 as we sold our farmhouse and immediately bought a terraced village house in the Pyrénées mountains, the total opposite of what we had ever known before! Since then my husband and I have changed our jobs, got rid of a car, and are on the next step of our new journey, perhaps in some ways the hardest leg, towards a more sustainable lifestyle.
For a few years we will be recording our progress as a family, as we try to drastically change the way we live, eat and travel, within reason financially and socially. Join me as we move not only mentally from one lifestyle to another, but also physically from mainland South of France to the depths (or the heights) of the Pyrénées. Perhaps in hindsight not the best choice of location for an acrophobe!
Thank you so much for your comment! Kind regards, Carinne