I moved to the countryside at 23 years old - how I made it work for me

why I moved to a rural area - (and how I made it work for me)
I know that I could build a healthy and happy life in many places, whether I am alone or married - living rural or in the city (or somewhere in between). However, due to work opportunities I ended up in this little wild valley. After settling in, I discovered that the environment suited me. I have learned a lot and continue to surprise myself in the process. I could take these skills and apply them somewhere else if I moved away, so I thought I'd share what my experience has been like, and hopefully hear your stories as well!
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[@TheCottageFairy]

Hope you are all doing well

[@TheMagickalMedium]

Sending you lots of LOVE, Paola❣❣ Early winter just means more art & MAGICK to create indoors...excited to see what comes through for you AND I wish you much SUCCESS & ABUNDANCE on your book sales this holiday season 🕯💫🎄💕🎁...and so it is, Blessed be ~ Aho❣❣

[@lauramonahan9343]

We will all miss you and hope you have a nice break. Thank you for showing the rest of us how to prioritize our health. I'm picking up your book at your bookstore on Friday 💙 ❄️ 💙 Warm regards.

[@lolahiggins5951]

Thank you, take your time with your decisions and most importantly be true to yourself 💚 Peace

[@josipabrusic1111]

Take all time you need. 🥰 "You can't pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself."

[@karlam7253]

Being sensitive is both a blessing and a curse. Discovering what our bodies need may take a while, but once we do, we must listen to what it tells us. Bless you and know that we'll be here when you get back. 🙏

[@royhampton3]

Your channel is such a great place that sensitive people can come to for acceptance and comfort. And see someone like them coping with life's challenges while creating a successful life full of creativity. Your videos are always full of a unique and graceful beauty that is distinctively yours.

[@bluesash10]

Well said :)

[@user-to1ub7sp6w]

당신의 영상은 겨울 마시는 따뜻한 차한같아요~~♡

[@eloisesjohnson28]

I agree with you, Roy.

[@buszje1]

What I beautiful comment Roy! Well said and I could't agree more. Thanks Paola for such a nourishing en comforting video!

[@royhampton3]

@@buszje1 Thanks!

[@mailevan547]

Thank you so much for all you do. Even my two boys (4 and 6) love your channel and talk about the "peaceful cottage lady." My oldest actually asked me yesterday if we could drive to your home so we could "say nice words" to you. ❤

[@dianeknott3655]

This is beautiful, involving your two sons. We exposed our two daughters to the same types of things even before KZbin was "invented" and today they are both grown women with so much empathy for others, for animals, for the earth, and they are both so creative because they were given the space and opportunity when they were young to learn to appreciate what's important. Good for you!

[@mailevan547]

@@dianeknott3655 Thank you so much for your sweet words!

[@PeaceIsYeshua]

Maile, that is so adorable!! Your boys sound very precious!! 🥰

[@mailevan547]

@@PeaceIsYeshua Aw, thank you!

[@kathleenroberts7972]

That's precious!

[@maddy-books]

Your videos help so much with my anxiety. It’s like watching a friend. You have created a wonderful community here.

[@Sage555n]

So true. Life is complicated and often challenging in our contemporary world. When Paola appears online, I feel peaceful.

[@feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808]

Yes!

[@luisv7117]

only people who had to suffer from anxiety will understand, from my side, I would like to give you some advice if I may say so; first, change the furniture and rearranged differently, perhaps adding new things, secondly change your routine, the third start wearing happy colors and avoid dark ones, and last music is a great thing but don't forget God is the one that will help you the most, I wish you fast recovery and don't worry by happy

[@BeautyIsMyLife]

I have always been a low energy and highly sensitive person. I've never heard it being praised or really even addressed until I found your channel. I can't thank you enough for helping me accept myself more. ❤️

[@kimulm0619]

That's awesome and me too❤❤

[@empope188]

Also pillows, weighted blankets, cake, tea, animals, nature and soft music are the best medicine especially for a quiet sensitive person.

[@TJ-kz1ul]

Your videos are the safest haven I have ever experienced for my sensitive soul. In fact, when I'm in places that make me overwhelmed or uncomfortable, I often think of this channel, and all the things you have shared, as well as all the comments from like-minded people, and I instantly feel surrounded by support.

[@whatbringsmepeace]

Me too!

[@zzzendyaz4208]

Same 😊

[@jigmetzasay1331]

Same here too.

[@georgeoosterhous414]

Your channel’s content is so worth the wait. Reflective time-off will make your creative talents even better.

[@sylviagonzales5228]

I turned 69 on November 18th and feel so blessed to be alive and know young people like you appreciate this beautiful sensitive earth. ⚘️

[@diyasengupta4885]

You are doing more to help heal people and shine light in this world than any other world leader, tv personality or influencer I have come across. Your content hits a deep and sacred part in people’s hearts. It moves us all. Thank you sincerely for what you do. I’m not sure words can fully capture the effect you’ve had on people. Take care ❤

[@courtneyawalsh]

Fully agree. Paola’s heart is a beacon.

[@marialaing7130]

Ditto! Well said. 💝❤️‍🩹💝🤗🥰

[@lindasteinbrenner8065]

Very well said! I so agree! ❤

[@Thepotagerscottage]

Well said 💜

[@TJ-kz1ul]

I also agree ❤️❤️

[@winglet2009]

I relate so much for your need for a quiet safe place to rejuvenate and recover. Right there with you. Those poppies are beautiful! Can’t wait to get your book!

[@reen7044]

Can you let me know what type of book? I must have miss it. Thank you so much ! God bless.

[@LB-ku6ry]

I think it’s shipping tomorrow. I’m excited for its arrival as well. Peace, friend.

[@rachelphelps6347]

@@reen7044 Under her video click the "show more" and it will give you details about where to order her book.

[@reen7044]

@@rachelphelps6347 :)

[@blackthornsloe8049]

My heart aches from trying to hold the beauty of your work . You inspire me so much to let myself not be so shrill and angular . Thank you for being a role model to this hormonally, emotionally challenged 53 year old woman .

[@courtneyawalsh]

51 here & ditto! 😀

[@marialaing7130]

76 here and ditto!

[@claudiaundfroggy7712]

58 and I Love this channel also!

[@roselenhart8107]

Also 53 here and ditto!

[@sherw6456]

I'll add a 58-year old ditto here!

[@natalielunad]

As a late diagnosed autistic female, your videos are so soothing to me- and your stories, so affirming and relatable. Thank you for sharing! Your creativity and your connection with nature inspire me 💕

[@glimre]

Same here ❤️

[@ellinorcajsenmaria]

I was going to write the same thing. I found out I was on the spectrum when I was 37 - as well as a highly sensitive person - and I relate to almost everything you share and I think the life you have created for yourself is a perfect 'template' for such a person, in order to be healthy and thrive 🌺

[@ThisIsFiftyWithLil]

My family is in northeastern Vermont and our surroundings don't quite look like where you are, but there should be heavier snowfall soon I'm sure. You are living the me I always hoped to be. Nearing 60, and now here In Vermont, I'm hopeful an English- cottage-style garden - my childhood dream - is in my near future.

[@jenniferorr5170]

I hope you continue making these videos. They mean so much to the world as there aren’t many places we can go to get good, wholesome and meaningful content. 🥰

[@courtneyawalsh]

Agreed. But it has to feel right for her.

[@jmk1962]

Try Fairyland Cottage, similar vibes.

[@senbebe3320]

Heyy there are actually a lot of other similar channels who film slow living videos or who make videos on the small things in life! Some are: girlincalico, walking in between, her86m^2, the simple brunette etc (oh also give it a grow has many peaceful nature videos that I find are personally so calming and grounding) hope this helps ❤️ These are some that come to mind let me know if you want more :D

[@brigitteshantieaglemeare4350]

You are getting so good at portraying the beauty of your countryside, it's breathtaking filming! Please don't stop...

[@courtneyawalsh]

Unless it’s what is best for her wellbeing.

[@ticamonica]

“Immersing myself in a Fairytale” That’s what it is! 🧚‍♂️💕✨

[@TheCottageFairy]

Thank you Tink! how lovely :) Please tell Peter hello for me!

[@sayantanidas8314]

Being a quiet and introverted person, navigating through college is very hard for me at times, especially when i look around and it seems that everyone else is different than me. Watching your videos has helped me gain a little bit of peace about myself and my surroundings. Looking at you, i feel that i am not alone in being quiet and reserved in a world that seems to celebrate loud and chaotic things. Wishing you all the happiness in life...

[@ratskullz_x]

Put my exact thoughts into words. Wish you well in this world ♡

[@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT]

Another few minutes of peace, calm, and quiet reflection from Paola. All of us who follow you look forward to these pleasant moments with you, and I cannot even guess at the length, width, and breadth of your reach on this platform. I would say that you have no idea how much good you are doing with your beautiful, simple video messages. Thank you for all you do, and here's wishing you a beautiful, restorative and rewarding holiday season.

[@jaym2760]

It’s a highlight of my week. 💛

[@bettinastebner]

I had a bad day at work the other day, and thought of you, your channel, your lifestyle, the calm of nature surrounding you... as an empathic and sensitive person, I recognize the need to cultivate a more serene lifestyle like yours. Thank you for the inspiration. 🌹

[@terryfeally6633]

You are appreciated by showing that life is NOT a one size fits all,but rather encouraging everyone to explore,to find that which works for the individual.

[@suzanneparvey4346]

As Thanksgiving approaches this week I want to give thanks for your channel Paola with appreciation for all that you share with us. I look forward to getting your book this week too. In the meantime take very good care of yourself and take the time you need to figure out things that are important to you. Hugs.

[@princepeterwolf]

You bring so much light, magic and inspiration to the world. Your videos always move me and bring me to that little untouched part of my soul. No one else can do that. I moved to the city three years ago after living ten years in the country side, also for a job opportunity. I have missed my woods, my trees and birds and my quiet every single day I moved here. As funny as it might sound, I sometimes even miss the discomfort of the cold I had there during winter. And how at times because of storms I would lose electricity for a few hours and would have to force myself to read or do something in the silence. I now live a very comfortable, safe and financially stable life, something I never had before. I am truly grateful for everything I do have now, but there's this emptiness inside of me that keeps wanting me to go back to the woods and the silence. Your videos fill that emptiness even if temporarily...bless you, for you represent such a profound way of living

[@courtneyawalsh]

Silence and nature are medicine.

[@felicitygrace5113]

I live in a cottage in rural town and love silence and just listening to the birdsong

[@susangridley8354]

Had medical emergency and spent couple days in hospital. All is well and I am home recuperating. But OMG being in there was way overstimulating for a sensitive person and I am struggling to regain my calm. Your videos are so helpful. Thank you!! Also it's my birthday tomorrow and I am so looking forward to receiving your book in the next few days. Feels like a special present just for me from a very special friend. 💖

[@the_real_littlepinkhousefly]

Glad you're out and recovering (hopefully well) now. And happy birthday! Yes, Paola's videos are so calming in this crazy world. I wish you the best.

[@marialaing7130]

Happy birthday and good health wishes! 🙏🏼💝

[@jenann0350]

Happy birthday I went through this, it was so hard been in there it crushed me, taking me age to feel myself & soul back, I suffering anxiety since, just remember to breath hope you have a good birthday

[@julielawrence7216]

Thank you for being you and helping other creative senstives feel welcomed and less alone and unusual. Have a happy break - we all need one! Blessings to you and yours 🌻

[@erinlee7216]

You are such a blessing!!!❤❤❤

[@bettinamunsterautorin1497]

You are speaking from my heart. All my life society and its noise and fastness and means to be perfect has put me down. It was ao exhausting trying to a part of this that I finally got ill. Since three years I'm recovering. I left the city and live in a small village now. I have learned that I need a lot of silence to be by myself and to be creative with writing. I am self-employed today to take the time I need. There's still a lot to learn, and I say thank you to you, because since a while your videos accompany my way and help me to accept who I am, and I am good this way. 🙏❤️

[@flowergirl7260]

I lived in the country in a loghome for a year. The winter months were the hardest but i still remember the quiet and inwardness with great fondness. Every season had it's special treasures. There is nothing like living in nature. Still, i came back to a small town community and treasure this life too. Perhaps one day we will go back. For now, your beautiful video is like a sweet memory. Thanks Paola.

[@ghadamarie555]

I feel happy when I receive ur videos

[@charlesperez9976]

The paper,the scissors,the wire. This is so very Victorian,a way to appreciate time,in such a succinct way. Paper flowers❤️ I had a real rose,worn by me,at my grandfather’s funeral. I kept it. It dried. I placed that rose on my grandmother’s chest,at her funeral. She was 100 years old! Her funeral was on her birthday 😔

[@rushanbahati7945]

Perfect timing, Paola. Thank you for your wonderful precious art. Have a wonderful week ahead.

[@alanlawrence2954]

Your films are aesthetically amazing and worth all the love, care, and hard work you put into them. I particularly adore your velvet, well scripted voice-over style. You are a born natural in the audio department.

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

I love the feeling of peace and quiet that the snow brings. It shuts out all other sounds, leaving you with that silence that seems to make you contemplate life. The only sounds are the wind blowing gently through the trees, the sound of your breath, and the crunch beneath your feet. It really is a magical time. I love winter so very much. I love how it forces you to slow down and rest, because that is what the earth is doing. I love how we naturally adapt to the different rhythms of each season. Everything in nature is connected, and we are a part of that nature. Thank you for another lovely video. I celebrated my birthday by watching some of my favorite videos of yours. I hope you're well! 🥰

[@Sunshinny247]

I'm so glad I came across your channel! You've helped me so much. I'm in my 60s and now I'm living a quiet life before my God out in a rural area,also out in the country in a 150-year-old farmhouse I'm restoring. I'm single, I've raised my children my grandkids and I'm on my own now. I'm not alone, I'm enjoying this season in my journey. I'm enjoying the peacefulness, of nature birds, monarchs, critters, even a few wild cats that hang out that I feed. ~ Sunshine Jan

[@TheTopNote]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who retreats to my wardrobe for quiet. I love how comforting it feels surrounded by the fabrics and all the outside world sounds are muffled. ❤

[@the_real_littlepinkhousefly]

I love your videos so much -- they're so calming and restorative. The world has gone so upside-down in the last couple of years, it's just so lovely to have a YT channel that emphasizes what's beautiful and good about the world. I don't know if this will help anyone, but at the beginning you said you had been tested for a lot of things and got no diagnosis. Women and girls with ADHD often present very differently from boys/men and often do not get an ADHD diagnosis or get misdiagnosed with something else (depression, anxiety, "shyness", etc). What you described sounded very much to me like ADHD in women. And while that very well may not be your case, it may be true for some other listeners. I encourage women who are highly sensitive and feel out-of-sync with the rest of the world to google "ADHD in women" and even "autism in women". I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until a couple of years ago at age 57, and I just think how much stress, feelings of failure and a negative self-image I could have been spared if, even in my 20s or 30s someone had suggested I could have ADHD, and that it shows up differently in most women. I am so grateful my adult son recognized he is neurodiverse (was spotted by a therapist), and that he helped me in my journey to diagnosis.

[@jmk1962]

So true. Ladies are often under diagnosed in autism.

[@glimre]

As an autistic woman I was thinking the same thing about autism. ❤️

[@AJ-ce7xu]

U can heal adhd..read the GAPS protocol by Dr. Natasha Cambell. God bless!

[@the_real_littlepinkhousefly]

@@AJ-ce7xu No, you can't "heal" or "cure" ADHD. There is a physical difference in the brain of people who have ADHD. That's like saying you can make it so that someone with brown eyes can change their actual iris color to blue by eating certain foods. You can make the symptoms of ADHD improve, but it's not going to go away. Nothing wrong with eating healthy, or taking meds or doing therapy. All those things can help ADHD people function better. But yeah, at this point in time, it's not curable.

[@AC_2.4-10]

Sending love and prayers for wisdom and direction to you, Paola. ❤️🙏🏻

[@The420babygirl]

I get really sick and nauseous often, and when I do my instinct is to come to your channel and just listen to your videos. Everything about them and you just give my body the comfort, relaxation and simpleness it needs. A simple “thank you” does not cover my gratitude for your being, but maybe you can feel what my words cannot say, and that I’m blessed to have come across your presence. So thank you with all my heart.

[@bsulfm1484]

Dear Paola, Every Fairy needs/ deserves time to rest and even metamorphose. Sending thanks for all you are and do. Warmest regards, Lee (I love nestling and reading your book.)

[@luisv7117]

I want to thank you for helping me in my new life, since I moved to another country it is hard to adapt because I spend more than my half-life in the USA, I am missing a lot of things and I guess I need to adapt to my new life and see the best thing it has to offer

[@leonievw2466]

Oh that shot of the deer and the bald eagle! ❤️ See you soon, I always look forward to the next video.

[@TheMagickalMedium]

Your words in this episode can and will help so MANNNNY. We absolutely do not have to live in the "matrix"...we can do what we LOVE and make a living at it. Thank you for this very important share, dearest Angel heart 🙏🏻💕😇❣❣

[@ellen823ful]

What breathtaking scenery!! Your choices of background music 🎶 is so pretty and calming. This time of year brings me inside more. I sit painting 🖼 or reading. I love ❤️ making soup 🍜 and bread 🥖 too. Have a sweet and blessed Thanksgiving. Thank you Cottage Fairy 🧚‍♀️

[@Thepotagerscottage]

Thank you Paola for sharing! We are heading towards Summer so it’s surreal to see that the other side of the world is plunged deep into winter. I love snow, it makes everything so magical. I love your creativity, and your poppies are so beautiful, well done! Keep warm, with all my love from New Zealand 💜

[@ElizabethPoet]

You have given, given and given so much to us. Please, if you ever decide to discontinue your videos while moving in new directions, or doing them less, we will support you whole heartedly. This one is so gorgeous. Thank you.

[@zazminrios7951]

Thank you so much for sharing your magical world!! Warm vibes!!

[@carolynwatson4301]

I have always lived in a very rustic area of the Ouachita Mountains. We are about 80 miles from the nearest large town ( over 5,000). There are only 19,000 in the whole county. It's in the middle of the Ouachita National forest. 1.4 million acres of woods. We hunt, fish, fish forage and garden. Some people have commercial farms but not many. There are two small dairies in the area.

[@strawberrykatnz]

Beautiful video, I love the shots of the landscape. The lemon pound cake looked amazing 😍 Looking forward to the next one when you're ready. Take care of yourself and your husband! All the best from the Netherlands x

[@tammyroyal7547]

Your snow fairies have been very busy!! The snow is so serene & beautiful. I have little rural my whole life & can't imagine living in a city. I love the slower pace & the quieter environment that country living offers. Your videos make me want to slow down even more & appreciate the world around me. Take care sweet fairy girl 💚🌨️🐈

[@PrincessLianaRose]

The fairies have turned your enchanted valley into a winter wonderland and you captured it sooo beautifully dearest Paola! ❄️🕊 Wishing you a season of joy, peace and merriment, thank you for sharing your light with the world🌹

[@katheejasuhail8280]

As much as I respect your need for breaks and dealing with personal things, there's also a side of me that wishes to watch your videos soon. I've come to realise that your videos are more of an experience for me; an internal journey. I wish you the best for all your present and future plans and endeavours. Sending lots of love your way! ❤❤❤

[@jmk1962]

Try Fairyland Cottage, similar vibes.

[@athlene110]

I love that you talk about the winter fairies!! 🧚‍♂️ 🧚‍♀️ 🧚 There's a forest near my home and when I walk the trails, there's one area with many mossy boulders amongst the trees that when I pass, I say, and this is where the fairies live!! 💜

[@kumi.y1185]

The beauty of forest life, especially in winter, increases.I like to spend time quietly waiting for Christmas and drinking warm tea.Thank you for sharing your message.

[@lilia5144]

A wonderland of the snow ❄️❄️❄️ and calm happiness🧘‍♀️😉!!!

[@featherrayj]

This video, and your channel in general, is so comforting to me. As I am autistic, I have often felt out of place for much of my life due to my need for quiet and calm living. I completely relate to your love of learning and experiencing new things, but having the need for a quiet little life to come back to afterwards. Thank you for sharing your experiences and thoughts, as you help many of us feel safe and comfortable with who we are

[@idesigncutethings2196]

I have been living in a way similar to this for the last 3 1/2 years because I've been healing from a brain injury. I have to try to protect myself the best I can from the pandemic, and other stressors. My life has slowed down to where I can notice the different species of birds and how they pair up and which ones come and go throughout the year. It has been absolutely beautiful. I have definitely become so intertwined with my dog, earth & sky. I feel as though if I were to stand still outside, like a tree, my feet would become rooted into the earth below. It's that profound. It has been such a great silver lining. I am so grateful for being able to live this way as long as necessary.

[@sweetstufff]

You are truly wise beyond your age! I love what you have to say and it is very inspiring and true!

[@CarolynnMc01]

Thank you again for a relaxing and inspiring video. I love the poppies you made. So brilliant! The snowfall where you are makes everything look so magical! Your kitten has become a gorgeous cat. And she seems to be bonded to you so very much! Blessings sent and happy holidays! Enjoy.

[@kehridwen5290]

Hello Paola, Your thing with the pillow in the closet is definitely something I'm going to try. I leave in a city in France for my studies, and it is quiet hard sometimes because all I've always known is small villages where people knows each other and where it is quiet. I found that interesting you shared some "tips" to cope with feelings of overwelming, it will be very helpful for me at least! Enjoy the snow :)

[@cathyberry9793]

That was lovely! And just look at what you made! The crepe paper flowers are stunning and the dried flower and clay ornaments will make wonderful gifts. Stay warm!

[@clairecooper9931]

Such stunning scenery. I too remember as a child daydreaming and find it sad we are told to stop as children as it’s not what society wants us to be. Only once you grow up does it come back to us, remembering who we truly are. Thank you ❤

[@daydreamerping]

I love this … im 40 and still love crafting - some say im like a child but thats how i express myself :)!

[@sushmitaakanightmare2250]

whenever I'm stressed, I always find my way back to this channel. It calms my mind and helps me to relax. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. sending love to you.

[@annedebretagne9410]

La beauté des paysages, la douceur de vôtre voix, la musique qui lui sert d'ecrin. . . Et vôtre travail artistique ! Des minutes que j'attends toutes les semaines avec impatience jamais déçue ! ! ! 😍❤️ MERCI Paola. . .

[@lilyotv9767]

What a beautiful place you live in - thank you for articulating your inner world in such a poetic way!

[@rjhollenbeck8442]

I love your home! It looks so beautiful and cozy...like a place where fairies live.

[@gardenlife0405]

I'm touched. You look a lot like me.Since I was young, I've always been so into nature that I prefer to play quietly by myself.It's almost impossible to follow someone's instructions, so I still don't have a job^^;; God bless you for being given an environment where you can develop your talents well!It's a life of inspiration.He's a real living person.^^🥰

[@francescawollaston2227]

Dear Paola, I’m soooo excited…I just received your latest book that I bought online a while ago. I live in Australia and I am stealing myself from opening it to start reading it as I am getting married in two weeks and am saving it to read on my honeymoon in those quiet moments… Thank you for bringing inner calm and peace to my life and so many others. Much love, Francesca xox💐🥰🌻🎄

[@searchingforwonder]

All the best for your wedding day Fran. I trust it is filled with joy.

[@jackiedickie7196]

You and I have much in common. I was born and raised in a large town but always longed for a life in the country. I thought that life on a farm would be wonderful but I wasn't looking at all the hard work! I've never lived on a farm but I've lived in increasingly small places. currently I am living just outside of a very teeny village in western Washington state. This is my dream place! I'm very sad that I will be moving to a very large metropolitan area in a couple of months. I will miss my "Little House on the Big Words." But I will have your channel (and a few others) to bless me with pictures of your beautiful space. Thank you so much

[@Comfortinscents]

Beautiful video❤ Weighted blankets are wonderful and finding places we can retreat to that become our safe havens priceless.🤗💌💗💗

[@BrielleleFay]

Such a lovely video! Thank you for sharing. I am a highly sensitive person too and would love to live in a rural area, but cannot afford it. As is probably the case with most people watching this video, so it is such a wonderful treat to see your beautiful countryside. Wishing you a magical winter break. ❄️

[@nadaomar1880]

I really love your videos 🇸🇦I’m from Saudi Arabia. I’m so glad for you that you find your own to live in countryside ❤❤

[@ChicReal]

May the gentleness and peace of the season rejuvenate your soul. Take care dear Paola. Much love and blessings. 🙏🏻💖🙏🏻

[@CampingwithEmmy]

I loved the footage of the Bald Eagle! So rare to see! Also you and your pup in the snow, and you waving to the camera, so very sweet. It made me smile :)

[@BarbyDailey-Rurallife40]

I just shared my channel with my 13y/o granddaughter. She will be so surprised this Christmas when she receives one of your paintings, bookmarks and poems. Please know how much of a positive effect you have on your viewers lives. Wishing you a restful time off and will be so excited to see you again soon. 💖

[@joanarodrigues1079]

I eagerly waited the whole day so I could watch this video. I watched it twice. The first time I cried, the second time I smiled. Thank you for creating this channel, it helps me believe there still are good people in this world. And beauty, and love. Thank you and please allow me to encourage you to keep creating. Thank you 🥰

[@deloreslowndes762]

Your poppies are lovely. Watching you create them took me back to my childhood watching my grandmother do the same thing.

[@patriciaanderson4457]

I love your videos. They are so beautiful. There’s a community pressure and stress when you live in a city. But when you are out in the wilderness that all dissolves away. Your videos do that for me even though I live in a city.

[@mariacecilia7250]

Regresa pronto Paola!!! Te vamos a extrañar!! Sabemos que encontrarás las respuestas en tu corazón durante tu aucencia. Que las haditas te cuiden. Saludos desde Buenos Aires.

[@moongold9025]

What beautiful drone footage of the fabulous fairy winter wonderland you reside in. The snow covered hills are truly breathtaking. I am looking forward to getting snow. Your cat is so precious how she sits there watching you bake. The dessert you made looked so delicious 😋 I wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with Love and special memories to cherish forever. Be well, be blessed 🧡

[@littlepigeon31]

I am an autistic person and I can really understand your point of view. Thank you for sharing, you are very appreciated.

[@margolucas3793]

Beautiful music, beautiful photography, beautiful YOU! ❤️

[@craftingwithsam8472]

You are an amazing little lightworker. Have A wonderful Thanksgiving! Thank you for sharing your amazing energy with this world. You bring light into a troubled world.

[@californiacanvas]

Thank you so much for sharing your life with us ❤

[@emilyw530]

I hope all is ok and that you will be back soon. Do what you need to do for you. We love you and will be here ready and waiting for when you return.

[@kealani6535]

Many Europeans live and work in the city during the week and go to their country cottages on the weekends. That's a wonderful solution for them, as they alternate spending time earning their living and time reconnecting with the earth --- and themselves. Thank you for another lovely video!!

[@laurakatherine9836]

Your short films are so refreshing! I really enjoy them. My personality type is INFJ so I totally understand having to have a quiet place to recharge. Happy Thanksgiving to you and everyone out there!

[@juliekostas7322]

Such a lovely video. Happy Thanksgiving and oh how I love the cameos that kitty makes in each video---she is just adorable and I love how she keeps you company!

[@carinlyons9507]

That overhead shot of the trees in snow reminds me of a dandelion seed head. Just beautiful.

[@itssoaztek4592]

Paola, I love your videos. You have an amazing talent for seeing and showing the beauty around you, the beauty in nature and the beauty of life. Just as you said at the end of this video. For me it is pure joy to watch the imagery you create and an immense pleasure to marvel at your fabulous sense of light, composition and colors. Thank you for sharing your talent and creativity with the rest of the world.

[@PeaceIsYeshua]

You are such a beautiful, precious soul!! ✨💞 I pray you get the clarification you need on these current decisions. 🙏🏻 God bless you!

[@larkfly9273]

we love your "unusualness"!

[@Dana-mb1hd]

You will never know how much you help me thank you 💖

[@karyherndon4266]

We feel the chilly weather at night and early each morning. It’s welcomed here in the west, where snow falls in the upper San Juan mountains a lot these fall days? but not here in this college town! 🤎..🌿...🌤Thank you for the beautiful photos of where you are living in rural America... wherever that may be. (Take time to be. Breathe first and let that be good enough.) ☀️🌻My only son and I met this afternoon for a while. It was for his shower here since he lives at his business I. His camper truck. And, his haircut, he did himself in the small apartment bathroom here in town. He just got my groceries today. It’s gratitude- big time ..since my own ...recovery from a nasty stomach flu situation -which landed me in the hospital for 4 days, recently. Yup. 💠💙Be of good cheer. Thank you from southern Colorado USA!! 💟..💜..☮️☕️

[@carolyncampbell6149]

I am always inspired by your videos as well as being reassured that I am not strange, or maybe that I’m not alone in being strange! I love this channel which is so full of like minded people and am so thankful to be part of it. Your crepe paper poppies took me right back to my childhood, Thankyou so much for that happy memory. ❤

[@thefox08]

Paola, you are very lucky to be living in such a wonderful fairyland! I love country living too, although my husband and I are currently trying out life in a city apartment. We both love the area (Lake Superior), but I miss having my own house. I would love to live in a little cottage in the woods! The crafts you were working on in this video are so pretty! You're a beautiful young lady ❤️

[@veesimmons2464]

Gosh, everything you touch is beautiful! You're not strange at all. You're quite sensible, actually.

[@AshleyJohnson-wi3fi]

I just want to say that I love watching ur videos.. I've had a bad past and watching u makes me feel good about where I am now.. I had to change my people places and things so I moved to the smokey mountains and I thank God everyday that I did....

[@nataliaborisova3250]

We're having an unusually chilly November in the city I live in Mexico, around 52 F and raining for a week already. I genuinly enjoy it as a European, but your video made me crave for snow. It's almost imposible here but White Christmas would be so cool! Thank you for inspiring many of us to slow down, take a walk in the nature and appreciate the peace and cozyness of our homes.

[@soulsworn13]

So much of the way you talk about your sensory experences and your coping mechanisms resonate so much with my own autistic experience. It's nice to see someone I relate to shaping their space and talking about setting boundaries in such a natural and wonderful way. It's always a joy to see your art and the world you live in, it's so peaceful and inspiring

[@Nata_n2010]

For some reason you kind of remind me of a unicorn. Especially the one from a cartoon “The Last Unicorn” so noble, graceful and at the same time determined and strong. You are a beautiful person inside and out. I am wishing you a beautiful journey through your life.

[@PDogB]

The outdoor footage was really beautiful on this one and I appreciate how you would like to expose others who may not be familiar with rural life and how important conservation is becoming to these landscapes. Thank you for the seasonal glimpses of your area. Winter is a quiet, peaceful time to rest.