For all who didn't get the head's up: I'll be in Alaska until September 9th doing the vacation family thing (fishing!) and doing research... along with lots of Storia biz!  I've got new products from Italy including some super soft Italian silk scarves with retro polka dots and stripes and lots of bags-- plus some other surprises.  Check out the Secret Stash if you want the exclusive access to the new line- discounted from Euro prices and with zero shipping.  You'll need the password, so just ask and you shall receive!  

The wonderful folks in NYC at StartingStories.com have just posted up a nice little interview of little old me and the entrepreneurial side of Storia.  Click on their logo below to check it out and get juicy behind the scenes information on the Storia Project.  While you're there take a look around and see what other young entrepreneurs are saying about starting a business these days...

Let's face it. Working from home has all of it's pluses, but every once in a while you have to get out!  Actually, more than every once in a while, more like daily, is ideal.  Anyone who has ever worked from a home office knows what I mean; more than X amount of hours in front of the computer/sewing machine/etc and your productivity level goes down very quickly.  This entry shares a little bit about my playground, my brainstorming zone, my nap time spot, my place of escape.  And, when you really need some fresh air is there really any better place to go than an old villa once known to Romans as Bel Respiro?  I think not.

I have the great fortune of living next to the largest public park in Rome: Villa Doria Pamphili.  Villa Pamphili is the old property of the Papal Pamphili family as well as the inherited property of the royal Doria family.  If you look at an aerial view of Rome you will see two huge splotches of green interrupting the urban layout- one is the also famous Villa Borghese and the other one is my backyard...

It is a well known fact that exercise does 'ya good.  It's also a well known fact (here in Rome at least) that if you want to get away from the city and go jogging, Villa Pamphili is one of the best places to go.  But, as I only really like running on poorly groomed trails in thick forests with the possibility of running into large, dangerous wildlife (you can take the girl out of Alaska, but you can't take...)- let's just say that I don't come to Villa Pamphili to jog.

I'm more likely to be found plopped down under a tree, face to the sun, thinking up a storm, possibly with my iPod in hand.  I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the world for several reasons and one definitely has to do with this place.  I can't think of a better way to "get out of the house", revive creativity, pass the siesta hour, get a tan and dream up new "impossible" plans than basking in the front lawn of one of the most powerful families that made Rome.  

Plus, the statues are big Storia fans.

Go there, read it, love it.  The sweet Cara from "The Life Of A Coast Guard Wife" has posted up a great review and fun interview of The Storia Project and yours truly (me).  If you ever wanted to know the inside scoop or "behind the scenes" of The Storia Project, or little ole' Naomi it is worth a looksy... plus Cara's blog has other great stuff such as giveaways. (We all love giveaways, don't try to hide it.) 


Here it is: The Storia Project Review on The Life Of A Coast Guard Wife