Comments on: What-if, Could-we and Butโ€ฆ https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but Wed, 09 May 2012 21:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeffery Thomas https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2980 Wed, 09 May 2012 21:39:59 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2980 “Sometimes even the weekend isnโ€™t a good enough reprieve from all the tasks on my plate that I am supposed to complete. Occasionally I just need to give my mind a break from my on-going to-do list.” Seriously this is how I always feel. I just try to relax, but there is still a ton to do! I love listening to sermons on the radio and enjoy just spending a little time with my family and God.

]]> By: Kate F. @katefineske https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2979 Thu, 03 May 2012 19:22:01 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2979 In reply to Missy | Literal Mom.

I too have thought that very same thing while on vacation Missy. What we love about a vacation is that it is relief from our daily stresses – and that just wouldn’t happen if we moved there. Great minds think alike, huh?! ๐Ÿ˜‰

]]> By: Missy | Literal Mom https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2978 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:00:49 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2978 Having just gotten back from an AWESOME didn’t want it to end vacation, I can easily answer that question. I’ll keep things just the way they are. Stress and all. Because when we go on vacation, we’re taking a break from it all. If we moved there and built our lives there, it would become our lives – including the stress. Because it would no longer be a place to escape to – it’d be our place to live. And with living comes all of the responsibilities too.

Love to see you here, Kate! And great post, as usual.

That all being said? I’d go back for another week (or so) RIGHT NOW if we could. ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> By: Kate F. (@katefineske) https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2977 Thu, 03 May 2012 10:16:36 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2977 In reply to julie gardner.

Ha! I just knew I would find someone else who related to my story. So glad to know my husband and I are not the only ones who have this conversation every time we watch that show. ๐Ÿ™‚ Nice to meet you too Julie!

]]> By: Kate F. (@katefineske) https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2976 Thu, 03 May 2012 10:12:13 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2976 In reply to Alexandra.

Hi Alexandra! How are you? Do you know that you are one of the first bloggers I ever read and then meet IRL? I will never forget the story you told me sitting in that coffee shop early before our LONG day at the Chicago conference. I could only hope by listening to your story that I made you feel better – because, just so you know, you are AMAZING! (And because in reality my jaw was dropping in disbelief when you shared your experiences from the previous weeks). Thanks for your kind words of confidence and listing to my story here too…

]]> By: Kate F. (@katefineske) https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2975 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:56:33 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2975 In reply to Marta.

I definitely think it is way more my inclination than my husband’s to pick up and move. (Especially internationally!) It is probably a good thing we have each other – my husband tends to keep me grounded, and I probably tend to help push him out of his comfort zones.

Thanks for your comment Marta, and good luck on your imaginary “move” to sunny California. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you! ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> By: Jef https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2974 Thu, 03 May 2012 00:45:43 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2974 My friends and I have recently been asking ourselves “Wouldn’t it be nice …?” whenever we feel the need to complain about anything and let our imaginations run with wild abandon. It’s amazing how it moves you out of negative space and into a more joyful place. Of course, everyone has a “big but” about why what could be nice cannot be. However, it’s usually followed by a “smaller but” that reminds of maybe something less extreme that we can do. Thanks for sharing Kate and Missy!

]]> By: julie gardner https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2973 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:20:50 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2973 My husband and I are OBSESSED with that show. I thought we were the only couple who did this…

It’s like you wrote about all our conversations in one post.
(Seriously.)

I love the fantasy of it all, but really – we’re not going to move to Dubai.

Right?

Probably.

Anyway, it’s nice to dream. And then to be grateful for what we already have. In 30-minute increments, no less.

So nice to meet you, Kate.
And cheers to HGTV.

We know how to live!

]]> By: Alexandra https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2972 Wed, 02 May 2012 18:17:59 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2972 I was so happy to meet the down to earth, wonderful Kate.

She is a touch of class and kindness and maturity, and if we lived closer together, I’d hound her every day to be with me.

She is just that kind of a real person.

]]> By: Shannan Y. https://missystevenswrites.com/what-if-could-we-and-but#comment-2971 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:50:35 +0000 http://www.wonderfriend.com/?p=4643#comment-2971 1) We have early dismissal on Fri., and yes, it seems like they happen all the time! Not bad but definitely tricky.

2) House Hunters Intl is totally the show of choice for me and my husband. I love it for all the reasons you mentioned, and because it shows use how other parts of the world live, and that often makes me grateful for items I might otherwise take for granted, like having a stove, or a shower door.

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