Your Secret Paradise  

Wow, congrats on finding the perfect place to live. That is wonderful that you are able to have more than one home to find adventures in.

For me, moving from one state to another is the only thing that I have done. But, with it came a new world of change. My husband and I decided to open our own business a tea and coffee shop. But, with the economy doing what it did, we were forced to close our doors and now are struggling to get things back to some sort of order. I only hope that we will achieve this goal and not feel stressed all the time like we do.

I am sorry to hear. That has to be so frustrating. Here you heart is so involved and to see it go sour because of the economy sucks.

I hope that it recovers soon. I used to love to go to coffee and tea shops. I am not really a tea person but I like the shops where you can look at the samples of loose tea and smell them.

Take care!

It was a lot of fun, but a lot for two people to handle, if we could have afforded it, we would have hired employees, but, couldn't it was really sad.

I loved walking in and smelling the warm muffins cooling and hearing my husband singing to what ever song was on the radio.

Hopefully someday America will be alive again and you can do it again!

I don't think I would want to, there was way to much stress owning the business and so little actual personal time for the family.

yes, I can understand that too. I think I spend more time in my store than I do here in myLots.... and thats a lot!

I must say that it is by far more relaxing to hear the waves crashing around you drowning out the noise of traffic from a near by road. Or seeing the turtles creating nests on the beach at my feet, knowing that they didn't find me a threat. Where I live now, we have the Guadalupe river, it isn't quite the same, but, I do find peace in being near the water.

You are right, your answer is quite surprising. I like to shop, but after a while, I get bored with it and don't want to do it any more, I find it to be a chore, I think it is because every week, I do the grocery shopping and any other items we may need to get by with.

If I shop for clothing, I tend to look and grab something that catches my eye. I don't like to try clothes on in the store, I think it takes to much time. I feel I have a pretty good idea of what my body size is and well, frankly am a pretty good judge of what might look okay on me. Yes, I have come across those that don't, but that's okay, you can return the items.

That happens a lot too when you are traveling. Even traveling by automobile, all you have is the scenery to watch, unless you can read or do some sort of small craft project on your lap.

It is worse for kids on long trips.

Sorry to hear about your Uncle. It is good to have a place that you can go to where you do feel comfort and peace.

So many of us find comfort in food, but sometimes that just isn't enough, we do need to get away from our troubles and worries just to think and hopefully get into a better state of mind.

I wish I had that little piece of beach right now, I could sure use it.

I can only imagine what the views must be like. Wow, I love nature, it is amazing what it can do for your soul.

I find the drive into work peaceful and helpful to help me unwind sometimes, but I know that drive is only leading me either home or back to work.

I felt extremely spoiled living in Hawaii, once in a while I do miss the beaches and the peaceful waves lapping up at my feet.

But, it was a small island and it was hard to actually travel anywhere if we wanted to visit our family.

Once in a while I wonder if we will ever get to go back and visit Hawaii some day. It would be nice.

It must be pure heaven living on the beach. At one time, I had wished for a house on the beach. A part of me was frightened of it of course because of all the stories that I would hear growing up when bad weather would hit the coasts, but during the calmer parts of seasons, I never let it bother me, i thought how great it would be to fall asleep and wake hearing the waves crash against the shore, being able to look out across the water during sun up and sun down. The smell of the salt in the air and watching the birds that would wonder around the beach area.

That sounds like a lot of fun, I hope you and your boyfriend have a wonderful adventure. I am so jealous. I wish I could afford to get away from it all and just relax all my cares away. Oh, to be young once again.

Isn't nature a ton of fun. I love playing in the dirt, watching little ones make mud pies and just getting to explore their world and all the good that is still around us.