Comments on: 52 hours in Paris https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:04:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Jessica https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31916 Mon, 02 May 2016 01:01:55 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31916 What a fitting post. My husband & I recently squeezed in 2 long weekends in the Bay Area. He was out there all month for work. I joined for 10 days & worked remotely for 1 week.

First weekend we went to wine country… And slept for 14 hours since we were exhausted from work.

Second weekend we went to Yosemite, I worked for 5 hour and we slept a healthy portion again.

So I was actually thinking – what would Laura think? Good use of time or not?

But we did have fun. We did a couple wine tastings, found some new wines we love, hiked a bit in Yosemite and generally enjoyed being together,

We could have been happy with a more low key weekend as well.

]]> By: Angela https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31915 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:05:17 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31915 In reply to lauravanderkam.

that makes sense, I can relate to that as well.

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31914 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:33:36 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31914 In reply to Revanche.

@Revanche – no more sickness on islands! That would be the worst.

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31913 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:33:03 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31913 In reply to Angela.

@Angela – I’m not always so positive, but by the time I’m on the blog I’ve usually had time to process and it’s easier from a distance…

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31912 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:32:24 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31912 In reply to Harmony@CreatingMyKaleidoscope.

@Harmony – Another moment of mom wisdom: I moved the 6-year-old to the bottom bunk when I saw he was getting sick. Changing the sheets was still no fun, but at least I could get to them without climbing up a ladder.

]]> By: Revanche https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31911 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:19:20 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31911 In your kind of life, you can always choose not to take the weekend, if you so desire. A far nicer set of options than the other kind of life 🙂

I do love frequent flier miles when they subsidize getaways but I have a terrible track record of getting sick whenever I go to an island destination and it must be broken. To the islands!

]]> By: Julie https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31910 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:48:13 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31910 Thank you for the reminder that all things are possible – we have only to make the choice and the reminder to focus on the positive! It’s funny how the less time you spend thinking and worrying about whether you can do it, the more time you have to actually just do it! You are an inspiration!

]]> By: Harmony@CreatingMyKaleidoscope https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31909 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:54:41 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31909 LOL – You know you’re a mom when you appreciate the fact that you know how to get sick properly.

We got a loft bed for the five year old when the baby moved into his room. It was a great use of space because of the built-in booksheves, drawers for clothes, and they can play underneath it. The one downside I didn’t consider was an upset stomach . . . not good.

Glad you were still able to enjoy Paris!

]]> By: Angela https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31908 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:30:39 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31908 What a fantastic, fun, and romantic idea! I’m glad you managed to have a good time despite getting food poisoning and that the accident only caused damage to your car. After having a few disappointments it’s rather beautiful that you can look at what you DID get to do, and realize that it’s worth it to do something like go to Paris, with all of the hassle, versus saving the hassle, but not going to Paris.
I wish this were a class you could teach: How to frame your life positively…so many people would benefit!

]]> By: lauravanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/04/52-hours-in-paris/#comment-31907 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:46:03 +0000 http://lauravanderkam.staging.wpengine.com/?p=6034#comment-31907 In reply to Lily.

@Lily – hah, yeah, maybe you should keep that part to yourself 🙂

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