tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post7094877391182102503..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: EVER WANTED SOMETHING YOU COULDN'T HAVE?Ally Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-1353490356034268972014-03-21T14:46:19.516+11:002014-03-21T14:46:19.516+11:00Yvonne, I'm much more about wanting what I &qu...Yvonne, I'm much more about wanting what I "shouldn't" have and that's sweet things! My system just doesn't cope well with too much sugar so no indulging in lovely big servings of chocolate mud cake for instance... or pavlova with lashings of cream... or caramel slice. Mmm, salivating just thinking about those yummy things! I can eat a little bit of dark chocolate though and I have a daily ration, so it's not all bad news! And it has antioxidents so I "almost" feel virtuous!<br /><br />Fortunately books are not of any lists that I can't/shouldn't have so I can indulge to my heart's content and WANTING WHAT SHE CAN'T HAVE sounds like a great read!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-72711046599990931612014-03-21T09:46:34.438+11:002014-03-21T09:46:34.438+11:00Oh Yvonne- I just read a sample- and I NEED to rea...Oh Yvonne- I just read a sample- and I NEED to read this book. It is beautiful and heartbreaking and I can't wait to see what happens.<br /><br />I'm aways wanting what I can't have: cake/wine/Jake Gyllenhal…..*le sigh*Louisa Georgehttp://www.louisageorge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-57835185766926194542014-03-21T08:27:26.563+11:002014-03-21T08:27:26.563+11:00Thanks, Claire. It seems that the books that tax m...Thanks, Claire. It seems that the books that tax me the most are the ones my editor loves the most and is the most happy with. Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-35428355785355634872014-03-21T08:25:59.706+11:002014-03-21T08:25:59.706+11:00LOL, Rachel, I hope you enjoy it. LOL, Rachel, I hope you enjoy it. Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-40695634154293629022014-03-21T08:25:26.093+11:002014-03-21T08:25:26.093+11:00Thanks, Annie! Yes, I think we work out what we ca...Thanks, Annie! Yes, I think we work out what we can get through hard work and whether we're prepared to work hard enough to get it :-) Those fantasies, they're the icing on the cake, aren't they?Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-29056322538384090112014-03-20T23:24:52.305+11:002014-03-20T23:24:52.305+11:00Glad you're happy with the finished product af...Glad you're happy with the finished product after battling to write the book, Yvonne. Claire Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530298085910918421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-8063442899116853192014-03-20T22:49:53.183+11:002014-03-20T22:49:53.183+11:00Yvonne, mine are all going to be about food. :) Sp...Yvonne, mine are all going to be about food. :) Specifically, chocolate. Can't wait to read Wanting What She Can't Have - it looks fabulous!Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-23177435976119608962014-03-20T19:52:01.403+11:002014-03-20T19:52:01.403+11:00Yvonne, congratulations on your latest book. No wo...Yvonne, congratulations on your latest book. No wonder you're pleased with it.<br /><br />Don't we all hanker after things we can't have? But I suppose we also learn to work out which things we CAN get through hard work and which will be just a fantasy. Must say I love those fantasies too.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-84563198697734385522014-03-20T18:25:53.581+11:002014-03-20T18:25:53.581+11:00Yeah, ain't that the truth? Being told you can...Yeah, ain't that the truth? Being told you can't have something is a sure fire way to make sure you find a way to get it...when you want it enough ;-)Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-34901681945183332412014-03-20T18:25:03.152+11:002014-03-20T18:25:03.152+11:00Hi Tash, oh heavens yes! Time! When I most needed ...Hi Tash, oh heavens yes! Time! When I most needed time (to write) I found I had to carve it out of a whole lot of little places in my day that were just black holes of time suck. It wasn't easy, but eventually it was doable. Good luck with finding more for you! Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-69725311822028796242014-03-20T12:48:02.641+11:002014-03-20T12:48:02.641+11:00Hmmm, wanting what I can't have. I'll hav...Hmmm, wanting what I can't have. I'll have to think about that. I guess I want cheesecake everyday, but don't want to do the associated exercise I'd need to work it off. Does that count?<br /><br />But I guess it is along the lines of when people tell me a can't do something, it really just makes me want to prove them wrong. I had so many people tell me how hard it was to get published...impossible...a pipe dream...wasting my time... all that just inspired me to work even harder.Jennifer St Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115014191040562984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-1477149669124983772014-03-20T11:52:58.938+11:002014-03-20T11:52:58.938+11:00Hi Yvonne, sounds fab and with Akaroa in the news...Hi Yvonne, sounds fab and with Akaroa in the news lately I see is beautiful. Lots of things I want but can't have but the most precious thing I want us more time. More me time. More time to read books and smell the roses :) TashNzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146884245899602417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-3525407255872734122014-03-20T10:19:28.004+11:002014-03-20T10:19:28.004+11:00I wonder if anyone ever wrote a novel and didn'...I wonder if anyone ever wrote a novel and didn't really want to be published...hmmm, this has set me to musing. ;-)<br /><br />I found that the more I wanted something, the more single minded I became about my focus for that thing. Sometimes, when I shifted my focus, just a little, I ended up with something else even better! LOL! Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-73071603282298830982014-03-20T08:22:09.104+11:002014-03-20T08:22:09.104+11:00I love Akaroa, Yvonne and can't wait to read &...I love Akaroa, Yvonne and can't wait to read "Wanting What She Can't Have." I'm with the others in that being a published author was something I wanted badly for a long time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16901406136963950025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-40062948478120416422014-03-20T08:19:34.096+11:002014-03-20T08:19:34.096+11:00Helen, I think if you plan your retirement you'...Helen, I think if you plan your retirement you'll enjoy it. It might not be so much fun to be forced into an early retirement if you lost your job, for example. I've seen that happen to people. I can't imagine anyone not enjoying retirement, to be honest. There's so much to do every day! LOL! Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-44706336487887452652014-03-20T08:17:46.815+11:002014-03-20T08:17:46.815+11:00You're so right, Amy. I think there's a pe...You're so right, Amy. I think there's a peace to be found in accepting that we can't always have everything we want. When you let that "want" go, you can feel so much lighter in spirit. Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-25239690418495775152014-03-20T06:02:02.787+11:002014-03-20T06:02:02.787+11:00Yvonne
I do love the sound of this one and the se...Yvonne<br /><br />I do love the sound of this one and the setting sounds lovely :)<br /><br />I guess there are lots of things I want one of them is to retire and I know it will happen but not as soon as I would like and I am often told I won't enjoy it as I think I will but I am sure I will LOL<br /><br />Have Fun<br />HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-734988674521914162014-03-19T20:58:31.543+11:002014-03-19T20:58:31.543+11:00OMG - Love the title of this blog.
Yeh. I've w...OMG - Love the title of this blog.<br />Yeh. I've wanted something I can't have. Ever. But that's just the way it is. I think it goes under the heading, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. And life's too short to be mopey about it :-)Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-16733049480128610082014-03-19T15:48:23.274+11:002014-03-19T15:48:23.274+11:00It certainly is wonderful, Sue, and could we add a...It certainly is wonderful, Sue, and could we add a well crafted wine to go along with the wanting what we can't haves? ;-)Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-55858746050786137462014-03-19T12:46:06.477+11:002014-03-19T12:46:06.477+11:00Oh chocolate has to count.
The thing I wanted most...Oh chocolate has to count.<br />The thing I wanted most in my life that took the longest to achieve was to become a published author. And now that I am it still rates up there as being wonderful.Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-4179252564513573492014-03-19T11:42:03.136+11:002014-03-19T11:42:03.136+11:00LOL! I guess chocolate could count. Imagine if you...LOL! I guess chocolate could count. Imagine if you really *couldn't* have any! And yeah, for me becoming a published author was one of those things that seemed to be eternally out of reach for me for a very long time. It definitely took a lot of learning and a whole lot of work to achieve. Made it all the sweeter, too, I reckon. ;-)Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-53076926015557965902014-03-19T11:13:47.130+11:002014-03-19T11:13:47.130+11:00LOL, Yvonne, does chocolate count?
I've wante...LOL, Yvonne, does chocolate count?<br /><br />I've wanted things terribly badly in the past (becoming a published author is one of those things) but they've not been things I couldn't or shouldn't have. They were just thing that took a lot of work to achieve.<br /><br />Unless we're talking chocolate…and doughnuts. ;-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.com