marriage

5 Reasons I Love My Husband, Even in the Moments When I Forget

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It is a truth universally acknowledged* that marriage isn’t easy. I’ve never met a perfect person, and therefore I’ve never encountered a perfect union (neither human nor country). I could storm and rage and tell stories and give you a litany of imperfections in my own marriage. Beloved and I, we’re flawed and human. We […]

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How to Make Your Family More Resilient

In the 48 hours from our pre-wedding dinner with our families to arrival at the honeymoon destination, a series of unfortunate events that in my twenties I would have considered unmitigated disasters, were in my thirties great fodder for future family story-telling. As we went through the list with our kids over a wedding anniversary […]

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In This Together

Ten years ago on the cliffs of Sydney Harbour on a glorious afternoon, my beloved and I exchanged rings, with eternity stretched out in front of us and the world’s most beautiful city behind.  He is my greatest advocate, cheerleader and fan.  And sometimes my biggest obstacle, only because he wants more of my time […]

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The Key to Whatever Work Life Balance I Possess is Right Here!

I am a Planning Geek There is an opinion that planning creates restrictions.  Reduces fluidity, spontaneity.  I firmly hold the opposite view. Like budgets, I find planning empowering.  Planning gives you a framework, a methodology, an approach.  The mistake people make, myself sometimes included, is that the plan becomes the end game.  My mantra is: […]

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