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Tag: trailing spouse

The Power of Yes

June 3, 2016February 1, 2022 Catriona2 Comments

Time to start carrying a towel... Recently I wrote about the feeling I had, a couple of years ago, that I'd given (up) the best years of my life to being a trailing spouse and having babies.  I entered my forties at that time, thinking my peak years were behind me, work-wise.  Irrational though I knew… Continue reading The Power of Yes →

How I’m Forging Ahead while Trailing

November 11, 2015November 17, 2015 Catriona3 Comments

Turning 40 triggered the thought process.  I couldn't escape the idea that my best decade was behind me, and that I'd spent most of it having babies and trailing Mr Nester.  (Leaving aside for the moment that it was an irrational idea, and that the most important achievement of my 30s was meeting Mr Nester in… Continue reading How I’m Forging Ahead while Trailing →

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