by Jenn | Dec 3, 2017 | Life, Relationships
This past week, we witnessed another prominent male media figure in the U.S meet his professional demise at the hand of his own behavior. As we were waking up to the headlines across the globe, it got me thinking a lot about a few things. Perception versus reality and...
by Jenn | Nov 26, 2017 | Life
This week will bring the end of November, which for many signals the start of Christmas – the official green light to decorate for the holidays. While stores have had items on display for weeks, Thanksgiving has traditionally been a time reserved for decorating...
by Jenn | Nov 19, 2017 | Life
A few weeks ago, as I attended an award ceremony at our son’s school, I found myself looking around, realizing we were actually living the life we had talked about creating for our family. All the discussions months ago, the preparations. It all led to this. And...
by Jenn | Nov 12, 2017 | Career, Life
The last few weeks have brought up some interesting conversations around our house and among our group of friends and family, everything from gun control to holiday attire. And what we have decided is that we are no further along in solving the issue of mass shootings...
by Jenn | Nov 7, 2017 | Life
I am sitting here looking at the calendar. November 8th (in Australia). It is hard to believe that last year at this time, we all sat anxiously waiting for the proverbial shattering of the glass ceiling. A story whose ending we all know. But, in an effort to stay away...
by Jenn | Nov 5, 2017 | Parenting
Months ago, as we were in the middle of our transition down under, we realized that we had been using IPads as a bit of a parenting crutch. The months prior to the move consisted of a lot of preparations – to sell the house, to move from the house, to send our...
by Jenn | Oct 30, 2017 | Parenting
Over the weekend, we celebrated my daughter’s birthday. It is hard to believe 5 years have passed since she joined our little family. Particularly during birthday and holiday weeks, I find myself telling the kids about funny moments from when they were little – our...
by Jenn | Oct 23, 2017 | Life, Parenting
This week, nostalgia has completely taken over as our daughter will celebrate her birthday, which we have been reminded of daily for the last 2 weeks. I have found myself sifting through old pregnancy photos, photos from the day she was born, and all the birthdays...
by Jenn | Oct 16, 2017 | Life, Parenting, Relationships
A few weeks ago, I was talking with a friend who is considering a career change. It seems to be a common topic these days, as I have become the “go to person” for these conversations after packing it all up and opting for a life abroad. In fact, I was recently asked...
by Jenn | Oct 9, 2017 | Life, Relationships
Over the weekend, we found ourselves in a rather uncomfortable situation that I am still trying to process today. I am next to certain this topic won’t sit lightly with some people. I am not trying to start an argument. This is simply our experience. We decided to...
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