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Hidden Nepal with Adventurous Women

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Sue

Sue looking out from the summit of Poon hill towards the Annapurna mountains in Nepal


Hi there everyone! As I’m sitting here typing this blog, I am reflecting on our recent adventure to Nepal. I feel myself smiling as I recall some experiences and the wonderful friendships that were made, whilst on tour.

We were a party of 9, varying in ages & backgrounds and based in three different states of Australia, which no doubt added to the excitement of our adventure! It’s a wonderful thing to see women stretch and grow (including myself) and I personally feel that Nepal is one of those magical places where we do learn so much more about ourselves.
Just a few things we’ve learnt along the way:
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I Took A Marriage Mini Break

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Sue

grazia

There aren’t many women who at one time or another haven’t daydreamed of running away from it all. Maybe it’s in the middle of wiping the kitchen bench clean of crumbs for the umpteenth time that day! Perhaps it’s when they find themselves practising their labour breathing exercises just to cope with the traffic on the way home from work, knowing they’ll be late to the childcare centre again. Or maybe, like me, it’s the day they wake up yearning for the time when they were not just a wife, not just a mum, but simply Sue – a person with hopes, dreams and desires just like anyone else.

That’s where I was this time last year. At 43, I’d been married to Brad for 16 years, had two teenage boys and work full-time as a ward clerk at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Perth where we lived. It was a good job but one I’d held for 10 years. I was finding the stresses increasingly hard to leave behind at the end of the day.

I loved Brad wholeheartedly, but along the way trying to combine being wife, mum and employee, I’d lost me, the woman I was and, for all our sakes, I needed to find her again. … Continue Reading