Tag: downsize

When the big "C" (cancer) entered our world, it forced my husband and I to get our priorities in order pretty darn fast. Funny how a ticking time bomb will do that to you just when you thought you had it all.

Very little discussion was given to how we were going to make the best use of our time while we still had it. All we knew was that we were determined to squeeze out as much living as we could into each and every single day that would be gifted to us.

Throughout my career I have, many times, found myself in the middle of husbands and wives who couldn't agree on whether to sell their family home for something smaller—an apartment, condo, or cottage. They also couldn't agree to settle in the city, near grandchildren or somewhere else. I have learned to embrace this role of middleman, helping couples reconcile what they both want so everyone wins.

I tell couples they can have it all. All they have to do is figure out what having it all means to them and what compromises they are willing to make in the wishes that aren't really important.