‘We never lost sight of what we wanted’
Deborah O’Grady, 51, lives with her husband Jonathan, 50, and their 14-year-old daughter Maya.
After Jonathan and I got married 18 years ago, in Spain, we talked about wanting to live abroad. But then life became hectic. We both had careers; we then had a baby, time flew and, before we knew it, she was in school. We began to feel disillusioned and trapped; it felt like life had become a treadmill. We were worn out and working long hours, and Maya wasn’t enjoying school as she once did. Jonathan and I had an honest conversation and admitted we felt bored. We wanted a different life – a life where we would be living more rather than having more. Was this the moment to think about moving abroad?
We discussed the possibility with Maya, then 13, and,
