Moving back to Australia at almost 40, married, planning a family, and pivoting into organisational psychology. Part two of designing the life before the move: the Sydney-or-bust decision, the Macquarie Master's pathway, the realistic $120k starting salary, the suburb shortlist for studying and working full-time, and the lifestyle architecture for marriage, children, and loving family across two hemispheres. Less fun to write. Significantly more useful to live by.

The first time I moved to Australia, I was 25, had no plan, and barely told anyone. It worked out. This time, I'm almost 40, married, trying to start a family, and "winging it" no longer cuts it. So before booking flights or scrolling through apartments at midnight, I did something more uncomfortable: I hired a coach to challenge my bullshit. Not to plan the move, but to plan the life waiting on the other side. This is part one: the part where we dream without apology.