Ch.10 – Final Chapter See previous chapters for the story so far. Tom fought his way home through heavy evening traffic. He’d waited at the office as long as he could, not happy with the thought of returning home to face Sue. Kate had successfully stoked his anger and he was inclined to blame Sue for the humiliation of the day. It would be an … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right

Chapter 9 At exactly one minute to twelve Kate was at Tom’s office door. He sat with his back to the door staring out the window trying to figure out his next move. Sue was pregnant and had been desperately unhappy these past few weeks. What mistake had he made requiring all this torment? All he’d ever wanted was for Sue to be happy, and … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 9

Chapter 8 Tom pressed the button on his remote and the car doors locked with an upbeat “pip.” Kate heard the noise as she opened her car door and looked to see who’d arrived at the office this early. Morning Tom! Tom lifted his hand wearily in acknowledgement and joined her as they headed for the elevator. “You’re not usually this early to work Tom; … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 8

Chapter 7 Sue opened her eyes sleepily and looked at the clock. 7.30 am! She jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom. The face looking at her in her mirror didn’t look like anyone she knew. No wonder she looked a strange sight, Thomas was messing with her head and she’d been crying most of the night with only brief interludes of restless … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 7

The story so far: Tom and Sue are two workaholics who’ve been married two years. They’re beginning to realize heavy work schedules and other individual activities are slowly eroding their marriage. Tom decides to try and recapture the atmosphere of their courtship days three years previous in a night dinner at the restaurant where he proposed to Sue. Each of them identifies issues they’ll have … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Chapter 6

Chapter 5 Two weeks had gone by since Tom had taken time from work to spend a day at the beach with Sue. His promise to spend more time with Sue had been good intentioned, but placed on hold as he struggled with the current project he’d successfully persuaded the board to invest in. Sue had accepted this return to status quo with good grace. … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 5

Chapter 4 Sue woke with a start and glanced at the clock. It was 5.33 am, the usual time to start her daily activity. Mentally her routines clicked into place. Put the kettle on to boil, take a shower, complete her girly repair job for the day, prepare the usual breakfast snack, following which they’d head for their cars to make a separate dash to … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Chapter 4

Chapter 3. Next day Sue shared with her Mother, Elizabeth some of the discussions she and Tom had the previous night. “I’m glad you shared this with me Sue. I’ve been worried about you and Tom for a long time. Your programs keep you both apart too much, and it’s inevitable you’ll drift apart, unless you both plan activities so you’ve more time for each … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 3

Chapter 2 Tom and Sue sat waiting for their food and looking out over Sydney harbour. They sat silently for some time thinking of the fun they’d enjoyed each evening sitting by the harbour during their courtship days. They could hardly wait to end work so they could be together during those courting days. Now more than three years later they were back here again … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 2

Chapter 1 “I don’t seem to have enough time for anything these days!” Sue glanced at Tom as she spread jam thinly on her warm toast. It was the usual boring breakfast. Tom studied the finance pages with a frown on his face, occasionally swallowing a spoonful of cereal and grunting with displeasure. The markets were down again! If Tom had heard his wife, he’d … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right