a strong community support base, including her retailer
Suzie Anderson in nearby Moss Vale who she meets
with mwith monthly for coffee. There’s also local retailer Jane onthly for coffee. There’s also local retailer Jane
Crowley —Crowley — of Dirty Jane’s antiques m of Dirty Jane’s antiques market —arket — who who
supported Sarah’s business early on, and her neighbour supported Sarah’s business early on, and her neighbour
and mand marketing marketing manager Jane Sealy. “Wanager Jane Sealy. “We’ve got each e’ve got each
other’s backs,” says Sarah. “You’ve got to partner with other’s backs,” says Sarah. “You’ve got to partner with
people who drive you, who want nothing but good for you.people who drive you, who want nothing but good for you.
“I’ve never been a person who’s jealous of other people. “I’ve never been a person who’s jealous of other people.
I’ve looked at others and said: ‘That’s inspirational. I’ve looked at others and said: ‘That’s inspirational.
That’s achievable. I can do that.’” That’s achievable. I can do that.’”
Sarah is grateful for the wonderful people and lifestyle she Sarah is grateful for the wonderful people and lifestyle she
has found in the Southern Hhas found in the Southern Highlands. “I love the view of ighlands. “I love the view of
‘The Gib’ [M‘The Gib’ [Mount Gibraltar] fromount Gibraltar] from the verandah, there’s the verandah, there’s
somsomething mething magical about the magical about the mist rolling in... and having ist rolling in... and having
famfamily around the corner. I feel extremily around the corner. I feel extremely blessed to live ely blessed to live
where we do,” she says. “There’s a sense of comwhere we do,” she says. “There’s a sense of commmunity here. unity here.
You always bumYou always bump into somp into someone you know up the street or at eone you know up the street or at
the farmthe farmers’ mers’ market at the local primarket at the local primary school, so grocery ary school, so grocery
shopping takes a lot longer than it needs to!”shopping takes a lot longer than it needs to!”
Living in a smLiving in a small comall commmunity also benefits the couple’s unity also benefits the couple’s
daughter, 15-year-old Isabella (or Izzy, as she is known), daughter, 15-year-old Isabella (or Izzy, as she is known),
who can mwho can meet a friend up the street for a meet a friend up the street for a milkshake or ilkshake or
a ma movie. “I can’t imovie. “I can’t imagine I would let her do that if we lived agine I would let her do that if we livedin Chatswood or Castle Hin Chatswood or Castle Hill. I say to her, ‘Somill. I say to her, ‘Someone up the eone up the
street will know you and if you’re mstreet will know you and if you’re mucking up, I’ll find out’, ucking up, I’ll find out’,
which is very simwhich is very similar to milar to my experience of growing up in y experience of growing up in
semsemi-rural Dural and Glenhaven [in north-west Sydney].”i-rural Dural and Glenhaven [in north-west Sydney].”
Izzy, who was seven when the famIzzy, who was seven when the family mily moved to the area, oved to the area,
has since becomhas since become a keen rider. She and her horse Doug, an e a keen rider. She and her horse Doug, an
eight-year-old brown warmeight-year-old brown warmblood, are being tutored in blood, are being tutored in
dressage by professional coach Mdressage by professional coach Michelle Baker, whose ichelle Baker, whose
two-hectare property is a short drive fromtwo-hectare property is a short drive from the Prices’ hom the Prices’ home.e.
“During the school holidays Izzy rides six days a week. “During the school holidays Izzy rides six days a week.
In school termIn school term, it’s Friday, Saturday and Sunday,” Sarah , it’s Friday, Saturday and Sunday,” Sarah
says. “Wsays. “We’re very me’re very much a school-comuch a school-comes-first fames-first family.” ily.”
HHowever, both mowever, both mother and daughter are involved in the other and daughter are involved in the
local dressage club —local dressage club — Izzy com Izzy competes for the club, while petes for the club, while
Sarah helps out at events. “The preparation leading up Sarah helps out at events. “The preparation leading up
to a comto a competition is insane,” she says. petition is insane,” she says.
Unbeknown to her mUnbeknown to her mother, two days after our visit other, two days after our visit
Izzy Price sends a text mIzzy Price sends a text message about Sarah. “Message about Sarah. “Mumum has has
an absolute heart of gold and she pours blood, sweat an absolute heart of gold and she pours blood, sweat
and tears into her work and famand tears into her work and family life,” she writes. ily life,” she writes.
“I adm“I admire the way she perseveres through all situations, ire the way she perseveres through all situations,
even when the odds are against her.” even when the odds are against her.”
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