WP Story Lab: "Circumstances conspired to force her to choose a different way of life"

This quote kicks off the 7th paragraph of a blog entry from the Washington Post's Story Lab, "Test of time: How to find 30 hours of leisure a week":

"Circumstances conspired to force her to choose a different way of life. She'd dropped out of corporate America when the hours and commute got to be too demanding. Then her husband, a scientist, was laid off. He was unemployed for six months. They'd just finished a massive remodel on their Massachusetts home and were in deep debt."

Follow the link below for the full entry:

Test of time: How to find 30 hours of leisure a week