𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗦 So the new chapter has begun. We are finally in Bali. This has been a long time coming. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗧 𝗡𝗢 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 The lead up to being here has been one hell of a ride. We have had lots of highs and lows in the few months that we were getting ready to come. My plan originally was to document everything, but chaos hit, overwhelm hit, and dysregulation hit. In all honesty, I wasn't able to string a sentence together, let alone do any form of videos or writing to keep everyone updated on our travels and our journey. 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜’𝗠 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪 I will be documenting the journey here on my blog and everywhere else because I know we're not the only people to go through these things. I know there are other people wanting to make big moves or big life changes like this, knowing how to honour yourself and come back to yourself when needed, and actually letting go of certain things at times when pressure gets too high. 𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 We are on our second full day in Bali, and we arrived three days ago. I have to say I feel like I'm at home. This just feels like, yeah, my place. 𝗟𝗜𝗟𝗬’𝗦 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗙𝗧 (𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗪… 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗧 𝗠𝗘) Lily has settled really well. She's loving it here and said that she feels very calm and is shocked by how calm she feels and has really enjoyed kind of seeing the little bits around like children, walking the streets without adults present, just everyone being so friendly and happy. The warmth obviously makes a really big difference: the sunshine, the having a pool. It's just all really surreal for her at the moment, and I'm sure that she's going to have lots of highs and lows, but I already know that this was definitely the right move to make for her. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 Bringing her to a different country is a huge thing and one no parent would take lightly, but for me, knowing that she can start to get settled, find her feet, make friends, and go out is just phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. She's even been happy for me to leave her at the villa where I go off and do things that needed to be done, like sorting out the internet or going to the shop or going to get food. Before, she would always have to come with me. She wouldn't feel safe enough to be left at home when we were in the UK, but here she's happy to be left, which is a big revelation for us, a huge one.

LAST WEEK FLEW BY So many epic things happening all at once and I noticed that being back some of my old patterns were creeping in and that’s not something that I want to continue. We had a busy week with workmen coming in because I’m having solar panels added to my home. I had four grandchildren over the weekend and last week there was so much planning happening in regards to mine and Lily’s move to Bali. The adaptations to my home were only told to me just before I went on my solo trip to Bali and since coming back it’s been full throttle. Workmen coming in to do different assessments on the property and add things that need to be added like the electrics and stuff for the solar panels and then I got the phone call that they’re actually fitting them this week. It’s been like a whirlwind. But it’s good because it lowers our outgoings and it’s better for the environment and the electricity is made from natural resources that the universe provides us. AUADHD, JUGGLING AND REALITY HITTING Now the planning for our move to Bali has been epic in every way, but it has disrupted my thinking when it comes to business and day-to-day life. But that’s just part of having AuADHD and dyslexia. Things are not always smooth sailing and can get muddled when you’re trying to juggle a lot of things at once. So as all this planning goes on, mine and Lily’s visa is now in process which has been epic and exciting but also nerve racking at the same time because reality is hitting in now. This is really real. THE VILLA, THE TEARS AND THE “OH SHIT THIS IS HAPPENING” MOMENT I’ve also secured accommodation which was a whole thing in itself. The property was advertised, a friend saw it within an hour or so of it being advertised and then when I woke up I messaged them. My friend went to view it for me. It was like 1 o’clock in the morning my time but she went to view it and I just woke up a little bit before that naturally, but obviously with intuition telling me this is when she’s going to see it.