Bali - I'll see you soon..

The last three weeks have been mentally and physically tiring. We have slogged through our kitchen renovations and have now come to the pointy end of it all with splash-back tiles, flooring and bench-tops left to complete. Working full time and then staying up till well past midnight every night has been exhausting! But no pain, no gain they say and my goodness the reward speaks for itself!

Behold! 90% finished Kitchen!

Steve has a "big" birthday coming up and I really wanted to celebrate it with him in style. So what better place to do that than our favourite place to visit, Bali.

There truly is something about the place that has captivated me. All around me when I'm there, I am surrounded by culture, tradition, beauty, history - every time I visit a little piece of me stays there. {it's probably one of the reasons I keep wanted to come back}

I won't go all " Eat,Pray, Love" on you though.

As the first thing I love to do when I land in Bali is soak in the heat, smell in the incense and order a Mojito - because, yes! Mama loves her some Mojitos!

We are travelling kid-free this time, whooooooo! {thank the Gods for Grandparents!} We'll get to hold hands, have sunset beers on the beach, actually talk over dinner and converse like An.Actual.Couple - {I wonder how long it will be before our conversation steers back to the children though!}

My guy and I are pretty lucky though. After nearly 10 years together, we still love each-others company, are so comfortable and he still texts me every single day that he loves me. Pretty spesh! - Like literally right now - he just did!

So if you're an Island Holidaying Lover like me, a Sun-Seeker- you'll love where we are heading to!

This year has been a tough one. Anxiety is back - Bitch. We have experienced a loss and grief that I never knew you could feel. It has put so much in perspective. It has highlighted that this thing that we do called life is not a dress rehearsal. Live. Be kind. Be Love. And take in all the moments. Make the moments. All of them.

So the countdown is on lovely people! 4 sleeps till we're on our way.

Excited! Just a bit.

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