[Mad Hatter]

I finally did it, I set everything on fire! 😍Tl,dr last year I rage quit my job, packed up my things and left for Bali with a one way ticket in hand.

 

Now I'm here without a plan, without a return date and without a clue. 😆 Everything is so fuzzy it makes it hard to do the obligatory start of year thing, thinking about goals and all that stuff. But I do know two things!

One is that I want to make art. Nothing new here, but it does feel more and more urgent and important to resurrect my creativity and imagination. I can't drop this amazing opportunity to create without work and adulting obligations getting in my way.

The second thing is that I really don't want to lose my strength and movement habit again. It took such a long time to feel good again after a long, long hiatus and I don't want to have to redo it. I won't have access to my beloved pole studio anymore, but there are plenty of things I could do. Regaining my flexibility is top of the list, maybe I'll play with handstands, maybe some floor heels stuff. I just want to have some fun with it and most importantly don't stop.

 

Maybe I'll do real goals, but probably not. The past month has been a constant stream of adulting and endless to dos and right now I just want to be without pressure. ☺️

[sylph]

Enjoy the freedom and the sunshine

[Elastigirl]

Enjoy the sunshine!

[KB Girl]

Was watching for your challenge

Tell us all about Bali? When did you arrive? 

[Harriet]

All right, let's go! Happy Challenging for whatever the challenge is!

 

 

[Mad Hatter]

22 hours ago, sylph said:

Enjoy the freedom and the sunshine

 

20 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

Enjoy the sunshine!

 

10 minutes ago, Harriet said:

All right, let's go! Happy Challenging for whatever the challenge is!

 

 

Thanks all!  

[Mad Hatter]

14 hours ago, KB Girl said:

Was watching for your challenge

Tell us all about Bali? When did you arrive? 

2-3 days ago? Time's confusing and it was a very long trip.  So far it's been lovely! My wish was for warmth and colours and not feeling like a husk and I'm getting all three so that's a win! I love, love, love the green, so much green everywhere! And flowers and giant butterflies and house lizards and cool looking temples and rice terraces. I arrived on Galungan day, an annual (every 210 days) Balinese family/religious holiday and everyone was wearing traditional outfits and there were offerings and incense everywhere. There's also still some rather amateurish, but charming, groups of boys where one or two are dressed up as some kind of hairy creature and the others are banging an assortment of drums.  

 

But I haven't actually done anything except going for strolls, mostly in search for food, feeling super lazy and very tired. My sleep is a complete mess and I wish I could blame it on jet lag, but it's been weeks.  Partially because of all the dust I dredged up moving combined with winter dryness, partially self inflicted. Last night I oopsed because of a game. The night before I got stuck reading my friend's lovely YA novel* until 5 am (and not saying that because they're my friend!) and then I got upset for quite a while afterwards. It wasn't that the book was sad, but it triggered something. Then I wake up at random times, sometimes after 1-2 hours, sometimes in the middle of the day and then I eat at random times so it's all a very confusing mess.

 

Hmm that sounds like a useful challenge goal. Don't stay up out of stubbornness. Also buy peanut butter or something for emergency calories. And hydrate, I'm not drinking anywhere near enough water (the drinkable water is aaaalll the way downstairs) Yes those are good actual goals. If I don't fix that asap I'll be in no shape to do anything else! 
 

*I hate to make the comparison, but think Harry Potter except queer and punk and inclusive and set in Finland with its folklore and magic woven into the story. Also a story about belonging and self worth actually nothing like HP except for being in the magical mystery set in a wizarding school genre.

[Waanie]

19 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

So far it's been lovely! My wish was for warmth and colours and not feeling like a husk and I'm getting all three so that's a win! I love, love, love the green, so much green everywhere! And flowers and giant butterflies and house lizards and cool looking temples and rice terraces. I arrived on Galungan day, an annual (every 210 days) Balinese family/religious holiday and everyone was wearing traditional outfits and there were offerings and incense everywhere. There's also still some rather amateurish, but charming, groups of boys where one or two are dressed up as some kind of hairy creature and the others are banging an assortment of drums.  

This sounds lovey .

 

Your challenge goals sound nice for your situation, happy challenging!

[Mad Hatter]

4 hours ago, Waanie said:

Your challenge goals sound nice for your situation, happy challenging!

Thank you! Hopefully I can move on to something more interesting soon 😄

[Mad Hatter]

Day 1 and I’m already failing my sleep goal. Or no, let’s rephrase it, I’m setting a baseline. 😜I went to bed at 3 am because showering seemed sooo difficult and there was the internet. Slept until 10 am though so not too bad and after coffee and a smoothie bowl I started to feel human enough to check out the palace complex, a temple and the art market. The problem here is that every street temple is just as ornate so the main ones feel about the same. They look great though, and I can’t get enough of all the Balinese creature statues. The art market was disappointing, most of the wares said “I love Bali”. Then I chilled at a hipster coffee roastery before heading back to lounge by the pool. 
 

Now this is when I meant to do things, but I got stuck on item 1 which was to figure out what attractions to see here. Before I knew it it was already 10 pm. 🙈 Luckily a restaurant around the corner was still open for some super tasty ribs topped with a chilli shallot mix and with a side of mystery greens and bean sprouts. Wish I knew what it was because it was really good. Got too distracted to hydrate fully, but I can still make up for it. Sort of.
 

Overall not a bad day and I’m feeling a bit better already. 🙂

[KB Girl]

19 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

Now this is when I meant to do things, but I got stuck on item 1 which was to figure out what attractions to see here.

That's always such a hard one! Makes guided tours attractive except that I need all the freedom  

You'll figure out  hopefully all the green and fresh air and sunlight will help with the sleeping schedule. 

 

On 1/6/2023 at 3:55 PM, Mad Hatter said:

I arrived on Galungan day, an annual (every 210 days) Balinese family/religious holiday and everyone was wearing traditional outfits and there were offerings and incense everywhere. There's also still some rather amateurish, but charming, groups of boys where one or two are dressed up as some kind of hairy creature and the others are banging an assortment of drums.  

That sounds awesome, such excellent timing! 

[Harriet]

27 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

Day 1 and I’m already failing my sleep goal. Or no, let’s rephrase it, I’m setting a baseline. 😜

 

Yay, you can only improve from here!

 

27 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

The art market was disappointing, most of the wares said “I love Bali”.

 

Get me a tacky fridge magnet with googly eyes and fun fur please.

 

27 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

Now this is when I meant to do things, but I got stuck on item 1 which was to figure out what attractions to see here. Before I knew it it was already 10 pm. 🙈 Luckily a restaurant around the corner was still open for some super tasty ribs topped with a chilli shallot mix and with a side of mystery greens and bean sprouts. Wish I knew what it was because it was really good. Got too distracted to hydrate fully, but I can still make up for it. Sort of.
 

Overall not a bad day and I’m feeling a bit better already. 🙂

 

yessss, good day tasty ribs

[juliebarkley]

Got a tan yet, Mad Hatter??

[Harriet]

Do you yet live? Does the sun impart its rays without fear or favour?

[The Most Loathed]

Just chiming in to say, you have twice the courage that I will ever have to move to Bali and (figuratively only I hope) burn the boats behind you.