The sun is rising and I can feel the warmth of the day on my skin. The wind as I ride the motorbike brings a slight chill early in the morning. I can smell the incense burning as business owners make their daily offerings. Everywhere I look it’s beautiful. Locals are preparing for the day, the dogs are barking at the motorbikes, and I’m going straight to the ocean for surfing! We have been in Bali for three weeks now. I have been surfing regularly, had a massage, learned to d

Friday morning, with the kids at school and my husband at work, I was sitting in bed drinking my coffee, still in my pajamas. I was planning out my Friday and the coming weekend. Suddenly the doorbell rang. It was 8:00 am and I wondered to myself who could be at the door. I grabbed a hoodie as I went to answer it. Imagine my surprise when I opened the door and there were five men staring at me with packing tape and boxes in their hands. I was suddenly very grateful I had thro

You might be wondering who's writing this blog and why. Fair question. Here's the short version. I'm Kimberly. Most people in my life call me Kim though and I’m moving my family to Bali. Life started quietly for me in Atlanta, Georgia; and then it got hard, and when I thought it couldn't get harder, it did. Don't get me wrong, I had some good memories in between the hard. But life felt like it was trying to keep me down from a very early age. I'm not ready to share all of tha

Some decisions are made slowly with lists and careful deliberation. This wasn't one of those decisions. It's March 2026 and the trucks come in less than 30 days to pack up what has been our home for the past four years. We'll move into a hotel while the kids finish the school year, and then in just under 60 days, we fly to Bali. When we arrive, we'll have only a couple of suitcases each. The rest goes into storage. We have a house in Bali, my surfing lessons are booked, the k

Have you ever gone on vacation and just absolutely fell in love with the place? The food tasted better, the views brought you peace, you connected with the people. Something just touched your soul. Six months ago, I landed in Bali for the first time and didn’t leave the same person. Bali was number two on my bucket list of places I wanted to visit. The pictures I had seen were always beautiful and I had heard Bali was magical. But I booked the trip because I was in full blown