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April 2020

April 2020

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Globe-trotting Family of 3 🇬🇧🇳🇿
Gemma 👱🏼‍♀️Nate 🧔🏻‍♂️George 👦🏼
🏠📍 Setting up our new life in Singapore
22 countries 🌎✈️👨‍👩‍👦

We’ve only been in our new home for just under 1

We’ve only been in our new home for just under 1 week and we have been working really hard to source furniture and items to make it feel like home. Our priority has been George and he seems pretty happy in his new room ❤️😍👌🏼
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Did you know you can hire a boat for $13.50 and go

Did you know you can hire a boat for $13.50 and go round the @theshoppesmbs 🥳❤️ Perfect for kids and families who want to avoid the heat but still have an adventure!
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MOVING DAY! 🥂👨‍👩‍👦🏡 After quar

MOVING DAY! 🥂👨‍👩‍👦🏡

After quarantine we had 2 weeks in a service apartment in downtown Singapore. 14 days to find a place to live within a budget of $3.5k a month. 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, balcony, swimming pool and low rise area. After viewing 9 properties we found the one for us. AND we paid a deposit when I hadn’t even viewed it! I was at work so Nate had to view by himself and the decision was made based on videos he sent to me on my lunch break 👀 BUT Nate was right and the place is perfect for us. So today we move in and have a place to call home 😍🥂❤️

🎥 New Vlog live tonight at 8pm SG time / 1pm UK time - join us on our house hunting mission 🙂
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Exactly 6 years ago today myself and @sedate_nate

Exactly 6 years ago today myself and @sedate_nate flew out of LA to Bangkok, via China. A 15 hour flight, an overnight stay in China and then a 3 month tour of SE Asia. It was the beginning of our lives together ❤️

Today we collect the keys to our new apartment here in Singapore! And start another travel chapter in our lives 👨‍👩‍👦🌏✈️❤️🥂

New video out tonight on YouTube 8pm UK time - come with us as we tour apartments and try to find our home for the next 2 years 🇸🇬
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This picture is everything ❤️ There have been

This picture is everything ❤️
There have been times this week I’ve felt overwhelmed, exhausted and absent from my role as a Mum and as a partner. 5am starts. 10pm finishes. When I receive pictures of George, exploring the world it’s the reminder I need to keep going. It is worth it and soon, hopefully I will also be able to reap the benefits of Singapore! Once I can figure out a work life balance 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣🤞🏼🇸🇬 #keepcalmandcarryon
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Our first week of freedom and living in Singapore

Our first week of freedom and living in Singapore has been incredibly intense. We’ve viewed several properties, missed out twice on good ones and have yet to find somewhere we can see ourselves living in. We’ve managed to open bank accounts and are awaiting our resident cards, so we can get SIM cards and update our ‘Trace Together App’ so we can dine in groups of more than 2. We are adjusting to the weather and Nathan & George have visited 5 different soft play centres! I’m trying to get used to the early starts and international teaching, quite a lot of differences. The best part of my day is putting George to bed, reading a story and then him pulling back the sheets and saying “come mum” and pulling me into bed for a snuggle ❤️❤️❤️ #livinginsingapore
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This week has been a whirlwind! 🤯 Leaving the s

This week has been a whirlwind! 🤯 Leaving the safety of quarantine, we’ve experienced a crash course in setting up a new life in #singapore 🇸🇬 Still trying to find ourselves a family friendly home, navigating the heat and rain. Applying for your residency cards and find things for an almost 3 year old to do 😳 Overwhelming but exciting ❤️

New video is live on YouTube, sharing our first weekend of freedom. Link is in the bio 👍🏼
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We’ve been busy viewing apartments in Singapore

We’ve been busy viewing apartments in Singapore for most of the weekend 🌆Public transport here is very efficient, cheap and accessible. So the majority of people use the MRT or buses to get to work. Our search was for a 2 bedroom apartment, balcony and an interrupted view (with a bath if possible) and within a half an hour commute to work. We found the perfect place. But things move fast here and someone put in an offer on the same day we viewed it 🥺💔 So we keep on keeping on…

Also viewing lots of apartments in one day, in over 30C with a young child…not practical. George was fantastic but withered towards the end. I’d recommend breaking it up into 1/2 viewings each time👌🏼
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“Everything I do, I do it for you” I’ve rea

“Everything I do, I do it for you”

I’ve realised that it’s going to be really hard to maintain my blog and socials alongside a new job, hunting apartments and being a Mum! 🤯 SO I’ve made a decision to mainly upload onto YouTube. With so many friends and family around the world and COVID-19 making it really hard to visit, videos will help keep everyone up to date and allow you to share in this journey with us ❤️🇸🇬 Find us on YouTube - Gemma and George 👨‍👩‍👦 Subscribe and click the bell to be notified every time we release a new video 🙌🏼🥂

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Big celebrations today as we completed our 14 day

Big celebrations today as we completed our 14 day #quarantine in #singapore 🥳🥂🙌🏼 We spent the day unpacking, swimming, walking, playing in a park, sweating, sweating AND sweating! The adventure begins 🥰🇸🇬

Going to miss this view 😭 #sg Last night in #q

Going to miss this view 😭 #sg
Last night in #quarantine 🙌🏼Tomorrow we step foot into #singapore and begin the process of starting our next adventure 🥰🇸🇬👨‍👩‍👦🏠🥂#familytravel

Day 11 of Quarantine ✅ The only pics I took tod

Day 11 of Quarantine ✅

The only pics I took today and they genuinely capture the best part of my day 🥰 #motherandson

Finding a work/life balance is difficult at the best of times for #women who #work and starting a new job, in a new country certainly is tipping the scales way more towards work 😕

BUT I will always make time for family. Every night I do George’s bedtime routine and in that hour I soak in as much love and joy as I can from him ❤️

We read books, have snuggles and giggles. He falls asleep with me in the headlock position and I have to navigate my way out without disturbing him 🥰🤣

We get so caught up in other stuff that we forget to really appreciate the simple and small stuff - like a hug from a person you love or who loves you ❤️ #irreplaceable

Day 10 of Quarantine ✅ Enjoyed watching the #si

Day 10 of Quarantine ✅

Enjoyed watching the #singapore celebrations last night - fireworks, jets and helicopters! Happy birthday 🇸🇬

Had a nice relaxing Sunday. Breakfast was pancakes 🥰 AND George scored chicken nuggets and chips for the first time via the children’s menu.

We hung out on the balcony, played games, danced, cuddled and ate quite a few biscuits 👍🏼

Snuck in an hour or so of school work, washed some clothes and somehow ended up with the same meal for lunch and dinner…🙄

Started hunting for apartments and researching parks etc for when we get out - which is getting closer now! 🙌🏼

Massive storm rolled in late afternoon. You couldn’t see anything from the balcony and it was lashing down with rain.

Stormy Singapore 🇸🇬⛈ 📍Stamford road, R

Stormy Singapore 🇸🇬⛈

📍Stamford road, Raffles City
🗺 Singapore
📸 iPhone 11 Pro Max

Singapore lies between Malaysia and Indonesia, with this its climate is a mixture of by heat, pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall. The average temperature is between 25C and 31C with thunderstorms occuring on 40% of all days 🤔⛈

Day 9 of Quarantine ✅ Spent the morning in bed

Day 9 of Quarantine ✅

Spent the morning in bed watching cartoons with George 🥰👌🏼

Changed all of the bed linens, towels and used cleaning wipes we brought from home to freshen up the place!

Ordered Starbucks as a weekend treat! Did some washing in the sink but the plug got stuck. Had to ring reception to send a man to fix it. He came, he saw, he conquered. Whilst dressed in hazmat gear 👏🏼

Watched the celebrations of Singapore’s 56th birthday on TV and caught glimpses from our balcony - best but was the fighter jets!

Fell asleep halfway through Antman 2 🤦🏼‍♀️

#tbt 🗺 2015 with @sedate_nate 📍Monkey Fores

#tbt 🗺 2015 with @sedate_nate
📍Monkey Forest, Ubud
🗺 Bali, Indonesia
📸 iPhone 6 Gemma

Home to over 700 grey long- tailed macaques, the popular wildlife reserve remains as 1 of the must see adventures in #bali 🏝

I remember being quite frightened for the majority of my time there! Those monkeys were massive and certainly were NOT shy. Walking around they would just launch themselves from behind you, at great heights, for what I assume must have been shits and giggles 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣 Several times I used language that would horrify my Grandmother and despite signs saying “don’t feed the moneys”, everyone does (us included) and that is when they take the opportunity to open your bag (seriously they can do that) grab your stuff and pop off to the top of some tree.

Also I remember some guy got bite and that was pretty much 5 paces into entering the place. BUT as stated at the top of this post, you gotta go and experience it. Just don’t feed them and keep valuables at your hotel 👌🏼

Day 6 of Quarantine ✅ Alarm went off at 6am and

Day 6 of Quarantine ✅

Alarm went off at 6am and I snoozed until 7am. Then began to panic when I thought I had a meeting at 7.15am. Started the day on the wrong foot and that continued.

Had terrible Mum guilt all day and felt overwhelmed by teaching remotely and all the things that go with moving countries, starting a new job and being locked in a hotel room 🤷🏼‍♀️

Dinner and lunch were both okay enough to eat 👌🏼 dumplings and duck. Happy days!

Washed some clothes in a sink with washing up liquid and made a clothes hanger using coat hangers and an ironing board 💪🏼

Had a balcony party with George and plenty of snuggles 🥰 Washed my hair, painted my nails and out on a face mask. Might even treat myself to a cup of tea and a ‘few’ biscuits’ once I finish this post 🤔

Day 5 of Quarantine ✅ Successful taught 3 class

Day 5 of Quarantine ✅

Successful taught 3 classes remotely with no technical glitches 👏🏼 Children were really friendly and well behaved 😊 #teachertribe

Made sure I took a break and lunch break and spent time with George and Daddy. Managed to arrived just in time for @playdoh and balloon football 👍🏼

Face timed my Mum for an hour in the evening and laughed as George kept asking her, to ask #alexa for ice cream song by @blippi 🤦🏼‍♀️

Dinner for me was Dahl and naan breads ✅ Daddy had steamed chicken and cabbage ❌ George had peanut butter and jam sandwiches 💪🏼

Realised that @primevideouk doesn’t work in SG and we have to register again and they have a pretty limited selection of TV/Movies 🙄

We’re very much too excited to chose a western meal for a take away weekend treat and are already researching our options 🥳🥂 #isolationlife

Day 4 of Quarantine ✅ First day back at work in

Day 4 of Quarantine ✅

First day back at work in almost 10 months! Forgotten what it is like to be trapped behind a laptop 🤯 Excited to return to the classroom when our 14 days are up.

Daddy day care was a roaring success! George was trying to fall asleep around 2pm 👏🏼 Had to pull out the kitkats for a sugar rush to get him through the afternoon.

Mum and Dad braved the spin bike for 15 minutes. A brief “introduction” which wasn’t too bad. Tomorrow we will up it to half an hour and wait for our competitiveness to kick in 💪🏼

We have no washing or drying line BUT found an ironing board and made our own on the balcony 👌🏼

Forgot to order food for today (yesterday) so we thought we’d try our luck with the local food and loved it. Spent less than £10 for three meals, warm and tasty and delivered within 20 minutes 🥰

Day 3 of Quarantine ✅ Spent a few hours in the

Day 3 of Quarantine ✅

Spent a few hours in the early morning hanging out with George trying to get him back to sleep.

Our spin bike was delivered and I set up my desk for my first day of work tomorrow! Remote teaching from a hotel room whilst serving mandatory #isolation 😂

We’ve been breaking up our day into 1 hour slots and rotating games, reading, work and exercise (dancing to Blippi) so far, so good.

For our 6 year anniversary celebration, we ordered chicken wings from @hooters.sg.clarkequay via @grab_sg and waged it down with a semi cold corona 👌🏼

We tried and failed twice to buy bananas. Also we forgot to order our meals for tomorrow before 12pm so now we don’t have any food 🤦🏼‍♀️

Debating whether it’s worth renting fast and furious 10,000 from Amazon when it has a super low IDMB rating 🤔

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