Finding Joy

The blissful freedom of travelling without my husband and kids

A few times each year, I disappear from home with a few of my friends. I come back re-energised, and reminded that I’m not just a mum and wife, but a person in my own right.

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The writer while on a trip to Bali with her friends.

The writer while on a trip to Bali with her friends.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF ELISHA TUSHARA

“So are your kids and hubby looking forward to this trip too?”

A colleague was asking me about a trip to Bintan I was about to leave for the next week.

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