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Golden M | Expat life

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🇿🇦SA→🇳🇱NL
✨Places I've been & little things I love
🌍Life abroad. travel. motherhood. fitness
✝️ Starting over, finding purpose & becoming more

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I prayed for a new beginning. I just had a different idea of how it would unfold. 🤍

Four years ago, I boarded a plane with my little girl, not knowing what was waiting for us on the other side.

What followed changed me in ways I could never have imagined.

But looking back, I can see that even in the uncertainty, God was making a way.

This isn’t a story about what happened to me. It’s about what I chose to build from it.

And this is only the beginning of the story. ✨

#StartingOver #NewBeginnings #FaithOverFear #TrustGodsPlan #LifeInTheNetherlands by @bygoldenm

A new chapter, a little more courage and a journey of becoming.✨

I’m a single mum, living life abroad with no support network, collecting memories, discovering new places and learning that life doesn’t always have to look the way we once imagined it.

Sometimes it’s about travelling somewhere new. Sometimes it’s about finding beauty in the everyday and sometimes it’s about finding your way back to yourself, discovering what makes you happy and becoming the woman you know you’re capable of being.

I want this space to be a little bit of everything that makes life beautiful to me ~ travel, motherhood, feminine moments, everyday life, personal growth and all the little things in between. 🌍

No pressure to have it all figured out.Just showing up, embracing the journey and making room for more of what feels like me.

If you’re in a season of change, starting over or simply learning to enjoy life a little more, I’d love to have you here. 🫶🏼

Here’s to new beginnings, beautiful memories and becoming more of ourselves, one day at a time. 🥂

Welcome to my little world. ✨
#LifeAbroad #ExpatLife #LifestyleDiary #TravelAndLifestyle #NewBeginnings by @bygoldenm

One eye is going to a wedding. The other is going to war.🤣

Be honest, ladies. Has anyone actually mastered winged eyeliner or are we all just surviving? 😂

#WingedEyeliner #EyelinerStruggles #MakeupStruggles #MakeupHumor #RelatableReels by @bygoldenm

Pink gym fits, strawberry matcha & a little bit of girlhood. 💗🍓🍵

What’s your go-to workout set colour?
💜🩷💙🤎💚❤️💛🧡🖤🤍🩶🩵

#PinkGymFit #StrawberryMatcha #MatchaGirl #GymGirlEra #GymAndMatcha by @bygoldenm

One minute I’m fighting for my life, the next I’m on a world tour. 🎤😂

Please tell me I’m not the only one with two completely different gym personalities? 😂

#GymHumour #GymGirl #gymstruggles #RelatableReels #FitnessHumour by @bygoldenm

My type of weekend involves no bothering 😂

At this stage in life, a cosy night in with snacks, skincare and reality TV is my idea of a perfect weekend.

Anyone else choosing the sofa over socialising? Because SAME. 🙋🏼‍♀️

#WeekendPlans #GirlsNightIn #CozyWeekend #SelfCareWeekend #HomebodyEra by @bygoldenm

Dressed as everyone’s current “talking stage”.

I don’t know about you ladies, but honestly the dating scene these days makes me want to disappear 😂👻

#DatingIn2026 #DatingGhosting #DatingHumor #DatingStruggles #SingleGirlLife by @bygoldenm

Just casually looking for my next castle to move into. 🏰

#SpainTravel #VisitSpain #SpanishArchitecture #CastleViews #CastillodeColomares by @bygoldenm

🏰📍 Castillo de Colomares

Save for your next Spain adventure!

#HiddenGemsSpain #CastilloDeColomares #Castle by @bygoldenm

A little glam, a little mix matched chaos. We call it balance. 😂💅

#WeCanBeBoth #ItsCalledBalance #GirlHumour #RelatableReels by @bygoldenm

A little stubborn? Absolutely. Delusional? Maybe just enough to believe things will work out. 😂

I definitely don’t have it all figured out, but one thing I’ve learned is that you don’t need to know every step before taking the first one.

Sometimes all you need is a little courage, a lot of faith and the confidence to figure things out along the way.

And somehow, we always do. 🤍

#FiguringItOut #TrustTheProcess #WomenWhoInspire #StartingOver #GrowthMindset by @bygoldenm

When I first started my journey in a foreign country, I had no idea how much life would change or how many times I’d have to find my feet again - the twists and turns were not for the faint hearted😭

There were moments I wished I had someone to turn to. Someone who understood, who could offer a little guidance, reassurance or simply remind me that I wasn’t alone.

And while I’m still figuring things out myself (aren’t we all? 😂), I’ve learnt so much along the way.

That’s why I started sharing little pieces of my life here. The good, the messy, the funny and everything in between.

Whether you’re starting over, living abroad, navigating motherhood or simply finding your own way, I’d love for us to connect, share our experiences and support each other along the way.

Because sometimes the best part of the journey is the people we meet along the way. 🤍

#StartingOver #ExpatLife #WomenSupportingWomen #LifeAbroad #ExpatMom by @bygoldenm