Staying in with Milou Neelen

We were supposed to fly to Singapore early April, but when they announced a 2-week quarantine for everyone arriving in Singapore we decided it was maybe better to fly to Holland instead to extend our visas and to wait until Bali is safe again. Not an easy choice since we didn't want to leave our home and dogs but luckily they could stay at their fav dog kennel. Our tickets were canceled twice and rebooked on a much later date, so besides leaving our home catching a flight became pretty stressful with more and more airports closing or denying transits. Luckily we got rebooked to an earlier date. And even though being in packed airplanes and airports isn't as excited as usual I am so happy to be in quarantine at the moment, and can't wait to go back to Bali as soon as it's safe.

With my boyfriend Davey Massikki who is a DJ, and since he can't play atm he's producing his own music so it's nice to have someone around who's also working. 

Yes, I immediately continued with my normal working routine, so up early (also thanks to the mini jetlag), have breakfast and jump around for 30 minutes with a Youtube cardio video ;p Than work for the rest of the day. I am super lucky to be working on an exciting collaboration for Hôtel Magique which luckily is still going ahead. So actually working a busy schedule atm.

So far nothing really. Just miss our dogs and our island routine but this is it for now, and very aware how lucky we are to even be able to go to Holland in the first place. Worried for our local friends back in Indonesia who don't have the luxury of flying to a safer place, so I’m not allowing myself to nag or be annoyed, just hoping for the best.

Getting new insights. Since our worlds started turning upside down I see so many amazing initiatives popping up to brighten each other's spirit which is so important since we are all in this together, and I want to use Hôtel Magique in the same way. We just launched a series of screensavers with magique messages to save on your phone for free so hopefully you feel a sparkle of positivity every time you open look on you phone. That's what I love about staying in atm, rethink things like work and how to spread some magique in these crazy times. 

Fresh lemon/ginger tea. 

PJs forever..  

Get a routine since it's not a holiday.  If you can't work use your time valuable to give your days some sense of purpose, like learning something new.  I would love to learn Spanish for example.

My dogs. Swimming in the sea in the morning. The sun. 

I love you by Billie Eilish. I recently made a Spotify playlist called Hotel Magique for Taylor Sterling which def has a big chunk of more recent favorites. And Soulection Radio show number 403 on Soundcloud, I can listen to that specific one every day, and the mixtapes and Spotify playlist by Dave Croqett.

The Goop Lab! Will probably watch it again soon, so interesting. I binge-watched the second season of You and both seasons of The Sinner, but I also love watching Queer Eye in Japan. 
And I watched Pandemic just before the first Wuhan cases which actually shows what’s going on in the world right now, how it starts etc.

I only find the headspace to read when I am on a holiday and don't have to work.. 

@upworthy

For my fellow dog lovers @slightpup

This one feels inappropriate atm but the t-shirt texts are priceless @shanghaiobserved
and I love Vivan Hoorn as @jacqueline_timemachine

The photography by @annapihan makes me happy and takes me away, as well as @hotelweekend___ and @viancasoleil

Traveling is a big source of inspiration, hopefully again soon!

Yes, you are all magique! And to everyone who is working from home next to suddenly being a teacher and a stay at home parent; you're doing an amazing job! 
And don't forget to laugh and eat lots of tangerines.