Lighthearted Reads for Tired Souls (re: Me)

Hi. Lately, I've been so tired, like T-I-R-E-D. I’m not sure if this is what people call burnout, or if it’s just my triglycerides acting up. I want to believe it's the second one, so I started consuming Omega-3 fish oil. I was gonna buy Blackmores, but the DHA & EPA looked kinda low. Ended up grabbing another brand instead (forgot the name, I’ll check later). Surprisingly, I feel so much lighter after taking it. Wow!

But it's not what I came here for tho. Life has been so tiring, and picking up books again feels like my little escape. I’ve always loved stories Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, so I asked ChatGPT for more recommendations with a similar vibe. 

Here are the books I managed to finish in September and the start of October. Lately, I’ve been leaning more toward Asian rom-coms, especially the rich, dramatic ones (they’re just too fun!). But to my own surprise, I also ended up enjoying Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella. All of these books have that light, feel-good vibe that makes them perfect for winding down before bed, which is exactly what I like. Next, my want-to-read book is The Wolf King and The Night Prince by Laurel Palphreyman. Yes, it's a fantasy novel. Try something new, heh. But while I'm gathering some energy to start reading a new novel, I want to watch Young Dae first *wink*.

Bye all!

2025; People Come and Go

Hai. How life even bring me back here, again. Tahun ini benar-benar tahun menguras energi. Mengasuh anak, kerja, ngasuh lagi. Sekarang anakku ada dua btw (He's a dragon baby wkwk). Namanya Rayyan. Nama yang sudah saya keep sejak SMP diambil dari buku Diorama Sepasang Albanna, Ar Rayyan Fikri. Ga taunya beberapa belas tahun kemudian jadi nama terpasaran. Ewh. Artinya bagus sih, tapi kalo saya pribadi harapannya dari nama ini anakku jadi laki-laki yang mampu menahan atau pengendalian dirinya baik. Aamiin. Selain nambah anggota keluarga, kami juga kehilangan. Nenek kami meninggal Bulan Agustus kemarin. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi roji'un. Semoga almarhumah husnul khotimah. Kehidupan beliau sangat rough, tapi masya Allah ditutup dengan smooth. Sedih, tapi lega juga liat sakaratul maut beliau ga sakit. 

Tahun ini juga masuk masa-masa merasa stuck di kerjaan, but going to the office helps me cope emotionally. Kepikiran buat S2, tapi capek ga sihhh. Tahun ini udah masuk 2 tahun LDR sama suami. Atau 3 tahun ya? wkwk so fkin long already ya Allah. Mau ikut, tapi Jayapura? It does feel so illegal. Semoga kami cepat kumpul satu rumah lagi, pls. Yang baca ini, aamiinkan ya! 

Oke, bye?

Liat ini kalo mau resign!

Hari ini liat vt soal warisan trus membatin insya Allah nanti ga bakalan menuntut warisan sama orang tua, but NOPE. Saya siapa bisa seyakin itu. We never know what kind of situation we will face ahead. Memangnya orang-orang yang kalang kabut rebutan warisan waktu mudanya sudah ada pikiran mau booking warisan yang mana? Ga ada. Situasi mereka sekarang yang buat mereka berpikir mengumpulkan harta sebanyak-banyaknya. Entah karna kondisi keuangan kondisi saat ini sulit atau memang lagi tergoda sama setan atau lagi merasa insecure tidak ada pegangan harta apa-apa. Naudzubillah sih. 

Jadi, Kalo sekarang mau resign pikir 100000000x. Kalo ada apa-apa tetap ada pemasukan. Wajib beli emas atau kalo bisa beli tanah atau rumah lagi deh. Ga usah harap siapa-siapa. Sama Tuhan saja. Ingat, WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE WOULD FACE AHEAD! Tuhan Maha pembolak-balik hati dan apa yang kita punya saat ini bisa diambil sewaktu-waktu.

Semangat!

Life Update

Hai. So, I just got my very first (and hopefully the last) Covid-19 after survived these past two years of pandemic and whats more tragic is I got positive covid-19 after getting my Booster. lol. But thankfully, I got the "mild" one, called Omicron. I quarantined with my husband at our house. Carissa is at my mother's house. Sad, but Alhamdulillah she is fine.

Alhamdulillah I'm negative now and back to my parent's house which is the situation kind of chaotic because everyone is getting flu and my father is a severe one. So everyone in the house is prohibited to get close to my father. Can you imagine how lonely my father is? Especially because he can't play with his grandkids. The fact that my father had done his booster too, he is the one who supposed to recovery faster than any other at my parent house.

Ibuku? Ewh, don't even mention her. She and her non sense rules wkwk semua barang-barang yang sudah disentuh atau didekati oleh bapakku dicuci ulang. Makanan yang sudah dijamah bapakku tidak boleh disentuh. He is not suffer badly from infectious ill or so, I mean he can spread the flu, but not to the level that my father should be casted out. I feel so enough, but can't do anything because I need to be at my parent house to look after my kid wkwk because I have no fkin nanny. The person that can be "the nanny" is at my parent house. So I have to deal with all this non sense while WFO-ing.

That's all. I have to going back to Quizziz tab that I'm currently working on. Nite.

Somehow

 Kinda miss those days

The days where after 02:00 pm are quiet

No rush

No uproar

Just laid down watching the clouds all over the sky

Listening the wind and vehicle noise in 1 Km away

source: pinterest

Living as an adult is surely exhausting. Bye.

HOME SWEET HOME BAGIAN KE-2

Hai. Habis blogwalking di blog sendiri dan menemukan sebuah postingan 8 tahun lalu pas lagi senang desain rumah impian (Home Sweet Home) dan tahun lalu nemu aplikasi yang Mobile friendly buat desain-desain rumah dengan fitur yang lumayan lengkap. Menurutku aplikasi ini ga rumit, tapi idealnya dipake di gadget yang layarnya besar sih. Kalo saya pake di Ipad.

Dulu nyari-nyari aplikasi desain rumah untuk rumah kami masih kosong melompong. Ceritanya mau buat draft desain dulu sebelum cari furniture. Biar lebih hemat waktu dan biaya apalagi biar ga ada penyesalan-penyesalan terlanjur beli barang, tapi ada yang lebih menarik kan ya. Nah, untuk buat desain rumah saya pake 2 aplikasi, pinterest dan home design.

JUST IN CASE, LAPTOPMU TERSIRAM AIR. KAYAK SAYA. PFTH.

Yes. The fact that you're here at my super random and dusty blog means your laptop is.. full of water. Silahkan panik. Apalagi kalo laptopmu merek apel digigit. Wow. Nangis di pojokan, but that's what i've been thru. MACBOOK DISIRAM AIR SAMA CARISSA CUY EMEJING. Laptop yang kusayang-sayang karena belinya pake doa dan air mata.