Daddy's bday

Tomorrow 28 july is my hubby bday. I made some sketch to suprise him. Hope he likes it :)
We've been through so many things together. Well, I spend my teenagehood mostly with him.
Growing together is an amazing journey. I love him so much as my lover, husband, best friend, partner, and father of my child. Happy birthday daddy.. :)

Blackberry Thump

Pernah dengar tentang "blackberry thump" ?

Itu lho sakit pada jempol yg disebabkan karena ngetik BB terus-menerus. Ternyata itu adalah efek samping yg menyakitkan dari penggunaan BB.

Gw baru aja mengalami, bukan cuma kram tapi kulit pinggir kuku jempol gw sampai kapalan alias cantengan. Perih bgt sekarang. Hiksss..

Serba salah juga, secara bisnis online bener2 tergantung sama BBM/sms yang membutuhkan kerja keras jempol setiap hari. Kalau pake Iphone, gw ga mudeng bgt deh, sering salah kalo ngetik.

Hiks, semoga bisa cepet sembuh si jempol. Malam ini gw istirahatkan dulu tangan gw deh.

The condition: The diminutive keyboards on BlackBerrys, Treos, Sidekicks and other QWERTY phones can wreak havoc on one's ability to signal approval with a good old "thumbs up." Pain, numbness, swelling and tendinitis are all symptoms of what the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) officially recognizes as "BlackBerry Thumb," caused by overworking the one digit that separates us from the apes.

How to prevent or cure it: Avoid BlackBerry Thumb by typing with your fingers instead of your thumbs, and not typing for more than few minutes at once. If you're already stricken with the ailment, several massage therapists now offer massages specifically for the treatment of BlackBerry Thumb.

Office at Home

Dari dulu gw selalu berkhayal punya ruang kerja sendiri di rumah, punya perpustakaan pribadi, dengan jendela2 besar. Impian itu perlahan Insya Allah akan dapat gw wujudkan.

Usaha yg gw rintis alhamdulillah sekarang semakin besar, waktu gw bekerja di rumah setiap hari semakin panjang. Dan kayaknya enak banget kalo punya ruang kerja sendiri. Selama ini gw kerja di kamar sambil nemenin anak main.

Maybe setelah anak gedean, gw bisa kerja di ruang kerja sendiri, lebih leluasa hehehe

Gw bersyukur banget, bisa mempunyai kantor di rumah. Menjalankan bisnis dari rumah amat sangat membantu gw sebagai seorang ibu. Ga kebayang rasanya kalau harus pergi kerja ke pusat kota setiap hari berangkat subuh, pulang malam. Dengan kerja di rumah, gw selalu bisa menyaksikan anak gw tumbuh. Setiap perkembangannya, baik tingkah, ucapan selalu gw lihat setiap hari. Gw bahkan bisa memasak untuknya.

Dan alhamdulillah, usaha yg gw jalankan jg mendatangkan rezeki yang lumayan. Gw jauh lebih bisa menabung. Irit karena ga kena ongkos bensin dan jajan di luar. Insya Allah cita2 gw berikutnya untuk memiliki rumah yang lebih besar dapat terwujud. Amin.

Trust

Today I feel very disappointed of 1 of my "trusted" resellers.

Memang gw selalu meminta pembayaran lunas di muka, sebelum barang dikirim. Tapi kadang gw membuat pengecualian kepada beberapa reseller yang mempunyai riwayat transaksi lancar, dan memang pada dasarnya gw selalu berprasangka baik sama orang lain.

Tapi kali ini salah satu reseller yang mendapat kepercayaan gw itu tidak menepati janjinya. Barang sudah dikirim sesuai permintaannya yg memohon2 agar dikirim dulu karena sudah ditunggu customer dan dia tidak sempat transfer. Janjinya akan segera, pasti, bayar siang hari. Eh ditunggu sampai besok.. besok.. besook.. besok.. sampai 5 hari tidak ada kabar. Di BBM dibaca tapi ga dibalas. Bikin keseeeellllll... banget.

Yang bikin gw kecewa dan ga habis pikir, kok bisa ada orang kayak gitu ya? Kalau pun tidak sempat/belum bisa bayar, bisa mengabari kan. Ga hilang begitu aja. Minimal balas bbm lah, minta maaf bla..bla..bla. Gw jg ga pengen jd debt collector, meskipun itu hak gw yang gw minta.

Kejadian ini mengingatkan akan beberapa bulan yg lalu, saat salah satu teman SD gw juga meminjam uang dengan alasan anak/suaminya sakit. Awalnya gw jg bingung, kenapa minjem gw yg udah lama ga   kontak2, bukannya ada orang tua/sodaranya? gw pun menolak dgn halus, tapi dia memaksa dan memohon2, janji bakal pulangin akhir bulan. Lagi-lagi gw ga tegaan, gw pinjemin lah. Dan sejak itu orangnya menghilang ga ada kabar, bbm ga dibalas. Sampat lewat sebulan, baru deh dia balas bbm, bilangnya lupa.. SET DAH! Trus janji bakal bayar, yg mana sampai beberapa hari ke depan belum bayar juga. Baru deh setelah berkali2 gw bbm, dia transfer, jumlahnya pun KURANG dari yang dia pinjam. Masya Allah! Sejak saat itu gw ga mau menghubungi dia lagi.

Bener-bener deh, ada ya orang kayak gitu..

Kepercayaan bagi gw itu sangat sangat sangat penting. Jauh di atas uang.

If you break people's trust, you will lose their respect,
and how can you live without anybody respect you?

Busy Mom

Wow sudah 2 bulan lebih tidak update blog ini.
Well I really don't have enough time to spare for my self.
Alhamdulillah, Butik Khamisa semakin besar, semakin banyak reseller, bisa menambah karyawan dan menaikkan gaji mereka. But in the other hand, waktu buat diri sendiri pun jauh berkurang.
Belum lagi Lylu yang semakin besar, aktif, dan membutuhkan pengawasan ekstra.
But, I'm not complaining. This is part of my life as a mompreneur, and I am so grateful I can work at home with my baby. This is much much better than if I should work outside leave her everyday.

Tinggal gimana sekarang mencuri-curi waktu untuk diri sendiri. Yah mungkin setelah Lylu lebih besar, sudah lulus asi 2 tahun, sudah lebih bisa ditinggal pergi atau diajak mamanya kemana-mana. Hope so.

30. Oh, yeah.

Finally my initial age number change today. Upgraded into 3.0, a.ka 30 years old!

Wow, 10 years has passed since I entered college.
A lot of things happened, and I am so grateful for all the experienced I have.
1. I earned bachelor and master degree from UI with IPK cumlaude
2. I've tasted study in Netherlands for 3 months for free!
3. I've been travelled to 8 countries by my self
4. I married to my 7 years in relationship-boyfriend
5. I've self-funded my wedding and my car
6. I become a Mom from a Lovely daughter and nurse her my self
7. I've took my mom vacation overseas with my lil' family
8. I've run my own biz, ButikKhamisa for 5 years!
9. God grant me a happy healthy life
10. and so much things happened I could'nt remember one by one..


Bye, year 20's of full adventures, exciting new experiences, wild teenagers passion, rookie, student, employee, idealist stubborn, and a mom newbie.

Welcome, year 30's of full life enjoyment, family driven, wiser, business woman, philanthropy, and new journey.

I can say to my self, I am proud to be me!

Multitasking Mom (2)

Being a woman, especially a  mother, requires TONS great effort to do a lot of things in the same time.

Doing a Mom jobs such as cooking, nursing, playing with kids, learn them new things, already take a whole day off. I have to skip my own activities between my daughter sleep time.

I know it means decreasing my sleep time, but it's okay as long everything done right.

Now, i'm looking to find new activity. I have dream to become a lecturer from a long time ago. I've been working years as an employee in private and government, and running my own business, why don't share my little knowledge to other people? when I was on college (it's one of the best university in Indonesia), I felt I don't get enough information what's is the real work life would be. Everything so textbook.

I hope get the change to do it, and able to sync my mom activity with it.