BOOK REVIEW : OVERCOMING PERFECTIONISM by ROZ SHAFRAN, SARAH EGAN, TRACEY WADE

REVIEW IN ENGLISH & BAHASA INDONESIA

I’m not aware that I’m a perfectionist until I’ve read this book. This one is one of my best buys in 2023. One of the best books I’ve read (and also the longest book I could finish). Anyone who is a perfectionist should read this book.

1. About the book

The book is a self-help guide for perfectionists. The purpose is to help you overcome your perfectionism trait using cognitive-behavioral techniques, one of which you may be familiar with. The book isn’t something easy to read. You can’t just read the book; you’re supposed to ‘work’ on this type of book. You can ‘work’ the book by yourself or accompanied by your therapist. It’s your choice. The book is divided into two parts: understanding perfectionism and overcoming perfectionism. In Part 1, you’ll get an explanation of why, as a perfectionist, you do some things in particular (such as procrastination, avoidance, all-or-nothing thinking, list-making, etc.). Whether you’re aware of all of those things or not, you’ll admit that you do that too. When I’ve read about procrastination and avoiding tasks, it feels like I’ve got a slap right in the face since I do exactly that. The second part is the one you’ll need after you’ve understood the cause of perfectionism and how to treat it. You may not know how perfectionism causes you many problems in your life because you have lived with it for a long time. So, the second part of this book is the difficult one. You think you have an intention to ‘change’ and try to ‘cure’ your perfectionism, but that’s not enough. As a perfectionist, you just want everything to be ‘perfect’. Reading and working on this book gives you an amount of pressure that you think you can handle, but it’ll need your extra effort. When you read this book, just keep going.

2. Who should read this book?

Obviously, this book should be read by perfectionists who want to overcome their traits. Often, they’re not aware of their traits. Also, disadvantages of the trait that cost them a good quality of life.

3. When should you read this book?

You should start to read it now. This book takes a lot of time and effort to read and practice. And for perfectionists, it takes dedication to keep reading and ‘working’ on this book.

4. What I’ve got after reading this book

At first, I may be in denial that I’m a perfectionist. I think that maybe, yeah, I’m not that perfectionist. Then I realized the book just kept spilling facts about me. How can I relate to it so much? I like to procrastinate until deadlines come, avoid doing tasks, have all-or-nothing thinking about anything, self-criticize, discount any achievement, etc. I may become someone who doesn’t know how to be grateful, enjoy things, or feel unworthy just because I’m a perfectionist. And I just know it from the book. All of the techniques and steps in this book help me so much, as long as I keep doing them. I need four months to read this book until it’s done (yeah, I did procrastinate, so it took longer to finish the book). And I need more time to really work on this book and to learn techniques that help me. It isn’t like flipping hands; I need extra effort to overcome my perfectionism. But I can assure you that reading and working on this book will give you a lot of benefits for dealing with your perfectionism. Now, when my perfectionism takes control, I know how to deal with it and am still practicing to get used to it.

5. (+) and (-) of this book*

Points (+)

✓ Complete explanation

The book contains all I need to know about perfectionism and how to deal with it. The book is ‘just perfect’ to help me overcome my perfectionism. It made me admitting that I’m truly a perfectionist. 

Points (-)

✓ I don’t found one.

6. Worth buying and reading or not

If you’re the target reader of the book, this one should be on your shelf. If it’s important for you to overcome your perfectionism, you should read it. Also, don’t forget to prepare a notebook you can bring anywhere to do the worksheets. You may think you don’t need a reminder, but you do. Because I do too. So, it’s definitely worth buying and reading.

7. Personal rating : 💙💙💙💙💙

——–TERJEMAHAN DALAM BAHASA INDONESIA————

Saya tidak sadar bahwa saya seorang perfeksionis sampai saya membaca buku ini. Ini adalah salah satu pembelian terbaik saya di tahun 2023. Salah satu buku terbaik yang pernah saya baca (dan juga buku terlama yang dapat saya selesaikan bacanya). Siapa pun yang perfeksionis harus membaca buku ini.

1. Tentang apa

Buku ini adalah panduan self-help bagi perfeksionis. Tujuannya adalah membantu Anda mengatasi sifat perfeksionisme dengan menggunakan teknik perilaku kognitif. Buku ini bukanlah sesuatu yang ‘mudah’ untuk dibaca. Anda tidak bisa hanya membaca bukunya; Anda juga harus ‘mengerjakan’ buku ini. Anda bisa ‘mengerjakan’ buku itu sendiri atau didampingi oleh terapis Anda. Buku ini dibagi menjadi dua bagian: memahami perfeksionisme dan mengatasi perfeksionisme. Di Bagian 1, Anda akan mendapatkan penjelasan mengapa sebagai seorang perfeksionis, Anda melakukan beberapa hal tertentu (seperti prokrastinasi, menghindar melakukan sesuatu, memikirkan semua atau tidak sama sekali, membuat daftar, dan lain-lain). Entah Anda menyadari semua hal itu atau tidak, Anda akan mengakui bahwa Anda juga melakukan hal itu. Ketika saya membaca tentang prokrastinasi dan menghindari tugas, saya merasa mendapat tamparan keras karena saya melakukan hal itu. Bagian kedua adalah bagian yang Anda perlukan setelah Anda memahami penyebab perfeksionisme dan cara mengatasinya. Anda mungkin tidak tahu bagaimana perfeksionisme menyebabkan banyak masalah dalam hidup Anda karena Anda sudah lama menjalaninya. Jadi, bagian kedua buku ini adalah bagian tersulit. Anda pikir Anda punya niat untuk ‘berubah’ dan mencoba ‘menyembuhkan’ perfeksionisme Anda, tapi itu tidak cukup. Sebagai seorang perfeksionis, Anda hanya ingin segalanya ‘sempurna’. Membaca dan mengerjakan buku ini memberi Anda sejumlah tekanan yang menurut Anda dapat Anda atasi, namun hal itu membutuhkan usaha ekstra. Saat Anda membaca buku ini, lanjutkan saja jangan berhenti. Butuh waktu dan usaha yang ekstra agar teknik-teknik di buku ini berhasil diterapkan secara berkelanjutan.

2. Siapa yang perlu membaca buku ini?

Tentunya buku ini sebaiknya dibaca oleh para perfeksionis yang ingin mengatasi masalah yang ditimbulkan dari sifat perfeksionis-nya. Seringkali, mereka tidak menyadari kelemahan dari sifat yang membuat mereka kehilangan kualitas hidup yang baik.

3. Kapan sebaiknya membaca buku ini?

Anda harus mulai membacanya sekarang. Buku ini membutuhkan banyak waktu dan tenaga untuk membaca dan berlatih. Dan bagi para perfeksionis, dibutuhkan dedikasi untuk terus membaca dan ‘mengerjakan’ buku ini.

4. Yang aku dapatkan setelah membaca buku ini

Pada awalnya, saya mungkin menyangkal bahwa saya seorang perfeksionis. Saya pikir mungkin, ya, saya tidak terlalu perfeksionis. Kemudian saya menyadari bahwa buku ini terus-menerus memberikan fakta yang cocok dengan saya. Saya bisa begitu memahami dan merasa terhubung dengan bahasan di buku ini. Saya suka menunda-nunda sampai tenggat waktu tiba, menghindari mengerjakan tugas, memikirkan segalanya atau tidak memikirkannya sama sekali, mengkritik diri sendiri, meremehkan pencapaian apa pun, dan lain-lain. Saya mungkin menjadi seseorang yang tidak tahu bagaimana harus bersyukur, menikmati sesuatu, atau merasa tidak berharga hanya karena saya perfeksionis. Dan saya baru menyadarinya setelah membaca buku ini. Semua teknik dan langkah dalam buku ini sangat membantu saya, selama saya terus melakukannya. Saya memerlukan waktu empat bulan untuk membaca buku ini sampai selesai (iya, saya memang menunda-nunda, jadi butuh waktu lebih lama untuk menyelesaikan buku ini). Dan saya memerlukan lebih banyak waktu untuk benar-benar mengerjakan buku ini dan mempelajari teknik-teknik yang membantu saya. Ini tidak seperti membalikkan tangan; Saya perlu usaha ekstra untuk mengatasi perfeksionisme saya. Namun saya yakinkan Anda bahwa membaca dan mengerjakan buku ini akan memberi Anda banyak manfaat dalam menghadapi perfeksionisme Anda. Sekarang, ketika perfeksionisme saya mengambil kendali, saya tahu bagaimana menghadapinya dan saya masih berlatih untuk membiasakannya.

5. (+) dan (-) dari buku ini

Poin (+)

✓Penjelasan yang lengkap

Buku ini berisi semua yang perlu saya ketahui tentang perfeksionisme dan cara menghadapinya. Buku ini ‘sempurna’ untuk membantu saya mengatasi perfeksionisme saya.

Poin (-)

✓Saya belum menemukan poin (-) dari buku ini.

6. Worth to buy and read or not

Jika Anda adalah target pembaca buku ini, buku ini harus ada di rak Anda. Jika penting bagi Anda untuk mengatasi perfeksionisme Anda, Anda harus membacanya. Jangan lupa juga untuk menyiapkan buku catatan yang bisa dibawa kemana saja untuk mengerjakan lembar kerja. Anda mungkin berpikir Anda tidak memerlukan pengingat, tetapi Anda membutuhkannya. Karena saya juga melakukannya. Jadi, sangat layak untuk dibeli dan dibaca.

7. Personal rating : 💙💙💙💙💙

Cloudy sky and rain

What makes you feel nostalgic?

I don’t know why, but I like it when the sky is turning gray and water starts to pour down to the ground. The view, the smell, the sound. Everything seems decent to remember. Why is this making me feel nostalgic? Am I having personal experience with this? Maybe, maybe not.

I remember when I was a child, my mother told me not to play outside when it’s raining. In our old house at that time, there were pink and orange bougenville flowers in the corner of our front porch. It’s a pretty big plant, and it has a lot of flowers. My mother took care of it a lot. It was blooming and wet since it was raining outside. I love to see the water dropping from each flower. They look beautiful, even though the color is kind of mixed with the illusion of rain. I’ve picked up one of the petals and put it in my palm. I’ve looked at it, just looking at it and feeling it in my hand, then throwing it away. I can’t believe that I still remember my feelings that day. The memories that I brought from my childhood. I may not have listened to my mother that day, but that was one of my memories of why I like rain and a cloudy sky. I was playing around even though I didn’t play in the rain.

I remember when the rain was pouring hard and the electricity went off. We’ve gathered in the living room, and my mother is lighting up the candles. We’ve snuggled in a blanket, playing shadows of ourselves. I was giggling, trying to guess what the shadow was. Was it a bird, a bat, or a cat? That was a beautiful memory that I remembered until now. We were so happy. We didn’t worry about how an Instagram post doesn’t get any likes or TikTok doesn’t get any followers. Back then, being mindful was so much easier for me. That’s the reason why my mind connected the rain with the shadow on the back of the plywood. The light was limited, but our feelings were full. The laugh, the smile, the moment.

There are so many more stories related to the rain; should I tell more stories about it?

Learning from a broken boiler

boiler

Before I start to write the story, I’ve got the story from a book with title : 59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman. I have my own interpretation of the story, maybe other people have another interpretation (I don’t know). The story has a really good value.

One day, there is a man who has a broken boiler. He is tried to fix it, but he always failed. Eventually, he gives in and decides to call in an expret repairman. The engineer arrives, gives one gentle tap on the side of the boiler and it works. The boiler is ready to be used again. Later, the engineer gives bill to the man. The man argues that he should only pay a small fee as the job only took the engineer a few moments. The engineer explains that the man is not paying for the time he took to tap the boiler, but rather the years of experience involved in knowing you exactly where to tap.

For me, the point of the story is you can actually ‘tap in the right spot’ if you’re making efforts learning about something. Nowadays, it’s easier to get information from any source online. There is no excuse to say ‘I don’t have any privileges to know about something’. If you want you can learn about anything (even) for free right now. So, maybe you are not becoming an expert in a very short time. But, you can help yourself (or other people) if you know how to solves some problem if you are willing to learn about it.

I have some dreams since I was a kid. One of them is to be a writer. I love to read and write since I was in kindergarten. But, growing up I don’t have courage to share my writings to anyone. Now, I write everyday. Yes, I am not a writer but I learn to write. I write everyday. I always have belief that maybe one people out there who reads my post is feel connected with my writings somehow.

So, I keep learning. Learning to write better. To tell story better.

Today’s Recipe : Steamed Bread Pudding

steamed bread pudding

The easiest way to use my leftover white bread (right pic) is this recipe. It’s easy, tasty, not too sweet and perfect for dessert. In my country Indonesia, we don’t usually eat breakfast with something sweet. So, before I eat something like this, I had to go eat something savory first 😁. Usually, we eat rice with something either protein or fat. Then, go grab some dessert. I don’t eat something sweet in a large portion for just one sitting, so I could eat it twice for just one cup. Okay, that’s not an important information though. But, the important point is the mixture of bread, milk, coconut milk and vanilla are great. Okay, maybe I exaggerating but I think you should make it. This it the perfect dessert if you are too lazy to make a dessert.

Here’s the recipe that I’ve got from my sister, but I modified a little bit.

INGREDIENTS :

8 slices of white bread
1 pcs egg (medium size)
5 tbsp cornstarch
6 tablespoons granulated sugar (can be reduced if you don’t want it too sweet)
350 ml coconut milk
200 ml milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp butter (melted)
pinch of salt

Toppings (optional):
Chocolate chips
Chocolate powder

HOW TO MAKE :
1. Mix all ingredients except white bread
2. Prepare a ramekin or other cup, shred or cut white bread then pour in the ingredients that have been mixed previously. Adjust to your taste, how many spoons per cup.
3. Top with chocolate chips and chocolate powder.
4. Steam for about 20 minutes until cooked.
5. Remove the bread pudding from the steamer, cool it in room temperature. It can be served while still warm or cold after put it in the fridge.

NOTES:
1. Vanilla essence can be replaced with vanilla paste or vanilla powder
2. The cup is preferably made of glass or aluminum, it’s safer to use in a steamer
3. The amount of sugar and salt can be adjusted according to your taste
4. Toppings is optional

For me, the best way to serve this pudding is cold taken from fridge. I already posted the video in my Youtube channel and other platforms. You should check it here :

Steamed Bread Pudding

I also post my cooking videos in these platform. You should check this out :

• Instagram
• YouTube
• TikTok

Today’s Recipe : Banana Choco Muffin

This choco banana muffin (left pic) is very simple dessert I can make with just few steps. I think I love muffin more than I ever realize. Because, I often made this when I had some ripe bananas. I’m not an expert baker at all, but making this muffin feels like I’m not amateur 😂. I think everyone could make it since this is the easiest dessert you can make (maybe). It has a moist texture that makes you wants to eat one more. Not too sweet, or less sweet than general muffin. The sweetness mostly coming from sugar (obviously), but if you don’t want to reduce the sugar I think it’s okay. You can make the muffin according to your taste.

Here’s the recipe that I’ve got from one of my cook book in the kitchen. I modified some steps, but I’ll write the original recipe too.

INGREDIENTS :

*Ingredients A*

4 pcs ripe bananas
1 large egg
110 grams of granulated sugar
85 grams of cooking oil
1 tsp vanilla essence

*Ingredients B*

150 grams of low protein wheat flour
30 grams of cocoa powder
3/4 tsp double acting baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla essence

*Toppings*

Chocolate chips

HOW TO COOK :

1. Stir all Ingredients A with a whisk until mixed. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, mix all Ingredients B as well. Make a circle in the middle. Pour in the mixture from Ingredient A while stirring with a whisk, just a while until it mixed well. Just leave it alone if there are still lumps in the dough. Don’t overmix.
3. Pour the mixture into a cup/muffin pan that has been smeared with margarine. Put topping on top for decoration. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C on lower heat until cooked (depending on each oven, mine is 20-25 minutes), then at the same temperature on upper heat for just 5 minutes. Leave it at room temperature before served.

Mostly, I didn’t put it in the fridge because I like it moist in room temperature. I often eat it for breakfast or whenever I want some dessert. So, do you like muffin too?Could you show me your best muffin recipe? Please let me know 🙂

Choco Banana Muffin

I also post my cooking videos in these platform. You should check this out :

• Instagram
• YouTube
• TikTok

BOOK REVIEW : SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS by THOMAS ERIKSON

surrounded by idiots

REVIEW IN ENGLISH & BAHASA INDONESIA

Human relationship is something I admire. I've always interested in human relationship. To learn about it, is something I'm willing to do voluntarily. The beauty of interacting with each other. Since I'm an introvert, it may limited me to do constant interaction with other people. But, I always try best to have a good relationship with other people. So, when I found this book I'm hooked by the title. It's quite interesting. The book is about 'human relationship' including how to communicate better. Shat's interesting about this book? 

1. About the book

Literally, the content is just like its title. This is a book about human relationship especially how to communicate better with other people whom categorized by color (red, yellow, green, blue). The book begins with background that explain reasons why the author wrote about it. He explain why is it important to categorize people and what the readers will gain with the knowledge. Categories of people by ‘colors’ gives insights of their behavior, strength and weaknesses, body languages, what their stress factor and how to handle people based on their color. The goal is to have better communication with other people and also have a better relationship with them.

2. Who should read this book?

It’s a must read for people who works in Human Resource Development, Marketing, Business, Public Relation, Public Services, Education. Also for CEO, managers, supervisor, leader it will be a helpful guide for them to know better their employees. Other than that, everyone could read this book too.

3. When should you read this book?

It’s never to late to learn. Communication with other people is matter. Now it’s the right time to learn how to have better communication whether in personal life or work place.

4. What I’ve got after reading this book

Since I’ve read this book, it’s easier to recognize people. Categorize people based on their ‘color’ actually helps me communicate better with them. And it’s actually nice to have a good conversation with other people and have a good relationship with them. It helps me deal with them especially when we’ve had different perspective about some things. It helps me be more patient if I know that their ‘color’ are red or yellow. And it helps me recognize my own color to optimize my strengths and deal with my weaknesses.

5. (+) and (-) of this book

Points (+)

✓Definite points
The author clearly knows what he wants to write. The theory is well explained and well thought of. If you need a book as guide to increase communication skill with other people in organization, this book is the answer.

Points (-)

✓Less tips to practice
This book provides pretty understandable theory. Generally, books like this has many real-life examples or applicable how-to tips, but it doesn’t. I wish there are more example to practice the theory.

6. Worth buying and reading or not

Obviously it’s worth to buy, worth to read and read again. Also, it’s maybe a good gift for someone that you think may need the book.

7. Personal rating : 🐱🐱🐱🐱

——————TERJEMAHAN DALAM BAHASA INDONESIA————

Hubungan antar-manusia adalah sesuatu yang saya kagumi. Saya selalu tertarik pada hubungan manusia. Untuk mempelajari tentangnya, adalah sesuatu yang saya lakukan secara sukarela. Indahnya berinteraksi satu sama lain. Apalagi saya adalah seorang introvert, hal ini mungkin membatasi saya untuk terus-menerus berinteraksi dengan orang lain. Tapi, saya selalu berusaha sebaik mungkin untuk menjalin hubungan baik dengan orang lain. Jadi, ketika saya menemukan buku ini saya terpikat oleh judulnya yang cukup menarik. Buku ini membahas tentang ‘hubungan antar-manusia’ termasuk cara berkomunikasi yang lebih baik. Lalu, apa yang menarik dari buku ini?

1. Tentang apa

Secara harfiah, isinya persis seperti judulnya. Ini adalah buku tentang hubungan manusia khususnya bagaimana berkomunikasi lebih baik dengan orang lain yang dikategorikan berdasarkan warna (merah, kuning, hijau, biru). Buku ini dimulai dengan latar belakang yang menjelaskan alasan mengapa penulis menulis tentang hal tersebut. Dia menjelaskan mengapa penting untuk mengkategorikan orang dan apa yang akan diperoleh pembaca dengan pengetahuan tersebut. Kategori orang berdasarkan warna memberikan wawasan tentang perilaku, kekuatan dan kelemahan, bahasa tubuh, faktor stres mereka, dan cara menangani orang berdasarkan ‘warna’. Tujuannya adalah untuk memiliki komunikasi yang lebih baik dengan orang lain dan juga memiliki hubungan yang lebih baik dengan mereka.

2. Siapa yang perlu membaca buku ini?

Wajib dibaca bagi orang-orang yang bekerja di bidang Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia, Pemasaran, Bisnis, Hubungan Masyarakat, Pelayanan Publik, Pendidikan. Juga bagi CEO, manajer, supervisor, pemimpin, ini akan menjadi panduan yang berguna bagi mereka untuk mengenal lebih baik karyawannya. Selain itu, semua orang juga bisa membaca buku ini.

3. Kapan sebaiknya membaca buku ini?

Tidak ada kata terlambat untuk belajar. Komunikasi dengan orang lain itu penting. Sekarang adalah waktu yang tepat untuk belajar bagaimana berkomunikasi dengan lebih baik baik dalam kehidupan pribadi maupun di tempat kerja.

4. Yang aku dapatkan setelah membaca buku ini

Sejak saya membaca buku ini, lebih mudah mengenali orang. Mengkategorikan orang berdasarkan ‘warna’ sebenarnya membantu saya berkomunikasi lebih baik dengan mereka. Dan sebenarnya menyenangkan bisa berbincang baik dengan orang lain dan menjalin hubungan baik dengan mereka. Ini membantu saya menghadapi mereka terutama ketika kami memiliki perspektif berbeda tentang beberapa hal. Ini membantu saya untuk lebih bersabar jika saya mengetahui ‘warna’nya merah atau kuning. Dan itu membantu saya mengenali ‘warna’ saya sendiri untuk mengoptimalkan kekuatan saya dan mengatasi kelemahan saya.

5. (+) dan (-) dari buku ini

Poin (+)

✓Poin yang jelas

Penulis jelas tahu apa yang ingin dia tulis. Teorinya dijelaskan dengan baik dan dipikirkan dengan baik. Jika Anda membutuhkan buku sebagai panduan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berkomunikasi dengan orang lain dalam organisasi, buku ini adalah jawabannya

Poin (-)

✓Lebih sedikit tip untuk dipraktikkan
Buku ini memberikan teori yang cukup bisa dimengerti. Umumnya, buku-buku seperti ini mempunyai banyak contoh kehidupan nyata atau tips-tips yang dapat diterapkan, namun kenyataannya tidak. Saya berharap ada lebih banyak contoh untuk mempraktikkan teori tersebut.

6. Worth to buy and read or not

Buku ini jelas layak untuk dibeli, layak untuk dibaca dan dibaca lagi. Selain itu, ini mungkin hadiah yang bagus untuk seseorang yang menurut Anda mungkin membutuhkan buku tersebut.

7. Personal rating : 🐱🐱🐱🐱

Writing is my sweet escape and also a safe place to stay

I am an overthinker. My mind often wandering think about anything. I even thought if I had OCD or not since I kept ruminating some things in my mind. Also I can not let go of something’s that doesn’t match with me. I kept trying to shut my mind. Well, the more I was trying the more I keep thinking a lot. That’s when I was realize, I am an adult, I didn’t remember some things that brings me joy then when I was still a child. It turns out one of my fun thing to do other than read was writing. The little me in the past often wrote in a paper or book.

I used to love writing so much. I remember that I had some poem book since I was still in elementary school. I threw away since I was too ashamed someone will found out about what I wrote. Yes, I was a child who doesn’t had much of self-esteem. And never proud of myself, what I’m capable of. Not self-loathing, just not confident enough to feel worthy. How sad, when I was flashback reminiscing my childhood. I knew that my poem was just random, doesn’t have a rhymes too (maybe) but I just love to wrote that. The feeling when I was writing was pleasant, but why I didn’t do it again? I guess I was ‘too busy’ to revisit one of my safe place to pour my mind, to write about anything, to express everything that I keep in my head.

Now, in my thirties, I write again. I need many years before until I have a courage to share my writings in many platform now. I pour my mind into writings (almost) everyday now. Actually, I don’t know if someone read it or not. Nowadays, everyone writes, then what’s differentiate mine from them? why someone wants to sacrifice their time to read mine? Yeah, I keep wondering about that questions everyday, but I keep writing anyway.

What do you enjoy most about writing?

So, now I can admit that what I enjoy the most about writing is I can write about anything I want. About things that I love to do, things that I’m passionate about or daily WordPress writing blog like this. I enjoy writing just for the sake of a writing, and obviously when I had some feedbacks it makes me so excited too.

For me, sharing what I write is for sharing experiences, thoughts, critics, or another things. It is my sweet escape from my overload thinking, my safe place to share many pieces from my mind.

Morning walk

Describe one habit that brings you joy.

One of my favorite habit is walking around the neighborhood in the morning. The sunlight is warm, the wind is slowly breeze and the street is quiet. Luckily, my neighbors aren’t morning person so I have my morning walk session calmly. I’m not antisocial, I just an introvert who need my alone time to recharge my energy and social battery. Here in my neighborhood, small talk is part of manners when meeting up with neighbor. That’s why walking in the morning is different than in the afternoon which some people are going out for walk too.

Sometimes, I walk alone or I bring my cat with me (as long as she’s quiet too 😂). I love the clear sky as I can picture it with anything in my mind. I love the wind and the smell of the fresh air. I love the sunlight, I can feel it in my skin. I love the trees and wild grass, they’re green. I love everything surround me when I walk in the morning, it energizes me to starting day.

Gratitude List

List 30 things that make you happy.

I love WordPress’ today’s prompt. To make list of things that makes me happy. Is it easy?or is it just me being excited of it? I thought about everything that makes me grateful and makes me happy.

30 things that makes me happy :

1. Praying

2. Journalling

3. Walking around neighborhood

4. Having good conversation with my husband

5. Eating breakfast

6. Playing with my cats

7. Reading books

8. Producing content

9. Cooking my favorite dish

10. Playing x-box game

11. Staring at my new desk plant

12. Doing little exercize, since I can’t do it properly yet

13. Singing old songs

14. Do little dancing

15. Trying new dessert in nearest store

16. Drinking ice tea since it’s still summer here

17. Watching old movies because I love doing this nostalgic thing😂

18. Playing with my neighbor’s baby

19. Replying comments from my social media friends

20. Drinking water

21. Eating fruits

22. Texting with my friends and family

23. Doing house chores

24. Watching sunset in front of my porch

25. Watching cooking video, because it’s relaxing

26. Baking recipes from my cookbook

27. Scrolling bookstore online store feeds

28. Eating dinner with my husband

29. Trying new restaurant dish

30. Go camping somewhere beautiful and quiet with my husband

How about yours? Are you make the list too?

about a cat

Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone.

Actually the story isn’t about someone but an animal. I don’t remember when. But it took place in a hospital. My husband was sick, I was sat in front of administration table. I remember there are many people waiting. I saw someone enter the room and close the door. He didn’t know there was a cat behind him. The cat squeezed between the door. There are no movement from anyone seeing the poor kitty. Then I just came over to open the door and he runs away. I hope that poor kitty was fine.

Bonus : my little kitty picture 😂