Get Up, Survive, Go Back To The Bed

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DIY DENIM PANTS - 3 EASY WAYS

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I'm so in love with anything featured daisy flowers. That is why I can't help myself not to share this DIY: Daisy Nail Art Tutorial here. Hope you like it :)

You Need:

Steps: 

Happy Trying :*

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Hi! I'm back. This weekend, let's play with patterns. Clashing patterns and prints can be a brilliant idea to look fresh to hang out with your lovelies. Here is some tips to play with patterns for you:

Happy Trying, Lovelies.

Happy play with patterns ;)

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To Do This Weekend: Play With Patterns

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This weekend, let's recall that summer feeling by trying a new juice recipe consists of tropical fruits mixed with itsy bitsy touch of spice. 

Here is the ingredients (for 1 person):

How to:

• Blend all the ingredients, add a little amount of water.
• You can add honey into your juice, but mine was blended without honey.
• Better to served it cold

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TO DO THIS WEEKEND: GET THAT SUMMER FEELING

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Day 1 // I feel so excited when I woke up in the morning. I'll start my very first day of 30 days challenge buy nothing new but food and bus tickets. I feel pretty confident that I can defeat the challenge. I got everything that I need in my boarding house. I remembered that my cupboard full with clothes, my shoe rack as well, my smartphone credit is full enough, some medicine for influenza and headache, eye drops for dry eyes, ink for my printer is also enough I think, even my feminine pads is more than enough for one month. I know that my external hard disk is kinda broken but I don't think that I am in a rush to buy a new one. I feel superior, I whispered to myself that I can do it. because all the new things that I need to buy this month is just food, food, food, and bus tickets.

I dragged my self to the bathroom and surprised that I ran out of bath soap. Ha! Thank God I have stock for soap in my drawer. I finished with my bath thing, then I found that my deodorant is dried as well. OMG! I thought I failed at my very first day. I dig my drawer and so happy that I found deodorant in my travel pack toiletry pouch.

Day 2 // I survived. Yaay. I did not going anywhere and ate avocados and milk all day. I read in a book that milk actually not a drink milk is food. What do you think?

Day 3 // I realised that I have to pay my rent. I skip it today because I don't know wether paying rent categorised as buying something new or not.

Day 4 // I had to go somewhere with "ojek" (motorcycle with driver for rent). I spent money for it but I did not buy something new, it was like I rent something. Well, I did not mean to give an excuse. I really hope that paying for rent does not make me fail on the challenge.

I went back home late at night after a meeting for some styling projects and stopped by the nearest Seven Eleven to bought a cup of hot drink to accompanying me to walk home. I almost buy a cute black cats sticker set and a magazine thank God I remember that I'm still in the running of my 30 days challenge.

If paying rent for "ojek" is legal, then paying house rent is legal as well? Still thinking about it.

Day 5 and 6 // I survived. Yeah!

Day 7 // I went to dentist to fill my tooth and paid the service. Is it kinda buying something new? I hope it is not categorised as buying something new. But still I spent money for it.

Day 8 // OMG, too many excuses, eh?

Day 9 // I decided to pay my room rent.

Day 10 // Treat myself eating sushi at Sushi Tei Plaza Senayan.

Day 11 // Too busy preparing wardrobes for a fashion photoshoot tomorrow. I did know what kind of feeling was that, my belly felt full without eating when I mix and match all the clothes for the photoshoot.

Day 12 // Yeaaay, I had styling project today for Eid Day at a Moroccan Restaurant. The best part is I can eat lots of delicious middle east food for free.

Day 13 // I did not go anywhere, just stay at home and cooked from what is left on the refrigerator.

Day 14 // Went to traditional market to buy fresh vegetables, fruits, and cheese. Preparing for Ramadan month.

Day 15 // Open some of online store and my heart stop beating when I am looking at a super cool silver necklace and another white sneakers at New Look. Oh please, Yulia!

Day 16 // Went to the mall with my friend, and I headed straight to New Look to see whether there is the white sneakers I saw on their website or not. I know, I know! I am about to make myself fail at the challenge. Could not be happier to know that the shoes is not there yet, while another shoes I saw on the website was already there. How is that possible? Ended up bought myself a box of date fruits and dozen of doughnut.

Day 17 // Tomorrow is Ramadan first day, InshaaAllah. I wish I could loose 4 kilograms during Ramadan. I also prepared some religious things to do for Ramadan. Bismillah.

Day 18 // First Ramadan. Ramadan kareem. I cooked for suhoor and ta'jil. Alhamdulillah.

Day 19 // Had a super lovely Ramadan dinner with my three of my housemate at Plaza Senayan. Breakfasting together with friends really means a lot to me, feels like I'm having another close family here eventhough I live far from my family.

Day 20 // Got a package from home. Filled with my favourite foods from Granny and Mommy. My Daddy also sent me a new external hard disk to replace mine that sometimes having trouble to read on any computer or laptop. Yeaaay, Alhamdulillah.

Day 21 // Gosh, I should be very careful that my toothpaste is almost out of stock T__T

Day 22, 23, 24, 25 // First time in life using toothpaste wisely.

Day 26 // I wonder why day 30 get so long. Still struggling with my toothpaste tube.

Day 27 // 30 June please coming real soon..

Day 28 // Well, I might survived with my toothpaste. I'm still brushing my teeth with a very little amount of them.

Day 29 // But...

Day 30 // I have to admit that I bought a Daniel Wellington watches 3/4 from the original price in a super big sale at Berrybenka.com. They had buy 2 get 1 promo then me and two of my friend couldn't help ourselves but order our very own Daniel Wellington.


I have failed the challenge, I know. But I learned so much about managing money from the last challenge. Here the lessons I've got from the 30 days challenge:

• Use things wisely. Sometime when we have something in a large amount we forget to use them wisely. Even when the things is almost out of stock, we don't really care about it. Because we can buy a new one. Doing 30 days challenge not buying anything new beside food and bus ticket made me think about how easy I buy something new when the supply is up just because I got the money on my wallet or inside the cards. Then I'm thinking about people who are less fortunate who have to wait for so long and work so hard to buy a toothpaste even to buy food. The concept for saving in my mind is just for money on the bank and energy such as water and electricity. I don't really skimp on toothpaste or soap or things that don't have certain measurement of usage. I just use them as much as I want. 
• Be grateful for what we have. I have never really put attention that toothpaste and deodorant is soooo important for me. I just know they are important, I'll buy a new one before I run out of stock without realize how important they are. Be grateful for everything that you have, appreciate more small things. When I think I could beat the challenge because all I need is food to survive in this life, naaaa'h, I was wrong. I also need things like deodorant, toothpaste, my rent house, and "abang ojek" (motorcycle rent rider) to survive in social life.
• Be more patient. Sometimes I put too many stock at home. Each time I go to a shopping place I often buy toiletries or food or stationary or anything while I actually need them one month from the time I bought them. I'm the type of person who is super afraid of running out of stock about everything. For example, I cannot see my phone credit at the number of Rp 30.000, I'll add my phone credit directly. While actually with that amount of credit I still can use it for like 10 days to buy a phone call package. Stock too many things at home for the sake of "just in case" is not good for my wallet actually, buying "important" things in the wrong time or when we don't in the urge of having it is the same like buying "unimportant" things and that means improvident!
• Because I cannot buy anything new but the food, then I'm thinking too much about food. LOL. I had so many food to try or buy everyday in my mind which is not good because that is just the same with buying new clothes or whatever. 
• On the day 4, I almost buy a cute sticker. Whole my life I have several things that I bought just because they are cute. Giirrrrlllls! Now I realize that I have to think twice or even thousand times before buying something cute. 
• This challenge is amazing to keep me on track actually. Each time I open my wallet it seems like I had alarm screaming in my mind that someone open my wallet and I have to make sure that this someone is opening my wallet under my permission. This 30 days challenge really taught me how to be responsible for the things that I'm going to do.

I'm sure that I'll do this kind of 30 days challenge again and feel another sensation of high adrenalin when something is running out of stock and keep learning to use things wisely, more grateful for what I have, be more patient, and be responsible with my own properties.

PS: Read about the challenge here

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THE RESULTS OF 30 DAYS CHALLENGE: BUY NOTHING NEW BUT FOOD AND BUS TICKETS

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I feel so excited in this month of June, because I challenge myself not to spend money for something new except food (raw/ cooked) and for public transport tickets. I got the idea when I read Frankie magazine months ago and read about a guy who frost attempts to buy something new except foods. Maybe I should have share this challenge earlier so I can ask you Guys to joint me this month. Well, next time I hope. I'm not going to share the details of what happen on each day I do the challenge on this blog until the end of the month.

Today is my second day in the running of what's becoming 30 days challenge. Can I survive? I don't know. I'll try my best. FYI, even I ran out of bath soap and deodorant at my very first day of challenge. Thank God I have a stock for soap and I remember that I have deodorant in my travel pack toiletries. I could not imagine if I should break the rule at my first day. I wondered if only I don't have stock of soap and deodorant at all then what can I do? Well, I can ask my friend at the boarding house for soap, but deodorant? Even though they are all the most kind hearted fellas that I ever know, I just can't ask them to lend me deodorant to be my hero of the day.

So, why did I challenge myself to do 30 days challenge frost attempts to spent money except for food and public transport tickets? Here is the reasons:

1. I need to save more money
2. I read too many minimalist fashion blog lately that shows how simple fashion and live are. How could they live with 13 wardrobes including top, bottom, outer, and shoes for 13 days?
3. I got insight from Sophia Amoruso (founder and CEO of Nasty Gal) that money looks better in the bank than on my feet.
4. I want a new lens for my Canon 450D, I'm craving for Canon 35mm lens or Sigma 30mm lens. I know I know, this point looks like a betrayer of the point number 3, but I really need this lens this year. I'm looking at my shoes and start thinking if only I did not buy 6 of them, now I got the money to buy my lens. *sigh

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30 DAYS CHALLENGE - SPENT MONEY ONLY FOR FOODS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT TICKETS

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Lately, sneakers being one of my most favorite darling to walk with. I put aside my heels even my flat shoes and sandals. Sometimes, wearing sneakers into your daily life can be a little tricky. I am very sure that you don't want to look like you are going to the gym everytime you put your sneakers on. So, here I am going to share about how to wear sneakers like a pro ;)

How to wear sneakers like a pro:

• Wear basics or monochrome outfits if you want to focus on your sneakers. It gives chances to your sneakers to rise and shine.
• You can wear sneakers for formal event as long as there is no dress code not to wear sneakers. The trick is wear formal outfits such as blazer, shirt, suits, etc. For a complete touch, wear a nice cluth bag or simple sling bag.
• Do not hesitate to pair your sporty sneakers with feminin items such as dress or skirt. It will gives an androginy twist on your look which is nice and super cool.
• If you play with "overall", roll up your overall to give a nice silhouette between your ankle and your sneakers, it is also applicable when you are wearing boyfriend jeans together with your sneakers. 
• Play with patterned or unique socks to drag more attention to your sneakers.
• Learned how to tie your sneakers like a pro. 

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HOW TO WEAR SNEAKERS LIKE A PRO

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Two weeks ago I made a post about routine facial treatment products. There I exposed each products that I use to take care my skin face, my facial wash product, face moisturizer products, and eye skin treatment products. That post is not complete yet since girls have lotsa face treatment products to take care their face, their asset to face the the world. So, here is the the part two of To Do This Weekend: Face Treatment post. Keep scrolling, Lovelies ;)

You can read the first part of To Do This Weekend: Face Treatment (Part 1) here.

// Face Paper and Make Up Remover

1. Clean & Clear Oil Control Film, the name of the product itself already explain the function of this product. I need this product when I have lotsa activities in a day. I don't use this everyday because my face does not produce excess oil everyday. I need my oil control film only under some circumstances, such as when I need to retouch make up at night or when I have heavy outdoors activities.

2. Maybelline New York Make Up Remover, this product is efficient and easy to instantly removes all eye and lip make up, even waterproof make up. But I have a plan to leave this product because I heard organic coconut oil is good to remove any make up product. Sorry my Maybelline New York Make Up Remover, you are a good product but lately I'm looking for natural or natural ingredient products to take care of my skin face. Since it is so hard to find organic coconut oil in my country, I'm still using this make up remover until now. Hehe.

3. The Body Shop Vitamin E Gentle Facial Cleansing Wipes, this product is my favorite to instantly removes my make up when I am toooooo tired to do all face cleansing ritual. It is a tissue so all I need is just grab one tissue prom the packaging then wipe the tissue all over my face. This product cleanse, tone and moisturize in one wipes. How can I not love this product.

// Face Toner

1. Nivea Visage Aqua Effect Refreshing Toner, I apply this product after washing my face. It gives refreshing sensation in our skin also moisturize the skin with Vitamin E ingredient in it.

2. La Rambla Apple Cider Vinegar, my favourite natural and yummy face toner. Apple Vinegar is good to balance the ph in our skin. Because the smell of apple vinegar is not really so I just apply this think when I am on holiday, that is why this is one of my favourite face treatment product a weekend. Mix apple cider vinegar with water and apply it as face toner. Besides moisturize the skin, balancing skin ph, it is also perfect to fight acnes. In addition you can also apply cider vinegar for hair, body, mask, cooking, scar, etc. Going to share about another function of apple cider vinegar at another blog post.

// Face Treatment

1. The Body Shop Tea Tree Face Mask, I apply this face mask every weekend to cools and lifts away impurities. Easy to apply and it is not going to dry on your skin. This face mask does not stop me from singing, talking, giggling, eating, laughing, etc after I apply it on to my skin face.

2. Honey, I think I don't need to explain how magical this thing is. I apply it as face mask and lip balm. I can also mix it with another natural mask such as egg, yogurt, fruits, etc when I am in the mood to blend all those natural ingredient, when I am not I just simply rub the honey gently on my skin face around 15 minutes after that I washed my face and apply my The Body Shop Tea Tree Face Mask (see Face Treatment point 1).

3. Biore Cleansing Strips Pore Pack, after I apply point 1 and 2, I simply put this products to removes blackheads from my nose. My favorite is the one in black packaging, while another packaging from Biore pore pack does not strong enough to removes blackheads from my nose.

4. Acnes Sealing Jell, this is my weapon to fight a naughty pimples on my face. Just put it at night and it works in the morning. The pimples is dry and shrink.

5. Oriflame Pure Nature Purifying Blemish Solver, to removes blemish on face. It is also good to drain small pimples. Unfortunately it is so hard to find this product now since I don't have any friends selling Oriflame products anymore. 

6. Garnier Multi-Action Whitening Peel-Off Mask. I use this face mask after a heavy days outside or when I feel my skin face is really dirty. I apply it every 2 weeks or just once in a month. This mask is good to removes dead skin and impurities that darken our skin face.

7. Carapelli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, I use this per two weeks to moisture my face because olive oil is a heavy oil so I did not apply it too often onto my skin face. I use this to scrub my face, lips, and my body after i mix it with sugar or tea or coffee or salt. I also apply it as lip balm, hair mask, and for cooking of course.

So, that is all about my To Do This Weekend: Face Treatment (Part 2) blog post. I will definetely share another face treatment product when I found another good products for skin face. Stay tuned, Lovelies :)   

I'm sorry momma, I never meant to hurt you.

But tonight I'm cleaning out my closet

Weekend, yeaaay! 

Having some things to do today, doing laundry, medical check up, visiting my cousin at the hospital, put some clothes at my favourite tailor to get some reparation, go to traditional market for fresh flowers and some fruits and daily needs and tonight I'm cleaning out my closet. What is your planning for weekend, Guys?

Day by day I realize that I should reduce amount of clothes that I bought per year. The most pressing reason is because my closet is full and maybe a little screaming right now, I made them gained much weight at 2014 and I must say it is overweight right now. Thank God 29 pieces of them already sold out at the end of last year since I'm selling my preloved stuffs here --> CLICK CLICK (some stuffs are still available and more stuffs updated this Sunday). 

Reducing my wardrobe is one of my obsession this year and I already told you at my previous blog post that I fall in love with any perfectly boring clothes. I finally know that I heart "easy breezy like Sunday morning" wardrobe pieces to wear everyday. My ugly pretty effortless style. And I thought I already have enough of "dangerously normal" pieces of clothes and shoe and bags and accessories and miscellaneous fashion things in my closet to look perfectly boring this year. Be ready, fellas :)

Stop buying clothes means stop exercising and that is not good for my healthiness mentally and physically. So I wanna make some list, my reminder, about what I should do and should not doing related to my favourite exercise to burn calories (read: shopping). Alright here we go!

2015 SHOPPING GUIDELINES:

# 12 pieces of clothes only (top, outerwear, bottoms, you name it) / 365 days

# 3 pairs of shoe

# 2 bags, I'm not really into bags since actually I feel more than enough wearing my tote bags everyday.

# 5 accessories, statement accessories is more acceptable in this point

# 12 underwear, which i don't need to mention the detail.

# 3 hijab accessories, just for the most essential one like "under hijab"

# 1 bedcover (I count this here since I put bedcovers inside my closet)

# 1 praying clothes

2015 WISH LIST SO FAR:

Clothes:

1. Long patterned coat // 2. Sleeveless blazer (black/white/brown/pastel) // 3. Cropped top (red + black + navy + pastel) // 4. Full buttons long dress (black/navy) // 5. Navy pants // 6. Black maxi dress // 7. Fur vest (black/brown/grey) // 8. Black Mom Jeans // 9. Combination sweater// 10. White culotte pants

Shoe, Bags, Accessories, and others:

1. Maroon flats// 2. Statement sneakers// 3. Baby pink bag// 4. Leather lunch bag// 5. Wide brimmed hat (black + maroon)// 6. Sunglasses// 7. Egyptian statement necklace// 8. Under hijab in black + nude + soft pink colors// 9. Praying clothes// 10. Polkadot white bedcover.

2015 FASHIONABLE THINGS TO DO:

# DIY, DIY, DIY

# Keep on shopping guidelines and think again do I really need it or not and think whether the clothes that you are going to buy suits your style.

# Forget that white Calvin Klein cropped boxy top. Find alternatives, find local clothing, unless you are going to buy bags and shoes.  

# Selling preloved stuffs here and donate some money from it for charity. 

# Think about Raja Ampat, Alaska, Japan, and demilitarization zone at North Korea to visit rather than thinking about visiting mall to spend weekend.

# Praying that some brands, family and friends will give everything in my wishlist for free :p (Oh, is it really an option, Yulia?)

PS: I made this blog post for myself, for Yulia Rahmawati, to keep me on the track. If only I am going mad for shopping then you found I bought more than 12 pieces clothes this year please reminds me dearest readers. And who knows this post also make you think again about your wardrobe and shopping hobbies. Good luck for us ;)