More and more (and even more) updates

So. Too long no see, no? I can't even decide where to begin. Well, a baby is always a safe ice-breaker-topic, yes? I'm now a proud mom of an almost 10-month-old baby boy-yay!-Actually the house that I was writing about in the previous post came before the baby. Wow.
I'm currently freelancing, working from home, occasionally. Hehe business is quite slow these few months, but thank God we manage just fine, with plenty of sighing and whining :D
Good news, I just got my first design job since about 10 months ago! Not big, but enough to get me excited, being in front of the computer again..and making money!
I've been into trying recipes lately, so maybe there'll be a couple of posts concerning that, with a few food shots here and there. Nothing fancy though, just photos from a pocket camera. But the food! The food..man..so good! Really, everybody should cook. It's rejuvenating! Except for the dish-washing.

Ok off to bed now, hope I can really keep this blog running again, hopefully longer than the last period :)

Updates

Wow. It sure has been a while, no? Please believe me when I say it's all worth the waiting. Boy do I have TONS to tell!

First, I resigned. Yes I sure did! Most of the credits go to my dearest hubby who encouraged me, even when I hadn't got any successful offers yet. So I did. I resigned, I've been staying at home, and I'm enjoying this! I'm freelancing, so doing layouts is still on the menu.

Being stay-at-home-wife isn't as bad as I thought. I stressed out for a week at first, worrying about grown-up matters like income, self-worth and stuff, but by the end of the week enjoyment came marching in!

I'm enjoying my unemployment, and I'm still finding out what I should do next. I'm not sure I want to do advertising again, I'm looking for a different thing this time. I've always been into illustration, so I'm starting to draw again. It turns out I'm not as good as I thought though, but it's too early to call it quit. Oh and Dick Bruna really inspires me.

Secondly, Marco van Basten resigned. Shockingly unbelievable! The title did slip from Ajax's grasp, everybody was raving about his incompetence, but nobody saw this coming I think. He walked away a few days after the brutal and fatal loss from PSV and therefore missed the last game of the 08/09 season-which Ajax won under Schippie. I felt kinda sorry for him but after reading a post saying he was playing golf and dined with some of AC Milan's big guys last Sunday, my sympathy turns into a slight disgust. He's a strategist for God's sake! I bet there's always something behind his actions, something more than a mere responsibleness, guilt or other intangible b.s..

oh the drama!

Third, my husband & I are purchasing a house-again! We're very confident about this one, the process feels so..right, and professional. We're still paying the downpayment, if everything's going smooth we can move in around September. Yaay!

Laundry list

I bet on all my citibank shares that I'm in the list.

Lately my office laid out new rules that seem to have the intention of throwing "old" employees out without having to fire them. This probably has something to do with the global recession that's happening. Or maybe the company's just being an asshole.

Anyho, I believe I'm among one of the elders, just not the eldest. So if they're not driving me out this year, I'm probably out next year.

Oh well. freelancing is so much healthier anyway.

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I'm having trouble keeping this blog running. I love the idea of me writing something, BUT to write-apparently takes a lot of determination, something I'm frequently lack of. Moreover, finding something to write about is just as depressing. Either I'm not creative enough or my life's not dramatic enough, I have no idea what to write. I can't even think of a theme for this blog, since I'm constantly changing my mind!

Aargh!

Segitunya

Katanya, esensi dari ber blogging ria adalah sharing. bukan sembarang sharing, tapi sharing yang bisa berguna buat orang yang baca. nah lho.

Berat juga tugas sebuah blog.

overwhelmed

Don't walk in front of me, for I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, for I may not see.
So walk beside me every step of the way.

I couldn't help but shed a tear in the middle of a laughter.

sweet friday

there's nothing like coming back from a long lunch on friday and the office is still empty. it's quite relaxing somehow. it's like I can have an early start before the others. it's like that moment for yourself. today is one of those days. la la la. one of those simple things that makes me happy..

pretty psychology

barusan nge casting psikolog untuk iklan tv yang rencananya mau di shoot bulan desember. orangnya ternyata masih muda! cute, ramah, sepertinya gaul, dan...gaya. she was carrying an LV monogram tote bag(lupa nama jenisnya)... hmm sepertinya profesi psikolog cukup menjanjikan ya.

eniwei, here's what she said bout me just by looking at a 15sec-sketch that i made :
aspirational, creative, dynamic, sociable yet seem to keep distance. will achieve the best in what i do if i put some humor in it when under pressure. should look for a job that brings joy to myself.

"bener ga?" she asked.

telat lagii

i'm not a morning person. as much as i want to be one, i'm just not.

suami : "tadi malam kan udah bilang aku pingin bangun pagi.." (dengan nada kesal)
saya : " ...... "
suami : "udah tau mau keramas mestinya diniatin bangun pagi dong" (masih kesal)
saya : " ...... "

sebenernya saya yang salah, udah tau suami ingin bangun pagi, malah main game dan nonton dvd sampe jam 3..

maaf ya bebi..

my latest crush : fashion.

dulu nih, saya selalu pikir fashion itu pakaian bermerk yang buat saya harganya bisa terjangkau kalo naik beanstalk nya Jack, dan ke bitchiness-an orang-orang di industri tersebut yang bikin jengah (tapi suka deh sama Marc dan Amanda nya Ugly Betty).

ternyata ngga ya. sekarang fashion buat saya ialah salah satu alat untuk mengekspresikan diri saya yang bisa bikin jadi naksir sama diri sendiri. ga pake merk yang mehi-mehi ko, i'm an itc-kind-of-girl.
seperti anak kecil, menjelang tidur udah mulai aja gitu mereka-reka padu padan apa yang mau dipakai besok pagi..deg deg an. kalau cucok, bisa bikin hepi dan pede terus sepanjang hari meski saya jarang pake parfum.
my daily visit : fashionesedaily dan sartorialist.

i heart fashion.