Looking for the Light

One night, a few days ago, I saw this butterfly in our dining room. Similar with other flying insect behavior (like flying ants), it was looking for the light. I’ve often seen butterflies came into our house, but I’ve seldom seen like this one. It used to be big brown butterflies. In Indonesia, we call it guest butterflies, because it can be a sign that guest will come to our house. Believe it or not, but that truly happens. After I captured this moment, I let it there. In the next morning, I didn’t see it anymore.

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CC: Why/How do I Love Thee?

I remembered that my hubby has ever asked me,” Why do you love me?” Well, this CC will ask his questions more completely.

I love him because he can accept my bad habits and personalities.

I love him because he wants to help me finishing household works (except ironing) if I ask him to.

I love him because he likes to shop in a flea market and allow me to wait in the car if the flea market is too muddy.

I love the way he takes care of me when I’m sick.

I love

him because he always brings me a glass of warm water to our bedroom at night.

I love it when he makes me a cup of green tea without being asked to.

I love him because I always miss him everytime he leaves home more than one day. I don’t meet him everyday; he goes home every three days. He left home yesterday, so, I miss him now, especially because I’m not feeling well today…

I love him because he never treats me badly and never talks to me in bad and harsh words. I think the worst nightmare of

wives is being abused by their own husbands. I feel so grateful to have a kind husband like him.

I love him because he always try to make me laugh (at least smile) every time he knows that I’m in my bad mood.

I love it when he cooks a special food to me.

I love it when he acts like a spoiled little child and I should act like his mom.

I love him because I can feel his great love to me. I know he loves me very much so that I can feel it strongly.

I love his way to

express affection to me every day, in both words and behaviors.

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Watery Wednesday

This small river was shot from a bridge at Kalierang, Bumiayu, Central Java, Indonesia (it’s my husband’s home town). To be more dramatic, I change the picture into a black and white one.

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My Favorite Resource Site for Fashion Accessory

I like to browse when I require information about something. That day, I need information on several specific fashion items. If I have to search for it one by one, it is not only taking more times but also troubling. Fortunately, I found this fashion directory; it’s truly a great help!

As visitors, I can browse for many specific fashion items; and I can get all the information about fashion from just one place. You can find various aspects of general fashion, fashion accessory, make up and beauty needs there. They have many specific categories: babies and kids, bath and aromatherapy, clothing general, general fashion, handbags and purses, hats and caps, jackets, jewellery Bespoke and handmade, jewellery general, jewellery making supplies, lingerie, makeup and beauty, pashminas and scarves, plus size clothing, shirts, shoes, skirts and dresses, sportswear, T-shirt, trousers, underwear and wedding. Isn’t it great? This fashion directory has become my favorite resource site for fashion stuffs.

They don’t only offer guidance in fulfilling your fashion needs; but also offer a fashion community for you. Join their forum and you’ll have new friends who have similar interests. If you run a business in fashion fields, don’t hesitate to advertise your fashion website in this fashion directory. By advertising in this fashion directory, you can attract more customers; and it means more gain to your business. Well, why don’t you try it for your self?

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How to Say ‘No’ to Your Child

There are many parents who can’t refuse children’s requests. Every time their children want something, these parents always try to fulfill it. An expert said that abundant affection is the cause of these parents’ behavior. It’s actually a normal thing, but you shouldn’t always follow their desires.

The research result of Centre for a New American Dream showed the confession of more than 50% children: owning certain goods make they are accepted in association. This assumption not only happens at rich family, but also at indigent family.

If you, as parents, always accomplish your child’s wants, it will affect negatively for her/his character. Your child will grow to be a spoiled, disappointed easily, dependent and not-ready-to-accept-reality child. That’s why you should learn to say ‘No’ to your child in a wise and proper way. Don’t say ‘No’ with forcing or yelling; it will make your child more upset or even causing trauma to your child.

Here are tips for you:

• State your refusal with clear and honest argument. Express it in simple language, so that your child will understand it well. Be honest is important! Children can’t be lied. Be careful in saying words, if you lie often to your children; you can loose their trust.


• The ‘No’ words should be enjoyable for both parents and child. The child doesn’t feel to be forced and the parents don’t feel to do mistake.


• You should make your child used to accept arguments since young age. It can push your child’s thinking ability. Your child will be encouraged to think critically, be more creative and recognize the causal rules earlier.


• Ask your child to see the fact that goods which he/she wants can’t be fulfilled at the time.


• If refusing the request, you should give other solution.


• Bring your child together to look for wanted goods. Indirectly, you encourage your child to be able to accept the fact which is possible disappointing.

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CC: Have I Told You Lately that, I Love You?

This week’s Couple’s Corner related to my last post, Romance in a Marriage. In my opinion, saying “I love you” sincerely is also a good way to express affection and appreciation to your partner. As I wrote before, husbands and wives should realize that each couple has basic need to be loved and to get attention. Only material needs aren’t enough. 

My hubby is an expressive person, he always says “I love you so much” or “I mad about you” or “Do you know that I adore you so much” several times every day. Silly me, sometimes I’m too lazy to answer it back, “I love you, too” or likewise. I just make a sound,”Hmmm, thank you” or just nodding my head. Have I done a mistake here? Being compared with my hubby’s habit, I more seldom to convey my affection with words “I love you”. I most like hugging him.

Since this CC is about saying “I Love You” with deep feelings, well, I can say here precisely that it just happened at Jan 26th, a few days ago. How come? Because it was my birthday, hehehe. I didn’t cry; but I was so touched and I felt so appreciated. Dear hubby, thanks for your love, wish our love get stronger every day… 

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Romance in a Marriage Life

How’s your relationship with your husband/wife? Is romantic things expressed by kisses, touches and hugs still there?

Romantic love usually only happened at the time of couple are interested each other. Both feeling cannot live without its couple and always wish to be together. This kind of love will end after a few moments. Entering marriage life, romantic love usually will fade. The fading romantic love can result the value friction, your couple become part that is felt no longer need special attention.

This value friction usually happens since 5-10 years of marriage. Even wife position at home can shift into the part of household appliances that must be there at home to arrange daily life.

Actually married couple needn't maintain this romantic love, but you must avoid the loss of meaning of wife/husband attendance as individual that requiring love and attention truly happen. It can be source of physically illness; because the wife and husband can feel depressed, lonely, and sadness.

Why wives are more often become victims of less romance in their marriage lifes? Women usually spend more time at home, while husbands have association and career outside, so that they don’t irritate much with separate relationship with wives. Husbands also sometimes unconscious with this problem, because they feel that they have already worked to make a living for family. They feel their responsibilities as husbands have fulfilled with giving enough material things to their family.

I myself don’t want this situation really happens to me. I don’t want my husband neglects and only assumes me as a complement of household appliances. Like wise, you shouldn’t assume your husband only as a money searcher machine.

In order to avoid these situation happen, romance in certain rate has to be maintained in building harmony of a marriage. Romance here is interpreted as an effort to maintain caring and sensitivity to individual aspect of each couple.

Husband and wife should realize that each couple has basic human need to be loved and to get attention. Only material needs aren’t enough. The complete human need the attendance beside his/her couple is affected and appreciated; she/he isn’t only a wage earner, a house keeper or a house complement.

Brighten your marriage with warm and full of affection relationship. Fill your marriage life daily with smiles, laughs, eyes sights, kisses, touches, hugs and attention. Have a happy marriage life, everyone…
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