Baju Lama tetap Alhamdulillah

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Kayak lagu andalan yang selalu diputer menuju lebaran.

𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮Baju baru alhamdulillah, dipakai di hari raya

Sejak beberapa tahun belakangan ini, saya memang jarang banget beli baju, bahkan sekarang masih berusaha mengurangi baju yang ada. Coba hidup lebih minimal sih, terutama pada pakaian saya. Oya saya pernah nulis tentang isi lemari saya, bisa cek di sini yaa.

Kemarinan sempet kepikiran buat beli baju lebaran kembaran gitu sama Rangga dan Rumi. Maklum ya euphoria keluarga baru, apalagi sekarang ada anak bayi super gemesh. Liat - liat instagram, bahkan udah saved beberapa brand lokal. Tapi akhirnya saya mutusin buat gak beli baju lebaran tahun ini. Tahun lalu saya beli 1 outer warna navy dari temen saya. Dan bajunya saya pakai di banyak acara setelahnya. Seneng deh rasanya beli baju sekali tapi suka dipakai terus, jadi gak menumpuk di lemari.

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Selama COVID-19 ini, karena di rumah aja, jadi jarang banget pakai baju buat pergi pergi. Pakainya kaos sama celana doang. Gak pakai kemeja atau outer andalan. Ini sih sebenarnya salah satu alasan saya urungin rencana buat beli baju lebaran. Karena lebarannya di rumah, beda pastinya kalau lebarannya kayak biasa. 

Tapi, selain alasan corona. Saya juga mikir, Rumi masih cepet gedenya. Sayang banget kalau beliin baju koko anak - anak yang dipakainya sekali dua kali. Insting dan jiwa ibu muda berusaha hemat juga sih. Mending uangnya buat beli kaos, clodi tambahan, atau bahan MPASI Rumi. Hehehe. Dari lahiran Rumi sampai sekarang saya kayaknya baru dua kali beliin dia pakaian, kalau popok kain udah berapa kali. Karena banyak lungsuran kakak-kakak sepupunya dan juga pemberian orang - orang. Saya rencananya juga mau meninimalkan jumlah pakaian Rumi. Pakai yang ada dulu. 

Untuk urusan minimal dan minim sampah memang saya lagi dalam tahap belajar dan berproses. Makanya urusan beli baju baru itu hitungan dan mikirnya lamaaaa banget. Beneran butuh kah? Yang lama gimana? Kayaknya masih ada baju yang cocok? Dan pertanyaan - pertanyaan lainnya.

Tapi balik lagi ke kebutuhan dan preferensi masing - masing orang sih tentang beli baju baru atau pakai baju lama untuk lebaran. Segitu aja deh sharing tentang baju lebaran. Besok - besok saya mau berbagi perjalanan saya hidup minim sampah yaaa.

Have a nice day! Semoga Seninnya selalu berkaaah

Natural Skin Care Review: Face Oils and Rose Water by Haple.id

The latest product that I bought (again)

I know, it is kind of unusual for me to write review about certain product, because I never done it before. But, it is never wrong to try something new, right?

I mean, there will be certain reasons why I want to create this type of post. First, I love the product. Second, I love it so much that I should tell people about it’s very existence.

When I was younger, I never thought that taking care of my skin is big issue for me. I mean, I never had a crazy problem with acne, I have a lot though in certain area of my face, so skin care is not in my routine list. As I get older, I find out that it is a nice way of loving ourselves. Since university, I only use facial wash, that’s it. I never try product such as essence, oil, moisturiser, and so on.

One day, I found this ads about natural skin care on Instagram, and I ordered it. It turns out, I have no skin problem by using it. It even helps me fight hormonal acne and moisturising my face. It does not give a sudden change, but I feel that my skin is getting healthier. The first package I ever ordered is three essential oils with a rose water.

**Disclaimer, I am not skin care expert or whatsoever, I am just a woman who try a skincare product.

Packaging

I love the packaging of Haple.id, it is packaged in a box made from brown craft paper. Inside it you will find the oil and a little paper that tells you what is the benefits of the oil and how to use it. But, it will be really nice if there will be less plastic on packaging.

Oil packaging

Info and instruction sheets

What I feel

I really love the rose water, this one is my 5th bottle. This is the second time I bought the large bottle, the first time is when I give it to my mom. It is refreshing and hydrating. I use it before I use the oils. I even bring the regular bottle in my daily bag. I use it as a body and face mist. So far, I have no allergic to this water.

Rose water packaging, regular and large

What about the oils? For now, I only use two oils, grape seed and almond oil. I use almond oil to moisturise my face, not only that, I sometimes use it on my lashes and eyebrow. I heard it helps with growth, so I try it. I haven’t seen any results from it, but doing it become a way for me to unwind and relax.

I use grape seed oil to treat my hormonal acne. Several weeks ago, I got a bunch of it on me right and left cheeks. It is frustrating, since I never had such a breakout before. Every morning after taking a bath and night before I go to sleep, I will use two drops of it on my acne. It works well, not it is not as crazy as before, no more redness.

I guess so far, this is a best natural skin care for me. I am not a kind of person who will try a lot of products on my skin. When I find the one, I will stick to it, like what I do for my facial wash. It has been 5 years since the first time I use it, and I never looked back.

That is all for today’s post. I feel good telling people products that I use daily, maybe I will try to make another one next time.

Thank you for stopping by!

Cheers,

M

Not-so minimalist wardrobe

count how many clothes I have and why I start to own less

For me, 2019 is a start of better and a bit conscious lifestyle. The story begin when, I feel a bit uncomfortable after me and Flying Balloons Puppet performed about the environment, how human act affects its surrounding. It will be a hypocrisy if we told story about destroyed environment and how human should do to protect it without actually making a real move. I never set a perfect nor a big standar on how I want to change the way I live. It is an ongoing process for me and my partner. We start little but at least we start now.

Conscious life and better understanding about how my action influence my environment is a journey to be able to feel enough when it is actually enough. When it comes to clothing, I used to splurge, even though it is far from it, but there are a lot of clothes that I never use, staying in a dark. I hold into some clothes because I thought it has a memory on it or I might use it someday (which is most of the time is not going to happen). Then, since last year, I reevaluate my clothes, and pile up clothing items that I rarely use. The results is quite mesmerizing, I cleaned and packed some of it to give to donation, while some of it I repurpose into something else. Until this moment I am still in the process of selecting wardrobe that I really need and still separate clothes I rarely use. It is not a one night experience for me, it is a long journey ahead.

I want to show you how my progress is by counting how many clothes that I have right now, even though the number will not be super accurate but I could at least have a picture of it. This number will not included bag, shoes, accessories, and sleeping wear as well as undergarment.

So, let’s see.

Pile of tops that I have, minus 5 in the laundry

Bottoms and lounge wear. I am not putting my undergarment into this list

Two outers. Jeans jacket and a jumper. I shared this one with my partner.

If I count total of my clothes, it is about 43 items, included formal wear, seasonal jackets, which I am not put in this post, also other t-shirts and pants in the laundry basket. You see that most of my clothes are t-shirt, black t-shirts to be exact. I do not own many formal blouses and such since I rarely get into a formal set up or event. So, for now I stick with this items. If you happen to know me, you might notice some outer that I use most of the time, the black one or the flowery one.

It is still a great number of clothes, that is why I put not-so minimalist wardrobe for the title. But, for now, it is my favorite and most use clothes. Learning to become fulfill with what I have is difficult and not an easy task. If someday I found new clothing items which I need, I will put the old one into a pile for donation, repurpose, and mending or fixing things. I have talked about mending my old jeans in this blog post.

All of exposure happen today with unending ads, sometimes make me want to buy more, I need that, I probably need that, or simply I like that. But, I am glad, that since I get married, I consider every purchase that I want to make especially when it comes to unnecessary item. I know by heart that I am not going to be a full perfect minimalist, because I know I am not. I believe that it is a good start when we are trying to understand how our clothing create impact to our surroundings. 

Becoming compassionate with environment through selective wardrobe is a little step for me to get better as a person and human. I am no perfect when it comes to #lesswaste #conscious lifestyle, and I know I have no right to judge people way of life, because we are totally different, and it is just fine. I started this small change as a way for me as a reminder to be responsible for what I have told people from performance that I did. Personally, it is silly to talk big without a definitive action. This is an effort that I try to make the least. 

I will talk more about the journey of my little change through this blog. I hope it will give you something to think about. I put some link and reference below if you are interested on fashion and its impact to the environment.

Website:

Remake

Movies:

The True Cost

Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a nice day!