Tiga bulan ini berubah kehidupanku

Benar,

tiga bulan ini, sejak 20 September 2016, kehidupanku berubah total.  Ibu (embahnya anak-anak) dipanggil yang Maha Memiliki Hidup dan Kehidupan.  Aku yang sehari-hari bertemu dengan ibu, harus kehilangan beliau.  Memang bukan sebuah kabar yang mengejutkan karena dalam dua tahun ini embah sakit.  Seperti yang kutulis dalam blog ku yang lalu, awal Ramadhan embah masuk rumah sakit.  Meskipun begitu, tetap saja, nglangut rasanya.  

Apalagi, aku dan adikku menjadi saksi dan pengantar kepergian Ibu.  Prosesnya, ekspresinya, lemahnya aku berada disamping beliau.  Aku akan mengingat rasa itu sampai hayat.  

Clean Eating

I interested in new waves call clean eating. That's why this morning I try to implement it. To day no one at home, so I practically alone. Hubby back to Bandung to work, children at their schools and dorms. For breakfast I only need a simple way.

Here the pict

Ha ha...
It is really clean, since no need more tools instead of a small wok and spoon.
This is my breakfast. Havermuth, non fat milk, a pinch of sugar and salt, that's all. And I serve for my self directly over the wok....I imagine, I am the one who play korean drama.....

How nice and clean morning
Thanks God I'm healthy and happy

This Month, I could not living in frugal way

I think, this Month, I could not say that I was living in frugal way.  There  were three big moments in this month. My mother should get treatment in hospital cause of heart disease, Iedul Fitri celebration and my kids had to go to new school. Ais going to university, Idho going to high school.

Special Occation in a Frugaĺ Way

Yesterday was a hectic day. My dear daughter, Aisya has inauguration ceremony at her school. She needed to wearing a special costum "kebaya". Since she is enrolled at Islamic school, she should wore hijab.
For some instance, special occation in  hijab style is not cheap at all.  It is need special make up, accesories and of course the hijab.  That why, we try to make ourselves
Here the result.
We make the flower hairpin. We also no need to go to beautician to make up the appearance. For shaping the hijab, I learn from youtube. There were so many hijab tutorial  (thanks source!, GBU). Just did it ourselves

My beautiful Aisya

How to get delicious meal on a cheap way

Nothing to do, but make it your self.  As a mother, I always think about what my children will have for braakfast till dinner.  Of course  I try to make them satisfied especially on these days when they face some examinations at their school.
This one is my son fave meal.."siomay". If I buy this kind of meal, it will be about Rp. 7000 ( app 70 cent) for four  small ones, but I usually make my self. With Rp. 20.000-25.000 (depend on the ingredient inside) I got about 20-25 bigger siomay.
Here the result

 I also consistent using banana leaf for healthy but eficient ha...ha...
If anyone need to know the recipe, please contact me. It is olso using tahu....

When Indonesian Mom want to being Frugal

As working Mom, I think I'm quite internet literate. Of course I like to know what women do in other side of world.  I like to blog walking and get inspired. some of that is this site give me some idea to save money.

I also interested in preparing meal, of course in a frugal way...Some frugal living sites using apples, chickens or cheese that mentioned as a cheap ingredient, but.... in Indonesia those are still expensive!!!  this is my big problem as Indonesian.

my solution is....some ingredient especially protein source substituted by tahu and tempe which are relatively cheaper than others...ha...ha...

that is why, my spaghetti will be topped by tempe.  Thank God, my children never protest. they named the meal as soya chip spaghetti.

   

How to Save Washing Dishes Time

Every morning is hectic time at my home.  We should in a hurry to go school and office as well.   so I think about to save my time on doing the dishes after breakfast. One of solution is using banana leaf for keep the plate clean...ha...ha...
It is like an ancient habit of Indonesian. I remember, when I was young, we use banana leaf alot. along the culutral change, people prefer using ceramic dishes when having meal. it is also because of the scarcity of the leaf itself.  It is not cheap anymore.  For me, even maybe the leaf is not cheaper than disposal dishes, I still believe that those leaf are healthier and saver.

Todays, in some restaurant, banana leaf uses as a cultural expression of the gourmet, but in my home, it is really help me to make our breakfast getting simple.  Just attache the leaf on the plate, and place rice or even bread on it.  After breakfast, just throw out the leaf and put back the plate on dishes rack and ...run..... we all run to our destination...

source : Nasi Bungkus Surabaya

I never take photo of our breakfast, so the image I took from another source.

My dream ever: to be frugal person

Frugal does not mean cheap or hard to give. Frugal is keep everything simple, efficient and effective. I want to live like that.  This blog try to help my self and readers to learn from others how  to be simple but generous.