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✨a room full of stories 📚

“you can’t buy happiness!” OH NO WRONG. I JUST DID.

nothing gives me more joy than buying books

"Who are you without your job? 😊" Udah 1 bulan lebih kerja di perusahaan baru. Masih probation and in my core memories... ini adalah stressful period. Tapi skrg aku ga stress, bukan karena aku bisa pulang tenggo atau weekend ga perlu buka kerjaan... Soalnya setelah kerjaan formalku selesai, aku masih otak-atik ini-itu yg artinya capacity fullfilment di hidupku masih sama, ga ada yg berubah. Dulu visi hidupku itu FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). Pokoknya gue kerja buat ngumpulin bemper finansial yg cukup, and if the math is math-ing gue bisa pensiun dini. So I gotta work for years to SAVE up to finally THINK that I WILL be FREE someday. Tapi ternyata di fase hustling dengan mode kacamata kuda (gak lihat kanan-kiri, nyarinya duit duit dan duit) bikin lupa ada hubungan yg harus dijaga. People that I love are getting older and the time is getting tighter. So I asked myself, "Why do I have to wait to be FREE?" "Why do I have to be entirely financially freedom to ENJOY my life?" "Why do I have to wait to LIVE?" That's why I changed the rules. Aku masih kerja dan masih punya kehidupan lain di luar pekerjaan, Aku masih bisa jaga relasi yg baik dengan keluarga, Aku masih bisa rebahan males-malesan, Aku masih bisa me-time dan pacaran... I protect my weekends, I work efficiently during working hours, I learn how to express my leftover capacity at work. I understand that "it's just a job" so I can try something new and enjoy my life. Because I don't work to survive, I work to experience life.

I saw my husband differently after something that happened at the grocery store. We were in line when the cashier, trying to be funny, said,
“Wow, you’ve got your hands full. Bet she spends all your money too, huh?” A couple people chuckled. I felt that familiar, small smile forming the one women use when they’re about to brush off something uncomfortable. Before I could say anything, my husband looked at him and said,
“She built half of what we have. I’m lucky she lets me spend hers.” It wasn’t loud.
It wasn’t aggressive.
It was calm. Certain. The cashier went quiet. He didn’t turn it into banter.
He didn’t let it slide to keep things easy.
He corrected it without making me the punchline. And in that moment, I felt something settle in my chest. It wasn’t about money. It was about respect. He didn’t need a dramatic scene.
He just made it clear I’m not the joke in any room he’s in. And I realized,
it’s one thing to be loved in private. It’s another thing to be honored in public. That’s when I knew I was safe.

Bapak itu kalo habis balik kampung ke Cirebon ke Jkt. Sampe sekarang gua selalu dibawain oleh-oleh, dia atau Istrinya yang kerumah kirim oleh-oleh. Mempermudah yang ada di Bumi, maka kau akan dipermudah dengan yang ada di Langit ☺️

This is so cool. We need to have more of these.

We were in the car after a long day, both of us exhausted. He was on the phone with a friend through the speakers, and they were talking about life, work, stress… all of it. At one point his friend joked, “Man, marriage must be tiring.” Without even thinking, he said, “Nah. Marriage isn’t tiring. Life is tiring. My wife is the part that makes it worth it.” I froze in the passenger seat. He kept driving like he didn’t just shift my entire world with one sentence. Later that night I asked him if he really meant it. He looked at me confused and said, “Of course. You’re not my responsibility. You’re my reward.” And I swear, in a world where people talk about marriage like it’s a burden… He talks about it like he won the lottery. And that’s all the reassurance I’ll ever need.

so, when will i find my own “sore ini saya mau ke sana” — buku akik, yogyakarta.

March will look like this a bloom of colors after silent winters.

Selalu ada saja buku yang bisa membantu menjawab kegundahan kita di setiap periode hidup. That’s what I love about books.

@percatales madonnaaaaa!!!

guys what should i buy.. please help me choose - madonna in a fur coat - breasts and eggs - i who have never known men

i see the future 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

I had a friend who used to call me at 4am crying about her boyfriend. I’d wake up, listen, let her vent, and then go back to sleep, more than once. One night I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I’d return the favor and called her at 4am. She answered and told me she was sleeping, & I should call back tomorrow. Moral of the story: always remember that energy you give isn’t always going to be reciprocated, set your boundaries, even with “friends.”

🪵di sini ada yang suka baca artikel gitu kah, lagi pengen nyoba baca baca artikel ilmiah buat ganti kebiasaan doom scrolling. boleh tahu web andalan temen temen gaa? sebelumnya terima kasih yaa!

manifesting punya perpustakaan kecil di rumah masa depanku nanti 📖✨

HIDUP ITU CAPEK, MAKANYA KITA BUTUH BACA BUKU SAMBIL NGOPI, BELI BUKU BARU, PERGI KE TOKO BUKU, DAN GABUNG KOMUNITAS BUKU ❣️‼️

unwinding with a cup of coffee and books