Thursday Favorites

• Working from home twice a week helps me keep the house intact and clean because I cant continue working unless everything is in place! The only downside is I spend most of the time cleaning instead of working - haha.
• Elgini pants and jeans are my absolute favorite now that I'm sizing up, comfy is my top priority. 
• After my last episodes of hospitalization due to allergies and have been pumped with steroids and antibiotics, I finally have clear skin (except those scars) and my biggest struggle is trying to maintain it - and of course steroids withdrawal, haha.
• My new keyboard and mouse because I accidently broke my mouse and so I went to buy along with keyboard from Alcatraz. Lovingg it cause they are pink! 
• My new bowling shoes cause it's actually the one I chose and splurge on without thinking twice #adultmoneykachinggg
• Our kitchen cabinet is finally complete because we do one side each year because yeah - filling up savings is so hard wey, sobs. 
• This year's Ramadhan is my 2nd year of going to taraweeh ever since I birthed my 2nd child. My babies are growing upppp.
• My telekung Siti Khadijah my husband bought for me because its so really comfy and I've always loved collecting telekung. And of course, helping my husb to get pahala because - love *side eyes* 

This is not exactly Thursday favorites though, just a list of things  I'm grateful for. Alhamdulillah. Hihi. 

Funny

Funny how I've been away from this blog for so long when it used to be my favorite place to talk to. Life has been catching up so fast that even when its slowing down, I dont feel like writing. I dont know, I've been feeling a bit lost lately. I dont even know what's into me but its just a part of me that I can go back to. I loved writing. But I guess I've been so longing of slow life that I am back here. 

I'm a mother of two kids, a wife for 12 years and entering my 4th year as a lecturer. And I feel like I'm entering mid life crisis. Sigh. 

But to be honest, I have so much to be grateful for in life. I mean, sometimes I feel what I'm having now is surreal and never in my dream that I am able to. But of course, I'm also a human with so much flaws and ungrateful bitchiness in me. But always, dont forget to say Alhamdulillah. 

Growing up also means most of my favorites are shifting. Including hobbies. I mean, knowing myself, I've always hated camping. I really a bad person at packing light and so of course camping is so not my forte. But ohh how the tables have turned. I am into camping so bad right now. Of course, with clean toilets lah. With great facilities. And such nature is like giving me life. It's the literal evidence on how grounding is a life saviour! Our camping things are so complete now. We have various tents, chairs, tables and all the needed equipment for camping. But its been quite slow now because Harris's busy with his weekend curriculum activities and what not. Juggling 4 person's hobbies aint easy but we always make sure to make time for OUR mutual hobbies. 

We are currently looking for time to go camping and I wish we will get to sooner! 

It gets better. Or it doesnt.

 33 years of living. 10 years of marriage. Birthed two kids that are literally me. Sometimes, things are just going so well. Sometimes, it gets really bad that I dont feel like talking at all. Knowing myself, I get pissed a lot and when I'm mad, my mouth can get really light and I dont give a damn. But once I feel like really disappointed, you wont hear a thing from me at all. And if that time comes, do know that it means I gave up.

Middle child

I am the middle child. The one with emotional wreck. The middle child who was forgotten. The middle child who were emotionally abused. The middle child that never feel like enough. The middle child that often feels never good enough. Never enough. Useless. The double standards. The ignored ones.

Yes, I am THAT middle child. 

November 2022

It is my 5th month as a lecturer. My work is flexible as it is. I have a very understanding leader and great team to work with. I feel so blessed to ever granted this job. Alhamdulillah. 

This job finally feels like I am doing something that suits me in a way. Probably because I've always liked to teach. Or even give speech. More like nagging. But teaching makes me feel like I'm in the zone. And I am loving the zone. It's still a lot to learn, being in an academic line when you've been quite a while in the industry. However, this switch feels like home. Probably because my mother was a lecturer and I'm the only one in the family that is drawn to being one. My years as a housewife was wonderful but I guess it gets better when I'm a lecturer because my mental health state is improving and I get better clarity, unclouded by anxiety and what not. 

So I'm nearly at the end of the semester. It is study week and I'm working from home because my son, Harris caught Covid-19 last week and on the 4th day, his jaw start swollen and as soon as he's released from 5th day quarantine because he was tested negative, we took him to the hospital to check on his jaw. Turns out, it's mumps. A infectious disease like chicken pox. So his quarantine extended to another 10 days. So I requested for wfh since it's study week, no class and his quarantine will finish before final exam starts, so alhamdulillah I was allowed for wfh until he finishes quarantine. It's still a bummer for us because Harris needs to be isolated from Hannah. Husband and me are in sha Allah to be immune from mumps because we had that when we were kids so even though Hannah is vaccinated against mumps, we still need to isolate her. So yeah, days of separated sleep, separated play time and what not. We know we cant force Harris to continue to just stay in his room so when Hannah went to Taska, we let Harris play around the house. And I will sanitize the house right before Hannah gets home and continue isolating Harris. 

Btw, alhamdulillah, Hannah, my husband and I, we all tested negative until now. It's still a question on where did Harris gets Covid-19 but alhamdulillah he recovered from it well. I hope he will continue not having any bad side effects like most post-covid patient had. Aminnnn. 

My convocation day was actually on Saturday, however, due to pilihan raya, my convocation was postponed to weekday, 24th November. And Harris's quarantine is until 22nd, I still need to bring him to KK to get him checked on 23rd and if his condition is okay, then I can bring him to UTM JB next week. 

HOWEVER. 

If things doesnt go as planned, I have to make another arrangement. Until then, my plans for convocation day is still remain incomplete. I cant make hotel reservations, I cant actually plan my stay, or my travel days. Or anything. So basically, I didnt plan anything, yet. 

Too much going on in November 2022 and I really cant wait until this month to end. Too much for me already. Waaaaay too much. And too much event I've been missing out. And too much things been happening. I got into an accident too but I'll just save it for another day. (I hope)

Right now I just hope we can go through this month with ease and smooth. In sha Allah. 

Wasalam. Love, Nina M.