He's not just any Peter, he's MY Peter Walsh!

I hate cleaning up the house.. for me it is really a big time consuming thing to do. However, everytime I watch Peter Walsh in action in Oprah, I have this one kind of resolution to work on decluttering. In fact, I have been decluttering for quite a number of time, but then since I really don't have a place to put them, I ended up doing the same thing again and again like one big circle.

What I hate most is the fact that my kids just love to check on the items that I've sorted in boxes and put them everywhere. I just think I have to sit down and do it together and get it sent right after sorting rather than doing it again and again.

I'm amazed with one of the parents at my kids' school who collected our trash, resell and donate the money to the school. But then, it has been 2 years since she has been struggling to get a specific location in the school for her charity shop.

I think I'm gonna restart the decluttering, put the items straight in boxes, label them and seal before transporting to the charity shop (once the school decided where they are going to help us help them .. org mau tolong pun taknak!).. Or perhaps, I should spread a big plastic outside, divide into 5 categories like what Peter Walsh did; trash, keep, donate, sell.. alamak what's the 5th??? then... start having a garage sale..

What I like most about Peter Walsh is.. he is just so positive! Having a cluttered home just make you feel bad enough, you'll feel even worse when you notice your guests straying their eyes and some even make nasty comments.. :P but Peter Walsh, my Peter Walsh is just so inspiring.. making you want to have a better home!

He's not just any Peter, he's MY Peter Walsh!

Minumlah dari Telaga Rasulullah di Syurga Sepuas-puasnya!

Teringat setelah berpenat-lelah melayan anak-anak di Tasik Cempaka bersama jiran sebelah rumah pada hari Ahad, tiba-tiba abah menelefon untuk memeriahkan lagi.. Dia nak datang rumah sebenarnya tapi kami bersantai di 'playground'. Sebaik habis anak-anak bermain, terus kami ke Pasar Tani, menjamu mata.. Tak payahlah masak kalau dah makan 'heavy breakfast'..

Saya memang hantu nasi kerabu dan nasi dagang, nampak je memang kecur air liur.. terus peniaga tu menyapa.. "belilah, tolak harga borong"..dengan cerianya saya menjawab,
"Bagilah kami borong"..

Datang mak saya, lagilah borong, dia pun sama hantu nasi kerabu.. datang suami pun borong juga, hantu pulut.. Semasa sibuk memilih-milih, anak peniaga tersebut bertanya kepada ibunya..di tangannya siap kalkulator, "yang ini berapa?" Ibunya menjawab, "RM3.00", "yang ni?" "RM3.00" tapi kedengarannya ibunya agak 'annoyed'.. Saya menjeling harga di banner.. nasi dagang.. RM3.50.. Tiada tanda harga nasi kerabu, yelah, nasi kerabu ikut lauk..

Saya cuma minta daging dan ikan dan telur untuk nasi kerabu.. nampak si ibu meletakkan ikan kering yang saiznya XXS.. "alhamdulillah", dia bersedekah..

Bila tiba waktu membayar, "Berapa kak?", "RM24.00".. Saya merenung kesemua order saya, 2 nasi dagang, 3 nasi kerabu (2 ikan, telur dan 1 daging), 3 bubur lambuk, 1 pulut kuning, 1 pulut manis.. Hati saya terdetik.. "kalau harga tak borong berapa agaknya.." Pagi-pagi, bila saya makan seluruh keluarga di gerai tepi jalan di Kajang termasuk air, lontong dan nasi lemak selalunya antara RM12-14..

Tetapi Allah Maha Mengetahui.. mungkin dia dengar hati saya berdetik.. si ibu terus berkata, "ini akak bagi free ya", dan memasukkan satu mee kari.. "lebih kurang minta halal ya".. kata-katanya yang akhir itu membenarkan detikan hati saya..

Saya mengomel juga.. tapi terpaksa menerangkan kepada ibu saya, takut dia kecil hati nampak saya berkira membayar.. saya cuma kesal dan rasa tertipu kenapa dia mempromosikan harga borong tapi pada hakikatnya.. saya dapat mee kari dan ikan kering percuma.. kan lain tu..

Saya terkilan dengan sikapnya sebab saya juga pernah berniaga.. kadang-kadang memang susah nak 'let go' kalau ada lebih bila memikirkan keuntungan yang kita dapat kalau kita jual.. Mula-mula berniaga.. kalau kek terbantat, nak bagi diskaun pun masih berkira-kira.. tapi apa yang kita peniaga selalu lupa.. ikhlas itu perlu disemai, ditanam dan dibaja. Sifat ikhlas itu tidak datang sendiri.. kita kena lembut-lembutkan hati. Berniagalah sebagaimana Rasulullah berniaga. Ingatlah.. bila kita tutup satu akaun di sini, kita sebenarnya membuka satu akaun di akhirat. Bila kita bersedekah di sini, gantiannya akan dikembalikan di akhirat berlipat-ganda. Yang paling indah sekali, siapa yang berniaga seperti Rasulullah akan tinggal di syurga Rasullullah dan sama-sama minum dari telaga Rasulullah.. Minumlah sepuas-puasnya...

Minumlah dari Telaga Rasulullah di Syurga Sepuas-puasnya!

Hari Mengetip Sedunia!

It was just an impromtu idea. My friend is selling 'tudung' and we were trying to bring out the model in us. After trying the 'tudung' again and again in our previous meetings, we might as well make profit out of it. It was really fun playing model that day. I wished we started earlier as I only managed to snap only the plain ones and a few exclusive ones. I had to rush to fetch my son at Kindy.

What I love most is the fact that we were amazed by the beauty of the 'tudung'. If you only look at them on the hangers, most likely you won't buy it. Unlike a friend of mine who are really good at choosing good patterns on the spot without even trying it, I really have to try them on, and look into the mirror to choose a good one. We tried on a lot of 'tudung' which do not look attractive, but the minute you put them on you, it was really gorgeous, that's why we decided to open a website to display them.

My other friend is selling 'fabric' since she has a flair in choosing exclusive look fabric.. We are definitely gonna match the tudung and the fabric.. Looking at the fabric being spread is just satisfying.

The collage you see is just a preview! We are still trying to get a catchy name for the webbie. Don't worry about the price. I can guarantee you the price is gonna be as affordable as possible. Why? Because we just don't want to keep any stock! Just wait ya! (p/s if you see anything you like in the collage.. just book here, we'll reserve it for you.. but i have to warn you, beautiful things do not last forever here, hehe)..

Hari Mengetip Sedunia!