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Me and Mr are in this new spirit to start waking up early. Because we believe that that should be the right islamic way. We usually sleep late settling Zaahara's work. So instead, we try to: Sleep early, wake up early, tahajjud, do Zaahara work in the morning, solat subuh and then start preparing for the day.

Of course when I say 'we' here, I mean, the both of us. However it seems that Mr. has been the more productive one with this new routine. For the past 2 weeks, he's been waking up early and even going to the mosque for his Fajr prayers and read t Quran - masyaAllah where does he get this strength from? I can only wake up 30mins earlier than my usual time and always 'half-awake' walking to the bathroom to take my wudhu'. And I always say, "Aisya bangun banyak kali semalam... tak cukup tido... tak larat nak bangun," when he wakes me up. Excuses!

Nevertheless, I still manage to wake up earlier than my usual time and alhamdulillah, my mornings haven't been that chaotic. Today, we manage to have some breakfast together and by 8.30 sharp, I'm already at my desk.

This is all thanks to this inspiring article here. She makes it sound so possible!

Hmm... if only there's coffee shops that open as early as 6am, kan layan? Can have my cuppa latte early in the morning instead of those at nights. Hmm but lattes in Malaysia are soooo overpriced! I miss Sydney. Mamak, nescafe tarek satu!


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Image from: myworld-natalie.blogspot.com

Being a mom, you're always at that crossroads between two thoughts:

1. Should I be staying home and focus on bringing up my child?
2. Should I be working instead?

No matter which path we choose, we will always be questioning whether the grass is greener on the other side. You know why? Because we have a CHOICE. Being the breadwinner is not our main responsibility, so at the back of our head, there will always be that "What if?" At the same time, most of us NEED to work to survive - but at the same time, we know that we have the rights to just quit one day as compared to the man of the family. So we work everyday, thinking, "I'll quit one day...." Haha.

I don't blame all these articles I see people sharing on Facebook on Working Mom vs Stay-At-Home-Mom, because all moms are just indirectly voicing out their 'what ifs'...and yes, beacuse I'm a mom, I get it, and so do all moms out there.

Despite the many reasons moms choose their paths (high monthly commitment, career path, comfortable lifestyle, focus on children upbringing, childcare trust issues, etc.) there will always, always be that slight 'guilt' or 'what if' in them... kesian kan? Like there's no right decision.

Image from: cagle.com


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Here's a pic of us (including cranky Aisya who just got up from sleep) after dinner with Tante Debby from Jakarta at Hadramawt Restaurant in Jalan Ampang.


This is how our weekends are being spent sometimes. Meeting potential business opportunities. Keeping up the ties with them. If can, we schedule these meetings during the weekends. If not, after office hours. 

Weekends are when we reply most of the emails and re-stock our products and take photographs of our products and update the website. 

Oh and don't forget to add in the occasional weddings and parties and family lunches and dinners. 

Sometimes our day ends really late. 

It's tiring - and fun at the same time. Contrary to most Malaysians, we only go to the malls if we need to buy something or meet up people and we always try to keep it to just Subang Parade or Empire Subang because of its short distance from home. The limited spare time that we have sometimes are spent watching DVDs (to substitute cinema time hehe), swimming or have a walk in the park. 

I think me and Mr are those kinda people - that needs to just keep on making ourselves busy and occupied or we will just be lazy bums. We're young and so we just need to keep on striving and grab opportunities as we go. I like how we're already running our own business- although small, but at least we've started. The engine has already started - we just need to let it vrrrooooooommm! 

I like how the both of us can work together running the business. His strength and my strength combines well, alhamdulillah. He fills up the forms, I do the packing, he does the talking, I do the email writing. He does the proposals, I do the follow ups. He takes the photos, I upload and edit them. 

Allah is great. I didn't even know we could do this. In fact, I didn't even know I could.

And when it comes for a break, we just go for it! 
A well-deserved break that will always feel worth spending the time and money on :)
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