I just had one of the most productive weekend in a long time.
There were a lot of house work involved seeing that I am now maid free and mom is on a holiday. Our maid just left 2 weeks ago and somehow the stress that was suppose to come with it didn’t really came knocking.

I took the initiative to declutter my room on a Saturday morning and I threw out two medium size boxes of junks. I could’ve throw out more but I couldn’t entirely get rid of the hoarder in me. With all that said, I am still pretty proud of myself that I manage to get so much done. I woke up at 7.45am without the help of my alarm, did a 15 minutes work out and started decluttering for an entire two hours. I then swept and mopped the floor, washed my clothing and dirty cloths from cafe (with hand!) and cooked lunch. I felt amazing because honestly I detest house work and almost all my life I do have maid at home, so it kinda breeds my laziness. It is not the fact that doing house work makes me feel amazing, it is more like the discipline in me is kicking off.

After all is done I rewarded myself with coffee break and then proceeded to buy some plants because my brain kept bugging me to while I was cleaning. About a year ago I bought two plants from Ikea and I didn’t have the heart to keep it alive so one of the two is now dead. This time round I want to make sure that all my plants will thrive and I will be a responsible adult haha. Plant is that one living thing which involves the lowest time investment and if I cant even make sure they stay alive (by giving them sufficient water and sunlight) I need to reflect on how well I deal with responsibilities.

What I bought yesterday wasn’t enough so I went out to get more plants today. I later on portioned some of my time to put my room together. At long last for once, my room makes me feel belong and happy, just the way I want it to be. Like I am genuinely happy seeing these plants and how they make my room feel so alive. Without further ado, let me bring bring you to a virtual tour and present you a huge glimpse of my small room.

This is my fancy corner where I display all of my perfumes, most of my accessories and a teapot for when I want to wind down on a weekend doing some self care routine.

Have yet to kick start my self care routine because I tend to get so lazy that even making tea for myself is too much of a hassle. But that is all about to change. Sorted my personal space out this week and I can start my weekly self care routine starting next week which I am pretty darn excited about. Let’s see how it goes and maybe I can blog about it some other time.

My knick knacks.

My tassel earrings that doubled as a deco.

Best buy from my plant shopping is this huge ass plant which I absolutely adore! My mom will probably freak out when she sees this. That is also my drawer that is filled with masks and whatnot, cameras, supplements (that for some reason I never eat), and keepsakes.

My bedside table that my mom thinks is ugly. Mom do not understand the idea of a tray table. I try to keep my bedside table simple but apparently I’m not really a simple person, so what sits on top is a bottle of water, my cup that I brought back all the way from Melbourne, body oil, hand cream, foot cream, a journal, crystals, and a photo of my dad. Oh, and toilet roll lol.

Below is a plant that I almost killed and a watering can that will now reminds me that I am an impulsive buyer. I was about to celebrate my tiny achievement today because I stopped myself from buying a box of Luna colour pencils impulsively when I was at MPH until that watering can failed my discipline.
I stood in front of this rack of Lunas for a good few minutes contemplating if I should buy one because I LOVE COLOUR PENCILS but what good would it do for me I asked myself? If I want to draw, I have a box of crayons from when I was 12. I ended up winning over colour pencils but I lose to that damn watering can. Then again if I want to have a string of excuses I could very well tell myself that if I spend a ridiculous amount on a damn watering can, I damn sure will water my plants.

My bed with alarm clock on the right because that’s what I use to wake myself up now. Also decided to display my photography work to give myself a constant reminder that if I ever want to jump back in and do some creative work, I have it in me.

My dressing table that upholds too many skincare products for the use of one face and a  drawer that is packed full of makeups. I am not showing you because even I judge myself sometimes. Behind that full length mirror sits more products for my skin and body and at the corner is a photo of a friend that I lost. (I wonder too how can I have so many products when I only have one face and body.)

I kid you not, whatever bottles you see there it is actually arranged in two rows.

Right next to my dressing table and right behind my working desk is my white Ikea wardrobe which I’ve changed the knobs to crystal knobs. I think I bought them from Etsy and I love it.

My work desk that I barely work on. I hustle for 11 hours a day, I wont be working at home after that amount of hours spent at work. I barely have time to do anything else on weekdays and even when I do, I feel sleepy most of the time. I mainly use my desk on weekends, to blog or catch up on work or whatever if I have to.

I stick a lot of postcards (the visually appealing ones) that I collected from Melbourne to remind me of all the fond memories and also to spark my creativity from time to time. More on that another time.

“If you’re in pitch blackness all you can do is sit tight until your eyes get used to the dark.” I bought this card from Bangkok because I cant let go of that quote. Truly resonates with me.

I don’t even read and yet I have a row of books. But I’ve recently incorporated reading into my schedule so I’m sure one fine day all the books I owned will be read by me. My book selection includes food and coffee, photography, true story novels, true crime books(don’t judge), and self management books. On the way to my door step are 6 books that will help me be a better person and I cant bloody wait for them to arrive.

Also bought two air plants from a bazaar vendor at Mytown and loving it. One of them, I hanged it by my window.

Not sure if you can tell but I am very please and happy with how my room turns out. Also please at how I turned out HAHA. Perhaps it is the stillness at home that made me want to do more. As much as I miss my mom and the convenience of having her here at home, I am actually really enjoying my alone time.

Being alone is a not-so-new found joy I stumbled upon two years ago and I can say is that it is absolutely liberating in many ways.