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La merenda : lardo from zio valter, bread, balsamico n olio d olive...
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Sttt...............I got something to tell you

Well .... It's just that I've done a studio photos taken last December. And though not all are great..but  I'm liking the results.

The power of make up, stylist, photographer and good lighting ( and digital image editing) can make everybody looks like a million bucks. ( not that I am saying I look like million bucks but you know..with some help everybody can look nice LOL)

Well I spent very less for this photos session. I am not the type who will splurge for something  like this. It's just for fun. You know the kind of  to show to my grandchildren one day : " once upon a time... grandma looked like this... hard too believe right? hahah"

We did this photo session back in cold December with my other Indonesian friends in Shanghai. All are mothers and all are above 35 ( except me which is almost there :D ) . We had a blast.

The photos some are elegant, some just fun, but which I like the most is the one with the bathrobe, with natural hair, and nice pose. Some might say it's sexy and inviting  ( whatever that means ) but I think it's just a picture, and it's nice to feel "good" sometimes and to look good in a picture. I don't put that kind of make up or dress like that or be that glamor on daily basis.

It's also for people to realize ( specially my girls) to see that everybody can look good in the picture ( including their mom, whom, most of the time, they see with apron n tracksuits, messy hair and gymnastic shoes, running to pick and send them around, cooking in the kitchen,doing the laundry and nag all the time ). And for them not to be influence by the media, magazine and movie stars, that everyone looks so fabulous and glamorous all the time ! Of course those singers /actors look great, but they are humans too and they don't look like that all the time ! Look at your mom girls ^_^  even me look nice with pro make up and pro photographer it can be MAGIC! And so do you !!

XOXO
S.R

The rest of the pictures are on my Facebook, I am not sure If I will post it here. Maybe some :D

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Home Schooling life the first year

It's been just over a year since we moved to Shanghai. And that's means that I almost be a full time homeschool mom for a year! Wow.... I never thought I'm gonna make it . A lot of people commented to me : wow, you are great, you got  a lot of patience. Well .. the truth is I am not great and I am not patience at all :D
So how do I survive?

There was ups and downs just like any other thing ( like in LIFE?) and sometimes I felt lost and frustrated , and even thinking to give up. But again.. like in LIFE .. we need to find a good support system , positive surrounding and attitudes .

When I feel like I'm not up to it, I search the "sparks" back by reading a lot about home school, about curriculum, stories from other moms etc.

The other"most popular" comment is : how do you manage your time? Well , home schooling or  not, home maker or professional worker, we all need to have a good time management, don't you think? What also what I like to call " Self Discipline" . It is not easy to do, that is for sure. But I try my best to have a " reasonable " time management. I am not good to stick to  a schedule   ( just like  I m not good to commit my self to the gym) so I do the "give and take" not to strict but " do-able".

This year, Indy will use new curriculum, literature based ( some are online ) and I could get some of the literature books locally ( YAY!) . And I think this gonna be another great schooling year with a lots of ups and down ( hopefully more ups !). We are using Moving Beyond the Page.

And I think I m gonna buy this book ( a great review) , and it is not just for home schooling students ! ^ _^

Again..Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 2011

Happy new year,guys!!
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