Seven Things That I Enjoyed During My Stay At Home Vacation
Eiyo dearies,
How are you guys doing? Malaysia's PM, Muhyiddin Yassin just announced today that our MCO will continue after this Tuesday, 12.05.2020.
Btw, there are some of you who are already back to work right? I hope you guys are ok and always keep yourself safe. Pls, practice social distancing. Although you guys are back to work, you need to remember that the world is not the same.
So how do you guys feel about your stay at home vacation? Is it good? Or torturing? How do you guys rock your stay at home vacation? And what are the things that you enjoyed during your stay at home vacation? I enjoyed doing seven things during my stay at home vacation. So in this post, I'm gonna share with you the seven things that I enjoyed during my stay at home vacation. Let's start now...
#1 I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT FASHION AND MAKEUP
Me with no makeup at all ^_^
I am a sometime-fashion-lover and not-so-a-makeup-person. But every time I go out, I do need to make myself look good and presentable. During my stay at home vacation, I don't need to think of all these things. I can put fashion and makeup aside. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In fact, I feel good and more confident about not wearing fashionable clothes and makeup.
#2 EAT HOME-COOKED FOOD
Black paper fried rice by my mother
During my stay at home vacation, I realized that eating home-cooked food is way much healthier than eating outside. Eating home-cooked food helps me put my weight down. Eating home-cooked food also doesn't make me gain weight easily.
#3 BINGE READING
Me reading Sahabat. Sahabat is a book of short stories. One of the writers is me ^_^ I wrote a story titled KDK-Kawan Dari Kecil in Sahabat
Reading is always my hobby. I always enjoy reading more than watching movies or dramas. During this stay at home vacation, I have read six novels, two short stories, and three children's storybooks. To those of you who are also an avid reader, tell how many books have you read? Do you have any cool books to recommend me? I am now looking for a Bahasa Malaysia romance novel to read.
#4 DO MY ART
My illustration of Girls Generation's Im Yoona. You can check my artworks at my artist IG @fmooneira_art
During this stay at home vacation, I enjoy drawing and doing my art. I improved my art and learned some new techniques to make art look more interesting. I would also like to say thank you to those of you who supported my artworks. Thank you for your interest in my work. Lately, I received a lot of offers on my artworks. Some of you want me to draw an illustration of you. That's awesome guys. I totally appreciate that. But at this moment, I am not taking any offers. It's because I am now focusing on writing my WIP. I want to finish writing my WIP first. Insya'Allah, I will get back to you after I finished my solo writing project. Pls, have no worries, I already listed your name in my list. But I have to be honest, that this time I will take commissions on my work.
#5 FOCUS ON BLOGGING
My blog ^_^
This stay at home vacation is an opportunity for me to focus on blogging. Lately, I've been joining and taking some online blogging classes. I wanna improve my blogging and writing skills. I also want to improve my engagement with my readers. But during this Ramadhan, I scheduled my blog to one post a week (I usually post two posts a week). This is because I also want to focus on my prayer during this beautiful holy month. Insya'Allah, after Eid Mubarak I will continue posting two posts a week.
#6 FOCUS ON WRITING MY WIP
The two protagonists for the first novel I wrote. The manuscript is in the checking process. Pls, pray for me guys ^_^
This stay at home vacation is also an opportunity for me to focus on writing my WIP. Being a novelist is my dream and I am working hard now to make it a reality. Last March, I already submitted my first manuscript to a local publishing company. Until now they are still checking on my manuscript. According to the chief editor, it will take 3-6 months to approve my manuscript. For those of you who are reading this post right now, pls pray that the publishing company likes my manuscript and interested to publish my first novel. This will be a dream come true for me. So pls guys.
And these two are the protagonists for the novel I am currently writing. Pls feel free to follow my writer IG @mughunghwa for more updates on my writing project
Right now, I am writing my second novel. I am putting my infinity percent focus and concentration on writing it. I am not finished yet writing my latest WIP, but I am happy with the progress I made during this stay at home vacation. Pls, pray that I will be able to finish this manuscript, and Allah S.W.T will ease things for me. This is something I really want.
#7 MY PARENTS
My parents ^_^ They just celebrated their 36 anniversary last April
This stay at home vacation is also a moment for us to spend time with our love ones. During this stay at home vacation, I enjoyed spending time with my parents. I celebrated my birthday (last March) with my parents. I also celebrated my parents' anniversary, my father's birthday, and mother's day with my parents during this stay at home vacation.
Okay............so these are the seven things that I enjoyed during my stay at home vacation. I know this stay at home vacation is torturing to some of you are social butterflies. However, have no worries that there's always a silver lining in all these. For those of you who are introverts like me, I'm sure you guys see this stay at home vacation or MCO as a paradise. Am I right? Hehehe ^_^ Introverts usually have things to do at home. I have a lot of activities to do at home and I am not complaining about this stay at home vacation. I do see it as my paradise. But I also have to be honest that I miss having a girls day out with my gals, dining at fancy cafes and restaurants, and watching movies at the cinema.
That's all I'm gonna share with you guys in this post. Pls, be safe, and take good care of yourself. Thank you for reading this post.
Khungang Haseyo,
Fadima Mooneira ^_^
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It's great that you've taken this in a good light! I've enjoyed some of these things as well :)
ReplyDeleteGood for you Sumeda. Keep it up 👍🏻
DeleteLove this positive outlook! It’s definitely a great time to focus on what I enjoy - reading and writing especially.
ReplyDeleteYep, I am taking this MCO as an opportunity for me to work for what I want and like.
DeleteI love that you are calling this a stay at home vacation! Such a lovely positive post, it is definetly a great tie to appreciate the little things in life isn't it? Also congratulations to your parents on 36 year anniversary!
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Thank you. I’ll send your wish to my parents.
DeleteMore than usual home cooked meals has definitely been great 😊
ReplyDeleteYeah....... this MCO gives me the joy of eating home cook food.
DeleteI always find things to do while staying at home so it hasn't been that hard after all. I'm actually working from work so I didn't have time to do everything I want to. Anyway, I managed to read more than usual, cook and eat better too. Thanks for sharing this post!
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What you achieve is good. Pls keep it up.
DeleteGreat post!! I'm also enjoying spending more time at home home cooking. Luck with your future as writer x
DeleteI really like looking at the positives this time at ome is giving us, rather than the negatives. You are doing some really creative things with your time! Good for you, Helen :-)
ReplyDeleteMe too. We must always be positive. Don’t think to much of negative things......or else you’ll be gloomy. Ahax!
Deletei suka yg no 2 sebab bole try new resepi bila kawan2 share mcm2 menu sedap :)
ReplyDeleteThat's good. Sekarang byk sahaja bloggers yg share pelbagai recipe. I x blog pasal food. So x ada lah recipe yg boley dishare.
Deleteyes true, kita ada lebih banyak masa dengan yang tersayang. Banyak aktiviti yang boleh buat masa pkp ni, akak plak suka bercucuk tanam ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Gardening is a good thing to do.
Deletelebih kurang sama, fadima. as for me, #1 is dpt masak for my husband & famili everyday. tak tinggal satu hari pun. thank you, Allah. #2 dpt kemas rumah. genap setahun dah pindah. pkp ni beri saya peluang kemas-kemas lagi, susunatur, deko.
ReplyDeleteThat is so good. Raya dah dekat eloklah kemas dan susun atur rumah. Kita pun akan spend time di rumah raya ni kan.
DeleteYou are so right! There is a silver lining in every situation and this has been no exception. I've also been doing a number of the same things as you this quarantine.
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That's good!
Deletemco lets us all learn to know and to love ourself better. for a better improvement
ReplyDeleteYes...........that's true. And also teaches us to appreciate our love ones.
DeleteI've been enjoying lockdown too as I've been able to spend more time with my family. Less time for blogging though as I'm still working and also now homeschooling! But overall, we're very lucky, and I'm concentrating on making memories. Congrats to your parents on their anniversary :) Lisa x
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa. I shall send your msg to my parents.
DeleteBanyak kan benda kita buat sepanjang MCO ni dekat rumah. I pun enjoy masa MCOni. I kemas rumah, masak benda baru, paling penting banyak luangkan masa denagn keluarga
ReplyDeleteThat's good Nad.
DeleteYes this MCO period is a blessing for us to do good things at home.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that from you ^_^
DeleteSo true... when we take this MCO in a positive way as in a staycation, we could actually produce more than we thought... same here, I have also been focusing on my freelancing activies, reading books and joining a few NGO influencer's projects... it gives me some kind of comfort while being stranded at my working area although I could not go back to my loved ones...
ReplyDeleteThose are good activities. I'm happy to hear that.
DeleteYaaa me too, duduk rumah ni macam-macam boleh buat dengan sesukahati...makan ke, nak tido ke, nak buat apa punn, ikut je masa kita...kalau tak, asyiklah nak keluar aje kannn hehehehe
ReplyDeleteYep...........macam2 boleh buat kat rumah.
DeleteI enjoyed many things to during mco like staying with family, trying new recipes and binge watching netflix.
ReplyDeleteCool!
DeleteGood new habit and its the right things to focus during MCO. Banyak perkara dapat improve masa kat rumahkan? I pun see your work recently banyak update. Keep it up
ReplyDeleteAuwww...............thank you. Same goes to you too. Keep on posting good health tips.
DeleteI'm so glad you made the most out of your stay at home. I totally agree with most of these. I've been reading a lot and blogging far more than I did before.
ReplyDeleteThat's good. I decided to slow down blogging during this Ramadhan because I want to focus of my prayer and writing my WIP. I now post one post a week. Will continue posting two post after Eid.
Deletenampak macam2 aktiviti yang u lakukan. keep up the good works ya
ReplyDeleteThank you Ayu. Same goes to you too. Take care darling.
DeleteLooks like you're having a better lockdown experience than a lot of people, my partner can't stand it, but I'm fine with the lockdown
ReplyDeleteLike I said before, people who are extrovert and a social butterfly find this MCO depressing. It's because most of their activities are not home activities and it involves other people. We introverts find this MCO as an opportunity for us to focus doing the things that we like and work on something that we want to achieve. Plus, most of our activities are home activities and it doesn't involve other people.
DeleteGreat post!! I have to admit I'm enjoying this unprecedented stay-at-home "vacation," time myself. You and I seem to be on the same wavelength as far as what we're doing: cooking, blogging, working on art projects, working on novels. And I'm DEFINITELY not wearing any makeup or fancy clothes (my skin loves me right now!). Continue enjoying your stay-at-home time! And fingers crossed that your novel gets published!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I pray the best for you too Carolyn.
DeleteI can relate with almost all your points!
ReplyDeleteI must say that you handled your stay-at-home far better then most of my fellow Americans. I myself had no problem with it and like you I focused on my blog,started reading the Game Of Thrones series and watched a few films. I enjoyed reading your blog,Mooneria.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Hope you are good.
DeleteAn enjoyable read. My blog has definitely benefitted from lockdown here in the UK! I've managed to read a lot more too.
ReplyDeleteThat's good. I have improve my traffic as well.
DeleteSounds like you really made the most of your time! I've been loving going makeup free x
ReplyDeleteYeah...........our skin loves us better with no makeup.
DeleteI have actually been enjoying the lockdown too. I’ve found a lot of positives more than negatives. I’m so glad to hear you are also making the most of it
ReplyDeleteYeah, I read your post. I'm glad that you see a lot of positive things during this lockdown.
DeleteThat's so impressive that you're already in your second novel! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThank you. But I still haven't et my first novel publish yet. Pls pray for me.
DeleteMuch like you I've also enjoyed reading and not having to worry about my appearance. I've also not had to clean my house as much or as obsessively because I've had no one coming in!
ReplyDeleteThat's great. Doing house cleaning everyday can be tiring.
DeleteWhat a great post. First, what is a MCO? I'm in Canada, so I am not familiar with that.
ReplyDeleteWe have started to open a lot of places here now. They call it stage one, but 90% of businesses are open now.
I work from home, as i run a business out of my house, and am deemed essential here in Canada, so it hasn't been to bad for me. I love having my son home, and like you, we love having the home cooked meals all the time. I do miss seeing the rest of my family though. glad you are doing good.
MCO means Movement Control Order. In Malaysia, we also have open some businesses although we are still on our MCO. The economy still have to move.
DeleteGlad you enjoyed your staycation. A week isn’t bad but staying at home too long gets a little old. Have fun and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I miss going out with my girls, dining at fancy cafes and restaurant, and watching movies at cinemas. But staying at home gives me opportunity to do all the things I want to do.
DeleteI love this post! I feel the same way, no need to put on makeup, read whenever I want and no school stress, although being home is getting old.
ReplyDeleteStay safe
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Hehehehehehe............ I see a lot of fun staying at home. But i do miss going out.
DeleteI am enjoying all this time at home as well. I get to sleep in, spend time with my cats, work on my blog all day and wear comfy clothing! It's great!
ReplyDeleteI am happy for you
DeleteThat's great. You've make the most of your time amidst the crisis.
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