I found it!

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Well...
minggu ini saya agak senang...
Kenapa?
Haha... soalnya buku-buku lama yang saya inginkan berhasil saya dapatkan...

MAksudnya...?

Yahh...
Ada beberapa buku lama yang sudah lama saya inginkan untuk dibaca, akhirnya ketemu...
Di tempat yang tak disangka-sangka... hoho...

masih blkum ngerti juga?
Hoho...
Baca aja terus ke bawah...

Keterangan: Ini judulnya "ZIG ZAG" kumpulan cerpennya putu wijaya... Well, sebenarnya saya nggak tau buku ini sebelumnya... Namun, suatu hari saya benar2 ngebet ingin baca kumpulan cerpen... trus, karena uang saku lagi nggak lebih, saya iseng aja main ke perpustakaan sekolah... dan diantara deretan buku lama, I found it! hoho...

Keterangan: Ini judulnya "Berkenalan dengan puisi". Yupp... selain hobi nulis cerpen, saya juga senang nulis puisi. Jadi pas ngeliat buku ini di perpustakaan, langsung pengen baca... haha... mana pengarangnya juga bukan orang indonesia lagi... Saya banget tuhh,... hoho

Keterangan: Ini komik Detective conan volume 36 yang udah lama hilang... Ceritanya yang pas Conan, Ran, Kazuha, Heiji dan lain-lain terdampar di pulau kura-kura setan. Trus ada juga awal cerita pemboman berantai yang menewaskan mantan pacar Miwako... Well, saya udah sering banget baca ini volume.. Coz ceritanya yang paling menarik diantara semua volume yang saya punya... Dan pas hilang beberapa bulan lalu, saya  rindu setengah matii... dan untungnya ketemu, pas lagi bersih-bersih rumah... hoh

Keterangan: Ini komik judulnya "Aoi Destruction!". Dan inilah yang paling membuat saya senang! Coz komik ini udah hilang berbulan-bulan... PArahnya lagi, hilangnya pas baru beberapa hari dibeli!! Aduhh... padahal cerita-cerita di dalamnya menarik-menarik... Ada lima cerita lho.. Tentang anak SMA yang seorang karateka hidup dengan ayahnya yang bertubuh mungil dan mirip anak perempuan... trus ada juga cerita tentang Otaku yang merahasiakan identitas aslinya karena sudah berganti imej... trus tentang wanita yang punya pedang genit... ada juga tentang anak SMA yang bisa menggunakan kekuatan kertas lipat untuk membunuh monster-monster buku, dan lain-lain. Selintas komiknya mirip komik cewek, tapi ini 100% komik cowok lho...

Haha...
Dan saya baca ini buku berulang-ulang seminggu ini...

Hoho...

Aslm...

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The Morning Soft Light

(Hasil hunting di pagi hari jam 06.10 WIB di depan rumah)

Yeah...
Walaupun nggak begitu indah, tapi boleh lah, di posting di sini...

Semoga yang lain suka ya...
Coz saya aja yang motret suka... hoho...

Check them out:

Well...
They are all for now...
See yaa...
haha

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Outdoor spaces with drapes

First I must share with you this wonderful post I found this morning done by BeachBrights , Chain Link Fence Curtains well let me just say this girl is brilliant and full of great style I mean check out the curtain rings , I love love this , not to mention this lovely covered little hidden porch ,the red brick , that window the ceiling the fan , its perfection , well I would be out there all the time , wouldn't you ? you would find me with some wine and great friends...she shares how you too can make a wonderful and durable curtain rod from stock chain link fence parts , I love to see items used for things other than their intended purpose so clever.
I am definitely going to do some sort of drapery for my pergola , so that we can close it up when we want to for private intimate occasions , I imagine it being so cozy and with the breeze blowing the fabric so moody.

Even if not functional it just looks great .

I know there are no drapes here but this is so sweet , I love this photo , the sweet girl climbing on the table , sure why not , and what a great table such a charming selection , not your typical outdoor set , love that and not to mention all of those lanterns, Oh I can not wait to have our pergola completed ....

So it turns out that there is a free limit for photo storage on blogger , its 1024 MB which I have used up over the last 3 years check the photo pop up box it tells you what percent you have used up, they simply offer you more storage , it was $5.00 a year for 20 GB , that outta be just fine for me, I can handle the $5.00 charge...giving up blogging or starting over with a new blog seems like way too much work for me .

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Can we talk ?

You will not believe this , but apparently I have used up all my space on blogger , that's right I have no more room to show you any images , OMG what am I to do , I was all ready to show you wonderful images of pergola's with drapes today , some really great images I tell you , well you're on your own , what am I to do ?
Ok so I have officially put out 1001 posts thus far not including this one , this one is 1002 , now I must pay to purchase more space , bummer , nothing like buying something you thought you already had.... sad!!!!

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ABODE on Cover of Cabin Life

ABODE's award-winning model home is featured on the cover of May's edition of Cabin Life Magazine. For a sneak peak, click here.

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ABODE on Cover of Cabin Life

ABODE's award-winning model home is featured on the cover of May's edition of Cabin Life Magazine. For a sneak peak, click here.

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There it is, I have stained the shingles and I am so over the moon with the results , its so good lookin' , now I need to work on the garden , Todd needs to work on the grass and the weed problem , we need to make a large level sand base for our summer pool , finish the pergola , and build a BBQ deck as well as build a set of stairs and small deck for the pool , that's all , no big deal at all , right! that sounds like all our weekends will be full of more DIY fun , I honestly can't get enough , I love this next half of the year .

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The rain held off yesterday and I was able to make quick work of finishing this shingling job , what was a nothing box is now a feature , I love it and its not even stained yet, but hey I love shingles , I remember thinking my aunt and uncles house in New Hampshire where we would visit almost every summer which was shingled was lovely when I was a kid.

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Di Antara Rindu

Aslm...

Sebuah Puisi berjudul:

Di Antara Rindu

Pagi Kelu...

Siang Hening...

Sore bisu...

Malam Asing...

Di antara rindu...

Rindu-rindu nan jernih lagi bening...

Ya... di antara rindu...

Rindu nan pilu...

Rindu nan haru...

Rindu nan syahdu...

Rindu nan tak kan lalu...

Rindu nan tak dilekangi waktu...

Dan rindu itu...

Bukan hanya sekedar rindu...

Bukan rindunya lebah akan madu...

Bukan rindunya rintik hujan akan pinus layu...

Bahkan bukan pula rindunya jalanan kering berdebu...

Akan segarnya butir-butir salju...

Rindu itu...

Lebih dari rindunya pelangi akan awan kelabu...

Lebih dari rindunya bumi akan langit biru...

Lebih dari rindunya lumut akan batu...

Bahkan lebih dari rindunya burung hantu...

Pada lubang-lubang di batang perdu...

Dan di antara rindu yang terkenang...

Ada segenggam tanah yang gersang...

Dan di antara rindu yang terkisah...

Ada sejumput rumput yang mendesah...

Dan di antara rindu yang bersinar...

Ada seuntai lara yang berkibar...

Dan di antara pilu...

Dan di antara haru...

Dan di antara syahdu...

Dan di antara waktu...

Ada rona-rona rindu...

Ada kelip-kelip rindu...

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Sneak peek on the pergola

This is how you spend a successful sunny Saturday building a pergola in your back yard , you may have to try and convince your husband that all men like to tinker and putter around building things and doing the lawn , you will then later find out that your husband is not like all those other men but he hates , yes HATES that kind of stuff , wow we are sooo different , I love to improve and then move on and improve some more , I am by all definitions a DIY girl , my husband is not a DIY guy , hence all the solo effort that has lead to the home I now share with you here on the blog and we happily live in . I would be more than happy to complete all my projects solo , its tough to work with "some" people , but the fact is there are some things I can not do alone , like lugging 20 foot pieces of 2x 8's 10 feet up in the air , that is not a solo project at all . But I thought I would give you a little tease , well because its not finished , but we are one step closer to the finish line , enjoy the sneak peek , because today it is going to rain , let's hope more progress to come next weekend.

After about 5 hours cutting , sanding and staining and staining the 20 foot beams were ready to go up... I was so afraid a beam was going to fall on my head after it slipped out out of my husband grip , thankfully no such accident occurred.

Here is the fireplace back before:

After getting the beam up on the wall and the cross beams up I was able to make a dent in the shingle installations , looks like I will be heading to Lowe's for another bundle of shingles , these will be stained grey , it will look sooo nice...what do you think?

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from Morning Glory

Don't you rememberIn the past we used to talk for so many hours about thingsthat only we could understand The special moments we have hadWalking always hand in hand throughthe good times and the bad times...
Outside the sky is light with stars There's a hollow roaring from the seaThe wind is shaking the almond tree Everything reminds me of youI miss you, my dear friend
I think a friendship that

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What did you do today

Well I looked at this awful sight , this is a bone of contention for me just to be clear the back of the fireplace , this could be better much much better , I at one point thought stone veneer , but no , that too pricey and its not me , and since I have found the mother load of well priced shakes , Lowe's , that it what it shall be ... wouldn't it be cute with a little copper roof too , how hard is that , anyone know ?

So after making a little pile of this.......

I am left with this , a clean slate to only make better , like I say , design is in the details , I envy those who build a house from the ground up and make decisions like what to clad a house in , vinyl siding would not be my choice , I would have cement siding and shakes and loads of white trim... after all on a regular basis the siding on my bed wall creaks in rain and wind storms and has even from time to time popped right off the darn wall left to be flapping in the wind.... but it must stay ,for now!!!! but watch out siding your on my list {see the window box photo below to see the shakes I will clad this in }

I was asked to show my picket fence , I needed to paint it , which I also did today , my poor paint brush has seen its last days after that sorry job . I picked this design out of a fence job , this project is where I build my comfort level with a power miter saw , I think you can click the photo to enlarge and see the detail of the post tops , that took lots of work , it is made out of spruce and is still standing firm 7 years later ... this was one of my very first solo home improvement projects , and the first time someone asked me if my husband made it for me and I proudly said no , "I made it"

I can not imagine my house without it , ours is the only house in the neighbourhood with a picket fence , I just love little white fences , we had a lovely picket fence at our first house too , don't have any pictures of that one though .

As well someone wanted to see my window box , I did NOT make it , it is cedar and was cheap , I think its 4 feet , I did add the trim this week just to build it up a little more , I think it would be so easy to make its just a simple box with butt joints , I love the blue brackets I added, they are from Lowe's , see those grey shakes , that is what I am going to clad the fireplace jut out thingy with ...

The blossoms are in bloom , so magical.

This is my friend Lisa's tree , it's so lovely.

And this is her fence , Lisa is painting too , I have taken a break from fence painting, I am going to pace myself , this job is a real drag , but she keeps moving on , doesn't it just pop , looks lovely with that cute tree all bushy and green don't you agree?

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I had to share with you these adorable animal photos , they are my daughters selection , what's cuter than small baby animals ?

I am so happy to have my mojo back to complete some small projects outside especially because the weather has been wonderful , this year we are getting a real spring and apparently according to the farmers almanac this summer will be one of hot and sunny days which is more than fine with me .

Over the last three months I have been dealing with daily headaches , at first they came late at night , I tried to ignore them , but I did go to the doc about them , got some strong pain meds but I didn't like how they made me feel . So three months later well probably 4 now the headaches are earlier in the day and I have been experiencing extreme jaw and cheekbone pain , so strange , so I have started with some testing yesterday to rule out some things and I was given a prescription for pain meds with an anti inflammatory , but I was told not to lean back or lay down when taking these and to take them on a full stomach , scary instructions , luckily all went well when I took them yesterday and for the first time in months I was pain free , what a joy... I am looking forward to another day void of pain , I do not take it for granted anymore .

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Love it , trim work in and out

I added a little cove moulding above the baseboard trim , what a nice detail a little bit of trim can make , this upgrade per post cost me $19.00

The garage side .

Oh I love curb appeal and making my home my own , a one of a kind , just a little different here and there compared to the other 11 houses just like mine on this street alone .

What do you think , was it worth it ?

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Menjadi Pendengar Yang Baik

Aslm...

Hmmm....
Mau posting apa yahh...?



Aduhh...

Padahal sejak di rumah tadi udah mikir lo, kalo ke warnet mau posting apa...
Kok sekarang jadi nggak inget yahh...?
hehe....


Apa ya...?
Uhmm... bentar deh, dipikir dulu....



duhh.... dikit lagi....
tadi rasanya mau posting tentang,.....



Oh iya...!
        Tadi mau posting artikel tentang: Menjadi Pendengar yang Baik...

Dan maaf, jika seandainya apa yang akan anda semua baca terkesan sudah biasa, atau sudah sering dibahas, atau terlalu umum, atau kurang bermanfaat, atau lai-lain... Maklum saja, artikel-artikel yang ada di blog saya ini original saya yang tulis, alias Bukan Copy Paste seperti blog-blog lain di zaman sekarang...
Jadi kalau ada yang kurang berkenan dimaafkan saja yahh...?
Namanya juga masih amatir... 
hoho....


Okay.
        Well, hampir setiap hari dalam kehidupan kita, kita selalu berinteraksi dengan sesama manusia. Kenapa dikatakan hampir, karena ada juga lho, orang yang enggan berinteraksi dengan yang lainnya, padahal masih satu lingkungan. Tapi sekarang bukan waktunya membahas tentang orang yang tidak mau berinteraksi. JAdi kembali ke pokok pembahasan.

              Sebagai manusia yang hakikatnya makhluk sosial, kita tak akan bisa lepas dari orang lain di sekitar kita. Selalu akan ada saja hal yang tak bisa kita lakukan sendiri, sehingga kita butuh orang lain untuk membantu. Dan dalam hal ini, bantuan yang kita maksud di spesifikasikan ke : Pendengar.

 

Apa itu pendengar...?

       Pendengar adalah orang yang mau mendengarkan apa yang dikatakan oleh pembicara. Pendengar tidak hanya mendengar, tapi juga berusaha membantu mencarikan solusi. Solusi di sini dimaksudkan untuk pembicara yang menceritakan masalahnya.

Bagaimana Menjadi Pendengar Yang Baik...?

Sebenarnya tidak terlalu sulit. Beberapa poin yang kira-kira penting yaitu:
1. Tenangkan Pembicara. Adakalanya teman atau sahabat atau seseorang yang menceritakan permasalahannya kepada kita dalam keadaan tidak stabil. Apakah sedang shock berat, sedih, cemas, gelisah, dan lain-lain. Maka, sebelum kita mendengarkan ceritanya, tenangkanlah ia terlebih dahulu. Dengan demikian proses mendengar akan menjadi lebih baik.

2. Ciptakan Suasana Nyaman. Ada baiknya proses mendengarkan itu berlangsung di tempat yang nyaman, seperti di kafe, di bangku taman, di beranda rumah, di ruang keluarga, di depan TV, dan lain-lain. Dengan suasana yang nyaman, kita akan bisa mendengar lebih baik, karena seseorang yang menceritakan masalahnya juga akan lebih konsentrasi bercerita.

3. Diam Dan Dengar. Jangan memotong pembicaraan. Biarkan ia menceritakan segala yang ingin ia ceritakan. Berkonsentrasilah mendengar, dan ia akan semakin nyaman bercerita.

4. Angguk Dan Senyum. Menangguk lah sewaktu-waktu dia menanyakan persetujuan. Dan tersenyumlah saat ia menceritakan poin yang menarik. Percaya atau tidak, ini semacam sugesti agar ia merasa lebih baik. Walaupun permasalahannya belum tentu bisa kita selesaikan.

 5. Komentar. Sampaikanlah pendapatmu dengan baik bila ia menanyakan pendapapat. Jangan terlalu menyalahkan atau terlalu membela. Ini akan membuat ia bimbang. Tapi berusahalah untuk menyampaikan pendapat senetral mungkin. Anggap saja sebagai penengah yang menunjukkan mana yang benar dilakukan dan mana yang tidak.

6. Bantu Selesaikan. Cobalah untuk membantu menyelesaikan masalahnya! Apakah dengan pikiran, dukungan, atau ide-ide tertentu. Dan seandainya kita juga belum bisa memecahkan masalahnya, jangan sampaikan kepadanya. Itu akan membuatnya merasa semakin sulit. Tapi cobalah tenangkan ia dan ajak bercerita kepada orang lain yang kira-kira mampu menyelesaikannya. Percayalah, paling tidak usaha kecil itu akan dirasakannya sebagai bantuan yang sangat besar.

Nah, tak terlalu sulit bukan...?
Let's Try!
Jika ada yang ingin menceritakan masalahnya kepadamu, Jadilah pendengar yang baik!
Tenangkan ia, Buat ia nyaman, Diam dan dengarkan, menangguk dan tersenyum, berkomentar, lalu bantu menyelesaikan masalahnya. Friendship is more expensive than a car, you know...?

Trims udah baca...

Aslm

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