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MCO Day 182

Last Sunday was my arwah mother's birthday. And the day she was buried. It's been one year already. I do miss her. Terribly at times. One thing about me is that my parents always come into my dreams. Not the kind of dreams that people say have meaning or something like that. They are just there in my dreams. Participating in my dreams. Like a few days ago I dreamed of scrutinizing something and my father was beside me making some comments. That kind of dream. No message whatsoever. But I will wake up with a smile. It always feels like meeting again after a long, long time. 

Since on Sunday, my Abang Ben was back, I planned a small makan-makan with Izzul. Alhamdulillah...

Ini kerja Izzul dan Atie 😍. Lots of September babies in the family. Izzat was on the 10th while my Abang Ben on 14th.
Yang kecik tu memang kerja dia tiup lilin!
Kali ni ice cream cake...
Tengah "shopping" baju dan skirt!

I've been busy with sewing projects these few days. Hari ni take a break lepas settle post 2 helai palazzo ke Terengganu.

Lepas buat test bag hari tu, I buat yang betul punya. Turned out very nice. Tapi kan, rasanya kecik sikit. Bila masuk my phone macam ngam-ngam sangat. That customer pakai phone sama dengan I. 
So I made another one. Kali ni black zip. One inch wider only. Tapi puas hati! Bila dah siap nak post, that lady tanya - "Do you make sling bags?". Boleh lah buat. So dia dah pilih kain pagi tadi. Minggu ni akan mengadap sling bag pulak. 

Buat zip bag ni sebenarnya agak stressful. Bukan apa, bila jahit, tak tau end product dia rupa macam mana sampailah siap dan terbalikkan (turn inside out). Masa tu lah baru boleh tau salah jahit ke, senget ke, terpendek atau terpanjang ke... Sebab tu kena sangat, sangat careful masa buat. Itu yang takes time. Dapat pulak yang ada OCD sikit macam akak korang ni. Lagilah slow buat 😅. Berhari-hari mengadap bag!
Selesai buat wristlet tu, I buat palazzo pulak. Minggu lepas I sent DMs dalam IG to a few people yang pernah beli palazzo from me. Alhamdulillah sorang kakak ni repeat order. Dia minta buat 2. Kain yang cantik ni dah sold out terus!
Dua-dua fabric black and gold. Ada lebih sikit kain, I buatkan face mask. Alhamdulillah yang ni dah settle.

Lepas sling bag, berderet sewing projects. Mula-mula nak buat iron board cover untuk rumah ni. Abang I pun order satu. Then nak test buat dress untuk anak comel. Rasanya dah sebulan dia tunggu! Sambil-sambil tu kena juga message previous customers kot lah ada yang nak repeat order. Kain tengah banyak ni! 
Alhamdulillah for this new stash by my brother. Ada yang nak jahit untuk diri sendiri (and anak comel of course!). Ada juga untuk jual. Boleh membusykan diri buat macam-macam.

Tengahari tadi lepas selesai post parcel, I singgah this usual restaurant beli lauk for lunch. Dah tak da idea nak order apa kat FoodPanda dan GrabFood!
Ikan keli berlada, bergedil dan asam pedas ikan one slice. Lunch for anak comel and I. Masa tapau lauk tu memang berselera. Sebab dah bosan dok makan masakan sendiri. 

But then, while eating, anak comel said, "Aliyah tak makan sangat lah lauk yang beli kat kedai. Aliyah cuma makan lauk yang Mommy masak je". My daughter ni jenis tak berapa makan nasi campur kalau kat luar. She would eat set meals like nasi ayam, etc. Sedih pulak dengar dia cakap macam tu. I guess she has gotten used to my style of cooking - less oil, less salt. If tumis anything with chili or rempah, must cook until garing or betul-betul masak or pecah minyak. So, bila dia makan any lauk yang beli dari luar, dia boleh rasa the difference. In the end, we shared one container of rice between us, sebab I pun rasa tak berapa lalu. 

I guess Mom's cooking is always the best for us lah kan. Tadi sempat dia bagitau Abah dia - Mommy masak asam pedas lagi sedap daripada yang beli tadi. Ehem... mestilah kan, Mommy belajau masak dari adik-adik ipau 😉! 

Esok kena masuk dapur lah!

Stay safe all of you. Things look slightly better today. Insyaallah!

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