Everytime my friends – who know I’ve quit my 9 to 5 job recently – asked me what I was doing, my response is almost always “I am busy.” They usually don’t believe me because they thought that if I don’t go to work anymore, surely I don’t have that much to do anymore right?
Wrong.
Yes I quit my glamorous 9 to 5 job. But I still work and I have plenty to do. Apart from writing as a contributor for several magazines, I am also busy working on our much loved Fashionese Daily. It seems like ages ago when Hanzky and I talked about this day, where we both could work from home, doing what we love while still having enough time for our children. It happened faster than I imagined. Fast forward 2 years later and now I am doing it!
It’s not surprising actually why I end up busier than ever because we don’t have personal assistants doing the small, tedious tasks. Plus there are “bigger” things that I have to take care of as well like setting up business plans with Hanzky, creating proposals, planning projects, managing the blog and forum and so many others that I can’t list down one by one. And I haven’t even added taking care of my cheeky 1 year old into the equation 
The work never stops yet I am loving every minute of it.
So yes, everytime someone asks me how I’m doing after I stop going to office jobs, my answer will still be the same.
I am busy. But I am also happy.
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Tetap semangat ya Koukla (dan Hanzky, of kors!) mengurusi FD *cheering from the side*
ugh how happy to hear that.. karena itu impian gue juga. balancing all that I love. my family and my job
Affi, jangan lupa masuk schedule: ‘lunch meeting’
slingbag : you’re right. working at home is every mom’s dream.
yup.my dream too…
already quit my job 2 years ago though because of my pregnancy…do small business here and there…tapi kok tetep kangen gaji kantor dan insurance kantor yaaa..hehhehee….malah lagi kepikir mau balik kerja lagi..
waduh tampak nya desember ini semua pada kompakan jadi the busy bee…
ayo ayo semangat kerja
Kerja spt inilah yg selama ini gw idamkan. Ga terikat waktu, en bs punya lbh banyak waktu buat diri sendiri dan keluarga… Kapan yah bisa terwujud? Hehe…
Kerja spt inilah yg selama ini gw idamkan. Ga terikat waktu, en bs punya lbh banyak waktu buat diri sendiri dan keluarga… Skr lg planning ke arah sana…
wow, salut!
semoga i’ll be where you are now.. someday… boleh dong mimpi..
salam kenal ya.
gwe cita-cita banget nih ber-soho.
semoga gwe bisa menyusul deh.
goodluck on the new adventure!!!
hehe..mang bener ya, as a mother and wife, berhenti kerja kantoran bukan berarti “nganggur”, justru kayaknya lebih busy than before. tetap semangat Koukla!! bahagianya tetap dirumah ama anak2 tapi ada penghasilan, ck..ck..
gwe cita cita banget SOHO nih…
sekarang lagi mbangun di http://dbc.bisnis-solusi.com hope could reached my dream soon
Thanks everyone for the wishes! Jangan bosen2 baca editors notes ini yaaaa…:)
wow congratulations on living the dream yah!
ngiri gue fii…..
Tetep semangat!!
*kr2 besok2 bs ga ya kyk gt? (work from home). hiks
busy like a bee, happy like sunshine :p.
Fotonya keren euy..
lucky you banget deeh..impian gw yg blom tercapai tuw..pdhal anak gw tiap pagi nanyain “mama ga bosen ke kantoy ya..engga kangen dd ya..”..huhuwhuhwuhwuwhu..jadi miris niy..
wow how lucky you r koukla…i wish i can have it work, life and family in balance *finger crossed…INVU ^__^
Thanks for the comments everyone,
I personally believe life is all about making choices. And there are always downsides to every choice. Yes I am happy in my current situation and that’s also because I have accepted whichever downside that comes with my decision to leave my previous job.
So guys, make your choices and learn to be happy with it because life is just too short!
Working from home is something that I’ve always dream of. Yaa.. sekarang masi mencoba-coba sih, tapi masih jauh jalannya. Salut deh buat kamu:)
Koukla, emang paling ideal tuh…kerja dirumah, bisa deket sama anak2, dan tetap berpenghasilan.
doing something I loved, and still get paid every month. Only the boss is myself hehehe
Gw jg lagi ngerintis
Such simple note can actually bring such big inspiration to others. Thanks Koukia. I love the idea of keeping yourself busy by doing what you really love. And i couldn’t agree more being happy with what you’ve chosen for yourself makes all the different.
so true!! not doing 9-5 anymore does not mean that you have more time, there are a million other things to do!