Ordinary Mutant

Do you know, baking soda can also be used for beauty care? Since the days of Ancient Egypt, similar material as baking soda was used as soap because of its antiseptic (antiseptic), antifungal (fungi antidote), and can peel the skin off gently.
Here 7 Surprising Benefits of Baking Soda:

1. Wash your face : You should not use face ashing soap containing coarse grain  serves to peel the dead skin layer. However you need to repel foreign objects from top layer of the skin and moisturize the skin. Most scrub or exfoliating (exfoliant) contain substances that are not good, including plastic balls. If the face you really need to rub, use baking soda. Rough elbows and knees can be refined with baking soda. Add raw honey in baking soda and use it to wash your face. Very refreshing, soothing, and also anti acne.
2. Drying acne : For a common acne, this method is very effective. Make a paste of baking soda and water. Apply it on acne. Surely your  pimples/acne will quickly dry. But for severe acne, use a special medicine from the doctor.
3. Cleaning your hair : If you run out of shampoo again and you must clean your hair, then use baking soda. Take a glass of warm water and dissolve 1 tablespoon of baking soda. Use this mixture to wash. Your hair will feel slightly coated and sticky. But in the last rinse your hair feel fresh.
4. Bath soaking : Dissolve the baking soda into the tub. Soak in comfort. Your skin will feel smooth and fresh.
5. Eliminate body odor : Body odor can be eliminated with a homemade deodorant. Mix 4 tablespoons of baking soda with 4 drops of your favorite essential oil (oil essences) and rub on your armpit. To be spread evenly, use a brush.
6. Brush your teeth: Most toothpastes use sodium laurylsulfate as the main ingredient. This material has the effect of harsh and possibly contaminated with cancer-causing substances (carsinogen), namely 1,4-dioxane. If you are unwilling to put peroxide to whiten your teeth, use a more natural way. Baking soda is a whitening teeth and eliminating bad breath safe. Put in toothbrush. It was like sea water, salty but not nauseating really. 
7. Relieve abdominal pain : Various abdominal pain (gastritis, heartburn, bloating) can be relieved quickly by baking soda. That's because baking soda can neutralize alkaline acid that causes a wide range of abdominal pain. Combine 1 teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of warm water and drink it.

Since we newly bride that lived in our new small home, we still didn't have a complete home furnishing.
So, our home really has a minimalist decoration.

We have no chair for guest. [sigh]
We only have this red carpet and a round table made from a marble stone. This table was a gift from a friend in my work. [Thanks a lot Mrs. Endang Murihani]

Round Marble Table

Sunflower Ceramic Jars

Photo collection

Old mirror

After spending several weeks finally our house repairing project was finished.

Blue

Yellow and White for the living room

Yellow and White Stripes

Our Yellow Living Room

Yellow and Blue Combination in our family room

Still the house need a repairmen or improvement . .  especially for the kitchen. . .
Our new house didn't have kitchen, so we built the kitchen. We look for any references of kitchen for a small house. The simply one... We didn't order a kitchen set, because it also spent a lot of money. 
We must save our money for the baby... :)

But still we want a good kitchen, taste of us . . .

kitchen cabinet from coconut wood

my coconut kitchen

I love the pattern from original coconut wood

kitchen on reparation

the stone floor

Have you read my post titled love live ?

That post tell about our dream, Argentum and me. Our dream represent with many icon in a tree image. One of the icon is a house.
Yeah, we have a dream about our own house. Build it with love. We already design it...
But it looks like Allah has another plan. Sure it will cost a lot of money to built a house, and we don't have such much money.
So, we change into plan B... hehehe . .
We bought a house. Well even it's not like our dream house. But it quite comfort for our new family. Alhamdulillah . . .

bedroom 1

bedroom 2

family room

living room

Here there my white wedding dress . .  It was a simple dress I thought. Combined by a batik. 
With natural make up and some jasmine flower as accessories make me felt so beautiful . . .

My White Wedding Dress

About the wedding gift, once Argentum asked me. Since that, I think hard of it. Something for my wedding gift. Something special, remarkable, unique, not damning him, everlasting, and meaningful. Then, I know what I want for my wedding gift. I asked him 2000 yen for the gift, and as my expectation he said yes.. :) #happy


Then he got that 2000 yen by the help from a friend. He was work in Japan, and on June 2011 he went home. So Argentum had an opportunity to get the 2000 yen from Japan. #special


Well, actually it is not just about 2000 yen. This 2000 yen has a deep meaning. For us, for me especially.
The 2000 came from 1000 and 1000. 1000 represent me that has 1000 happiness, and 1000 represent him that also has 1000 happiness. By our union within this marriage, we hope our happiness multiply many times until become a million of happiness.  The number 2 also has a special meaning. He declare his love on 2 January, then we engaged on 2nd month, February. 


Then this is it, the 2000 yen created by Argentum. Full of my favorite sunflower, with honey bee, and our picture with happy smile. . #so sweet

The Wedding Gift from Argentum

It is a soft white cream kebaya. It made from a gentle fabric with a gorgeous pattern. I'm in love with it in the first sight. My sister in-law, Cuwiling, graciously sewed my wedding dress and sprinkled beads and shimmering sequins on it. That's make my kebaya more glowing.

The Dress

The Batik, Veil, and Bandana