Kali ini menjawab todongan dari Mutiara untuk membongkar isi tas. Saya menyukai model tas yang simpel dan praktis. Sedangkan ukurannya disesuaikan dengan aktifitas yang sedang saya lakukan. Untuk kegiatan sehari-hari, saya menyukai tas yang tidak terlalu besar, tapi juga tidak terlalu kecil. Pokoknya cukup untuk memuat semua perabot saya.


1. Tas ini yang paling sering saya bawa ke mana-mana. Talinya yang panjang memudahkan saya menyilangkan pada tubuh saya, bahannya juga ringan dan ukurannya yang "menipu mata" alias kompak tapi berdaya muat yang selalu mengejutkan Reinier

Isinya sendiri tergantung ke mana tujuan saya dan apa kegiatan saya saat itu. Yang kebetulan sekarang sedang menghuni tas saya adalah:
2. Kotak kacamata, karena saya paling malas mengenakan kacamata. Kacamata hanya saya kenakan saat diperlukan saja.

3. Dompet dengan segala isinya.

4. Agenda mungil yang memuat jadwal kegiatan saya sebagai pengacara, alias pengangguran banyak acara!!

5. Tissue basah, barang penting untuk saat-saat khusus. Yang mengesalkan adalah kemasannya yang cukup memenuhi ruang dalam tas. Sulit sekali mencari tissue basah dengan kemasan kompak di sini, yang selalu saya temui hanya dalam kemasan 40 lembar. Kalaupun ketemu yang kompak, harganya tidak jauh berbeda dengan kemasan 40 lembar.

6. Karet pengikat rambut, jalan keluar jitu di saat rambut saya mulai menggoda dan menjengkelkan.

7. Kertas penyerap minyak, berguna untuk menyegarkan wajah dalam sekejap.

8. Rangkaian kunci. Wah, tanpa rombongan satu ini saya bisa tidak masuk rumah kalau Reinier juga sedang tidak berada di rumah.

9. Tusuk gigi. Paling menyebalkan jika masih ada yang tersisa saat selesai makan.

10. Lipgloss yang agak berwarna, biar kelihatan fresh.

11. Fisherman Friend, refreshment.

12. Tissue, selalu saja ada gunanya.

13. Pena.

14. Lotion. Udara Belanda membuat kulit saya cenderung kering dan selalu gatal kalau mulai kering.

15. Handphone. Sejak tinggal di sini benda ini yang hanya penting di saat darurat.

16. Cermin mungil, kadang-kadang saya bingung kenapa benda ini terus ada di dalam tas. Benda yang paling jarang digunakan.

Dat is alles.

Ira, Marlina, Digits, Irvana, Ayu, hayo lanjutin nih bongkar-bongkar isi tas masing-masing.

Morning snuggles and songs
Breakfast and clean up
Everyone get dressed and brush teeth
Clean bathrooms
Laundry - darks and lights
Morning walk
Sensory integration activities
Read aloud (usually main lesson time)
Play

Lunch and clean up
Quiet/rest time

(Do you ever wonder what people do while they are typing blogs? I just stopped to wash two very dirty hands and apply a bandage to a bleeding finger, plus admonished the injured child to stay out of the dirt pile while he has an open wound.)

Math practice time with Cuisenaire rods
Handwriting practice (with new pencils!)
Draw on chalkboards ("temper" them first)
Play
Make dinner
Family movie night
Short evening walk
Bedtime routine

Plan weekend
Bath
Yoga
Read

I think we're all in agreement that gambling is exciting. It's a form of entertainment that allows us to let loose and spend some of our hard earned money in a game of chance against fellow gamblers. However, if not controlled, it can turn into a horrible mess.

The world is full of all the fun and excitement of gambling. It's around every corner nearly from lotteries to casinos, to right in your home. When you visit a casino please keep these tips in mind before you go.

1. The house always has the advantage. You're in their territory, they make the rules. Thus giving them the advantage over you at all times.
2. Educate yourself in the game and how it works. Before you step up to the table know what you're playing and how it's played. Do not walk into a game blind and hope to get lucky.
3. Set a budget and stick to it. Do NOT bring you credit cards. Bring whatever you have set and only that amount. Do not leave a loophole for temptation. This is how people end up spending their rent/mortgage payments.
4. Do not chase losses. Accept the loss as a cost for the entertainment.
5. Take frequent breaks. Allow yourself breathing time walk around, if you sit there you're more likely to spend more.
6. Do not borrow money. If you're out, you're out time to go home. Don't borrow from your friends.
7. Balance gambling with your other choice of leisure. In other words, take in movie, see a sports game, and don't always go to the boat.
8. Know the warning signs of a gambling problem. If you know you have a problem or know someone who does seek help for yourself/them before it gets out of hand.

Not gambling responsibly has been known to destroy marriages, force bankruptcy and loss of jobs and wages.

Set your limits, know them, and keep them. There is nothing wrong with gambling if you do so with limitations and responsibility in mind.

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