The Diary of a CEO's Wife

For most people, Monday is the busiest, most chaotic day of the week. But for me? It’s completely the opposite. Monday is my slow, peaceful, and absolute favorite day. Here is how my Monday went, and why I love this day so much! A Very Slow Morning  I didn't even wake up until 8 AM! I eased into the day with my usual morning ritual: prayer, reading the Bible, daily devotional, and journaling in my diary. After a quick morning hug for my husband when he woke up, I drank a bottle of cold water mixed with Himalayan salt and pure lemon juice. I needed a natural oral electrolyte mix to recover from last night's diarrhea episode. Thankfully, by the time I finished my morning routine, my stomach felt so much better! Around 10:00 AM, I went downstairs to keep my husband company while he had boiled eggs for breakfast before his back-to-back meetings. Since I practice intermittent fasting , I skipped breakfast and focused on getting lunch ready. Cooking on Mondays is super simple, basica...

A quick log of yesterday before the details fade: a beautiful Sunday packed with family time, good food, and a very unfortunate ending. Morning Walk & The Hunt for Sourdough  Bright and early at 8:00 AM, my husband, our youngest daughter, and I headed out to Taman Asri and Taman Alang-Alang , located right on the border of Jakarta and Depok. My big sister met up with us there, having walked all the way from her home nearby. You know how when we travel abroad, we always get a bit envious of how well-maintained their public parks are; complete with outdoor fitness gear and lush greenery? Well, I realized yesterday that we actually have that here too! The outdoor gym facilities at the park were in super good shape, well-maintained, and ready to use. Props to the local council for keeping it clean and functional! At around 9:00 AM, we made our way back to my sister’s house. But of course, we had to make a pitstop first! We stopped by a cute home-based bakery right on the hook near...

After a grueling week packed with endless meetings and tight deadlines, I went into this Saturday expecting total stillness. No agenda, no rush, just pure, unadulterated relaxation. Well... spoiler alert: life (and random plot twists) had other plans! 8:00 AM — The Rude Awakening My grand plans for sleeping in were violently hijacked at 8 AM sharp by a stubborn stomachache. Not exactly the peaceful, angelic wakeup call I had in mind, but hey, it got me out of bed. Since I was already up and my brain was surprisingly functional, I decided to tackle a three-day blogging backlog. Gotta keep that streak alive, right? 10:00 AM — Homework Negotiations Around 10 AM, I finally ventured downstairs. My youngest daughter called out to say goodbye; she was heading out to do homework somewhere. Quick-thinking Daddy swooped in: "Why don't you just work on Dad's computer?" Miraculously, she agreed, but under one strict condition: we must not disturb her. Which translates in teenage...

Some days are just packed to the brim with a little bit of everything: business meetings, pampering, family milestones, and pure fun.  The Kuningan City Shuffle Around 10 AM, hubs, our eldest, and I headed out to Kuningan City. Hubs had an 11 AM mentoring session with a local startup, which gave the kiddo and me the perfect excuse for some long-overdue quality time. We ducked into Yopie Salon for a joint pedicure, something we’d been planning forever but only just got around to doing. So relaxing, and cost both of us only IDR 170k total! So we can splurge more on tip. We both wrapped up right around 1 PM, just as hubs finished his meeting. For lunch, we gathered downstairs at Lotte Mart. The food section there has gotten a massive upgrade lately, it seriously gives off major AEON food court vibes now! I went for classic bakso , our eldest grabbed some Japanese rice rolls, and hubs tried a mentai dish that turned out to be a total flop. Win some, lose some! By 1:30 PM, it was time ...

Sometimes, life throws you a day so filled with good news and quiet wins that you can’t help but pause, take a deep breath, and say a massive "Thank God!" Today is exactly one of those days. My heart is overflowing, so I wanted to capture all these sweet moments here before the whirlwind of life moves on. Here are 10 incredible blessings that all landed in just one day: 1. One of Our Apartments is Finally Rented Out! 🔑 After sitting vacant for quite a while, we finally closed a rental deal for our 2-bedroom unit apartment! It’s such a massive relief to finally have a nice tenant moving in. 2. Another Year at One of Our Villas 🏡 Speaking of property wins, we also agreed on a 1-year lease extension for one of our villas! A huge shoutout to P & Y for being such fantastic, responsible tenants. Having good people take care of your space is a true blessing. 3. An Exciting Collaboration Waiting for Us 🎙️ A client is willing to hold off trainings and wait until we get back in...

I started my morning making time for the gym. It was kinda combo session: heavy HIIT and strength training courtesy of a Caroline Girvan workout. Total burn, but it felt amazing to start the day with that much energy. Here’s a quick pre-outing OOTD check before things got crazy! For lunch, my husband and I headed over to meet with Pak Dedy Dahlan and his wife, Bu Intan. It was a really productive session. We spent hours exploring potential collaborations involving MBTI training and affiliations with Startuplokal. It’s always exciting when ideas just flow. A huge shoutout to them for treating us to a fantastic lunch at Umaqita!   After lunch, hubby and I moved to The Breeze BSD. He had another appointment scheduled to meet with Sean, Juan and his  father, as he is currently mentoring them for Bisnesia. Since that group was then heading into a more intense meeting with venture capitalists, I had about two hours to kill. Rather than sitting in a cafe, I decided to...

It all started this morning when my scheduled meeting got abruptly canceled because there will be a massive University of Indonesia (UI) student demonstration happen at Bundaran HI.  The Governor of Jakarta also issued a WFH (Work From Home) appeal.  I was just chilling, reading the news, fully supporting the students' voices in my heart, but also thinking about how the parents of those UI students must be worried right now.  And then, like a lightning bolt, it hit me. Wait a minute... MY DAUGHTER IS A UI STUDENT! She had left for campus at 5:00 AM today, wearing her iconic yellow jacket. My husband was equally panicked. We quickly WhatsApp-ed her: "You're not joining the protest, right?" Her reply? A very vague: "Of course." Wait, of course YES, or of course NO?! Naturally, my friends started stirring the pot with things like, "They jam signals at protests to avoid viral. The parents have difficulty in reaching them out" and "Freshmen usuall...