Fimela.com, Jakarta Changing old habits is not easy.Changing bad habits into good habits sometimes takes a long process.Making changes in everyday life and life always has its struggles.Through the Change My Habit Competition, Fimela's Friends share their stories and writings about new perspectives and habits that are built for a better life.Since 10 months ago, I officially moved back to my hometown, Semarang.I took my husband and I gave up hope of returning to his hometown, Makassar.For five years we have served in the interior of the eastern tip of Indonesia.We used to complain of suffering, it turns out that we can get through it all.And now I'm touched when I reminisce about the times there.The distance to the office is less than 10 minutes, because let alone traffic jams, passing vehicles can really be counted, and there is no reason to be late because of a red light, because the state electricity is there when we are about to leave the place.After finishing our homework and having breakfast, we went to the office together.Lunch can also be at home while resting.You don't need to bring lunch, even if you're bored every now and then, you can buy food out, which is only available with meatballs, fresh vegetables, or nasi padang, which are quite expensive.We never bother with the suit to the office, the official uniform and the bird of paradise batik is the mainstay.My hijab is just the same, wash it dry and wear it for 5 work or at home.Understandably, generator electricity is only valid from 6 pm to 12 pm.We barely had any furniture like a washing machine, not even a TV.When the well water is dry, we use rainwater, or take a bath at the river on weekends while grilling chicken for lunch.Something as simple as taking a shower, maybe twice a day, is happiness.When there was tribal war or chaos due to independence speeches, we fled to the police station or immediately scrambled for plane tickets to get out of the red zone.Riding a dragonfly plane, part of the demands of the job, is something I may not feel while in Semarang.Even to this day, I sometimes still feel when I hear the sound of firecrackers shouting, because it reminds me of an attack fight between the community and the police.We used to live in a row of official houses with one room for one family.Of course bored, coworkers at work, neighbors at home, just them.But we supported each other on the coast, shared food with each other, lined up for kerosene when the ship carrying kerosene and gasoline came, ah, the warmth of togetherness will not be forgotten.Now that I have returned to my hometown, I have to wake up very early.We go to the office wearing the scheduled clothes every day.The distance to my workplace is tens of kilometers, my husband even works in another district.Yes, provincial policy prohibits couples from working in the same office.So we bought a house on the outskirts of town so it was halfway between my office, and my husband.We left early in the morning, came home late at night.Moments to eat together sometimes only occur at breakfast, or on weekends.In the past we had to go to the office or internet cafe just to receive WhatsApp or family video calls, because the signal was only available in certain places.Now, we have to purposely turn off the ringing of the phone when we are at home, because we don't want to be bothered with work bills when we are together with family.In the past, I had to go to the market every afternoon to shop because having a refrigerator was too luxurious, I was bored with the same side dishes and vegetables because there weren't many choices.My son used to eat instant baby porridge more often with bananas as an interlude.Now with the excuse that I'm tired of working, I often order food from outside, so I miss the taste of home cooking.We used to have to deal with the toughness of the rural communities, and now we are struggling to meet the head of the company who is often absurdly busy.All full of challenges, full of struggle.We are often bored with no entertainment, now there is a TV, in fact we never turn it on because we prefer to be lying down.I used to think moving to a city was full of joy, but it didn't come without its drawbacks.Life is a journey to make choices, choices that are never perfect.has advantages, and certainly has disadvantages.Javanese people say Sawang Sinawang, sometimes we are jealous of other people's lives, even though when we are in someone else's position, we are not necessarily happy to live it.It could be, there are also other people who dream of living as we have, without knowing what we really feel.In the world, nothing is perfect, but we can always choose to be happy, by always being grateful and patient in every situation without comparing the situation to other lives.All scenarios of the Almighty are the best, humans are only obliged to bring themselves to carry out the mandated role and continue to be a better person.Adapting to every situation by changing habits is a necessity, because we live for the future.