I haven’t check my weight for quite sometime now. Well, that was a month or so ago. I was packing some old clothes including maternity clothes to be given away ( there are more and more inexpensive maternity clothes these days there is no point to keep the old ones), that I felt the urge to know my weight. It was not too bad back then, but I know that I feel a little heavier now. I am quite aware of my weight gain as people been telling me that I seemed chubbier and I can feel the chubbiness. *sigh* My weight now is my pre-pregnancy weight and I have not been in this size for a long time.
I realize that not only do I move more at work but I get hungry faster too. I need to eat for pleasure more too. It is not a good feeling to know that you’ve gained much weight in just a few months without realizing it. If I keep up not thinking about what I put in my mouth, I just cannot imagine what sort of weight I might end up with when I finally realized that I need to lose weight badly. It’s weight watch fore me again…
Though we don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving here, but we did do something at the daycare for this special holiday. Afterall, the children came from multinational backgrounds. We celebrated Halloween too – I was a fairy though someone suggested to us that we headteachers and assistants should wear sexy nurse costumes.
Anyway, early next month there will be Santa Claus day to celebrate and later a little Christmas celebration. Busy, busy, busy thinking of how to create programs for the those days for the kids. But I’m thankful that I am busy doing something instead of just staying at home and become depressed in this cold weather.
After a week at work, boy… do I look forward to another weekend. I love my job, but I still need my rest to replenish the energy that I’ve used up during the week.
Yesterday, I went for a movie and did a little window shopping with a friend. We spend almost 6 hours doing all that. It was fun to feel like you are single again. And to be complimented on how slim I look… that is also a bonus. Motivates you more to keep on doing what ever you are doing to keep slim. I hula hoop a lot these days. The least every 2 days once I’d do it. For half an hour the minimum.
But today, I stayed in bed for a little bit longer. I believe one can imagine how nice it is to stay in bed and difficult to get out of it when you are lying under a heated blanket when the weather is chilly. I wish there would be more weekends like this to come.
I had always been a person with very low stamina. I could not walk up a hill for more than 5 minutes without panting and having to slow down a little. But yesterday, I was surprised that I could walk up a hill without having to breath heavily nor feel the urge to stop. The same hill that did that to me a few months back. Physical work/exercise/play at the daycare had proven to be effective for increasing my stamina.
I will keep on doing what I’m doing. I have a dream of having my own daycare/preschool one day. Hoping to start a fund for that purpose. I suppose if there are discounted restaurant equipments, discount dental equipment for business start ups, perhaps there would be wholesale for daycare start ups?
All in all I haven’t really worked that long, so I need more experience. Maybe another 3-4 years.
One more day to go before weekend. Ever since I started to work again, weekends have become precious. I can only imagine myself after a long day at work, to just get in a luxurious bubble bath in a clawfoot tub and to go to bed late and stay in bed until noon the next day. But all that is just a dream. Because even in the weekend there is always some chores to be done, errands to run.
This weekend need to run back to the shop we went last week to change the clothes we bought. Bought the wrong size. Clean up the house, prepare materials for work, buy things for work, and meet a friend. Not to mention having to deal with other family duties and responsibilities.
Although I’m doing the same job I did before, but I am not exactly too happy about the current work conditions. Right in the middle of the city with both air and noise pollution. Makes a job stressful sometimes. And when I feel stressed I usually browse for things online and if I find something I like I buy. It can be something as small as a phone charm or for someone else ( baby gifts for boys or girls for example) or a book.
I know that there are better ways to feel better, but to me buying something new is a quick stress releaser. Albeit, not an economical one. But then again, what ever works.
Days are getting shorter and it is getting colder and colder everyday. I crave for something to do or somewhere to go to every weekend – a birthday party or even get baby shower invitations or whatever just to do something. I tend to get depressed a lot when the weather is cold. Not only that, my skin gets dry and body acne break outs can be a problem.
I suffered from Bacne (back body acne) ever since I was pregnant. That was years ago and I still have break outs now and then. It is embarrassing. I was desperate to try anything even trying out head&shoulder shampoo on my body when I take my bath. You see, the only type they say that would work is the classic type that has zinc in it. I have been using it for about a month now, not everyday but every other day at least. The result? I can say that the bacne is getting less and the dryness that I get on cold weather seems to have gotten less as well. Can it be a coincidence?
I will stop using it for a week and see?? I hope it isn’t just coincidence. Though I’m glad it is better but it would be good to know exactly whether the exact thing that helps it get better.
I know that working with children would really require plenty of energy to move around. When I was staying at home I could barely reach 3,000 steps a day. But on a working day at the daycare 10,000 steps are easy to attain. Believe it or not. We don’t only cut and paste or make a collage with the kids but we do walk a lot and run a lot.
Tiring yes, but I’m happy that I am walking as much as it is required a day.
When you give something to another and made that person happy, it feels good. Some would even consider it worthy of a health therapy. I am have to admit that one of the reason I love working with children is that, it feels like I’m giving them my love and care everyday.
They say that you don’t have to wait for an occasion if you want to gift someone something special, but when there is an occasion it is always a good time to give a gift! Our wedding anniversary came and went four days ago. But due to our move and being extra busy, we didn’t find the time to celebrate it this year like we always do. Still need to give something though I usually have a hard time choosing something. I don’t know why it was way easier when you find the 1st christmas gifts for boyfriend – in fact it was always easier for me to find a present to my boyfriends. Perhaps boyfriends do not expect so much as a husband would? Nevertheless, I think it is way more satisfying to find something nice for a husband I think.
In fact just by browsing, and looking around, knowing that I am choosing something is already feeling therapeutic. I hope I will find that special something soon.
It’s weight watch fore me again…
Albeit, not an economical one. But then again, what ever works. 
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