Crazy week.

This week at work has been CRAZY.
and it isn't over yet..
but close enough.
I feel very accomplished :)
I came home and even though I was really tired,
I magic cleaned the house
Wiped down the couch (it is SO DIRTY... EW.)
And washed the toilet
on top of finishing my paper work for the month :D
very very accomplished.
This week has been filled not only with challenges at work, but also a very exciting family matter.
I'm really thankful that I have Q around to lend me the support I needed..
He has been so patient even though he has to tackle his impending thesis deadline.
Best boyfriend ever :)
At this moment, all I want is more sleep.

Miracle Cream

I found the perfect antiseptic cream!
I got scratched by one of the kids and the whole skin came off..
I didn't want the scratches to leave a scar or get infected..
So I went shopping at cold storage and got myself the Dettol Antiseptic Cream.
all my scratches have almost disappeared without a trace :)
I am very very impressed.
it smells a bit like nappy rash cream to me :P
Quen says it smells like the hospital.
I love the smell..
So if you have to deal with a cat that scratches a lot, kids that pinch, scratch and bite when they are frustrated or an abusive boyfriend...
this is the cream you should try..
no, they aren't paying me for this.
I am just VERY amazed by it.

LONG KANGED

I am officially drained.
It's mid week but I surrender.
Today I went to visit my grandparents but I fell straight to sleep upon arriving there because I was so tired and slept all the way till they woke me up for dinner
When I was driving between sessions my eyes were about to close even though I downed the super duper concentrated ginseng drink Quen's mom prepared.
This morning's session was a 'catch the pee' session.
Toilet training has to be the most dangerous thing ever.
It was much much better in the afternoon of course because the precious kid was able to make sense of 'more' and 'less'..
and he was able to fill in the words to questions like:
'6 is ___________than 10'
I'm so proud of him! :)
I'm SO SO SO drained but very satisfied.

Zzz

This week feels exceptionally long for some reason.
It feels like it should be Friday already but it is only Tuesday.
My lazy bug is taking over.
I've been quite sleep deprived lately I think.
I keep feeling like I never have enough.
Every morning I wake up with my mind and body still asleep.
Work has become EVEN MORE BUSY with an additional 2 hours of work a week
It doesn't really sound like much
but I haven't gotten used to the extra 4 hours introduced in the middle of this month.
So an additional 2 hours so soon is a bit of a struggle.
I'm still very much enjoying what I do :)
But SOMETIMES I wish I had a little more time and energy to do some cleaning or housework at the end of the day like before..
Yesterday, I opened one of the cupboards in the kitchen and there was a HUGE LIZARD HIDING IN IT.
ew.
This wouldn't have happened if I kept the kitchen spotless..
Someone needs to invent a lizard spray soon.

I love my job.

I find new ways to fall in love with what I do all the time..
Yes, there are some days which are tougher than usual
but there are days like this when everything you do seems so SO worthwhile.
I really didn't feel like getting up and working today.
I just wanted to roll over and stay in bed the whole day.
but I HAD to go to work
and I'm glad I did.
The day started out tough and when I had my lunch break, I was all ready to call in and say I wasn't going to the next session.
I even fell asleep for a bit which gave me a tiny headache and made me even more reluctant to work
but I am so glad I moved my lazy butt and went
There were so many moments during the second session I just grinned with absolute pride at how well he was doing
He made me smile and cry at the same time...
I wanted to hug him and swing him around and so I did :P

So I have learnt today that when I'm having the toughest of days, the best thing to do is to suck it up and go to work..
because these kids will find some special way to nudge that smile out, onto your face :)

I have learnt...

that there is a lot of happiness in love, but there is also a lot of sadness.
And at the end, it simply depends on whether the happiness is enough to overwrite the sadness...
whether the laughter weighs more than the tears.

Uh Oh..

This month, both Q and I missed our monthaversary (I think that's what it's called..)
But I blame it on the short February month throwing us off.
This past weekend has been quite eventful too so we both had things clouding our minds..
I'm so good at this excuses thing.

Anyway, I survived the longest day of work ever
And I'm back to more normal days for the rest of the week :)
I still have errands to run
and I've been trying to increase the amount of food I consume in a day but I think I was overly enthusiastic yesterday and I gave myself a huge tummy ache.
My body has become somewhat naturally repellent of massive amounts of food.
It's QUITE cool I must say.
but I guess I'll have to try to undo that.
Since the start of this year I've been living off packets of soya bean milk and milk tea till dinner almost every day
and that has caused me to lose about 2 kilos
which I was actually quite happy about.
but I guess my body needs those two kilos in order to keep conscious. hahaha..
SO, this month is operation put on weight.
BUT I also need to make sure I don't balloon.
So complex.

Just because she likes the same bizzaro crap you do doesn’t mean she’s your soul mate.
-Rachel Hansen (500 Days of Summer)

I've been talking with a blocked nose for the past three days
And now the voice in my head also has a blocked nose.

Hell week

I was going to bring the car to the car wash today but it's raining cats and dogs now.
So I guess it'll have to wait.
I'm feeling much better now and my nose isn't running that much anymore but I'm still feeling a tiny bit :(
My throat still hurts when I swallow
and there is a dull ache in my head.
I am a little overwhelmed by the week ahead.
My working hours have increased and I've got a ton of other things on my mind..
My dad keeps nagging at me to get the car to the workshop
Family issues are at an all time high
and I guess it doesn't help that my period is due.
The last one is also most probably the cause of my incessant complaining.
I don't know how my mom survived all these years, working and taking care of the family and housework at the same time.
But I too will survive.
Being her daughter, I can't be all that bad right?
I guess it probably isn't that close to hell week
but it's close enough for me.

Cereal with marshmallows are the best during a bad flu :)

Going to the doctor's is supposed to make you better, not worse right?
Not working for me though :(

Happy Birthday, S!

Thanks for being such an awesome sister all these years!
Love you much!

It's tough working and dating a student at the same time (I sound like a cougar)
It's either I'm busy or he's busy during most of the week.
And even when I'm free, my mind is mostly occupied with my work.
But I always look forward to Sundays because it's the sabbath and that means the whole day is for rest.
So no work, no distractions, just me and the boy :)
This week has been mostly angry.
Started off angry, ended off angrier..
but there were also many happy moments :)
Great night out with girl friends,
and of course a nice day relaxing with Q.
I'm going to treasure this week because it's my last less busy week.
Next week on, it's going to be crazy.

So tonight my dinner got postponed AGAIN,
and I turned down a movie date because it's a movie Quen wants to watch (I'm such a good gf) and it's at 9.15 and I don't really want to be out so late tonight.
I was also falling asleep during my last session
so I decided I would come home, shower, have dinner, watch some teevee and then go sleep.
I have decided I won't allow my schedule to get any busier just yet
because if I do, every night would be like this because I wouldn't have the energy for anything else.
I'm super looking forward to the weekend!
Especially excited for dinner with the girls tomorrow!!
It's really good that this weekend seems to have come real quickly :)

Time has really flown and I've been working with children with special needs for more than a year now.
And I must say that when I graduated, I totally never thought this would be where I am today.
I'm truly thankful that God has blessed me so much more than I deserve in this past year
And He continues to show His favor upon me :)
My schedule is already very much filled but now I have to think....
do I want to make it even busier?
hmm....

I woke up at 7.30am this morning for no reason.
And I was banking on a nice Saturday evening to rest, relax and unwind but things are turning out a whole lot different.
A whole dung load of family politics that is making everything very very ugly :(
and I also have to deal with paperwork that is due by tonight.
I'm not unwinding very well.
I shall have to postpone it tomorrow.

(pic via gadgetsteria)

I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string - L.M. Montgomery