last chance to hit the gym before fasting

as of yesterday i've been working at the childcare for 2 weeks now. i may have found a way to get the kids to listen to me after all and maybe at the same time safeguard my voice. the dragonlady routine wasn't working for me cos that just aint me. from wednesday onwards i have been the more mellow (but firm when required) and motherly, which seems to be working. even the naughty boys do what i say. another important thing to keep my sanity- making sure they have sufficient work to last them the entire day. the minute they are free, all hell breaks loose. but when i start again on monday i'll be fasting, so God give me strength.

speakin of fasting, this'll be the first time without dad. he was one of those who were very gung ho bout the whole thing and would never miss tarawe (?) prayers. he used to be so excited going to arab street to buy goodies to break fast as well as for sahur . it'll certainly be different without him.

am gonna head out to the gym in a bit, to get in one last workout before fasting starts. it'll be too hard to make it after break fast because i stay one hour away from the gym. maybe i'll start walking in the evenings. maybe i'll go for tarawe.

went to the polyclinic for a referral for the knee on thurs. my appointment with the specialist is on friggin nov. 1st. that's public healthcare for u. didn't go to the gym yesterday and instead slept most of it away, partly because i have been exhuasted- what with going to the gym from work and then marking,etc- and partly because the flu medicine causes drowsiness.

on a related note since i'm gonna be fasting, my no-carb-at-night diet is gonna go out the window, for a month at least. as austin powers would say- yeah baby!

have a great weekend everybody and happy fasting to all my muslim friends...