What I did during the break

Today is the last day of my two weeks holiday. Last semester was a bit tough and a little tiring, so this holiday had been a much awaited break. Besides, as I mentioned previously, I was itching to do some spring cleaning.

Alas, my plans got slightly derailed. It’s not that I’ve had too many things to do, but somehow I got hooked on the health and beauty forum on Cari. All is not lost, however. In between surfing the net and watching sinetrons, I managed to squeeze in a little meaningful activities.

I’m quite happy that I managed to clean up the book shelves, my dresser, DH’s wardrobe, my wardrobe, the boxes under the bed and the shelves in my room. I’ve packed the things to give away – DH’s clothes, my clothes and my old bags. I’m finding it difficult to part with my things, so only a few of my clothes are to be given away. DH is more generous; he decided to part with at least 30 pieces of working attires, casuals, and track bottoms. He asked whether it’s okay to include neckties as well, and I said why not?

I have not managed to tackle DD’s room. Based on my last attempt to clean up her room, it proved to be the hardest. Perhaps, one of these days, the three of us should go through her items together and decide what to do with them.

DD had her exams this week, so I spent some time supervising her revisions. It wasn’t easy keeping a 5-year old focused for more than 20 minutes at a time, so I decided to just go easy on her. Also, since I heard DH’s remark that I was more stressed out than DD, I decided to chill out a bit.

To reward her for her patience with my hectic schedule last semester, I took DD to Subang Parade for some shopping. In MPH, I found that she was more interested in the art and craft kit than in books, so I bought her a DIY mirror. That kept her occupied for about one afternoon.

Yesterday we went to Subang Parade again, and this time we bought a painting kit. She opened the kit as soon as we got home. In fact, right after purchasing the kit, she insisted that we go home immediately because she wanted to get started right away.

We also went to the park near my house. I tried out the exercise equipment, but we didn’t spend much time there because DD couldn’t wait to go to the playground. Nevertheless, I can still feel the pain in my legs due to vigorous exercising on the stationary bike.

Today, I started on a body spring cleaning program; the Juvanex detox. I should have started earlier, but somehow I couldn’t find the time to purchase the thing. I hope I won’t get too tired when I attend class tomorrow. But then, the good thing about Juvanex is that it is not necessary to alter one’s diet. Of course it would be more effective if a strict diet is adopted, but for the not-so-strong-willed person like me, I think I’d do better with a moderate programme.

By the way, the exams results were released yesterday. Alhamdulillah, I got 3As and 1 A- for Fiqh Muamalat. I’ve had a hunch that FM was going to be the dampener because I had a lot of time to spare during the exam (ie I didn’t have enough materials to write about). I have myself to blame for not studying hard enough. Well my excuse is that the exam was held too soon after raya (I always have excuses :)). We took the exam on the 10th of October, which was actually before the exam weeks.

Enough about that. Now it’s time to look forward to the final semester. After a gruelling third semester, I think I’ll just enjoy this coming semester. Wouldn't want to think too much about the grades…