ups and downs in a day

i had quite a productive day.

managed to tidy some of my things, threw some stuff away...aaah...soul cleansing, did some workout, made some internet transactions....oohhh oooohh......shopping? wait and see.

bought travel insurance for mom and myself via the internet on chartisdirect website. it is so convenient. a friend who is working there told me about it and i just remembered while surfing today and decided to give it a try. i am not sure if it works with overseas residents because the website is registered under .my.

i am going to do more tidying and throwing....i wish i can throw one whole room away!!! daytime is the best time for me to do it. the sunlight that penetrates the window gives me the energy to move the body. have been running up the stairs quite a bit as well. purposely left the mobile phone downstairs so i can run down and up whenever there is a message or a call. going out for a jog is quite hard with the rain which comes almost every afternoon without fail.

i have a few kids asking me to bring them along and we were actually set to go at 4.15p.m. today. unfortunately, it decided to rain at 4.00p.m. and the plan was cancelled. however, i still managed to run at 6p.m. with the dog. haha...he was panting after i pushed him to run for 10 mins non-stop around the few blocks of houses here. sudden barks from dogs in the houses we passed by were a real scare but luckily it was all bark but no bite.

then i took out the dumbbell my brother left behind and decided to google for single dumbbell workout on youtube.

i only used 1.5kg on each side and my arms were already shaking after about 10 times repetition of the same movements. there is no way i can go to 2.5kg. i can barely lift it up then.

this video is really helpful and i plan to follow the steps taught. haha....i have downloaded it and it is sitting on the desktop now. one is recommended to do 3 to 4 times repetition of the whole circle. i hope i can but i don't want my biceps to be bulging too much after one month as well. it is a total body workout so hopefully it helps me keep fit.

on a sadder note now, grandma had another fall today after she went to the toilet. i think her legs gave way and she fell on her bums. no one knew she fell till she mentioned it. i was upstairs then and mom and dad had gone to wedding banquets. she managed to pull herself up but her bones ache now. i gave her some ointment to rub. she was quite down because of the fall. so those who want to call to console her can do so on tuesday. she will have aunt and uncle making their regular visits on mondays so she will have some listeners tomorrow.

she had quite a fare few visitors today. a neighbour came to chat with her. aunt and uncle from mom's side dropped by on the way to the banquet.

no one knows when an accident will occur but i guess we have to be more cautious. changing the mat outside the bathroom will be done tomorrow morning.