Tis it.......

I was surfing through my own blog two days ago. Gosh! it's almost end of April and I had updated it only once during this month. What excuse (s) do I have? True, I had been quite busy recently with work and household chores. Supervising Ruth's history and geography projects which had to be handed in by the end of May. It can be real tiring and exhausting by the end of the day.

After some due consideration, I decided to return to work full time again. I found the 1/2 day working schedule rather exhausting as I had to rush through work in the morning, rush home to prepare lunch, dinner and do all the household chores. After some "hunting", I managed to get a maid to help out in the household chores and cooking. So this will be our routine , hopefully until Ruth sits for her PMR exams. After that, it's holiday time for both of us!

Ruth is working hard on her slimming regime. She had been putting on a few fat pounds recently and found that some of her clothes no longer fit. So, it's back to the weighing scale, oats, steamed stuff and plain water. See how it goes.

Changes...

Changes here & there. In my last blog, I wrote that my Indonesian maid had surgery to remove a lymphoma from her back. She's fully recovered now. But she will be leaving us for Indonesia this Saturday. Four days ago, she received a call from her brother that her mum had an road accident. Her family members insisted that she return home to take care of her mum. So, I had no choice but to let her go. She had been with us for the last three years and I really appreciate her diligence and unassuming personality. Ruth is very attached to her and we were sorry to see her go.

I have decided to work 1/2 day in the mornings only. I had not been in good health for the past few months and I do not want to overly exert myself. With hubby away from home, I had to manage all household chores, decisions and supervising Ruth all by myself. It's really exhausting. Although it means less income, I believe we can adjust and manage somehow.

Ruth is currently very busy with her projects. She had to hand up her history and geography folios by end of May 2009. It's definitely a very busy year for her!